QUALCOMM Selects Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. for New Supply Partnership

    SAN DIEGO, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated
 (Nasdaq:   QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple
 Access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, today announced a new
 manufacturing partnership with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leader in
 advanced semiconductor technology.  Samsung will leverage its significant
 investments in process technology, development and capital in order to provide
 technology and manufacturing services in advanced CMOS-based processes to
 QUALCOMM.
     "As a leading supplier of wireless chipsets, QUALCOMM is committed to not
 only delivering compelling performance and features to the market, but also
 supplying an ample quantity of chipsets to enable the rapid growth of this
 exciting market sector," said Dr. Sanjay K. Jha, president of QUALCOMM CDMA
 Technologies.  "Our foundry agreement with Samsung will provide an additional
 source of supply and assist us in our strategy aimed to ensure capacity to
 support existing and anticipated business growth in both CDMA and WCDMA
 markets."
     "Strong business and technology synergies between the two companies make
 this strategic foundry partnership the next logical step in a long-standing
 relationship," said Dr. Oh-Hyun Kwon, president of Samsung's System LSI
 business.  "With a strong commitment to leading-edge technology and state-of-
 the-art 300mm wafer capacity, we expect to see our strategic foundry business
 grow with companies such as QUALCOMM."
     QUALCOMM and Samsung's new foundry partnership expands on the two
 companies' existing relationship, and builds upon QUALCOMM's fabless business
 model of outsourcing foundry operations to partners such as Samsung.  The
 companies will collaborate on current and future technology needs, with plans
 including the usage of Samsung's 90 nanometer (nm) and sub-90 nm nodes to
 enable manufacturing of leading-edge system-on-a-chip (SOC) products.
 
     Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor,
 telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with
 2004 parent company sales of US$55.2 billion and net income of
 US$10.3 billion.  Employing approximately 113,600 people in over 90 offices in
 48 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital
 Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor
 Business and Telecommunication Network Business.  Recognized as one of the
 fastest growing brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital
 TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs.  For more information, please
 visit www.samsung.com.
 
     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 25, 2005, and most recent
 Form 10-Q.
 
     QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated.  All other
 trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
 
      QUALCOMM Contacts:
      Jeremy James, Corporate Communications
      Phone:  1-858-651-1641
      Email:  corpcomm@qualcomm.com
      or
      Bill Davidson, Investor Relations
      Phone:  1-858-658-4813
      Email:  ir@qualcomm.com
 
      Samsung Contact:
      Lisa Warren-Plungy, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
      Phone:  1-408-544-5377
      Email:  lwarrenplungy@ssi.samsung.com
 
 

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