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2001 ANNUAL REPORT

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    2001 ANNUAL REPORT > >

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    ... location with downloadable local maps, multi- > media, games and streaming video. Color screen handsets are hot items. All this means new opportunities for application developers, equipment manufacturers and wireless service providers. The next generation has arrived. The wireless Internet...

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    ... innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's patented CDMA technology. www.qualcomm.com QUALCOMM CDMA QUALCOMM Technology Technologies QCT is the world's leading developer and supplier of CDMA chipset solutions used in network infrastructure equipment...

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    ...CDMA technology licensing CDMA chipsets and system Headquartered in San Diego, California, QUALCOMM employs 6,500 people in offices at 40 locations in the United States and around the world. software solutions The BREW wireless application platform Satellite-based and terrestrial fleet management...

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    ... in all CDMA-based network infrastructure equipment, and wireless handsets and devices. We build stockholder value by generating revenues through the licensing of our CDMA technology and providing expert assistance, by supplying "chipsets" (integrated circuits, system software and support), which...

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    ... lives in new and meaningful ways. Both CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO support "always on" high data rate secure connections. The door has opened to fast and practical access to e-mail, personal information manager (PIM) functions, web browsing, infrastructure licenses to a number of Chinese manufacturers...

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    ... parts, smaller form factors and improved talk and standby times. We plan to introduce radioOne architecture in our 3G MSM6000 family of chipsets in 2002. ability to locate wireless callers inside large structures, including subway stations, office buildings or schools. Our technology already works...

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    ...real-time traffic reports, maps, chat and messaging, m-commerce and personal and Internet information. On the business-to-business side of the market, QUALCOMM subsidiary Wireless Knowledge is using the BREW platform to develop enterprise solutions such as corporate e-mail and contact management and...

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    ...logistics management applications on our MVPcâ„¢ in-vehicle computer. our business. We are continually adapting our Company to meet changes in the environment. As part of that strategy this year we created two major groups headed by Paul Jacobs and Don Schrock. We also added chief operating officer...

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    ... with management vision and marketing insight, QUALCOMM has become the world's leading designer and supplier of CDMA chipsets and system software. These key components are used in network base stations, handsets, modems and a variety of new wireless communications products. Technology leadership...

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    ... CDMA mode. QUALCOMM supports industry choices, working to enhance CDMA > > CDMA2000 1X software solutions and development tools for CDMA handsets, networks and embedded applications. The solutions on this page represent the state of the art in Mobile Station Modem (MSM) technology. These chipsets...

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    ...solution for wireless position location technology in a mobile handset for CDMA cellular and Personal Communications Service (PCS) networks. GSM/GPRS Data Supports Phase 2+ of GSM and GPRS class 12 data services. Java H/W Accelerator A new memory interface. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface...

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    ... largest mobile wireless service provider neared completion of its initial $1.5 billion IS-95A CDMA network. China Unicom deployments will cover over 200 cities in the world's largest wireless market. The first commercial 3G networks based on QUALCOMM's CDMA2000 1X technology launched in South Korea...

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    ... video, web browsing and e-mail at fast data transmission speeds of up to 2.4 Mbps. And An Easy Migration Path From entry-level, "voice-only" networks to feature rich, high-end voice/data solutions, QUALCOMM supports wireless service providers around the globe by providing flexible technology...

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    ... the market > > Yiso FREEWING YM-1031K modem card Samsung Video On Demand phone Cyberbank PC-Ephone enabled Useful new features are becoming a reality > > Position Location Developed by QUALCOMM and its SnapTrack subsidiary, the gpsOne solution enables wireless service providers to offer police...

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    .... Designed for use across QUALCOMM's Mobile Station Modem (MSM) solutions, beginning with the MSM3100, CMX is also a key component of QUALCOMM's Wireless Internet Launchpad suite - which offers powerful, built-in functionality to device manufacturers. now support "Smart Card" products via Removable...

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    ... by QUALCOMM Internet Services, this breakthrough platform provides a standardized framework that supports the development of applications that users can download wirelessly to their BREW-enabled handsets. It's also a business model for monetizing wireless networks by driving demand for high-speed...

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    ... door opened wide to the wireless Internet this year when Korea Telecom Freetel (KTF), a leading South Korean CDMA wireless service provider, rolled download applications over the air, and streaming video on handsets with color displays. The growing list of companies supporting the BREW initiative...

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    ...be found in QUALCOMM's Form 10-K, the Proxy Statement for the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and on QUALCOMM's website at: www.qualcomm.com or contact: QUALCOMM Incorporated (858) 658-4813 phone (858) 651-9303 fax During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001, the Company adopted the Securities and...

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    ...of the terrestrial-based CDMA wireless infrastructure business, as follows: $1.8 million in cost of revenues and $2.5 million in SG&A credits. (e) Excludes certain asset impairment and other charges related to the exited analog-only cellularuntethered trailer-tracking management system business, as...

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    ... university relations program, the Company hires hundreds of college interns every year and many return as full-time employees. QUALCOMM also educates thousands of industry professionals through its CDMA University and BREW Developer Training programs. speakers and instructors, the Learning Center...

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    ... year more than 1,000 QUALCOMM employees donated QUALCOMM Corporate Giving. Donates a portion of the Company's funds to community causes. High Tech High. One of the first tuition-free, publicly and privately funded charter schools of its kind. QUALCOMM Cares. Connects our volunteers with non-profit...

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    ...Wireless Business Solutions Dr. Irwin Mark Jacobs Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, QUALCOMM Incorporated Dr. Richard Atkinson President of the University of California Adelia A. Coffman Financial Consultant The Honorable Diana Lady Dougan Chairman, Cyber Century Forum...

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    ...C. Cunningham Senior Vice President, Investor Relations For further information on the Company, additional copies of this report, Form 10-K, the Proxy Statement or other financial information, contact: QUALCOMM Incorporated Investor Relations 5775 Morehouse Drive San Diego, CA 92121 (858) 658-4813...

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    ..., THAILAND Beijing, CHINA Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA Farnborough, ENGLAND Gladesville, AUSTRALIA Haifa, ISRAEL Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM Hong Kong, CHINA Jakarta, INDONESIA Mexico City, MEXICO Moscow, RUSSIA Munich, GERMANY Munster, GERMANY New Delhi, INDIA Rome, ITALY Sao Paulo, BRAZIL Seoul, KOREA...