https://www.cnet.com/news/qualcomm-ex-ceo-paul-jacobs-drops-plans-to-take-over-chip-maker/ > Qualcomm declined to comment. Jacobs couldn't immediately be reached for comment.  > Virtually every major handset maker -- besides Apple and Huawei -- buys Qualcomm's modems, which connect phones to cellular networks. But Qualcomm, the world's biggest maker of wireless chips, has been facing litigation across the world for how it operates its business licensing patents to phone makers. Apple, once one of Qualcomm's biggest customers, sued the company two years ago, and they'll meet in court in two weeks over the licensing dispute.