specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
provider: qualcomm
providerId: qualcomm
publisherName: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
serviceCategory: Semiconductors
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Mobile
  - Semiconductors
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
notes: Qualcomm does not publish a per-API meter or invoice surface for its developer SDKs; the company's
  revenue is principally chipset and licensing rather than API metering. FinOps mapping is left at the
  partner-program contract level.
description: FinOps for the Qualcomm developer surface is not metered per-API; consumption is governed
  by Qualcomm Developer Network registration and partner-program contracts rather than by FOCUS-shaped
  invoices.
sources:
  - https://www.qualcomm.com/developer
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Partner Program / Licensing
  billingFrequency: Per-Invoice
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Qualcomm Developer Network
  ServiceCategory: Semiconductors
  ProviderName: Qualcomm
  PublisherName: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: program_engagement
    description: Partner-program or licensing engagement under the Qualcomm Developer Network.
    unit: varies
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - program
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Surface Qualcomm Developer Network entitlements through internal procurement records;
      the developer portal does not expose a usage-meter API.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate program fees and licensing costs to the device-engineering or product-platform
      cost centers that consume the SDKs and AI Hub access.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimization happens at program renewal; consolidate developer accounts under the appropriate
      program tier and avoid duplicate registrations.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Engineering leadership owns Qualcomm Developer Network entitlements; route program
      changes through the Qualcomm account team.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com