EXHIBIT 32.1

     CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                            (18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

         In connection with the accompanying Annual Report of QUALCOMM
Incorporated (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
28, 2003 (the "Report"), I, Irwin Mark Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: November 5, 2003

 /s/ Irwin Mark Jacobs
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Irwin Mark Jacobs,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to QUALCOMM Incorporated and will be
retained by QUALCOMM Incorporated and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.