ADVISORY/Qualcomm to Spin-Off Semiconductor Business; News Conference with QUALCOMM Senior Management Tuesday, July 25, 2000, 10:30 a.m. EDT in New York City.

News/Assignment Editors

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (July 25)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:         QUALCOMM (Nasdaq:QCOM) will host a news conference to
              discuss the spin-off of its integrated circuit and
              system software business.

WHO:           --   Dr. Irwin Mark Jacobs, chairman and CEO

               --   Richard Sulpizio, president and chief operating
                    officer

               --   Donald E. Schrock, president, QUALCOMM CDMA
                    Technologies

               --   Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, executive vice president

               --   Steve Altman, executive vice president

               --   Tony Thornley, chief financial officer

WHEN:          10:30 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, July 25, 2000

WHERE:         The Waldorf-Astoria, Empire Room, First Floor
               (Park Ave. entrance) 301 Park Avenue, New York City

Live Satellite 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM EDT: QUALCOMM B-Roll Feed
Feed:          10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT: News Conference

               Coordinates:  Satellite (C-Band):     Telstar 6
                             Transponder:            C14 Horizontal
                             Audio:                  6.2 & 6.8
                             Downlink Frequency:     3980 MHz

               Technical Contact: 508/735-5882, 508/735-5883 or
               508/735-5887 (during feed only)

Live One-Way   10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
Audio Feed:    In U.S.: 800/234-0494 (If line is engaged, please
               dial next number) 800/223-9488, 800/909-5202 or
               888/532-4264 Outside U.S. 1-785/749-9410
               Conference Identifier/Password No. 98097

Live Webcast:  http://www.qualcomm.com

      To attend the webcast, you will need Real Player 7.0 or greater
installed (available for free at http://www.real.com). A rebroadcast
will be available for two business days.