Qualcomm Launches New Family of Chips for Mobile Consumer Devices with Wireless Connectivity, GPS, Rich Multimedia and Broadcast TV

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- New Chips to Power Next Evolutions of Personal Navigation
Devices, Portable Multimedia Players and Entertainment Devices -

Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and
innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, today
at Mobile World Congress 2008 announced a family of three new
industry-leading chipset solutions designed to power the next
evolutions of mobile consumer devices. The QST1000(TM), QST1100(TM)
and QST1105(TM) are a single platform of solutions with a range of
highly integrated features and capabilities, including wireless
connectivity; high-accuracy, multi-mode GPS positioning; a
high-performance applications processor; support for broadcast mobile
TV; and rich multimedia. The new QST-series chipsets are designed to
enable the next generation of wirelessly connected mobile
entertainment, TV, navigation and mobile Internet browsing devices --
all while delivering time-to-market and efficiency advantages to
device manufacturers. The first commercial devices are sampling now
and are expected to begin launching this year.

"Qualcomm is quickly moving a step beyond cell phones and gaining
strong customer traction in the consumer electronics market by
delivering industry-leading solutions for the next evolutions of
today's most popular consumer electronics," said Luis Pineda, senior
vice president of marketing and product management for Qualcomm CDMA
Technologies. "With a complete range of QST solutions broadening our
product portfolio for non-traditional wireless devices, we are well
positioned to accelerate the evolution of personal navigation and
entertainment gadgets."

The QST1000 chipset includes:
-- An integrated ARM11(TM) applications processor running at 528 MHz with
support for third-party operating systems (Windows Mobile, Win CE and
Linux)
-- A comprehensive range of popular audio and video codecs
-- Rich multimedia features, including camera, video playback at up to
VGA resolution, and TV-out
-- Seventh-generation gpsOne(R) engine with support for Standalone-GPS
and Assisted-GPS modes, as well as gpsOneXTRA Assistance(TM)
technology delivering enhanced Standalone-GPS performance
-- Support for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and FM radio
-- 65 nanometer process technology for enhanced battery life and bill-of-
materials savings

In addition to all these features, the QST1100 chipset adds
wireless WAN connectivity for voice calls and data capabilities. The
QST1105 also has a hardware-accelerated 2D/3D graphics core capable
of performing up to 2.8 million triangles per second for compelling
user interfaces and gaming applications. All three chipsets interface
with Qualcomm's Universal Broadcast Modem(TM) (UBM(TM)) solution for
MediaFLO(TM), DVB-H and ISDB-T mobile broadcast TV support. The three
chipsets are pin-compatible and utilize a common base of software,
offering device manufacturers significant flexibility and highly
efficient designs in choosing specific functionality for their
products.

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 2007 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 QST1000,
QST1100 and QST1105 chipsets on a timely and profitable basis, the
extent and speed to which QST1000, QST1100 and QST1105 chipsets are
commercially launched, 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 30, 2007, and most recent Form
10-Q.

Qualcomm and gpsOne are registered trademarks of Qualcomm
Incorporated. gpsOneXTRA Assistance MediaFLO, QST1000, QST1100,
QST1105, Universal Broadcast Modem and UBM are trademarks of Qualcomm
Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.

Qualcomm Contacts:
Richard Tinkler, Qualcomm Europe
Phone: +44-208-466-0874
Email: rtinkler@qualcomm.com

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

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Richard Tinkler, Qualcomm Europe, +44-208-466-0874,
rtinkler@qualcomm.com