QUALCOMM Expands Portfolio of Power Management Chipsets for Complete Market Coverage

QUALCOMM Expands Portfolio of Power Management Chipsets for Complete Market Coverage

- Power Management ICs Enable Optimized System Solutions for Mobile Handsets in All Market Segments -

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, today announced the addition of three new power management integrated circuits (ICs) to the Company's offerings to address all market segments of the mobile handset industry. When interfaced with Mobile Station Modem(TM) (MSM(TM)) chipsets, QUALCOMM's power management ICs provide optimized system solutions for mobile handsets in value-priced, mainstream and high-end markets.

"QUALCOMM is redefining the concept of a 'systems solution' by offering a complete range of high-quality power management ICs optimized for use with our widely deployed MSM chipsets," said Dr. Sanjay K. Jha, president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "Mobile handsets for all markets can now benefit from the greater efficiency and better performance that our solutions enable."

The PM6620(TM), PM6630(TM), and PM6640(TM) power management solutions are optimized for use with QUALCOMM's MSM chipsets. The PM6620 addresses cost-sensitive markets and reinforces the company's offerings from the Value Platform of baseband solutions that enable entry-level third-generation (3G) wireless handsets. The PM6630 and PM6640 bring new possibilities in power management to the Multimedia Platform in a 5mm x 5mm package, offering optimized solutions for multimedia handsets. All three power management ICs deliver enhanced performance, time-to-market advantages and reduced power demands on mobile handsets when combined with MSM chipsets for complete system solutions.

QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2005 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 26, 2004, and most recent Form 10-Q.

QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Mobile Station Modem, MSM, PM6620, PM6630 and PM6640 are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

QUALCOMM Contacts:
Susan Silveira, QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies
Phone: 1-858-845-7571
Email: qctpublicrelations@qualcomm.com
or
Jeremy James, Corporate Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-7333
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
or
Bill Davidson, Investor Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com

Source: QUALCOMM Incorporated

CONTACT: Susan Silveira, QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies, +1-858-845-7571,
qctpublicrelations@qualcomm.com, or Jeremy James, Corporate Communications,
+1-858-845-7333, corpcomm@qualcomm.com, or Bill Davidson, Investor Relations,
+1-858-658-4813, ir@qualcomm.com, all of QUALCOMM

Web site: http://www.qualcomm.com/

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