InterDigital, Inc.

InterDigital is a global research and development company that focuses on wireless, visual, artificial intelligence (AI), and related technologies. The company designs and develops innovations for digital cellular and wireless products and networks, including technologies related to CDMA, TDMA, OFDM/OFDMA, and MIMO for use in 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G wireless networks, as well as mobile terminal devices. It also works on 3GPP technology portfolio in 5G advanced and 6G. Its patented technologies are used in a wide range of products such as smartphones, tablets, consumer electronics, base stations, televisions, laptops, gaming consoles, set-top boxes, streaming devices, and connected automobiles. Additionally, its technologies support services like video streaming, user-generated content sharing, video conferencing, and video gaming.

InterDigital is listed on the NasdaqGS exchange under the ticker symbol IDCC. The company's stock trades in US Dollars (USD), as it is headquartered in the United States. The NasdaqGS is a major US stock exchange, providing liquidity and visibility for technology and growth companies. Investors can buy and sell IDCC shares in USD, and the company's financial reports are also denominated in US Dollars.

InterDigital operates in the Technology sector and is classified under the Software - Application industry. This means the company develops software applications, but its core business is actually research and development of wireless and visual technologies, which it licenses to other companies. The 'Software - Application' industry classification reflects its focus on creating and licensing intellectual property for software-based solutions, including AI and machine learning, video coding, and wireless communications technologies.

InterDigital's patented technologies are embedded in a diverse array of products and services. Products include smartphones, tablets, consumer electronics, base stations, televisions, laptops, gaming consoles, set-top boxes, streaming devices, and connected automobiles. On the services side, its technologies enable video streaming, user-generated content sharing, video conferencing, and video gaming. The company also develops technologies for IoT devices, wearables, smart factories, smart homes, robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles. Its innovations cover cellular technologies for 2G through 5G networks and beyond, as well as video coding and transmission technologies.

InterDigital generates revenue primarily through licensing its extensive patent portfolio to companies that manufacture or provide products and services incorporating its technologies. The company licenses its innovations to makers of wireless communications devices, consumer electronics, IoT devices, cars and motor vehicles, as well as providers of cloud-based services like video streaming. By designing and developing technologies for wireless, visual, AI, and related fields, InterDigital earns royalties or licensing fees from companies that use its patented inventions. This business model allows it to profit from its R&D without manufacturing products itself.