Qualcomm Announces Record First Quarter Fiscal 2011 Results

By Qualcomm Incorporated, PRNE
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Revenues $3.3 Billion, EPS $0.71

SAN DIEGO, January 26, 2011 - Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator
of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced
record results for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 ended December 26, 2010.

"We are very pleased to report record revenues, earnings per share and
MSM chipset shipments this quarter driven by increased demand for smartphones
and data-centric devices across an expanding number of regions and price
points," said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm. "In addition,
we have resolved one of our previously disclosed licensee disputes, which
will be reflected beginning with the second fiscal quarter results. We
continue to execute on our strategic objectives as our partners leverage our
technologies and solutions to offer leading wireless products and services to
consumers around the globe. We believe we are uniquely positioned to benefit
from these industry trends and are substantially raising our revenue and
earnings guidance for the fiscal year."

First Quarter Results (GAAP)

    - Revenues: $3.35 billion, up 25 percent year-over-year (y-o-y)
      and 13 percent sequentially.
    - Operating income: $1.11 billion, up 26 percent y-o-y and 33
      percent sequentially.
    - Net income: $1.17 billion, up 39 percent y-o-y and 35 percent
      sequentially.
    - Diluted earnings per share: $0.71, up 42 percent y-o-y and 34
      percent sequentially.
    - Effective tax rate: 12 percent for the quarter.
    - Operating cash flow: $48 million, down 96 percent y-o-y due to a
      $1.5 billion income tax payment.*
    - Return of capital to stockholders: $309 million, or $0.19 per
      share, of cash dividends paid.

Non-GAAP First Quarter Results

Non-GAAP results exclude the Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI)
segment, certain share-based compensation, certain tax items that are not
related to the current year and acquired in-process research and development
(R&D) expense.

    - Revenues: $3.35 billion, up 25 percent y-o-y and 13 percent
      sequentially.
    - Operating income: $1.42 billion, up 25 percent both y-o-y and
      sequentially.
    - Net income: $1.35 billion, up 29 percent y-o-y and 22 percent
      sequentially.
    - Diluted earnings per share: $0.82, up 32 percent y-o-y and 21
      percent sequentially. The current quarter excludes $0.05 loss per share
      attributable to the QSI segment, $0.07 loss per share attributable to
      certain share-based compensation and $0.02 earnings per share
      attributable to certain tax items (the sum of Non-GAAP earnings per
      share and items excluded do not equal GAAP earnings per share due to
      rounding).
    - Effective tax rate: 19 percent for the quarter.
    - Free cash flow: $127 million, down 90 percent y-o-y due to a $1.5
      billion income tax payment* (defined as net cash from operating
      activities less capital expenditures).

*The $1.5 billion income tax payment primarily related to the 2008
license and settlement agreements with Nokia.

Detailed reconciliations between results reported in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and Non-GAAP results are
included at the end of this news release.

First Quarter Key Business Metrics

    - CDMA-based Mobile Station Modem(TM) (MSM(TM)) shipments:
      approximately 118 million units, up 28 percent y-o-y and 6 percent
      sequentially.
    - September quarter total reported device sales: approximately
      $34.0 billion, up 39 percent y-o-y and 20 percent sequentially.
      -- September quarter estimated CDMA-based device shipments:
         approximately 165 to 169 million units at an estimated average
         selling price of approximately $201 to $207 per unit.

Cash and Marketable Securities

Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled
approximately $19.1 billion at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2011,
compared to $18.4 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 and
$18.9 billion a year ago. On January 5, 2011, we announced an agreement to
acquire Atheros Communications, Inc. for $45 per share in cash, representing
an enterprise value of $3.1 billion on that date. The transaction is expected
to close in the first half of calendar 2011, subject to customary closing
conditions including the receipt of domestic and foreign regulatory approvals
and the approval of Atheros' stockholders. On January 14, 2011, we announced
a cash dividend of $0.19 per share payable on March 25, 2011 to stockholders
of record as of February 25, 2011.

    Research and Development

                                   Share-Based
    ($ in millions)     Non-GAAP   Compensation  QSI   GAAP
                        --------   ------------  ---   ----

    First quarter
     fiscal 2011            $560        $86      $25   $671
    As a % of revenues        17%                N/M     20%
    First quarter
     fiscal 2010            $503        $72      $21   $596
    As a % of revenues        19%                N/M     22%
    Year-over-year
     change ($)               11%        19%      19%    13%

    N/M -Not Meaningful

Non-GAAP R&D expenses increased 11 percent y-o-y primarily due to an
increase in costs related to the development of integrated circuit products,
next-generation CDMA and OFDMA technologies and other initiatives to support
the acceleration of advanced wireless products and services. QSI R&D expenses
were primarily related to our FLO TV(TM) subsidiary.

    Selling, General and Administrative

                                  Share-Based
    ($ in millions)    Non-GAAP   Compensation  QSI    GAAP
                       --------   ------------  ---    ----

    First quarter
     fiscal 2011            $343        $72     $22    $437
    As a % of revenues        10%               N/M      13%
    First quarter
     fiscal 2010            $272        $68     $39    $379
    As a % of revenues        10%               N/M      14%
    Year-over-year
     change ($)               26%         6%    (44%)    15%

Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased 26
percent y-o-y primarily due to an increase in employee-related costs and
patent-related costs and other professional fees. QSI SG&A expenses decreased
44 percent y-o-y primarily due to a decrease in selling and marketing costs
related to FLO TV.

Effective Income Tax Rate

Our fiscal 2011 effective income tax rates are estimated to be
approximately 17 percent for GAAP and approximately 21 percent for Non-GAAP.
The first quarter GAAP effective tax rate of 12 percent was lower than the
estimated annual effective tax rate primarily due to a $32 million tax
benefit recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 related to fiscal 2010
as a result of the retroactive reenactment of the federal R&D tax credit in
the first quarter of fiscal 2011. This tax benefit was excluded from our
Non-GAAP results.

Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives

The QSI segment manages our strategic investment activities, including
FLO TV, and makes strategic investments in early-stage and other companies
and in wireless spectrum, such as the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)
spectrum won in the auction in India. GAAP results for the first quarter of
fiscal 2011 included a $0.05 loss per share for the QSI segment. The first
quarter of fiscal 2011 QSI results included $134 million in operating
expenses primarily related to FLO TV.

On December 20, 2010, we announced that we agreed to sell substantially
all of our 700 MHz spectrum for $1.925 billion to AT&T, subject to the
satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including approval by the U.S.
Federal Communications Commission and clearance from the U.S. Department of
Justice. The agreement follows our previously announced plan to restructure
and evaluate strategic options related to our FLO TV business and network.

Under the restructuring plan, we now expect that the FLO TV business and
network will be shut down in March 2011 and are in the process of shutting
down the MediaFLO Technologies division. Restructuring activities under this
plan were initiated in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 and are expected to
be substantially complete by the end of fiscal 2012. In the first quarter of
fiscal 2011, restructuring and restructuring-related charges related to this
plan included in QSI results were $64 million. We estimate that we will incur
future restructuring and restructuring-related charges associated with this
plan in the range of $300 million to $375 million, of which substantially all
are expected to be recorded in fiscal 2011 in the QSI segment.

In December 2010, the loan that was obtained in connection with the India
BWA spectrum purchase was refinanced. The new loans are payable in full in
Indian rupees in December 2012. At the end of the first quarter of fiscal
2011, the aggregate carrying value of the loans was $1.09 billion.

Business Outlook

The following statements are forward looking and actual results may
differ materially. The "Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" at the end
of this news release provides a description of certain risks that we face,
and our annual and quarterly reports on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) provide a more complete description of risks.

Our outlook does not include provisions for future asset impairments or
the consequences of injunctions, damages or fines related to any pending
legal matters unless awarded or imposed by a court, governmental entity or
other regulatory body. Further, due to their nature, certain income and
expense items, such as realized investment gains or losses, or gains and
losses on certain derivative instruments, cannot be accurately forecast.
Accordingly, we only include such items in our business outlook to the extent
they are reasonably certain; however, actual results may vary materially from
the business outlook.

Our second quarter and fiscal 2011 outlook reflects the impact related to
the resolution of one of our previously disclosed licensee disputes.
Favorable resolution of the Panasonic dispute will be further upside if
completed this fiscal year.

In addition to our ongoing operating costs, our business outlook for the
second fiscal quarter and fiscal 2011 include restructuring and
restructuring-related charges related to FLO TV and the MediaFLO technology
division that are currently expected to be incurred.

We have not included any estimates related to the Atheros business in our
fiscal 2011 outlook. The transaction is expected to close in the first half
of calendar 2011. Excluding amortization of acquired intangibles, we expect
the acquisition to be modestly accretive to earnings per share in fiscal year
2012, the first full year of combined operations.

The following table summarizes GAAP and Non-GAAP guidance based on the
current business outlook. The Non-GAAP business outlook presented below is
consistent with the presentation of Non-GAAP results included elsewhere
herein.

                       Qualcomm's Business Outlook Summary

    SECOND FISCAL QUARTER
    ---------------------
                                               Q2 FY10    Current Guidance
                                               Results    Q2 FY11 Estimates
                                               -------    -----------------
      Non-GAAP
      Revenues                                  $2.66B       $3.45B - $3.75
        Year-over-year change                             increase 30% - 41%

      Diluted earnings per share (EPS)           $0.59        $0.77 - $0.81
        Year-over-year change                             increase 31% - 37%

      GAAP
      Revenues                                  $2.66B      $3.45B - $3.75B
        Year-over-year change                             increase 30% - 41%
      Diluted EPS                                $0.46        $0.50 - $0.54
        Year-over-year change                              increase 9% - 17%
      Diluted EPS attributable to QSI           ($0.05)              ($0.18)
      Diluted EPS attributable to share-
       based compensation                       ($0.06)              ($0.09)
      Diluted EPS attributable to certain
       tax items                                ($0.02)               $0.00
      Diluted EPS attributable to in-
       process R&D                               $0.00                $0.00

      Metrics

      MSM shipments                        approx. 93M   approx. 113M - 117M
        Year-over-year change                             increase 22% - 26%
      Total reported device sales (1)          $27.7B*      $36.5B - $38.5B*
        Year-over-year change                             increase 32% - 39%
      Est. CDMA-based
       devices shipped (1)        approx. 148M - 152M*          not provided
      Est. CDMA-based device
        average selling
        price (1)                 approx. $182 - $188*          not provided
      *Est. sales in December quarter,
       reported in March quarter

    FISCAL YEAR
    -----------

                                             Prior
                            FY 2010           Guidance    Current Guidance
                                            FY 2011
                            Results          Estimates    FY 2011 Estimates
                            -------         ----------    -----------------
      Non-GAAP
      Revenues              $10.98B    $12.4B - $13.0B      $13.6B - $14.2B
        Year-over-year
         change                     increase 13% - 18%   increase 24% - 29%
      Diluted EPS            $2.46      $2.63 - $2.77        $2.91 - $3.05
        Year-over-year
         change                      increase 7% - 13%   increase 18% - 24%

      GAAP
      Revenues              $10.99B   $12.4B - $13.0B       $13.6B - $14.2B
        Year-over-year
         change                     increase 13% - 18%   increase 24% - 29%
      Diluted EPS            $1.96      $2.08 - $2.22        $2.32 - $2.46
        Year-over-year
         change                      increase 6% - 13%   increase 18% - 26%
      Diluted EPS
       attributable to
       QSI                  ($0.13)            ($0.22)              ($0.27)
      Diluted EPS
       attributable to
       share-based
       compensation         ($0.27)            ($0.32)              ($0.33)
      Diluted EPS
       attributable to
       certain tax
       items                ($0.10)            ($0.01)               $0.01
      Diluted EPS
       attributable to
       in-process R&D        $0.00              $0.00                $0.00

      Metrics
      Est. fiscal
       year* CDMA-
       based device
       average selling approx.$183 -     approx. $185 -       approx. $190 -
       price range (1)        $189               $195                 $200
      *Shipments in
       Sept. to June
       quarters,
       reported in
       Dec. to Sept.
       quarters
      --------------
    CALENDAR YEAR Device Estimates (1)
    ----------------------------------
                         Prior         Current        Prior        Current
                        Guidance       Guidance      Guidance     Guidance
                        Calendar       Calendar      Calendar
                           2010           2010         2011    Calendar 2011
                       Estimates      Estimates     Estimates    Estimates
                       ---------      ---------     ---------    ---------
      Est. CDMA-
       based device
       shipments
                      approx. 134M   approx. 134M
      March quarter          -138M          -138M not provided   not provided
                      approx. 153M   approx. 153M
      June quarter           -157M          -157M not provided   not provided
      September                      approx. 165M
       quarter        not provided          -169M not provided   not provided
      December
       quarter        not provided   not provided not provided   not provided
      --------        ------------   ------------ ------------   ------------
      Est. Calendar
       year range
       (approx.)       625M - 650M    640M - 660M  740M - 790M    750M - 800M
      -------------    -----------    -----------  -----------    -----------
                       Midpoint       Midpoint      Midpoint      Midpoint
      Est. total
       CDMA-based
       units          approx. 638M   approx. 650M approx. 765M   approx. 775M
      Est. CDMA
       units          approx. 241M   approx. 238M approx. 250M   approx. 250M
      Est. WCDMA
       units          approx. 397M   approx. 412M approx. 515M   approx. 525M
      ----------      ------------   ------------ ------------   ------------

    (1)   Total reported device sales is the sum of all reported sales in
    U.S. dollars (as reported to us by our licensees) of all licensed
    CDMA-based subscriber devices (including handsets, modules, modem
    cards and other subscriber devices) by our licensees during a
    particular period.  The reported quarterly estimated ranges of ASPs
    and unit shipments are determined based on the information as
    reported to us by our licensees during the relevant period and our
    own estimates of the selling prices and unit shipments for licensees
    that do not provide such information.  Not all licensees report
    sales, selling prices and/or unit shipments the same way (e.g.,
    some licensees report selling prices net of permitted deductions,
    such as transportation, insurance and packing costs, while other
    licensees report selling prices and then identify the amount of
    permitted deductions in their reports), and the way in which
    licensees report such information may change from time to time.
    Total reported device sales, estimated unit shipments and estimated
    ASPs for a particular period may include prior period activity that
    is reported with the activity for the particular period.
    Results of Business Segments (in millions, except per share data):

                                                      Non-GAAP
                                                     Reconciling
                                                                    Non-
    SEGMENTS                 QCT      QTL     QWI     Items (1)     GAAP
    --------                 ---      ---     ---     ---------     ----

    Q1 - FISCAL 2011
    ----------------
    Revenues              $2,116   $1,057    $172            $3   $3,348
      Change from prior
       year                   32%      15%     21%          N/M       25%
      Change from prior
       quarter                14%      15%      1%          N/M       13%
    Operating income
     (loss)                                                       $1,416
      Change from prior
       year                                                           25%
      Change from prior
       quarter                                                        25%
    EBT                     $640     $892      $-          $128   $1,660
      Change from prior
       year                   51%      16%    N/M           N/M       27%
      Change from prior
       quarter                23%      18%    N/M           N/M       22%
    EBT as a % of
     revenues                 30%      84%      0%          N/M       50%
    Net income (loss)                                             $1,345
      Change from prior
       year                                                           29%
      Change from prior
       quarter                                                        22%
    Diluted EPS                                                    $0.82
      Change from prior
       year                                                           32%
      Change from prior
       quarter                                                        21%
    Diluted shares used                                            1,648

    Q4 - FISCAL 2010
    ----------------
    Revenues              $1,860     $921    $171            $-   $2,952
    Operating income
     (loss)                                                        1,130
    EBT                      519      754      (2)           90    1,361
    Net income (loss)                                              1,105
    Diluted EPS                                                    $0.68
    Diluted shares used                                            1,621

    Q2 - FISCAL 2010
    ----------------
    Revenues              $1,537     $974    $152           ($2)  $2,661
    Operating income
     (loss)                                                        1,065
    EBT                      344      821      (1)           94    1,258
    Net income (loss)                                                989
    Diluted EPS                                                    $0.59
    Diluted shares used                                            1,678

    Q1 - FISCAL 2010
    ----------------
    Revenues              $1,608     $917    $142            $1   $2,668
    Operating income
     (loss)                                                        1,134
    EBT                      425      772       9           104    1,310
    Net income (loss)                                              1,041
    Diluted EPS                                                    $0.62
    Diluted shares used                                            1,691

    12 MONTHS -FISCAL
     2010
    -----------------
    Revenues              $6,695   $3,659    $628            $-  $10,982
    Operating income
     (loss)                                                        4,316
    EBT                    1,693    3,020      12           361    5,086
    Net income (loss)                                              4,071
    Diluted EPS                                                    $2.46
    Diluted shares used                                            1,658

                                            Tax      In-
                          Share-Based      Items   Process     QSI
    SEGMENTS             Compensation       (2)      R&D       (3)      GAAP
    --------             ------------       ---      ---      ----      ----

    Q1 - FISCAL 2011
    ----------------
    Revenues                       $-        $-        $-        $-   $3,348
      Change from prior
       year                                                   (100%)      25%
      Change from prior
       quarter                                                   0%       13%
    Operating income
     (loss)                     ($172)       $-        $-     ($134)  $1,110
      Change from prior
       year                      (14%)                N/A       (29%)     26%
      Change from prior
       quarter                    (7%)                N/A        (2%)     33%
    EBT                         ($172)       $-        $-     ($159)  $1,329
      Change from prior
       year                      (14%)                N/A       (49%)     26%
      Change from prior
       quarter                    (7%)                N/A        (4%)     27%
    EBT as a % of
     revenues                     N/M                 N/A       N/M       40%
    Net income (loss)           ($116)      $28        $-      ($87)  $1,170
      Change from prior
       year                       (2%)      N/M       N/A       (61%)     39%
      Change from prior
       quarter                      3%      N/M       N/A        (9%)     35%
    Diluted EPS                ($0.07)    $0.02        $-    ($0.05)   $0.71
      Change from prior
       year                         0%      N/M       N/A       (67%)     42%
      Change from prior
       quarter                      0%      N/M       N/A         0%      34%
    Diluted shares used         1,648     1,648     1,648     1,648    1,648

    Q4 - FISCAL 2010
    ----------------
    Revenues                       $-        $-        $-        $-   $2,952
    Operating income
     (loss)                      (161)        -         -      (132)     837
    EBT                          (161)        -         -      (153)   1,047
    Net income (loss)            (120)      (40)        -       (80)     865
    Diluted EPS                ($0.07)   ($0.02)       $-    ($0.05)   $0.53
    Diluted shares used         1,621     1,621     1,621     1,621    1,621

    Q2 - FISCAL 2010
    ----------------
    Revenues                       $-        $-        $-        $2   $2,663
    Operating income
     (loss)                      (154)        -        (3)     (132)     776
    EBT                          (154)        -        (3)     (136)     965
    Net income (loss)             (98)      (33)       (3)      (81)     774
    Diluted EPS                ($0.06)   ($0.02)       $-    ($0.05)   $0.46
    Diluted shares used         1,678     1,678     1,678     1,678    1,678

    Q1 - FISCAL 2010
    ----------------
    Revenues                       $-        $-        $-        $2   $2,670
    Operating income
     (loss)                      (151)        -         -      (104)     879
    EBT                          (151)        -         -      (107)   1,052
    Net income (loss)            (114)      (32)        -       (54)     841
    Diluted EPS                ($0.07)   ($0.02)       $-    ($0.03)   $0.50
    Diluted shares used         1,691     1,691     1,691     1,691    1,691

    12 MONTHS -FISCAL
     2010
    -----------------
    Revenues                       $-        $-        $-        $9  $10,991
    Operating income
     (loss)                      (614)        -        (3)     (416)   3,283
    EBT                          (614)        -        (3)     (435)   4,034
    Net income (loss)            (442)     (159)       (3)     (220)   3,247
    Diluted EPS                ($0.27)   ($0.10)       $-    ($0.13)   $1.96
    Diluted shares used         1,658     1,658     1,658     1,658    1,658

    (1)   Non-GAAP reconciling items related to revenues consist
    primarily of other nonreportable segment revenues less intersegment
    eliminations.  Non-GAAP reconciling items related to earnings
    before taxes consist primarily of certain investment income or
    losses, interest expense, research and development expenses, sales
    and marketing expenses and other operating expenses that are not
    allocated to the segments for management reporting purposes,
    nonreportable segment results and the elimination of intersegment
    profit.
    (2)   During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company recorded a
    tax benefit of $32 million, or $0.02 diluted earnings per share,
    related to fiscal 2010 due to the retroactive reenactment of the
    federal R&D tax credit. Also during the first quarter of fiscal
    2011, the Company recorded $3 million in state tax expense because
    deferred revenue related to the license agreement signed in the
    first quarter of fiscal 2010 with Samsung is taxable in fiscal 2011
    but the resulting deferred tax asset will reverse in future years
    when the Company's state tax rate will be lower. The Company's first
    quarter fiscal 2011 Non-GAAP results excluded these items.
    (3)   At fiscal year-end, the sum of the quarterly tax provisions
    for each column, including QSI, equals the annual tax provisions for
    each column computed in accordance with GAAP.  In interim quarters,
    the tax provision for the QSI operating segment is computed by
    subtracting the Non-GAAP tax provision, the tax items column and
    the tax provision related to share-based compensation from the GAAP
    tax provision.

    N/M - Not Meaningful
    N/A - Not Applicable
    Sums may not equal totals due to rounding.

Conference Call

Qualcomm's first quarter fiscal 2011 earnings conference call will be
broadcast live on January 26, 2011 beginning at 1:45 p.m. Pacific Time (PT)
on the Company's web site at: www.qualcomm.com. This conference call
may contain forward-looking financial information and will include a
discussion of "Non-GAAP financial measures" as that term is defined in
Regulation G. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and
information reconciling these Non-GAAP financial measures to the Company's
financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, as well as the other
material financial and statistical information to be discussed in the
conference call, will be posted on the Company's Investor Relations web site
at www.qualcomm.com immediately prior to commencement of the call. A
taped audio replay will be available via telephone on January 26, 2011,
beginning at approximately 5:30 p.m. PT through February 26, 2011 at 9:00
p.m. PT
. To listen to the replay, U.S. callers may dial (800)-642-1687 and
international callers may dial +1-706-645-9291. U.S. and international
callers should use reservation number 36932148. An audio replay of the
conference call will be available on the Company's web site at
www.qualcomm.com following the live call.

Editor's Note: To view the web slides that accompany this earnings
release and conference call, please go to the Qualcomm Investor Relations
website at: investor.qualcomm.com/results.cfm

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next-generation mobile technologies. For 25 years, Qualcomm ideas and
inventions have driven the evolution of wireless communications, connecting
people more closely to information, entertainment and each other. Today,
Qualcomm technologies are powering the convergence of mobile communications
and consumer electronics, making wireless devices and services more personal,
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Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company presents Non-GAAP financial information that is used by
management (i) to evaluate, assess and benchmark the Company's operating
results on a consistent and comparable basis; (ii) to measure the performance
and efficiency of the Company's ongoing core operating businesses, including
the Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, Qualcomm Technology Licensing and Qualcomm
Wireless & Internet segments; and (iii) to compare the performance and
efficiency of these segments against each other and against competitors
outside the Company. Non-GAAP measurements of the following financial data
are used by the Company's management: revenues, R&D expenses, SG&A expenses,
total operating expenses, operating income (loss), net investment income
(loss), income (loss) before income taxes, effective tax rate, net income
(loss), diluted earnings (loss) per share, operating cash flow and free cash
flow. Management is able to assess what it believes is a more meaningful and
comparable set of financial performance measures for the Company and its
business segments by using Non-GAAP information. As a result, management
compensation decisions and the review of executive compensation by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors focus primarily on Non-GAAP
financial measures applicable to the Company and its business segments.

Non-GAAP information used by management excludes the QSI segment, certain
share-based compensation, certain tax items and acquired in-process R&D. The
QSI segment is excluded because the Company expects to exit its strategic
investments at various times, and the effects of fluctuations in the value of
such investments are viewed by management as unrelated to the Company's
operational performance. Share-based compensation, other than amounts related
to share-based awards granted under a bonus program that may result in the
issuance of unrestricted shares of the Company's common stock, is excluded
because management views such share-based compensation as unrelated to the
Company's operational performance. Further, share-based compensation related
to stock options is affected by factors that are subject to change, including
the Company's stock price, stock market volatility, expected option life,
risk-free interest rates and expected dividend payouts in future years.
Certain tax items that were recorded in reported earnings in each fiscal year
presented, but were unrelated to the fiscal year in which they were recorded,
are excluded in order to provide a clearer understanding of the Company's
ongoing Non-GAAP tax rate and after tax earnings. In fiscal 2009, the Company
included the benefit of the retroactive extension of the federal R&D tax
credit in Non-GAAP results because it had previously occurred with relative
frequency and was included in the Company's business outlook for fiscal 2009
as the credit had been extended prior to the release of the fiscal 2009
business outlook. In fiscal 2011, however, the Company did not include the
benefit of the retroactive extension of the federal R&D tax credit in
Non-GAAP results because the Company had not included the potential extension
of the credit in its previously released fiscal 2011 business outlook due to
uncertainty as to whether and when the federal R&D tax credit would be
retroactively extended. Acquired in-process R&D is excluded because such
expense is viewed by management as unrelated to the operating activities of
the Company's ongoing core businesses.

The Company presents free cash flow, defined as net cash provided by
operating activities less capital expenditures, to facilitate an
understanding of the amount of cash flow generated that is available to grow
its business and to create long-term shareholder value. The Company believes
that this presentation is useful in evaluating its operating performance and
financial strength. In addition, management uses this measure to evaluate the
Company's performance, to value the Company and to compare its operating
performance with other companies in the industry.

The Non-GAAP financial information presented herein should be considered
in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures
calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, "Non-GAAP" is not a term
defined by GAAP, and, as a result, the Company's measure of Non-GAAP results
might be different than similarly titled measures used by other companies.
Reconciliations between GAAP results and Non-GAAP results are presented
herein.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to the historical information contained herein, this news
release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ substantially from those referred to
herein due to a number of factors, including but not limited to risks
associated with: the rate of deployment and adoption of, and demand for, our
technologies in wireless networks and wireless communications, equipment and
services, including CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO, WCDMA, HSPA, TD-SCDMA and OFDMA;
the uncertainty of global economic conditions and its potential impact on
demand for our products, services or applications and the value of our
marketable securities; competition; our dependence on major customers and
licensees; attacks on our licensing business model, including results of
current and future litigation and arbitration proceedings, as well as actions
of governmental or quasi-governmental bodies, and the costs we incur in
connection therewith, including potentially damaged relationships with
customers and operators who may be impacted by the results of these
proceedings; our dependence on third-party manufacturers and suppliers;
foreign currency fluctuations; strategic investments and transactions we have
or may pursue; defects or errors in our products and services; the
development and commercial success of the mirasol(R) display technology; as
well as the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our SEC reports,
including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 26, 2010 and
most recent Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update, or
continue to provide information with respect to, any forward-looking
statement or risk factor, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.

Additional Information

In connection with the proposed transaction, Atheros intends to file a
definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials with the SEC. Before
making any voting decision with respect to the proposed transaction,
stockholders of Atheros are urged to read the proxy statement and other
relevant materials because these materials will contain important information
about the proposed transaction. The proxy statement and other relevant
materials, and any other documents filed by Atheros with the SEC, may be
obtained free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or from Atheros
at www.Atheros.com or by contacting Atheros Investor Relations at:
David.Allen@Atheros.com and +1-408-830-5762.

Atheros and Qualcomm and each of their executive officers and directors
may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Atheros'
stockholders in favor of the proposed transaction. A list of the names of
Atheros' executive officers and directors and a description of their
respective interests in Atheros are set forth in the proxy statement for
Atheros' 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on
April 7, 2010, and in any documents subsequently filed by its directors and
executive officers under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Certain executive officers and directors of Atheros have interests in the
proposed transaction that may differ from the interests of stockholders
generally, including benefits conferred under retention, severance and change
in control arrangements and continuation of director and officer insurance
and indemnification. These interests and any additional benefits in
connection with the proposed transaction will be described in the definitive
proxy statement.

Qualcomm is a registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. Mobile
Station Modem, MSM, FLO TV and MediaFLO are trademarks of Qualcomm
Incorporated. mirasol is a registered trademark of Qualcomm MEMS
Technologies, Inc. CDMA2000 is a registered trademark of the
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA USA). All other trademarks are
the property of their respective owners.

    Qualcomm Contact:
    Warren Kneeshaw
    Phone:  +1-858-658-4813
    e-mail: ir@qualcomm.com

                                 Qualcomm Incorporated
        Supplemental Information for the Three Months Ended December 26, 2010
                                      (Unaudited)
                                      -----------

                            Non-GAAP   Share-Based    Tax              GAAP
                             Results   Compensation  Items    QSI    Results
                             -------   ------------  -----    ---    -------
    ($ in millions except
     per share data)

    R&D                          $560       $86        $-     $25      $671

    SG&A                          343        72         -      22       437

    Operating income (loss)     1,416      (172)        -    (134)    1,110

    Investment income
     (loss), net                  244(a)      -         -     (25)(b)   219

    Tax rate                       19%      N/M       N/M     N/M        12%

    Net income (loss)          $1,345     ($116)      $28(c) ($87)   $1,170

    Diluted earnings (loss)
     per share (EPS)            $0.82    ($0.07)    $0.02  ($0.05)    $0.71

    Operating cash flow          $227      ($45)(d)    $-   ($134)      $48
    Operating cash flow as
     % of revenues                  7%      N/A       N/A     N/M         1%

    Free cash flow (d)           $127      ($45)(d)    $-   ($136)     ($54)
    Free cash flow as a %
     of revenues                    4%      N/A       N/A     N/M        -2%
    ---------------------         ---       ---       ---     ---       ---

    (a)   Included $130 million in interest and dividend income related
    to cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, which were not
    part of the Company's strategic investment portfolio, and $127
    million in net realized gains on investments, partially offset by $8
    million in other-than-temporary losses on investments and $5
    million in interest expense.
    (b)   Included $23 million in interest expense, $3 million in other-
    than-temporary losses on investments and $1 million in equity in
    losses of investees, partially offset by $1 million in gains on
    derivative instruments and $1 million in interest and dividend
    income related to cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.
    (c)   During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company recorded a
    tax benefit of $32 million, or $0.02 diluted earnings per share,
    related to fiscal 2010 due to the retroactive reenactment of the
    federal R&D tax credit. Also during the first quarter of fiscal
    2011, the Company recorded $3 million in state tax expense because
    deferred revenue related to the license agreement signed in the
    first quarter of fiscal 2010 with Samsung is taxable in fiscal 2011
    but the resulting deferred tax asset will reverse in future years
    when the Company's state tax rate will be lower. The Company's first
    quarter fiscal 2011 Non-GAAP results excluded these items.
    (d)   Free cash flow is calculated as net cash provided by operating
    activities less capital expenditures.  Reconciliation of these
    amounts is included in the "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Free Cash
    Flows to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities (GAAP) and Other
    Supplemental Disclosures" for the three months ended December 26,
    2010, included herein.

    N/M - Not Meaningful
    N/A - Not Applicable
    Sums may not equal totals due to rounding.
                   Qualcomm Incorporated
       Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Free Cash Flows to
     Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities (GAAP)
            and Other Supplemental Disclosures
                       (In millions)
                        (Unaudited)

                               Three Months Ended December 26, 2010
                               ------------------------------------
                                Share-               In-
                      Non-      Based       Tax    Process
                      GAAP   Compensation   Items    R&D      QSI     GAAP
                      ----   ------------   -----    ---      ---     ----
    Net cash
     provided
     (used)
     by
     operating
     activities        $227       $(45)(a)    $-      $-     $(134)    $48
    Less:
     capital
     expenditures      (100)         -         -       -        (2)   (102)
                       ----        ---       ---     ---       ---    ----
      Free cash
       flow            $127       $(45)       $-      $-     $(136)   $(54)
                       ====       ====       ===     ===     =====    ====

    Revenues         $3,348         $-        $-      $-        $-  $3,348
    Free cash
     flow as
     a % of
     revenues             4%       N/A       N/A     N/A       N/M      -2%

    Other
     supplemental
     cash
     disclosures:
       Cash
        transfers
        from QSI
        (1)              $8         $-        $-      $-       $(8)     $-
       Cash
        transfers
        to QSI
        (2)            (154)         -         -       -       154       -
                       ----        ---       ---     ---       ---     ---
         Net cash
          transfers   $(146)        $-        $-      $-      $146      $-
                      =====        ===       ===     ===      ====     ===

                            Three Months Ended December 27, 2009
                            ------------------------------------
                      Non-      Share-               In-
                                Based       Tax    Process
                      GAAP   Compensation   Items    R&D      QSI     GAAP
                      ----   ------------   -----    ---      ---     ----
    Net
     cash
     provided
     (used)
     by
     operating
     activities      $1,338       $(13)(a)    $-      $-     $(86)  $1,239
    Less:
     capital
     expenditures       (67)         -         -       -      (21)     (88)
                        ---        ---       ---     ---      ---      ---
      Free
       cash
       flow          $1,271       $(13)       $-      $-    $(107)  $1,151
                     ======       ====       ===     ===    =====   ======

    (a)   Incremental tax benefits from stock options exercised during
    the period.
    (1)   Cash primarily from the settlement of derivative contracts and
    sale of equity investments.
    (2)   Primarily funding for strategic debt and equity investments and
    QSI operating expenses.
    N/M - Not Meaningful
    N/A - Not Applicable

                              Qualcomm Incorporated
               Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Tax Rate to GAAP Tax Rate
                                  (in millions)
                                   (Unaudited)

                          Three Months Ended December 26, 2010
                          ------------------------------------
                                                    Tax
                         Non-GAAP   Share-Based   Items              GAAP
                          Results   Compensation    (a)   QSI (b)  Results
                          -------   ------------  ------  -------  -------

    Income (loss) before
     income taxes           $1,660         ($172)    $-   ($159)  $1,329
    Income tax (expense)
     benefit                  (315)           56     28      72     (159)
                              ----           ---    ---     ---     ----

    Net income (loss)       $1,345         ($116)   $28    ($87)  $1,170
                            ======         =====    ===    ====   ======

    Tax rate                    19%           33%   N/A     N/M       12%

    (a)   During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company recorded a
    tax benefit of $32 million, or $0.02 diluted earnings per share,
    related to fiscal 2010 due to the retroactive reenactment of the
    federal R&D tax credit. Also during the first quarter of fiscal
    2011, the Company recorded $3 million in state tax expense because
    deferred revenue related to the license agreement signed in the
    first quarter of fiscal 2010 with Samsung is taxable in fiscal 2011
    but the resulting deferred tax asset will reverse in future years
    when the Company's state tax rate will be lower. The Company's first
    quarter fiscal 2011 Non-GAAP results excluded these items.
    (b)   At fiscal year-end, the sum of the quarterly tax provisions
    for each column, including QSI, equals the annual tax provisions for
    each column computed in accordance with GAAP.  In interim quarters,
    the tax provision for the QSI operating segment is computed by
    subtracting the Non-GAAP tax provision, the tax items column and
    the tax provision related to share-based compensation from the GAAP
    tax provision.

    N/M - Not Meaningful

                         Qualcomm Incorporated
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                  (In millions, except per share data)
                              (Unaudited)

                                    ASSETS
                                                    December      September
                                                         26,            26,
                                                        2010           2010
                                                        ----           ----
    Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents                       $4,711         $3,547
      Marketable securities                            5,798          6,732
      Accounts receivable, net                           657            730
      Inventories                                        574            528
      Deferred tax assets                                336            321
      Other current assets                               255            275
                                                         ---            ---
              Total current assets                    12,331         12,133
    Marketable securities                              8,598          8,123
    Deferred tax assets                                1,979          1,922
    Property, plant and equipment, net                 2,361          2,373
    Goodwill                                           1,519          1,488
    Other intangible assets, net                       2,983          3,022
    Other assets                                       1,520          1,511
                                                       -----          -----
              Total assets                           $31,291        $30,572
                                                     =======        =======

                     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Current liabilities:
      Trade accounts payable                            $522           $764
      Payroll and other benefits related
       liabilities                                       480            467
      Unearned revenues                                  631            623
      Loans payable                                    1,089          1,086
      Income taxes payable                                10          1,443
      Other current liabilities                        1,211          1,085
                                                       -----          -----
             Total current liabilities                 3,943          5,468
    Unearned revenues                                  3,821          3,485
    Other liabilities                                    791            761
                                                         ---            ---
             Total liabilities                         8,555          9,714
                                                       -----          -----

    Stockholders' equity:
      Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value;
       issuable in series;
        8 shares authorized; none outstanding at
        December 26, 2010 and September 26, 2010           -              -
      Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 6,000
       shares authorized;
        1,634 and 1,612 shares issued and
         outstanding at
        December 26, 2010 and September 26, 2010,
         respectively                                      -              -
      Paid-in capital                                  7,818          6,856
      Retained earnings                               14,161         13,305
      Accumulated other comprehensive income             757            697
                                                         ---            ---
             Total stockholders' equity               22,736         20,858
                                                      ------         ------
             Total liabilities and stockholders'
              equity                                 $31,291        $30,572
                                                     =======        =======

                           Qualcomm Incorporated
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                    (In millions, except per share data)
                                (Unaudited)

                                                 Three Months Ended
                                                 ------------------
                                       December 26,             December 27,
                                              2010                     2009
                                              ----                     ----

    Revenues:
      Equipment and services                $2,213                   $1,663
      Licensing and royalty
       fees                                  1,135                    1,007
                                             -----                    -----
      Total revenues                         3,348                    2,670
                                             -----                    -----

    Operating expenses:
      Cost of equipment and
       services revenues                     1,130                      816
      Research and development                 671                      596
      Selling, general and
       administrative                          437                      379
                                               ---                      ---
          Total operating expenses           2,238                    1,791
                                             -----                    -----

    Operating income                         1,110                      879

    Investment income, net                     219                      173
                                               ---                      ---
           Income before income
            taxes                            1,329                    1,052
    Income tax expense                        (159)                    (211)
                                              ----                     ----
           Net income                       $1,170                     $841
                                            ======                     ====

    Basic earnings per common
     share                                   $0.72                    $0.50
                                             =====                    =====
    Diluted earnings per
     common share                            $0.71                    $0.50
                                             =====                    =====

    Shares used in per share
     calculations:
       Basic                                 1,623                    1,672
                                             =====                    =====
       Diluted                               1,648                    1,691
                                             =====                    =====

    Dividends per share paid                 $0.19                    $0.17
                                             =====                    =====
    Dividends per share
     announced                               $0.19                    $0.17
                                             =====                    =====

                              Qualcomm Incorporated
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (In millions)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                         ------------------
                                                        December    December
                                                         26,2010     27,2009
                                                       ---------   ---------
    Operating Activities:
    Net income                                            $1,170        $841
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
     cash provided by
           operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization                         201         162
       Revenues related to non-monetary exchanges            (31)        (37)
       Income tax provision (less than) in excess of
        income tax payments                               (1,474)         32
       Non-cash portion of share-based compensation
        expense                                              174         151
       Incremental tax benefit from stock options
        exercised                                            (45)        (13)
       Net realized gains on marketable securities
        and other investments                               (127)       (102)
       Net impairment losses on marketable securities
        and other investments                                 11          57
       Other items, net                                       (2)          4
    Changes in assets and liabilities, net of
     effects of acquisitions:
        Accounts receivable, net                              76          87
        Inventories                                          (45)        101
        Other assets                                         (23)        (32)
        Trade accounts payable                              (234)       (226)
        Payroll, benefits and other liabilities               21        (124)
        Unearned revenues                                    376         338
                                                             ---         ---
        Net cash provided by operating activities             48       1,239
                                                             ---       -----
    Investing Activities:
      Capital expenditures                                  (102)        (88)
      Purchases of available-for-sale securities          (2,309)     (2,098)
      Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale
       securities                                          3,024       2,013
      Other investments and acquisitions, net of
       cash acquired                                         (66)         (6)
      Other items, net                                         7           7
                                                             ---         ---
        Net cash provided (used) by investing
         activities                                          554        (172)
                                                             ---        ----
    Financing Activities:
      Borrowing under loans payable                        1,083           -
      Repayment of loans payable                          (1,083)          -
      Proceeds from issuance of common stock                 791         152
      Incremental tax benefit from stock options
       exercised                                              45          13
      Dividends paid                                        (309)       (284)
      Change in obligation under securities lending           38           -
      Other items, net                                        (4)         (1)
                                                             ---         ---
        Net cash provided (used) by financing
         activities                                          561        (120)
                                                             ---        ----
      Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                  1          (4)
                                                             ---         ---
      Net increase in cash and cash equivalents            1,164         943
    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
     period                                                3,547       2,717
                                                           -----       -----
      Cash and cash equivalents at end of period          $4,711      $3,660
                                                          ======      ======

Warren Kneeshaw of Qualcomm Incorporated, +1-858-658-4813, ir at qualcomm.com

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