Didn't qualcomm started with a non-functional product and after making the sales, worked as a broker for nortel equipment? besides that almost gossip, i never

Didn't qualcomm started with a non-functional product and after making the sales, worked as a broker for nortel equipment? besides that almost gossip, i never dealt with qualcomm. So i couldn't say anything about their quality. What did surprised me on that article was ARM. always thought they had very good people and products.