IDCC vs HESM Comparison

InterDigital Inc is a research and development company focused on wireless, Video, Artificial Intelligence, and related Technologies. It designs and develops technologies that enable connected, immersive experiences in a broad range of communications and entertainment products and services. The majority of revenue is generated from fixed-fee patent license agreements, with a smaller portion coming from variable royalty agreements. Geographically, it operates in the United States, China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Europe, with the majority is from China.

Hess Midstream LP is a fee-based, growth-oriented limited partnership that owns, operates, develops, and acquires a portfolio of midstream assets. The company provides fee-based services to Chevron Corporation and generates all of its revenue by charging fees for gathering, compressing, and processing natural gas, fractionating NGLs, gathering, terminaling, loading, and transporting crude oil and NGLs, storing and terminaling propane, and gathering and disposing of produced water. It operates through gathering, processing, and storage, and terminaling and export segments, with the gathering segment contributing the maximum share of revenue and comprising natural gas gathering and compression, as well as crude oil gathering and produced water gathering and disposal assets.