IDCC

Interdigital, Inc.

A research and patent licensing company whose inventions in wireless (3G through 6G, Wi-Fi) and video compression (HEVC, VVC, HDR) power the smartphones and streaming services most people use daily. It was founded in 1972 by Sherwin Seligsohn, who dreamed up a handheld wireless phone while stuck on an Atlantic City beach, and originally built phones under the name International Mobile Machines before shifting to pure licensing. Today its technology lives invisibly inside countless devices, and its patents are licensed through marketplaces like Avanci for cars and connected gadgets.