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QUALCOMM Extends Mitsubishi's CDMA License for 3G CDMA

SAN DIEGO, Dec 12, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq:
QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 
digital
wireless technology, today announced an amendment to Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation's existing CDMA subscriber unit license agreement which expands 
the
licenses under QUALCOMM's CDMA patent portfolio to include the development,
manufacture and sale of subscriber equipment for third-generation (3G) CDMA
(i.e., cdma2000, WCDMA and TD-SCDMA) and 1xEV (HDR) subscriber products. Under
the terms of the amendment, Mitsubishi will pay QUALCOMM a multi-million 
dollar
license fee and ongoing royalties at the same rates for 3G as those for
cdmaOne(TM) equipment, irrespective of the licensed CDMA standard.

"QUALCOMM is pleased to add Mitsubishi to the growing list of licensees that
recognizes the value and significance of QUALCOMM's CDMA patent portfolio in 
the
development of third-generation voice and data communications," said Steve
Altman, president of QUALCOMM Technology Alliances. "We look forward to 
working
with Mitsubishi as it makes significant contributions to the 3G CDMA market."

QUALCOMM has essential patents for the WCDMA standard and has now licensed 
some
or all of its essential patents to more than 30 companies to manufacture WCDMA
equipment. Each licensed manufacturer has agreed to pay QUALCOMM the same
royalty for WCDMA as that licensed manufacturer is paying for other CDMA
standards, including cdmaOne and cdma2000. Some of the companies now licensed 
to
manufacture WCDMA equipment include Advantest, Agilent, Alps, Ericsson, 
Fujitsu,
Glenayre Electronics, Handspring, Hitachi, Hyundai, Kyocera, LG, Lucent,
Matsushita, Maxon, Motorola, NEC, Nortel, OKI, Philips, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp,
Sony, Tektronix, Toshiba, Willtech and other Japanese and Korean licensees
expected to be announced shortly.

QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and
delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services
based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. The Company's business areas
include integrated CDMA chipsets and system software; technology licensing;
Eudora(R) email software for Windows(R) and Macintosh(R) computing platforms;
digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including portions of the
Globalstar(TM) system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS(R) and
OmniExpress(TM). QUALCOMM owns patents that are essential to all of the CDMA
wireless telecommunications standards that have been adopted or proposed for
adoption by standards-setting bodies worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its
essential CDMA patent portfolio to more than 90 telecommunications equipment
manufacturers worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is
included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2000 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on 
The
Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release
contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and 
uncertainties,
including the Company's ability to successfully design and have manufactured
significant quantities of CDMA components on a timely and profitable basis, 
the
extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, change in economic conditions of 
the
various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from
time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K 
for
the year ended September 24, 2000, and most recent Form 10-Q.

QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS and Eudora are registered trademarks and OmniExpress is a
trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. cdmaOne is a trademark of the CDMA
Development Group. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite
Services, Incorporated. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. All other 
trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.


CONTACT:          QUALCOMM Incorporated
Corporate Public Relations
Christine Trimble, 858/651-3628
Fax: 858/651-2590
ctrimble@qualcomm.com
or
Investor Relations
Julie Cunningham, 858/658-4224
Fax: 858/651-9303
jcunningham@qualcomm.com

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