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Qualcomm®
business model
Dan Novak
Vice President Global Marketing PR and Communications,
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
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A model for mobile innovation
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Promoting the growth of 3G/4G
Global 3G/4G
connections as of Q4 ‘13
~2.5B
Global 3G/4G connections
expected by 2017
~4.6B
Source: GSMA Intelligence, Mar ‘14
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Creating a vibrant ecosystem
With many Chinese participants
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Two core businesses
Technology
Licensing
Mobile and
Computing
chipsets
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R&D engine for the industry
Foresee challenges and invest ahead of time
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
GAAP R&D
$5.0B
$3.9B
$2.5B$2.3B
$1.5B
CDMA2000, EV-DO, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+, WCDMA+
OFDMA/LTE, RF CMOS, MULTIMEDIA
CPU, GPU, DSP, ISP, LOCATION, 802.11, INTEGRATION
MOBILE COMPUTING, SMALL CELLS
LTE ADVANCED
LTE IN
UNLICENSED
SPECTRUM
Source: Qualcomm Incorporated data
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Facilitate new opportunities for our licensees
We level the playing field for companies big and small
Samsung XiaoMi MDO/Sandroid
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Increasing value of our licensing portfolio
Covering all key areas of device evolution
WWAN
NFC
Sensors
Apps
processor
Semiconductor GPU
Position
location
OS/user
Interface
Video
codecs
Wireless
charging
RF and
antenna
Camera
Display
Security
Audio
processing
Connectivity
(Wi-Fi)
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LTE-TDD and -FDD: one common global standard
The same 3GPP
specifications for LTE
FDD and LTE TDD
Same features in same
standards release
Common FDD/TDD
technology ecosystem,
common products
LTE is an internationally-
developed common
standard for paired and
unpaired spectrum
Inherent tight
FDD/TDD interworking
and seamless 3G
interworking
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250+ total
3G CDMA licensees
Covers CDMA/OFDMA
multimode products
Covers single-mode OFDMA
(without CDMA) products
95+ total
4G LTE licensees
Widely licensed portfolio
License agreements signed through bi-lateral negotiations
Source: Qualcomm Incorporated data
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China: leading 3G/4G growth
Source: GSMA Intelligence, Mar ’14, Includes CDMA 2000 1X
110+ 3G CDMA
licensees in China
55+ 4G LTE
licensees in China
(Covers both FDD & TDD)
2007 2013 2017
3G/4G connections in China
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Supporting China wireless ecosystem
Benefiting from Qualcomm technology leadership and scale
Technology and know-how transfer for
advanced 3G/4G technologies
Supported domestic
and overseas 3G/4G
sales and revenue
growth
Empowered Chinese
consumers with
3G/4G services
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Helping to globalize Chinese OEMs
Close technical and business support in driving Chinese OEM sales domestically and overseas
Domestic 3G/4G
handsets supplied by
Chinese OEMs
Chinese OEM 3G/4G
handset export growth
rate (2007 – 2013)
Source: IDC, Mar ‘14
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For more information on Qualcomm, visit us at:
www.qualcomm.com & www.qualcomm.com/blog
Thank you
Follow us on:
©2013-2014 Qualcomm Incorporated and/or its subsidiaries.
Qualcomm is a trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries.
References in this presentation to “Qualcomm” may mean Qualcomm Incorporated, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and/or other subsidiaries or business units
within the Qualcomm corporate structure, as applicable. Qualcomm Incorporated includes Qualcomm’s licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of its
patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of
Qualcomm’s engineering, research and development functions, and substantially all of its product and services businesses, including its semiconductor business,
QCT.

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  • 1.
    1 Qualcomm® business model Dan Novak VicePresident Global Marketing PR and Communications, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
  • 2.
    2 A model formobile innovation
  • 3.
    3 Promoting the growthof 3G/4G Global 3G/4G connections as of Q4 ‘13 ~2.5B Global 3G/4G connections expected by 2017 ~4.6B Source: GSMA Intelligence, Mar ‘14
  • 4.
    4 Creating a vibrantecosystem With many Chinese participants
  • 5.
  • 6.
    6 R&D engine forthe industry Foresee challenges and invest ahead of time 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 GAAP R&D $5.0B $3.9B $2.5B$2.3B $1.5B CDMA2000, EV-DO, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+, WCDMA+ OFDMA/LTE, RF CMOS, MULTIMEDIA CPU, GPU, DSP, ISP, LOCATION, 802.11, INTEGRATION MOBILE COMPUTING, SMALL CELLS LTE ADVANCED LTE IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM Source: Qualcomm Incorporated data
  • 7.
    7 Facilitate new opportunitiesfor our licensees We level the playing field for companies big and small Samsung XiaoMi MDO/Sandroid
  • 8.
    8 Increasing value ofour licensing portfolio Covering all key areas of device evolution WWAN NFC Sensors Apps processor Semiconductor GPU Position location OS/user Interface Video codecs Wireless charging RF and antenna Camera Display Security Audio processing Connectivity (Wi-Fi)
  • 9.
    9 LTE-TDD and -FDD:one common global standard The same 3GPP specifications for LTE FDD and LTE TDD Same features in same standards release Common FDD/TDD technology ecosystem, common products LTE is an internationally- developed common standard for paired and unpaired spectrum Inherent tight FDD/TDD interworking and seamless 3G interworking
  • 10.
    10 250+ total 3G CDMAlicensees Covers CDMA/OFDMA multimode products Covers single-mode OFDMA (without CDMA) products 95+ total 4G LTE licensees Widely licensed portfolio License agreements signed through bi-lateral negotiations Source: Qualcomm Incorporated data
  • 11.
    11 China: leading 3G/4Ggrowth Source: GSMA Intelligence, Mar ’14, Includes CDMA 2000 1X 110+ 3G CDMA licensees in China 55+ 4G LTE licensees in China (Covers both FDD & TDD) 2007 2013 2017 3G/4G connections in China
  • 12.
    12 Supporting China wirelessecosystem Benefiting from Qualcomm technology leadership and scale Technology and know-how transfer for advanced 3G/4G technologies Supported domestic and overseas 3G/4G sales and revenue growth Empowered Chinese consumers with 3G/4G services
  • 13.
    13 Helping to globalizeChinese OEMs Close technical and business support in driving Chinese OEM sales domestically and overseas Domestic 3G/4G handsets supplied by Chinese OEMs Chinese OEM 3G/4G handset export growth rate (2007 – 2013) Source: IDC, Mar ‘14
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    14 For more informationon Qualcomm, visit us at: www.qualcomm.com & www.qualcomm.com/blog Thank you Follow us on: ©2013-2014 Qualcomm Incorporated and/or its subsidiaries. Qualcomm is a trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. References in this presentation to “Qualcomm” may mean Qualcomm Incorporated, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and/or other subsidiaries or business units within the Qualcomm corporate structure, as applicable. Qualcomm Incorporated includes Qualcomm’s licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of its patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of Qualcomm’s engineering, research and development functions, and substantially all of its product and services businesses, including its semiconductor business, QCT.