Maurice, the amazing new MSM3000 is shipping in production quantities. Check out 86K data rate!! - Jim
QUALCOMM Begins Production Shipping of Industry-Leading
Fifth-Generation CDMA Chipset and System Software to Major
Handset Manufacturers
Twenty-one Manufacturers Commit to Volume Purchases
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world
leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced it has
begun production shipping, on schedule, of its highly integrated fifth-generation CDMA chipset and
system software for use in CDMA technology wireless handsets. The December shipment to Japanese,
Korean and U.S. CDMA handset manufacturers represents a first in the wireless industry: The delivery of
a chipset and system software solution providing wireless data rates of as high as 86.4 kilobits per
second (kbps).
Twenty-one of the leading CDMA handset manufacturers have agreed to purchase the MSM3000(TM)
Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) chipset and/or system software. Eight manufacturers from Japan,
eleven from Korea, one from Taiwan and one from the United States are actively designing phones with
several already receiving production quantities.
With this latest generation of chipset from QUALCOMM, the company confirms its position as the
wireless industry's leading semiconductor and software developer and provider. With data rates up to 86.4
kbps, the MSM3000 paves the way for the development of many new applications in wireless
telecommunications. Handheld wireless devices using the chipset will have even faster speeds than
personal computers equipped with standard modems, enabling the Internet and data services to be
efficiently delivered to today's mobile customer.
"In 1999, the arrival of our new chipset solution will give consumers the opportunity to use wireless
devices with features far beyond simple telephony," said Don Schrock, president of QUALCOMM's ASIC
Products. "We've received a significant acceptance of the MSM3000 from a large number of
manufacturers. This commitment to our fifth-generation chipset gives us the opportunity to price it very
competitively and supports our intention to remain the leader in the development of
semiconductor-software solutions for the wireless industry."
QUALCOMM's complete CDMA chipset solution includes the industry-leading MSM3000 chipset and
system software, and the IFT3000(TM) and IFR3000(TM) fully integrated Intermediate Frequency (IF)
chipset for CDMA handsets. QUALCOMM's ASIC division introduced the MSM3000, the fifth-generation,
single-chip MSM, in early 1998 and delivered samples to prospective customers in July. The low-power
chip and system software enables design of small form factor handsets with very long stand-by times and
much higher data-rate services. An estimated 200 hours of stand-by time is expected using an 800 mAh
battery in CDMA mode and an approximate two time improvement of AMPS stand-by time. It is the first
single-chip baseband solution for any cellular or Personal Communications Service (PCS) standard to
enable data speeds up to 86.4 kbps.
The IFT3000 and IFR3000 are the first chips incorporating the complete IF functionality for a CDMA
handset, from digital baseband converters to Automatic Gain Control (AGC), offering an area reduction of
45 percent over previous IF solutions and substantially lower power consumption.
Together QUALCOMM's MSM3000 chip, IFT3000 and IFR3000 chipset, and Radio Frequency (RF) front
end constitute the system hardware necessary for an IS-95A or IS-95B CDMA compliant handset.
"The entire MSM3000 feature set has been carefully developed in close interaction with customers in
worldwide markets throughout the design and development process," said Johan Lodenius, vice president
of marketing for QUALCOMM's ASIC Products. "Our integrated chip and system software solution
enables manufacturers to reduce development time, creates a broad range of products and facilitates
design for local market adaptation."
QUALCOMM ASIC Products Division is the leading developer and supplier of CDMA chipsets, hardware
and software solutions and tools with more than 30 million MSM chips shipped worldwide. The ASIC
Products Division supplies chipsets to the world's leading CDMA handset and infrastructure
manufacturers including: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.; DENSO
CORPORATION; FUJITSU LIMITED; Hitachi, Ltd.; LG Information and Communications, Ltd.; Samsung
Electronics Ltd.; SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.; and Toshiba Corporation, among others.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital
wireless communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. The
Company's major business areas include CDMA phones; Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs);
wireless infrastructure; technology licensing; and satellite-based systems including OmniTRACS(R) and
portions of the Globalstar(TM) system. QUALCOMM is headquartered in San Diego, Calif. QUALCOMM's
fiscal 1998 revenues exceeded U.S. $3 billion. For more information, please visit the Company's web site
at qualcomm.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking
statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including timely product development, the
Company's ability to successfully manufacture significant quantities of CDMA or other equipment on a
timely and profitable basis, and those related to performance guarantees, 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 28, 1998, and
most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM and OmniTRACS are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. MSM, MSM3000,
IFT3000 and IFR3000 are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral
QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated.
SOURCE QUALCOMM Incorporated
/CONTACT: Ed Knowlton, ASIC Products Marketing Communications,
619-651-7942, fax: 619-658-1587, eknowlton@qualcomm.com, or Christine Trimble,
Corporate Public Relations, 619-651-3628, fax: 619-651-2590,
ctrimble@qualcomm.com, or Julie Cunningham, Investor Relations, 619-658-4224,
fax: 619-651-9303, juliec@qualcomm.com, all of QUALCOMM/
/Web site: qualcomm.com
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