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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1



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QUALCOMM and Kyocera Close Agreement for Terrestrial CDMA Phone Business

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SAN DIEGO -- February 22, 2000 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) today
announced the completion of the sale of its terrestrial-based wireless Code
Division Multiple Access (CDMA) consumer phone business, including phone
inventory, manufacturing equipment and customer commitments, to Kyocera Wireless
Corp. (KWC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera International, Inc., which is
the North American holding company for Kyocera Corporation (NYSE: KYO). Under
the agreement, Kyocera will purchase a majority of its chipsets from QUALCOMM
for a period of five years, and continue its existing royalty-bearing CDMA
license agreement with QUALCOMM.

"We are pleased to complete our agreement with Kyocera," said Dr. Irwin M.
Jacobs, chairman and CEO of QUALCOMM. "Both companies have worked together
closely to make the transfer of this business as smooth as possible. QUALCOMM's
industry-leading CDMA expertise will enable Kyocera to provide CDMA phones
supporting voice and data services worldwide."

Since the agreement was announced in December 1999, QUALCOMM has formed a new
subsidiary, QCP Incorporated, which includes employees formerly with QUALCOMM
Consumer Products. Through a strategic alliance, those employees' services are
being contracted to KWC to provide design, distribution, sales and marketing
support. In addition select employees of QUALCOMM Personal



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Electronics, a manufacturing joint venture between QUALCOMM and Sony
Electronics, have accepted employment with KWC. KWC, which currently leases
selected QUALCOMM facilities, is responsible for integrating QUALCOMM's handset
design, development, manufacturing and marketing expertise with Kyocera's global
R&D and technology resources.

QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) 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 business areas
include integrated CDMA chipsets and system software; technology licensing;
Eudora(R) email software for Windows(R) and Macintosh(R) computing platforms;
and satellite-based systems including OmniTRACS(R) and portions of the
Globalstar(TM) system. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included
in the S&P 500 Index and is a 1999 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on the Nasdaq
under the ticker symbol QCOM.

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 26, 1999, and most recent
Form 10-Q.

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QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS and Eudora are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM
Incorporated. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services,
Incorporated. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Macintosh is
a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.