10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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(Mark one)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 25, 2022

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                      .

Commission File Number 0-19528

QUALCOMM Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	95-3685934
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
5775 Morehouse Dr., San Diego, California	92121-1714
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(858) 587-1121

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	QCOM	Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock was 1,115 million at January 31, 2023.

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended December 25, 2022

		Page
	Risk Factors Summary	4
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	7
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	8
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	9
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	10
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	11
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	22
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	50
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	50
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	51
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	51
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	51
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	51
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	51
Item 5.	Other Information	51
Item 6.	Exhibits	52
SIGNATURES		54

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Risk Factors Summary:

Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those described in the section labeled “Risk Factors” in “Part I, Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

RISKS RELATED TO OUR OPERATING BUSINESSES

•We derive a significant portion of our revenues from a small number of customers and licensees, and particularly from their sale of premium tier devices. If revenues derived from these customers or licensees decrease or the timing of such revenues fluctuates, our business and results of operations could be negatively affected.

•Our business, particularly our semiconductor business, may suffer as a result of our customers vertically integrating (i.e., developing their own integrated circuit products).

•A significant portion of our business is concentrated in China, and the risks of such concentration are exacerbated by U.S./China trade and national security tensions.

RISKS RELATED TO NEW INITIATIVES

•Our growth depends in part on our ability to extend our technologies and products into new and expanded product areas, and industries and applications beyond mobile handsets. Our research, development and other investments in these new and expanded product areas, industries and applications, and related technologies and products, as well as in our existing technologies and products, and new technologies, may not generate operating income or contribute to future results of operations that meet our expectations.

•We may engage in acquisitions and other strategic transactions or make investments, or be unable to consummate planned strategic acquisitions, which could adversely affect our results of operations or fail to enhance stockholder value.

RISKS RELATED TO SUPPLY AND MANUFACTURING

•We depend on a limited number of third-party suppliers for the procurement, manufacture, assembly and testing of our products manufactured in a fabless production model. If we fail to execute supply strategies that provide supply assurance, technology leadership and reasonable margins, our business and results of operations may be harmed. We are also subject to order and shipment uncertainties that could negatively impact our results of operations.

•There are numerous risks associated with the operation and control of our manufacturing facilities, including a higher portion of fixed costs relative to a fabless model; environmental compliance and liability; impacts related to climate change; exposure to natural disasters, health crises, geopolitical conflicts and cyber-attacks; timely supply of equipment and materials; and various manufacturing issues.

RISKS RELATED TO CYBERSECURITY OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF OUR CRITICAL INFORMATION

•Our business and operations could suffer in the event of security breaches of our IT systems, or other misappropriation of our technology, intellectual property or other proprietary or confidential information.

RISKS RELATED TO HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

•We may not be able to attract and retain qualified employees, and our attempts to operate under a hybrid work model may not be successful.

RISKS SPECIFIC TO OUR LICENSING BUSINESS

•The continued and future success of our licensing programs requires us to continue to evolve our patent portfolio and to renew or renegotiate license agreements that are expiring.

•Efforts by some original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to avoid paying fair and reasonable royalties for the use of our intellectual property may require the investment of substantial management time and financial resources and may result in legal decisions or actions by governments, courts, regulators or agencies, Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) or other industry organizations that harm our business.

•Changes in our patent licensing practices, whether due to governmental investigations, legal challenges or otherwise, could adversely impact our business and results of operations.

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RISKS RELATED TO REGULATORY AND LEGAL CHALLENGES

•Our business may suffer as a result of adverse rulings in governmental investigations or proceedings or other legal proceedings.

RISKS RELATED TO INDUSTRY DYNAMICS AND COMPETITION

•Our revenues depend on our customers’ and licensees’ sales of products and services based on CDMA, OFDMA and other communications technologies, including 5G, and customer demand for our products based on these technologies.

•Our industry is subject to intense competition in an environment of rapid technological change. Our success depends in part on our ability to adapt to such change and compete effectively; and such change and competition could result in decreased demand for our products and technologies or declining average selling prices for our products or those of our customers or licensees.

RISKS RELATED TO PRODUCT DEFECTS OR SECURITY VULNERABILITIES

•Failures in our products, or in the products of our customers or licensees, including those resulting from security vulnerabilities, defects or errors, could harm our business.

RISKS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

•The enforcement and protection of our intellectual property may be expensive, could fail to prevent misappropriation or unauthorized use of our intellectual property, could result in the loss of our ability to enforce one or more patents, and could be adversely affected by changes in patent laws, by laws in certain foreign jurisdictions that may not effectively protect our intellectual property and by ineffective enforcement of laws in such jurisdictions.

•Claims by other companies that we infringe their intellectual property could adversely affect our business.

•Our use of open source software may harm our business.

GENERAL RISK FACTORS

•The COVID-19 pandemic, or a similar health crisis, may impact our business or results of operations in the future.

•We operate in the highly cyclical semiconductor industry, which is subject to significant downturns. We are also susceptible to declines in global, regional and local economic conditions generally. Our stock price and financial results are subject to substantial quarterly and annual fluctuations due to these dynamics, among others.

•Our business may suffer due to the impact of, or our failure to comply with, the various existing, new or amended laws, regulations, policies or standards to which we are subject.

•There are risks associated with our debt.

•Tax liabilities could adversely affect our results of operations.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

QUALCOMM Incorporated

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except par value amounts)

(Unaudited)

	December 25, 2022		September 25, 2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4,808	$	2,773
Marketable securities	3,430		3,609
Accounts receivable, net	3,960		5,643
Inventories	6,932		6,341
Held for sale assets	721		733
Other current assets	1,247		1,625
Total current assets	21,098		20,724
Deferred tax assets	2,092		1,803
Property, plant and equipment, net	5,215		5,168
Goodwill	10,566		10,508
Other intangible assets, net	1,796		1,882
Held for sale assets	1,199		1,200
Other assets	8,048		7,729
Total assets	$	50,014	$	49,014
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	$	2,562	$	3,796
Payroll and other benefits related liabilities	1,460		1,486
Unearned revenues	289		369
Short-term debt	1,446		1,945
Held for sale liabilities	646		581
Other current liabilities	3,678		3,689
Total current liabilities	10,081		11,866
Unearned revenues	105		144
Income taxes payable	1,472		1,472
Long-term debt	15,431		13,537
Held for sale liabilities	111		119
Other liabilities	4,004		3,863
Total liabilities	31,204		31,001
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 8 shares authorized; none outstanding	—		—
Common stock and paid-in capital, $0.0001 par value; 6,000 shares authorized; 1,119 and 1,121 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	—		195
Retained earnings	18,517		17,840
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	293		(22)
Total stockholders’ equity	18,810		18,013
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	50,014	$	49,014

See accompanying notes.

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QUALCOMM Incorporated

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Revenues:
Equipment and services	$	7,784	$	8,682
Licensing	1,679		2,023
Total revenues	9,463		10,705
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	4,044		4,303
Research and development	2,251		1,930
Selling, general and administrative	623		608
Other	80		—
Total costs and expenses	6,998		6,841
Operating income	2,465		3,864
Interest expense	(170)		(139)
Investment and other income, net	76		140
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	2,371		3,865
Income tax expense	(98)		(466)
Income from continuing operations	2,273		3,399
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(38)		—
Net income	$	2,235	$	3,399
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	2.02	$	3.02
Discontinued operations	(0.03)		—
Net income	$	1.99	$	3.02
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	2.01	$	2.98
Discontinued operations	(0.03)		—
Net income	$	1.98	$	2.98
Shares used in per share calculations:
Basic	1,122		1,124
Diluted	1,131		1,142

See accompanying notes.

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QUALCOMM Incorporated

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Net income	$	2,235	$	3,399
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes:
Foreign currency translation gains (losses)	162		(42)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities	14		(19)
Net unrealized gains on derivative instruments	119		2
Other reclassifications included in net income	20		(11)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	315		(70)
Comprehensive income	$	2,550	$	3,329

    

See accompanying notes.

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QUALCOMM Incorporated

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Operating Activities:
Net income from continuing operations	$	2,273	$	3,399
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense	398		406
Income tax provision (less than) in excess of income tax payments	(120)		272
Share-based compensation expense	634		496
Net gains on marketable securities and other investments	(25)		(103)
Other items, net	(33)		(25)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	1,694		(454)
Inventories	(476)		(638)
Other assets	409		(1,504)
Trade accounts payable	(1,264)		781
Payroll, benefits and other liabilities	(286)		(495)
Unearned revenues	(81)		(78)
Net cash used by operating activities from discontinued operations	(28)		—
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,095		2,057
Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(398)		(583)
Purchases of debt and equity marketable securities	(22)		(517)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of debt and equity marketable securities	219		1,133
Acquisitions and other investments, net of cash acquired	(29)		(238)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	111		—
Proceeds from other investments	4		93
Other items, net	(18)		—
Net cash used by investing activities	(133)		(112)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from short-term debt	1,458		710
Repayment of short-term debt	(1,955)		(710)
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,880		—
Repurchases and retirements of common stock	(1,270)		(1,178)
Dividends paid	(842)		(765)
Payments of tax withholdings related to vesting of share-based awards	(309)		(500)
Other items, net	23		(3)
Net cash used by financing activities	(1,015)		(2,446)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	27		(8)
Net increase (decrease) in total cash and cash equivalents	1,974		(509)
Total cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period (including $326 million classified as held for sale at September 25, 2022)	3,099		7,116
Total cash and cash equivalents at end of period (including $265 million classified as held for sale at December 25, 2022)	$	5,073	$	6,607

    See accompanying notes.

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QUALCOMM Incorporated

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Total stockholders’ equity, beginning balance	$	18,013	$	9,950
Common stock and paid-in capital:
Balance at beginning of period	$	195	$	—
Common stock issued under employee benefit plans	38		1
Repurchases and retirements of common stock	(591)		(22)
Share-based compensation	667		521
Tax withholdings related to vesting of share-based payments	(309)		(500)
Balance at end of period	—		—
Retained earnings:
Balance at beginning of period	17,840		9,822
Net income	2,235		3,399
Repurchases and retirements of common stock	(679)		(1,156)
Dividends	(879)		(790)
Balance at end of period	18,517		11,275
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Balance at beginning of period	(22)		128
Other comprehensive income (loss)	315		(70)
Balance at end of period	293		58
Total stockholders’ equity, ending balance	$	18,810	$	11,333
Dividends per share announced	$	0.75	$	0.68

See accompanying notes.

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QUALCOMM Incorporated

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Update

Financial Statement Preparation. These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the interim financial information includes all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended September 25, 2022. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of operating results for an entire fiscal year. We operate and report using a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday in September. Each of the three months ended December 25, 2022 and December 26, 2021 included 13 weeks.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and the disclosure of contingent amounts in our condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Note 2. Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items

Inventories (in millions)
	December 25, 2022		September 25, 2022
Raw materials	$	228	$	221
Work-in-process	3,647		3,329
Finished goods	3,057		2,791
	$	6,932	$	6,341

Revenues. We disaggregate our revenues by segment (Note 7), by products and services (as presented on our condensed consolidated statement of operations), and for our QCT (Qualcomm CDMA Technologies) segment, by revenue stream, which is based on the industry and application in which our products are sold (as presented below). Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, QCT RFFE (radio frequency front-end) revenues, which were previously presented as a separate revenue stream, are now included within our Handset, Automotive and internet of things (IoT) revenue streams, as applicable, based on the industry and application in which the related RFFE products are sold. Prior period information has been recast to reflect this change. RFFE revenues include revenues from the sale of 4G, 5G sub 6 and 5G millimeter wave RFFE products (a substantial portion of which relate to mobile handsets) and exclude radio frequency transceiver components. This change aligns with changes made to our internal reporting of revenues. We believe this change provides a more meaningful presentation in understanding QCT revenues going forward, as we expect RFFE revenues to correspond with trends in Handsets, Automotive and IoT (as applicable) and is more consistent with how our revenue diversification is viewed externally. In certain cases, the determination of QCT revenues by industry and application requires the use of certain assumptions. Substantially all of QCT’s revenues consist of equipment revenues that are recognized at a point in time, and substantially all of QTL’s (Qualcomm Technology Licensing) revenues represent licensing revenues that are recognized over time and are principally from royalties generated through our licensees’ sales of mobile handsets.

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QUALCOMM Incorporated

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

QCT revenue streams were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Handsets (1)	$	5,754	$	6,989
Automotive (2)	456		288
IoT (3)	1,682		1,570
Total QCT revenues	$	7,892	$	8,847

(1) Includes revenues from products sold for use in mobile handsets.

(2) Includes revenues from products sold for use in automobiles, including connectivity, digital cockpit and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving (AD).

(3) Primarily includes products sold for use in the following industries and applications: consumer (including computing, voice and music and extended reality (XR)), edge networking (including mobile broadband and wireless access points) and industrial (including handhelds, retail, transportation and logistics and utilities).

Revenues recognized from performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022 (1)		December 26, 2021 (2)
Revenues recognized from previously satisfied performance obligations	$	199	$	242

(1) Primarily related to certain QCT sales-based royalty revenues related to system software and certain QCT customer incentives.

(2) Primarily related to certain QCT sales-based royalty revenues related to system software, QTL royalty revenues recognized related to devices sold in prior periods (including adjustments to prior period royalty estimates, which includes the impact of the reporting by our licensees of actual royalties due) and certain QCT customer incentives.

Unearned revenues (which are considered contract liabilities) consist primarily of certain customer contracts for which QCT received fees upfront and QTL license fees for intellectual property with continuing performance obligations. In the three months ended December 25, 2022 and December 26, 2021, we recognized revenues of $173 million and $187 million, respectively, that were recorded as unearned revenues at September 25, 2022 and September 26, 2021, respectively.

Remaining performance obligations, substantially all of which are included in unearned revenues, represent the aggregate amount of the transaction price of certain customer contracts yet to be recognized as revenues as of the end of the reporting period and exclude revenues related to (a) contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less and (b) sales-based royalties (i.e., future royalty revenues) pursuant to our license agreements. Our remaining performance obligations are primarily comprised of certain customer contracts for which QCT received fees upfront and certain customer contracts for which QTL received license fees upfront. At December 25, 2022, we had $577 million of remaining performance obligations, of which $301 million, $201 million, $65 million, $6 million and $1 million is expected to be recognized as revenues for the remainder of fiscal 2023 and each of the subsequent four years from fiscal 2024 through 2027, respectively, and $3 million thereafter.

Concentrations. A significant portion of our revenues are concentrated with a small number of customers/licensees of our QCT and QTL segments. The comparability of customer/licensee concentrations for the interim periods presented are impacted by the timing of customer/licensee device launches and/or innovation cycles and other seasonal trends, among other fluctuations in demand. Revenues from each customer/licensee that were 10% or greater of total revenues were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Customer/licensee (y)	34	%	26	%
Customer/licensee (z)	14		19

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QUALCOMM Incorporated

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Other Expenses. Other expenses in the three months ended December 25, 2022 consisted of $80 million in restructuring charges, substantially all of which related to accrued severance costs, resulting from certain cost reduction initiatives during the quarter. Additionally, in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, we committed to take additional actions to reduce our operating expenses. As a result, we currently expect to incur additional restructuring charges in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 of approximately $80 million, substantially all of which relate to cash severance payments.

Investment and Other Income, Net (in millions)
	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Interest and dividend income	$	55	$	17
Net gains on marketable securities	11		17
Net gains on other investments	—		93
Net gains on deferred compensation plan assets	26		13
Impairment losses on other investments	(14)		(1)
Net gains (losses) on derivative instruments	9		(13)
Equity in net (losses) earnings of investees	(8)		7
Net (losses) gains on foreign currency transactions	(3)		7
	$	76	$	140

Note 3. Income Taxes

We estimate our annual effective income tax rate to be 9% for fiscal 2023, which is lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate, primarily due to (i) a significant portion of our income qualifying for preferential treatment as foreign-derived intangible income (FDII) at a 13% effective tax rate, which includes certain benefits discussed below from the new requirement to capitalize research and development expenditures for federal income tax purposes, (ii) benefits from our federal research and development tax credit and (iii) benefits related to foreign currency gains on a noncurrent receivable related to our refund claim of Korean withholding tax. Our effective tax rate of 4% for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was lower than our estimated annual effective tax rate of 9% primarily due to $150 million of net discrete tax benefits, which principally related to foreign currency gains on a noncurrent receivable related to our refund claim of Korean withholding tax. Our effective tax rate of 12% for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 included $103 million of discrete net tax benefits, which principally related to excess tax benefits associated with share-based awards that vested in the first fiscal quarter.

Beginning in fiscal 2023, for federal income tax purposes, we are required to capitalize and amortize domestic research and development expenditures over five years and foreign research and development expenditures over fifteen years (such expenditures were previously deducted as incurred). Our cash flows from operations will be adversely affected due to significantly higher cash tax payments. However, since the resulting deferred tax asset is established at the statutory rate of 21% (rather than the effective tax rate of 13% to 16% after considering the FDII deduction), capitalization favorably affects our provision for income taxes and results of operations. The adverse cash flow impact and favorable tax provision impact will diminish in future years as capitalized research and development expenditures continue to amortize.

Unrecognized tax benefits were $2.2 billion at both December 25, 2022 and September 25, 2022 and primarily related to our refund claim of Korean withholding tax. If successful, the refund will result in a corresponding reduction in U.S. foreign tax credits. We expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits at December 25, 2022 will increase in the next 12 months as licensees in Korea continue to withhold taxes on future payments due under their licensing agreements at a rate higher than we believe is owed; such increase is not expected to have a significant impact on our income tax provision.

Note 4. Capital Stock

Stock Repurchase Program. On October 12, 2021, we announced a $10.0 billion stock repurchase program. The stock repurchase program has no expiration date. At December 25, 2022, $6.8 billion remained authorized for repurchase under our stock repurchase program. Since December 25, 2022, we repurchased and retired 5 million shares of common stock for $531 million.

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QUALCOMM Incorporated

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Shares Outstanding. Shares of common stock outstanding at December 25, 2022 were as follows (in millions):

Balance at September 25, 2022	1,121
Issued	9
Repurchased	(11)
Balance at December 25, 2022	1,119

Dividends. On January 18, 2023, we announced a cash dividend of $0.75 per share on our common stock, payable on March 23, 2023 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 2, 2023.

Earnings Per Common Share. Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the combination of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and the weighted-average number of dilutive common share equivalents, comprised of shares issuable under our share-based compensation plans, during the reporting period. The following table provides information about the diluted earnings per share calculation (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022	December 26, 2021
Dilutive common share equivalents included in diluted shares	9	18
Shares of common stock equivalents not included because the effect would be anti-dilutive or certain performance conditions were not satisfied at the end of the period	5	—

Note 5. Debt

Long-term Debt. In November 2022, we issued unsecured fixed-rate notes, consisting of $700 million of fixed-rate 5.40% notes and $1.2 billion of fixed-rate 6.00% notes (collectively, November 2022 Notes) that mature on May 20, 2033 and May 20, 2053, respectively. The net proceeds from the November 2022 Notes were used to repay $946 million of fixed-rate notes and $500 million of floating-rate notes that matured in January 2023 and the excess will be used for general corporate purposes.

The following table provides a summary of our long-term debt:

	December 25, 2022				September 25, 2022
	Maturities	Amount (in millions)		Effective Rate	Maturities	Amount (in millions)		Effective Rate
May 2015 Notes	2025 - 2045	$	3,865	3.46% - 4.73%	2025 - 2045	$	3,865	3.46% - 4.73%
May 2017 Notes	2023 - 2047	5,860		2.66% - 5.17%	2023 - 2047	5,860		2.68% - 4.46%
May 2020 Notes	2030 - 2050	2,000		2.95% - 3.30%	2030 - 2050	2,000		2.97% - 3.30%
August 2020 Notes	2028 - 2032	2,207		2.48% - 3.53%	2028 - 2032	2,207		2.50% - 3.52%
May 2022 Notes	2032 - 2052	1,500		3.14% - 4.26%	2032 - 2052	1,500		3.13% - 4.26%
November 2022 Notes	2033 - 2053	1,900		3.44% - 4.99%		—
Total principal		17,332				15,432
Unamortized discount, including debt issuance costs		(258)				(241)
Hedge accounting fair value adjustments		(197)				(208)
Total long-term debt		$	16,877			$	14,983
Reported as:
Short-term debt		$	1,446			$	1,446
Long-term debt		15,431				13,537
Total		$	16,877			$	14,983

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At December 25, 2022, the aggregate fair value of our outstanding floating- and fixed-rate notes, based on Level 2 inputs, was approximately $16.1 billion.

Interest Rate Swaps. At September 25, 2022, we had outstanding forward-starting interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount, denominated in U.S. dollars, of $1.6 billion. During the first quarter of fiscal 2023, in connection with the issuance of the November 2022 Notes, we terminated these swaps, and the related gains of $334 million are being reclassified from accumulated comprehensive income to being recorded as a reduction to interest expense over the hedged portions of the related debt.

Commercial Paper Program. We have an unsecured commercial paper program, which provides for the issuance of up to $4.5 billion of commercial paper. At December 25, 2022 and September 25, 2022, we had no amounts and $499 million, respectively, of outstanding commercial paper recorded as short-term debt.

Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal and Regulatory Proceedings.

Consolidated Securities Class Action Lawsuit: On January 23, 2017 and January 26, 2017, securities class action complaints were filed by purported stockholders of us in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against us and certain of our then current and former officers and directors. The complaints alleged, among other things, that we violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, by making false and misleading statements and omissions of material fact in connection with certain allegations that we are or were engaged in anticompetitive conduct. The complaints sought unspecified damages, interest, fees and costs. On May 4, 2017, the court consolidated the two actions. On July 3, 2017, the plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint asserting the same basic theories of liability and requesting the same basic relief. On September 1, 2017, we filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint, and on March 18, 2019, the court denied our motion. On January 15, 2020, we filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, which the court denied on February 3, 2022. On May 23, 2022, the plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification, and a hearing on the motion was held on October 19, 2022. The court has not yet ruled on the motion. We believe the plaintiffs’ claims are without merit.

Consumer Class Action Lawsuits: Beginning in January 2017, a number of consumer class action complaints were filed against us in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of California, each on behalf of a putative class of purchasers of cellular phones and other cellular devices. In April 2017, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred the cases that had been filed in the Southern District of California to the Northern District of California. On July 11, 2017, the plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint alleging that we violated California and federal antitrust and unfair competition laws by, among other things, refusing to license standard-essential patents to our competitors, conditioning the supply of certain of our baseband chipsets on the purchaser first agreeing to license our entire patent portfolio, entering into exclusive deals with companies, including Apple Inc., and charging unreasonably high royalties that do not comply with our commitments to standard setting organizations. The complaint sought unspecified damages and disgorgement and/or restitution, as well as an order that we be enjoined from further unlawful conduct. On July 5, 2018, the plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification, and on September 27, 2018, the court granted that motion. We appealed the district court’s class certification order to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit), and on September 29, 2021, the Ninth Circuit vacated the class certification order, ruling that the district court had failed to correctly assess the propriety of applying California law to a nationwide class. The Ninth Circuit remanded the case to the district court and instructed the court to consider the effect of United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) v. QUALCOMM Incorporated (which the Ninth Circuit decided in favor of Qualcomm in August 2020) on this case. On June 10, 2022, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, limiting the proposed class to California residents rather than a nationwide class. On August 1, 2022, we filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint, and on November 15, 2022, the court held a hearing on our motion. On January 6, 2023, the court issued an order granting in part and denying in part our motion to dismiss. The order preserved the plaintiffs’ claims related to exclusive dealing under California antitrust and unfair competition laws and dismissed the remainder of the plaintiffs’ claims, which were related to our licensing practices. We believe the plaintiffs’ claims are without merit.

Since November 2017, several other consumer class action complaints have been filed against us in Canada (in the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the Quebec Superior Court), Israel (in the Haifa District Court) and the United Kingdom (in the Competition Appeal Tribunal), each on behalf of a putative class of purchasers of cellular phones and other cellular devices, alleging violations of certain of those countries’ competition and consumer protection laws. The claims in

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these complaints are similar to those in the U.S. consumer class action complaints. The complaints seek damages. We believe the plaintiffs’ claims are without merit.

ParkerVision, Inc. v. QUALCOMM Incorporated: On May 1, 2014, ParkerVision filed a complaint against us in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida alleging that certain of our products infringed seven ParkerVision patents. On August 21, 2014, ParkerVision amended the complaint, alleging that we infringed 11 ParkerVision patents and sought damages and injunctive and other relief. ParkerVision subsequently reduced the number of patents asserted to three. The asserted patents are now expired, and injunctive relief is no longer available. ParkerVision continues to seek damages related to the sale of many of our radio frequency (RF) products sold between 2008 and 2018. On March 23, 2022, the court entered judgment in our favor on all claims and closed the case. On April 20, 2022, ParkerVision filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. We believe that ParkerVision’s claims are without merit.

Arm Ltd. v. QUALCOMM Incorporated: On August 31, 2022, Arm Ltd. (ARM) filed a complaint against us in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Our subsidiaries Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and NuVia, Inc. (Nuvia) are also named in the complaint. The complaint alleges that following our acquisition of Nuvia, we and Nuvia breached Nuvia’s Architecture License Agreement with ARM (the Nuvia ALA) by failing to comply with the termination obligations under the Nuvia ALA. The complaint seeks specific performance, including that we cease all use of and destroy any technology that was developed under the Nuvia ALA, including processor core technology. ARM also contends that we violated the Lanham Act through trademark infringement and false designation of origin through unauthorized use of ARM’s trademarks and seeks associated injunctive and declaratory relief. ARM further seeks exemplary or punitive damages, costs, expenses and reasonable attorney’s fees, and equitable relief addressing any infringement occurring after entry of judgment. We believe ARM’s claims are without merit.

On September 30, 2022, we filed our Answer and Counterclaim in response to ARM’s complaint denying ARM’s claims. Our counterclaim seeks a declaratory judgment that we did not breach the Nuvia ALA or the Technology License Agreement between Nuvia and ARM and that, following the acquisition of Nuvia, our architected cores (including all further developments, iterations or instantiations of the technology we acquired from Nuvia), server System-on-Chip (SoC) and compute SoC are fully licensed under our existing Architecture License Agreement and Technology License Agreement with ARM (the ARM-Qualcomm Agreements). We further seek an order enjoining ARM from making any claim that our products are not licensed under the ARM-Qualcomm Agreements, are not ARM-compliant or that we are prohibited from using ARM’s marks in the marketing of any such products. On October 26, 2022, we filed an Amended Counterclaim seeking additional declaratory relief that certain statements ARM is making in the marketplace concerning our rights under the ARM-Qualcomm Agreements are false, and that ARM has no right to prevent us from shipping our products, which are validly licensed. Trial is scheduled to begin on September 23, 2024.

Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) Investigation (2015): On March 17, 2015, the KFTC notified us that it was conducting an investigation of us relating to the Korean Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (MRFTA). On December 27, 2016, the KFTC announced that it had reached a decision in the investigation, finding that we violated provisions of the MRFTA. On January 22, 2017, we received the KFTC’s formal written decision, which found that the following conducts violate the MRFTA: (i) refusing to license, or imposing restrictions on licenses for, cellular communications standard-essential patents with competing modem chipset makers; (ii) conditioning the supply of modem chipsets to handset suppliers on their execution and performance of license agreements with us; and (iii) coercing agreement terms including portfolio license terms, royalty terms and free cross-grant terms in executing patent license agreements with handset makers. The KFTC’s decision orders us to: (a) upon request by modem chipset companies, engage in good-faith negotiations for patent license agreements, without offering unjustifiable conditions, and if necessary submit to a determination of terms by an independent third party; (b) not demand that handset companies execute and perform under patent license agreements as a precondition for purchasing modem chipsets; (c) not demand unjustifiable conditions in our license agreements with handset companies and, upon request, renegotiate existing patent license agreements; and (d) notify modem chipset companies and handset companies of the decision and order imposed on us and report to the KFTC new or amended agreements. According to the KFTC’s decision, the foregoing will apply to transactions between us and the following enterprises: (1) handset manufacturers headquartered in Korea and their affiliate companies; (2) enterprises that sell handsets in or to Korea and their affiliate companies; (3) enterprises that supply handsets to companies referred to in (2) above and the affiliate companies of such enterprises; (4) modem chipset manufacturers headquartered in Korea and their affiliate companies; and (5) enterprises that supply modem chipsets to companies referred to in (1), (2) or (3) above and the affiliate companies of such enterprises.

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The KFTC’s decision also imposed a fine of 1.03 trillion Korean won (approximately $927 million), which we paid on March 30, 2017.

On February 21, 2017, we filed an action in the Seoul High Court to cancel the KFTC’s decision. The Seoul High Court held hearings concluding on August 14, 2019, and on December 4, 2019, announced its judgment affirming certain portions of the KFTC’s decision and finding other portions of the KFTC’s decision unlawful. The Seoul High Court cancelled the KFTC’s remedial orders described in (c) above, and solely insofar as they correspond thereto, the Seoul High Court cancelled the KFTC’s remedial orders described in (d) above. The Seoul High Court dismissed the remainder of our action to cancel the KFTC’s decision. On December 19, 2019, we filed a notice of appeal to the Korea Supreme Court challenging those portions of the Seoul High Court decision that are not in our favor. The KFTC filed a notice of appeal to the Korea Supreme Court challenging the portions of the Seoul High Court decision that are not in its favor. Both we and the KFTC have filed briefs on the merits. The Korea Supreme Court has not yet ruled on our appeal or that of the KFTC. We believe that our business practices do not violate the MRFTA.

Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) Investigation (2020): On June 8, 2020, the KFTC informed us that it was conducting an investigation of us relating to the MRFTA. The KFTC has not provided a formal notice on the scope of its investigation, but we believe it concerns our business practices in connection with our sale of RFFE components. We continue to cooperate with the KFTC as it conducts its investigation. If a violation is found, a broad range of remedies is potentially available to the KFTC, including imposing a fine (of up to 3% of our sales in the relevant markets during the alleged period of violation) and/or injunctive relief prohibiting or restricting certain business practices. It is difficult to predict the outcome of this matter or what remedies, if any, may be imposed by the KFTC. We believe that our business practices do not violate the MRFTA.

Icera Complaint to the European Commission (EC): On June 7, 2010, the EC notified and provided us with a redacted copy of a complaint filed with the EC by Icera, Inc. (subsequently acquired by Nvidia Corporation) alleging that we were engaged in anticompetitive activity. On July 16, 2015, the EC announced that it had initiated formal proceedings in this matter. On July 18, 2019, the EC issued a decision finding that between 2009 and 2011, we engaged in predatory pricing by selling certain baseband chipsets to two customers at prices below cost with the intention of hindering competition and imposed a fine of approximately 242 million euros. On October 1, 2019, we filed an appeal of the EC’s decision with the General Court of the European Union. A hearing on our appeal is scheduled for March 13-15, 2023. We believe that our business practices do not violate the European Union (EU) competition rules.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2019, we recorded a charge of $275 million to other expenses related to the EC fine. We provided a financial guarantee in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 to satisfy the obligation in lieu of cash payment while we appeal the EC’s decision. The fine is accruing interest at a rate of 1.50% per annum while it is outstanding and included in other current liabilities.

Contingent Losses and Other Considerations: We will continue to vigorously defend ourselves in the foregoing matters. However, litigation and investigations are inherently uncertain, and we face difficulties in evaluating or estimating likely outcomes or ranges of possible loss, particularly in antitrust and trade regulation investigations. Other than with respect to the EC fine related to the Icera Complaint to the European Commission, we have not recorded any accrual at December 25, 2022 for contingent losses associated with these matters based on our belief that losses, while reasonably possible, are not probable. Further, any possible amount or range of loss cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. The unfavorable resolution of one or more of these matters could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. We are engaged in numerous other legal actions not described above arising in the ordinary course of our business (for example, proceedings relating to employment matters or the initiation or defense of proceedings relating to intellectual property rights) and, while there can be no assurance, we believe that the ultimate outcome of these other legal actions will not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

Note 7. Segment Information

We are organized on the basis of products and services and have three reportable segments. Our operating segments reflect the way our businesses and management/reporting structure are organized internally and the way our Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), who is our CEO, reviews financial information, makes operating decisions and assesses business performance. We also consider, among other items, the way budgets and forecasts are prepared and reviewed and the basis on which executive compensation is determined, as well as the similarities and the level of centralized resource planning within

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our operating segments, such as the nature of products, the level of shared products, technology and other resources, production processes and customer base. We conduct business primarily through our QCT semiconductor business and our QTL licensing business. QCT develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on 3G/4G/5G and other technologies, including RFFE, for use in mobile devices; automotive systems for connectivity, digital cockpit and ADAS/AD; and IoT including consumer electronic devices; industrial devices; and edge networking products. QTL grants licenses or otherwise provides rights to use portions of our intellectual property portfolio, which includes certain patent rights essential to and/or useful in the manufacture and sale of certain wireless products. Our QSI (Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives) reportable segment makes strategic investments. We also have nonreportable segments, including QGOV (Qualcomm Government Technologies) and our cloud AI inference processing initiative.

Our CODM allocates resources to and evaluates the performance of our segments based on revenues and earnings (loss) before income taxes (EBT). Segment EBT includes the allocation of certain corporate expenses to the segments, including depreciation and amortization expense related to unallocated corporate assets. Certain income and charges are not allocated to segments in our management reports because they are not considered in evaluating the segments’ operating performance. Unallocated income and charges include certain interest expense, certain net investment income, certain share-based compensation, gains and losses on our deferred compensation plan liabilities and related assets and certain research and development expenses, certain selling, general and administrative expenses and other expenses or income that were deemed to be not directly related to the businesses of the segments. Additionally, unallocated charges include recognition of the step-up of inventories and property, plant and equipment to fair value, amortization of certain intangible assets and certain other acquisition-related charges, third-party acquisition and integration services costs and certain other items, which may include major restructuring and restructuring-related costs, asset impairment charges and awards, settlements and/or damages arising from legal or regulatory matters. Our CODM does not evaluate our operating segments using discrete asset information.

The table below presents revenues and EBT for reportable segments (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Revenues
QCT	$	7,892	$	8,847
QTL	1,524		1,818
QSI	7		8
Reconciling items	40		32
Total	$	9,463	$	10,705
EBT
QCT	$	2,183	$	3,114
QTL	1,117		1,406
QSI	(8)		122
Reconciling items	(921)		(777)
Total	$	2,371	$	3,865

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Reconciling items for revenues and EBT in the previous table were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Revenues
Nonreportable segments	$	40	$	32
	$	40	$	32
EBT
Unallocated cost of revenues	$	(65)	$	(53)
Unallocated research and development expenses	(522)		(453)
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses	(167)		(152)
Unallocated other expenses (Note 2)	(80)		—
Unallocated interest expense	(170)		(139)
Unallocated investment and other income, net	87		23
Nonreportable segments	(4)		(3)
	$	(921)	$	(777)

Note 8. Acquisitions

Veoneer. On October 4, 2021, we and SSW Partners, a New York-based investment partnership, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Veoneer, Inc. (Veoneer). The transaction closed on April 1, 2022 (the Closing Date). Total cash consideration paid in the transaction was $4.7 billion, consisting of (i) $4.6 billion paid in respect of Veoneer’s outstanding capital stock and equity awards and amounts paid to settle Veoneer’s convertible senior notes (which were converted at the election of the note holders and settled in cash in the third quarter of fiscal 2022) and (ii) a $110 million termination fee paid to Magna International Inc. (Magna) in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. We funded substantially all of the cash consideration payable in the transaction in exchange for (i) the Arriver business (which SSW transferred to us shortly after the Closing Date) and (ii) the right to receive a majority of the proceeds upon the sale of the Non-Arriver businesses by SSW Partners. We intend to incorporate Arriver’s computer vision, drive policy and driver assistance technologies into our Snapdragon automotive platform to deliver an integrated software SoC ADAS platform for automakers and Tier-1 automotive suppliers. SSW Partners retained Veoneer’s Tier-1 automotive supplier businesses, primarily consisting of the Active Safety and the Restraint Control Systems businesses (the Non-Arriver businesses), which it intends to sell in multiple transactions.

We have agreed to provide certain funding of approximately $300 million to the Non-Arriver businesses while SSW Partners sells these businesses, of which approximately $150 million of funding remained available to the Non-Arriver businesses at December 25, 2022. Such amounts, along with cash retained in the Non-Arriver businesses, are expected to be used to fund working and other near-term capital needs, as well as certain costs incurred in connection with the close of the acquisition.

Although we do not own or operate the Non-Arriver businesses, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary, within the meaning of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) accounting guidance related to consolidation (ASC 810), of these businesses under the variable interest model. Factors considered in reaching this conclusion included, among others: (i) our involvement in the design of and our funding of substantially all of the total cash consideration payable in the transaction and (ii) our obligations to absorb losses and rights to receive returns from the Non-Arriver businesses.

In December 2022, Magna entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Active Safety business from SSW Partners for approximately $1.5 billion in cash, subject to working capital and other purchase price adjustments. The sale is subject to certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. We expect that SSW Partners will complete the sale of both Non-Arriver businesses within fiscal 2023, subject to any required regulatory approvals and other closing conditions being met. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of the Non-Arriver businesses (the majority of which relate to the Active Safety business) are consolidated and presented as held for sale on our balance sheet, and the operating results are presented as discontinued operations.

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Our accounting purchase price was approximately $4.3 billion, substantially all of which relates to our share of cash consideration at close for the outstanding common shares of Veoneer and the Magna termination fee and excludes Veoneer’s convertible senior notes that are reflected as an assumed liability.

We have finalized the purchase price allocation, except for certain tax matters. Accordingly, the preliminary purchase price allocation shown below could change during the remainder of the measurement period (which will not exceed 12 months from the Closing Date). The preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values was as follows (in millions):

Cash	$	30
Current held for sale assets, net of costs to sell (1)	626
Completed technology-based intangible assets	349
In-process research and development (IPR&D)	298
Goodwill	2,789
Noncurrent held for sale assets (1)	1,186
Other assets	333
Total assets	5,611
Current held for sale liabilities (1)	(677)
Convertible senior notes	(352)
Noncurrent held for sale liabilities (1)	(128)
Other liabilities	(203)
Total liabilities	(1,360)
Net assets acquired	$	4,251

(1) Held for sale assets and liabilities relate to the Non-Arriver businesses and were measured at fair value less costs to sell (including SSW Partners’ estimated return with respect to the sale proceeds of the Non-Arriver businesses), which was estimated using a market approach based on significant inputs that were not observable. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, we finalized and adjusted the valuation of the Non-Arriver businesses upward by $229 million and recorded an offsetting adjustment to decrease goodwill for this amount. The Non-Arriver businesses’ assets are not available to be used to settle our obligations, and the Non-Arriver businesses’ creditors do not have recourse to us. SSW Partners owns and operates the Non-Arriver businesses, and its funding of the purchase price for Veoneer was recorded as a component of held for sale liabilities. The underlying classes of assets and liabilities held for sale have not been presented because such amounts are not material.

Goodwill related to this transaction was allocated to our QCT segment, and $471 million of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill is primarily attributable to assembled workforce and certain synergies expected to arise after the acquisition. Completed technology-based intangible assets will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the weighted-average useful life of nine years. IPR&D relates to a single project that is expected to be completed in fiscal 2025. Upon completion, we expect the IPR&D to be amortized over its useful life of seven years. We valued the completed technology and IPR&D using an income approach based on significant unobservable inputs.

The Non-Arriver businesses are presented as discontinued operations on a one quarter reporting lag. Pro forma results of operations have not been presented because the effects of this acquisition were not material to our consolidated results of operations. The cash flows generated from (used by) the Non-Arriver businesses are reflected as discontinued operations and are classified as operating, investing and financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Investing and financing activities from discontinued operations reported in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 were not material.

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Note 9. Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents our fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 25, 2022 (in millions):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	2,255	$	754	$	—	$	3,009
Marketable securities:
Corporate bonds and notes	—		3,185		—		3,185
Equity securities	139		—		—		139
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities	—		90		—		90
U.S. Treasury securities and government-related securities	—		16		—		16
Total marketable securities	139		3,291		—		3,430
Derivative instruments	—		39		—		39
Other investments	697		—		22		719
Total assets measured at fair value	$	3,091	$	4,084	$	22	$	7,197
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	$	—	$	289	$	—	$	289
Other liabilities	697		—		—		697
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	697	$	289	$	—	$	986

Note 10. Marketable Securities

Our marketable securities were all classified as current and were comprised as follows (in millions):

	December 25, 2022		September 25, 2022
Available-for-sale debt securities:
Corporate bonds and notes	$	3,185	$	3,330
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities	90		99
U.S. Treasury securities and government-related securities	16		16
Total available-for-sale debt securities	3,291		3,445
Equity securities	139		164
Total marketable securities	$	3,430	$	3,609

The contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt securities were as follows (in millions):

	December 25, 2022
Years to Maturity
Less than one year	$	1,260
One to five years	1,941
No single maturity date	90
Total	$	3,291

Debt securities with no single maturity date included mortgage- and asset-backed securities.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This information should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in “Part I, Item 1” of this Quarterly Report and with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for the fiscal year ended September 25, 2022 contained in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

This Quarterly Report (including but not limited to this section titled Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations) contains forward-looking statements. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report. Additionally, statements concerning future matters such as our future business, prospects, results of operations or financial condition; research and development or technology investments; new or enhanced products, services or technologies; emerging industries or business models; design wins or product launches; industry, market or technology trends, dynamics or transitions; our expectations regarding future demand or supply conditions or macroeconomic factors; strategic investments or acquisitions, and the anticipated timing or benefits thereof; cost reduction initiatives and associated restructuring charges; legal or regulatory matters; U.S./China trade or national security tensions; vertical integration by our customers; competition; annual effective tax rates; and other statements regarding matters that are not historical are also forward-looking statements.

Although forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report reflect our good faith judgment, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include without limitation those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” below, as well as those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this Quarterly Report. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made in this Quarterly Report, which attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Overview

Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 were $9.5 billion, a decrease of 12% compared to the year ago quarter, with net income of $2.2 billion, a decrease of 34% compared to the year ago quarter. Key items from the first quarter of fiscal 2023 included:

•QCT and QTL revenues were negatively impacted by the weakness in the macroeconomic environment (which negatively impact consumer demand for smartphones and other devices that incorporate our products and technologies) and our customers drawing down on their inventory (which is at elevated levels given the rapid deceleration in consumer demand and the easing of supply constraints).

•QCT revenues decreased by 11% in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to the year ago quarter primarily due to lower handset revenues, partially offset by higher IoT and automotive revenues.

•QTL revenues decreased by 16% in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to the year ago quarter.

Our Business and Operating Segments

We develop and commercialize foundational technologies and products used in mobile devices and other wireless products. We derive revenues principally from sales of integrated circuit products and licensing our intellectual property, including patents and other rights.

We are organized on the basis of products and services and have three reportable segments. We conduct business primarily through our QCT (Qualcomm CDMA Technologies) semiconductor business and our QTL (Qualcomm Technology Licensing) licensing business. Our QSI (Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives) reportable segment makes strategic investments. We also have nonreportable segments, including QGOV (Qualcomm Government Technologies) and our cloud AI inference processing initiative.

Our reportable segments are operated by QUALCOMM Incorporated and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. QTL is operated by QUALCOMM Incorporated, which owns the vast majority of our patent portfolio. Substantially all of our products and services businesses, including QCT, and substantially all of our engineering and research and development

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functions, are operated by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of QUALCOMM Incorporated, and QTI’s subsidiaries. Neither QTI nor any of its subsidiaries has any right, power or authority to grant any licenses or other rights under or to any patents owned by QUALCOMM Incorporated.

Seasonality. Many of our products and much of our intellectual property are incorporated into consumer wireless devices, which are subject to seasonality and other fluctuations in demand. Our revenues have historically fluctuated based on consumer demand for devices, as well as on the timing of customer/licensee device launches and/or innovation cycles (such as the transition to the next generation of wireless technologies). This has resulted in fluctuations in QCT revenues in advance of and during device launches incorporating our products and in QTL revenues when licensees’ sales occur. These trends may or may not continue in the future. Further, the trends for QTL have been, and may in the future be, impacted by disputes and/or resolutions with licensees and/or governmental investigations or proceedings.

Results of Operations

Revenues (in millions)
	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021		Change
Equipment and services	$	7,784	$	8,682	$	(898)
Licensing	1,679		2,023		(344)
	$	9,463	$	10,705	$	(1,242)

First quarter 2023 vs. 2022

The decrease in revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was primarily due to:

-    $903 million in lower equipment and services revenues from our QCT segment

-    $294 million in lower licensing revenues from our QTL segment

Costs and Expenses (in millions, except percentages)
	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022			December 26, 2021			Change
Cost of revenues	$	4,044		$	4,303		$	(259)
Gross margin	57		%	60		%

First quarter 2023 vs. 2022

Gross margin percentage decreased in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 primarily due to a decrease in QCT gross margin.

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022			December 26, 2021			Change
Research and development	$	2,251		$	1,930		$	321
% of revenues	24		%	18		%

First quarter 2023 vs. 2022

The increase in research and development expenses in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was primarily due to:

+    $204 million increase driven by higher costs related to the development of wireless and integrated circuit technologies (including 5G and application processor technologies), primarily driven by an increase in employee-related expenses

+    $110 million increase in share-based compensation expense

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	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022			December 26, 2021			Change
Selling, general and administrative	$	623		$	608		$	15
% of revenues	7		%	6		%

First quarter 2023 vs. 2022

Selling, general and administrative expenses in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 remained largely flat.

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021		Change
Other expense	$	80	$	—	$	80

First quarter 2023

Other expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 consisted of $80 million in restructuring charges, substantially all of which related to accrued severance costs, resulting from certain cost reduction initiatives. Additional information regarding our restructuring charges is provided in this Quarterly Report in “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2. Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items - Other Expenses.”

Interest Expense and Investment and Other Income, Net (in millions)
	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021		Change
Interest expense	$	170	$	139	$	31
Investment and other income, net
Interest and dividend income	$	55	$	17	$	38
Net gains on marketable securities	11		17		(6)
Net gains on other investments	—		93		(93)
Net gains on deferred compensation plan assets	26		13		13
Impairment losses on other investments	(14)		(1)		(13)
Net gains (losses) on derivative instruments	9		(13)		22
Equity in net (losses) earnings of investees	(8)		7		(15)
Net (losses) gains on foreign currency transactions	(3)		7		(10)
	$	76	$	140	$	(64)

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Income Tax Expense (in millions, except percentages)

The following table summarizes the primary factors that caused our income tax provision to differ from the expected income tax provision at the U.S. federal statutory rate:

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022			December 26, 2021
Expected income tax provision at federal statutory tax rate	$	498		$	812
Foreign currency (gains) losses related to foreign withholding tax receivable	(130)			12
Benefit from foreign-derived intangible income (FDII) deduction, excluding the impact of capitalizing research and development expenditures	(121)			(140)
Benefit from FDII deduction related to capitalizing research and development expenditures	(112)			—
Benefit related to the research and development tax credit	(54)			(58)
Excess tax benefit associated with share-based awards	(23)			(188)
Other	40			28
Income tax expense	$	98		$	466
Effective tax rate	4		%	12		%

We estimate our annual effective income tax rate to be 9% for fiscal 2023, which is lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate, primarily due to (i) a significant portion of our income qualifying for preferential treatment as FDII at a 13% effective tax rate, which includes certain benefits discussed below resulting from the new requirement to capitalize research and development expenditures for federal income tax purposes, (ii) benefits from our federal research and development tax credit and (iii) benefits related to foreign currency gains on a noncurrent receivable related to our refund claim of Korean withholding tax.

Beginning in fiscal 2023, for federal income tax purposes, we are required to capitalize and amortize domestic research and development expenditures over five years and foreign research and development expenditures over fifteen years (such expenditures were previously deducted as incurred). Our cash flows from operations will be adversely affected due to significantly higher cash tax payments. However, since the resulting deferred tax asset is established at the statutory rate of 21% (rather than the effective tax rate of 13% to 16% after considering the FDII deduction), capitalization favorably affects our provision for income taxes and results of operations. The adverse cash flow impact and favorable tax provision impact will diminish in future years as capitalized research and development expenditures continue to amortize.

Discontinued Operations (in millions)
	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021		Change
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	(38)	$	—	$	(38)

Discontinued operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 related to net losses from the Non-Arriver businesses. Information regarding the Non-Arriver businesses is provided in this Quarterly Report in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 8. Acquisitions.”

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Segment Results

The following should be read in conjunction with our financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 for each reportable segment included in this Quarterly Report in “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 7. Segment Information.”

QCT Segment (in millions, except percentages)

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022			December 26, 2021			Change
Revenues
Handsets (1)	$	5,754		$	6,989		$	(1,235)
Automotive (2)	456			288			168
IoT (internet of things) (3)	1,682			1,570			112
Total revenues (4)	$	7,892		$	8,847		$	(955)
EBT (5)	$	2,183		$	3,114		$	(931)
EBT as a % of revenues	28		%	35		%	-7 points

(1) Includes revenues from products sold for use in mobile handsets.

(2) Includes revenues from products sold for use in automobiles, including connectivity, digital cockpit and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving (AD).

(3) Primarily includes products sold for use in the following industries and applications: consumer (including computing, voice and music and extended reality (XR)), edge networking (including mobile broadband and wireless access points) and industrial (including handhelds, retail, transportation and logistics and utilities).

(4) Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, QCT RFFE (radio frequency front-end) revenues, which were previously presented as a separate revenue stream, are now included within our Handset, Automotive and internet of things (IoT) revenue streams, as applicable, based on the industry and application in which the related RFFE products are sold. Prior period information has been recast to reflect this change. RFFE revenues include revenues from the sale of 4G, 5G sub 6 and 5G millimeter wave RFFE products (a substantial portion of which relate to mobile handsets) and exclude radio frequency transceiver components. This change aligns with changes made to our internal reporting of revenues. We believe this change provides a more meaningful presentation in understanding QCT revenues going forward, as we expect RFFE revenues to correspond with trends in Handsets, Automotive and IoT (as applicable) and is more consistent with how our revenue diversification is viewed externally.

(5) Earnings (loss) before income taxes.

Substantially all of QCT’s revenues consist of equipment and services revenues, which were $7.7 billion and $8.6 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively. QCT handsets, automotive and IoT revenues mostly relate to sales of our Snapdragon platforms (which include processors and modems), stand-alone Mobile Data Modems, radio frequency transceiver, power management and wireless connectivity integrated chipsets as well as sales of 4G, 5G sub 6 and 5G millimeter wave RFFE products.

First quarter 2023 vs. 2022

The decrease in QCT revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was primarily due to:

-    lower handsets revenues, primarily driven by $1.5 billion in lower chipset shipments to certain major OEMs (primarily driven by the negative effects of the macroeconomic environment weakness and customers drawing down on their elevated inventory levels), partially offset by $344 million in higher revenues per chipset from favorable mix toward higher-tier 5G products and increases in average selling prices

+    higher automotive revenues, primarily driven by an increase in demand for digital cockpit products

+    higher IoT revenues, primarily driven by an increase in demand for edge networking products

QCT EBT as a percentage of revenues decreased in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 primarily due to:

-    lower revenues

-    lower gross margin percentage, primarily driven by increased product costs

-    higher operating expenses, primarily driven by higher research and development expenses

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QTL Segment (in millions, except percentages)

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022			December 26, 2021			Change
Licensing revenues	$	1,524		$	1,818		$	(294)
EBT	1,117			1,406			(289)
EBT as a % of revenues	73		%	77		%	-4 points

First quarter 2023 vs. 2022

The decrease in QTL licensing revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was primarily due to a $250 million decrease in estimated sales of 3G/4G/5G-based multimode products, primarily driven by the macroeconomic environment weakness.

QTL EBT as a percentage of revenues decreased in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 primarily due to lower revenues.

QSI Segment (in millions)

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021		Change
Equipment and services revenues	$	7	$	8	$	(1)
(Loss) earnings before tax (EBT)	(8)		122		(130)

First quarter 2023 vs. 2022

The decrease in QSI EBT in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was primarily due to lower net gains from certain of our equity investments in early or growth stage companies.

Looking Forward

In the coming years, we expect consumer demand for 3G/4G/5G multimode and 5G products and services to continue to ramp around the world as we continue to transition from 3G/4G multimode and 4G products and services. We believe that 5G combined with high-performance, low-power processing and on-device intelligence will continue to drive adoption of certain technologies that are already commonly used in smartphones by industries and applications beyond mobile handsets, such as automotive and IoT. We believe it is important that we remain a leader in 5G technology development, standardization, intellectual property creation and licensing, and a leading developer and supplier of 5G integrated circuit products in order to sustain and grow our business long-term.

As we look forward to the next several quarters:

•We expect the current macroeconomic environment challenges to continue (which will negatively impact demand for smartphones and other devices that incorporate our products and technologies) and that our customers will continue to draw down on their inventory (which is at elevated levels given the rapid deceleration in demand and the easing of supply constraints, and which may take the next couple quarters to resolve), and that both of these dynamics will continue to have a negative impact on our revenues, results of operations and cash flows compared to the prior year. These dynamics have also contributed to our elevated inventory levels and contribute to the inherent uncertainties in estimating future customer demand, which may increase excess or obsolete inventory or reserve charges if we overestimate such demand, negatively impacting our results of operations and cash flows.

•We expect to continue to see price increases from certain of our key semiconductor wafer suppliers.

•We expect commercial 5G network deployments and device launches will continue.

•We expect continued intense competition, particularly in China.

•Current U.S./China trade relations and/or national security protection policies may negatively impact our business, growth prospects and results of operations. See “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report, including the Risk Factor titled “A significant portion of our business is concentrated in China, and the risks of such concentration are exacerbated by U.S./China trade and national security tensions.”

The degree to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain. See “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report, specifically the Risk Factor titled “The COVID-19 pandemic, or a similar health crisis, may impact our business or results of operations in the future.”

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In addition to the foregoing business and market-based matters, we continue to devote resources to working with and educating participants in the wireless industry and governments as to the benefits of our licensing programs and our extensive technology investments in promoting a highly competitive and innovative wireless industry. However, we expect that certain companies may be dissatisfied with the need to pay reasonable royalties for the use of our technologies and not welcome the success of our licensing programs in enabling new, highly cost-effective competitors to their products. Accordingly, such companies and/or governments or regulators may continue to challenge our business model in various forums throughout the world.

Further discussion of risks related to our business is provided in the section titled “Risk Factors” included in this Quarterly Report.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal sources of liquidity are our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, cash generated from operations and cash provided by our debt programs. The following tables present selected financial information related to our liquidity at December 25, 2022 and September 25, 2022 and for the first three months of fiscal 2023 and 2022 (in millions):

	December 25, 2022		September 25, 2022		Change
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	4,808	$	2,773	$	2,035
Marketable securities	3,430		3,609		(179)
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	$	8,238	$	6,382	$	1,856

(1) Excludes $265 million and $326 million of cash and cash equivalents classified as held for sale (included in other current assets) at December 25, 2022 and September 25, 2022, respectively.

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021		Change
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	3,095	$	2,057	$	1,038
Net cash used by investing activities	(133)		(112)		(21)
Net cash used by financing activities	(1,015)		(2,446)		1,431

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. The net increase in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities was due to net cash provided by operating activities and the issuance of $1.9 billion of unsecured fixed-rate notes, partially offset by $1.3 billion in payments to repurchase shares of our common stock, $842 million in cash dividends paid, $497 million net repayments of commercial paper, $398 million in capital expenditures and $309 million in payments of tax withholdings related to the vesting of share-based awards. Net changes in our operating assets and liabilities were largely flat, which included positive impacts from a decrease in accounts receivable as a result of lower revenues combined with the timing of integrated circuit shipments during the period and certain settlement payments received associated with our forward starting interest rate swaps, offset by lower operating liabilities and higher inventory resulting from lower customer demand. We expect to continue to see elevated inventory levels in the near term.

Capital Return Program. On October 12, 2021, we announced a $10.0 billion stock repurchase program. The stock repurchase program has no expiration date. In the first quarter of fiscal 2023, we repurchased and retired 11 million shares of our common stock for $1.3 billion, before commissions. At December 25, 2022, $6.8 billion remained authorized for repurchase under our stock repurchase program. Since December 25, 2022, we repurchased and retired 5 million shares of common stock for $531 million. Our stock repurchase program is subject to periodic evaluations to determine when and if repurchases are in the best interests of our stockholders, and we may accelerate, suspend, delay or discontinue repurchases at any time.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2023, we paid cash dividends totaling $842 million, or $0.75 per share. On January 18, 2023, we announced a cash dividend of $0.75 per share on our common stock, payable on March 23, 2023 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 2, 2023. We currently intend to continue to use cash dividends as a means of returning capital to stockholders, subject to capital availability and our view that cash dividends are in the best interests of our stockholders, among other factors.

Debt. At December 25, 2022, we had an aggregate principal amount of $17.3 billion of floating- and fixed-rate notes outstanding. In the first quarter of fiscal 2023, we issued unsecured fixed-rate notes, consisting of $700 million of fixed-rate 5.40% notes and $1.2 billion of fixed-rate 6.00% notes (collectively, November 2022 Notes) that mature on May 20, 2033 and May 20, 2053, respectively. The net proceeds from the November 2022 Notes were used to repay $946 million of fixed-

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rate notes and $500 million of floating-rate notes that matured in January 2023 and the excess will be used for general corporate purposes. The remaining debt has maturity dates in 2024 through 2053.

We have an unsecured commercial paper program, which provides for the issuance of up to $4.5 billion of commercial paper. Net proceeds from this program are used for general corporate purposes. At December 25, 2022, we had no amounts of commercial paper outstanding.

We also have a Revolving Credit Facility, which provides for unsecured revolving facility loans, swing line loans and letters of credit in an aggregate amount of up to $4.5 billion, which expires on December 8, 2025. At December 25, 2022, no amounts were outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility.

We expect to issue debt in the future. The amount and timing of such debt will depend on a number of factors, including but not limited to maturities of our existing debt, acquisitions and strategic investments, favorable and/or acceptable interest rates and changes in corporate income tax law. Additional information regarding our outstanding debt is provided in this Quarterly Report in “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 5. Debt.”

Income Taxes. Beginning in fiscal 2023, for federal income tax purposes, we are required to capitalize and amortize domestic research and development expenditures over five years and foreign research and development expenditures over fifteen years (such expenditures were previously deducted as incurred). Our cash flows from operations will be adversely affected due to significantly higher cash tax payments. We estimate the additional cash tax impact related to fiscal 2023 to be approximately $1.0 billion. Additional information regarding our income taxes is provided in this Quarterly Report in “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 3. Income Taxes.”

Additional Capital Requirements. Expected working and other capital requirements are described in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K in “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” At December 25, 2022, other than for the changes disclosed in the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”, “Looking Forward” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in this Quarterly Report, there have been no other material changes to our expected working and other capital requirements described in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Further, regulatory authorities in certain jurisdictions have investigated our business practices and instituted proceedings against us and they or other regulatory authorities may do so in the future. Additionally, certain of our direct and indirect customers and licensees have pursued, and they or others may in the future pursue, litigation, arbitration or other strategies against us related to our business. Unfavorable resolutions of one or more of these matters have had and could in the future have a material adverse effect on our business, revenues, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. See “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies” and “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report.

We believe, based on our current business plan and the facts and factors known by us, our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, our expected cash flow generated from operations and our expected financing activities will satisfy our working and other capital requirements for at least the next 12 months and thereafter for the foreseeable future. See “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report.

Risk Factors

You should consider each of the following factors in evaluating our business and our prospects, any of which could negatively impact our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, and require significant management time and attention. Further, the risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial may also negatively impact our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, and require significant management time and attention. In such cases, the trading price of our common stock could decline. You should also consider the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report in evaluating our business and our prospects, including but not limited to our financial statements and the related notes, and “Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” References to “and,” “or” and “and/or” should be read to include the others, as appropriate.

RISKS RELATED TO OUR OPERATING BUSINESSES

We derive a significant portion of our revenues from a small number of customers and licensees, and particularly from their sale of premium tier devices. If revenues derived from these customers or licensees decrease or the timing of such revenues fluctuates, our business and results of operations could be negatively affected.

We derive a significant portion of our revenues from a small number of customers and licensees, and particularly from their sale of premium tier devices, and we expect this trend to continue in the foreseeable future. Our industry is experiencing

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and may continue to experience concentration of device share among a few companies, particularly at the premium tier, contributing to this trend. Certain Chinese OEMs continue to grow their device share in China and are increasing their device share in regions outside of China, and we derive a significant portion of our revenues from a small number of these OEMs as well. See also “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2. Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items - Concentrations.”

In addition, a number of our largest integrated circuit customers have developed, are developing or may develop their own integrated circuit products, or may choose our competitors’ integrated circuit products, which they have in the past utilized, currently utilize and may in the future utilize in some or all of their devices, rather than our products, which could significantly reduce the revenues we derive from these customers. See also the Risk Factor titled “Our business, particularly our semiconductor business, may suffer as a result of our customers vertically integrating (i.e., developing their own integrated circuit products).”

Further, political actions, including trade and/or national security protection policies, or other actions by governments, particularly the U.S. and Chinese governments, have in the past, currently are and could in the future limit or prevent us from transacting business with certain of our customers, limit, prevent or discourage those customers from transacting business with us, or make it more expensive to do so, any of which could also significantly reduce the revenues we derive from these customers. See also the Risk Factor titled “A significant portion of our business is concentrated in China, and the risks of such concentration are exacerbated by U.S./China trade and national security tensions.”

In addition, we spend a significant amount of engineering and development time, funds and resources in understanding our key customers’ feedback and/or specifications and attempt to incorporate such input into our product launches and technologies. These efforts may not require or result in purchase commitments from such customers or we may have lower purchases from such customers than expected, and consequently, we may not achieve the anticipated revenues from these efforts, or these efforts may result in non-recoverable costs.

The loss of any one of our significant customers, a reduction in the purchases of our products by any of these customers or the cancellation of significant purchases by any of these customers, whether due to the use of their own integrated circuit products or our competitors’ integrated circuit products, government restrictions, a decline in global, regional or local economic conditions, a decline in consumer demand, elevated inventory levels at our customers or otherwise, would reduce our revenues and could harm our ability to achieve or sustain expected results of operations. A delay of significant purchases, even if only temporary, would reduce our revenues in the period of the delay. Any such reduction in revenues would also impact our cash resources available for other purposes, such as research and development.

Further, the concentration of device share among a few companies, and the corresponding purchasing power of these companies, may result in lower prices for our products which, if not accompanied by a sufficient increase in the volume of purchases of our products, could have an adverse effect on our revenues and margins. In addition, the timing and size of purchases by our significant customers may be impacted by the timing of such customers’ new or next generation product introductions, over which we have no control, and the timing and success of such introductions may cause our revenues and results of operations to fluctuate.

Apple purchases our MDM (or thin modem) products, which do not include our integrated application processor technology, and which have lower revenue and margin contributions than our combined modem and application processor products. Consequently, to the extent Apple takes device share from our customers who purchase our integrated modem and application processor products, our revenues and margins may be negatively impacted.

Our industry has also experienced slowing growth in the premium-tier device segment due to, among other factors, a maturing premium-tier smartphone industry in which demand is increasingly driven by new product launches and innovation cycles. A reduction in sales of premium-tier devices, a reduction in sales of our premium-tier integrated circuit products (which have a higher revenue and margin contribution than our lower-tier integrated circuit products), or a shift in share away from OEMs that utilize our premium-tier products, would reduce our revenues and margins and may harm our ability to achieve or sustain expected financial results. Any such reduction in revenues would also impact our cash resources available for other purposes, such as research and development.

Further, while our product and revenue diversification strategies have resulted in an increasing portion of our revenues coming from outside of mobile handsets, e.g., from industries such as automotive and IoT, certain product categories within those industries may in themselves be subject to high levels of customer concentration.

Although we have more than 300 licensees, we derive a significant portion of our licensing revenues from a limited number of licensees, which includes a number of Chinese OEMs. In the event that one or more of our significant licensees fail to meet their reporting and payment obligations, or we are unable to renew or modify one or more of their license

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agreements under similar terms as their existing agreements, our revenues, results of operations and cash flows would be adversely impacted. Moreover, the future growth and success of our core licensing business will depend in part on the ability of our licensees to develop, introduce and deliver high-volume products that achieve and sustain customer acceptance. We do not have control over the product development, sales efforts or pricing of products by our licensees, and our licensees might not be successful. Reductions in sales of our licensees’ products, or reductions in the average selling prices of such products without a sufficient increase in the volumes sold, would generally have an adverse effect on our licensing revenues.

Our business, particularly our semiconductor business, may suffer as a result of our customers vertically integrating (i.e., developing their own integrated circuit products).

Certain of our largest integrated circuit customers (for example, Samsung) develop their own integrated circuit products, which they have in the past utilized, and currently utilize, in certain of their devices and may in the future utilize in some or all of their devices, rather than our products (and they have and may continue to sell their integrated circuit products to third parties, discretely or together with certain of their other products, in competition with us).

Apple has utilized modem products of one of our competitors in some of its devices rather than our products, and solely utilized one of our competitors’ products in several of its prior device launches. In December 2019, Apple acquired Intel’s modem assets and is developing its own modem products using those assets. Accordingly, we expect Apple to use its own modem products, rather than our products, in some or all of its future devices.

Similarly, we derive a significant portion of our revenues from Chinese OEMs. Certain of our customers in China have developed, and others may in the future develop, their own integrated circuit products and use such integrated circuit products in their devices rather than our integrated circuit products, including due to pressure from or policies of the Chinese government (whose Made in China 2025 campaign targets 70% semiconductor self-sufficiency by 2025), concerns over losing access to our integrated circuit products as a result of actual, threatened or potential U.S. or Chinese government actions or policies, including trade protection or national security policies, or other reasons. See also the Risk Factor titled “A significant portion of our business is concentrated in China, and the risks of such concentration are exacerbated by U.S./China trade and national security tensions.”

In addition, periodic supply/capacity constraints within the semiconductor industry may further incentivize our integrated circuit customers to vertically integrate in an effort to secure additional control over their supply chains.

If some or all of our largest customers and/or the largest smartphone OEMs utilize their own integrated circuit products in some or all of their devices rather than our products, our business, revenues, results of operations, cash flows and financial position could be materially adversely impacted. See also the Risk Factor titled “We derive a significant portion of our revenues from a small number of customers and licensees, and particularly from their sale of premium tier devices. If revenues derived from these customers or licensees decrease or the timing of such revenues fluctuates, our business and results of operations could be negatively affected.”

A significant portion of our business is concentrated in China, and the risks of such concentration are exacerbated by U.S./China trade and national security tensions.

We derive a significant portion of our revenues from Chinese OEMs, and from non-Chinese OEMs that utilize our integrated circuit products in their devices and sell those devices into China, which has the largest number of smartphone users in the world. We also source certain critical integrated circuit products from suppliers in China.

Due to various factors, including pressure, encouragement or incentives from, or policies of, the Chinese government (including its Made in China 2025 campaign), concerns over losing access to our integrated circuit products as a result of actual, threatened or potential U.S. or Chinese government actions or policies, including trade protection or national security policies, or other reasons, some of our Chinese integrated circuit customers have developed, and others may in the future develop, their own integrated circuit products and use such integrated circuit products in their devices, or use our competitors’ integrated circuit products in their devices, rather than our products, which could materially harm our business, revenues, results of operations, cash flows and financial position. See also the Risk Factor titled “Our business, particularly our semiconductor business, may suffer as a result of our customers vertically integrating (i.e., developing their own integrated circuit products).”

Political actions, including trade protection and national security policies of the U.S. and Chinese governments, such as tariffs, bans or placing companies on restricted entity lists, have in the past, currently are and could in the future limit or prevent us from transacting business with certain of our Chinese customers or suppliers, limit, prevent or discourage certain of our Chinese customers or suppliers from transacting business with us, or make it more expensive to do so. Given our revenue concentration in China, if, due to actual, threatened or potential U.S. or Chinese government actions or policies: we were further limited in, or prohibited from, selling our integrated circuit products to Chinese OEMs; our non-Chinese OEM

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customers were limited in, or prohibited from, selling devices into China that incorporate our integrated circuit products; Chinese OEMs develop and use their own integrated circuit products or use our competitors’ integrated circuit products in some or all of their devices rather than our integrated circuit products; Chinese tariffs on our integrated circuit products or on devices which incorporate our integrated circuit products made purchasing such products or devices more expensive to Chinese OEMs or Chinese consumers; or our Chinese licensees delay or cease making payments of license fees they owe us, our business, revenues, results of operations, cash flows and financial position could be materially harmed. Similarly, if, due to U.S. or Chinese government actions or policies, we were limited in or prohibited from obtaining critical integrated circuit products from our suppliers in China, our business, revenues, results of operations, cash flows and financial position could be materially harmed. See also the Risk Factor titled “We derive a significant portion of our revenues from a small number of customers and licensees, and particularly from their sale of premium tier devices. If revenues derived from these customers or licensees decrease or the timing of such revenues fluctuates, our business and results of operations could be negatively affected.”

Finally, government policies in China that regulate the amount and timing of funds that may flow out of the country have impacted and may continue to impact the timing of our receipt of, and/or ability to receive, payments from our customers and licensees in China, which may negatively impact our cash flows.

RISKS RELATED TO NEW INITIATIVES

Our growth depends in part on our ability to extend our technologies and products into new and expanded product areas, and industries and applications beyond mobile handsets. Our research, development and other investments in these new and expanded product areas, industries and applications, and related technologies and products, as well as in our existing technologies and products, and new technologies, may not generate operating income or contribute to future results of operations that meet our expectations.

While we continue to invest significant resources toward advancements primarily in support of 5G-based technologies, we also invest in new and expanded product areas, and industries and applications beyond mobile handsets, by utilizing our existing technical and business expertise and through acquisitions or other strategic transactions.

In particular, our future growth depends in part on new and expanded product areas, and industries and applications beyond mobile handsets, such as automotive and IoT; our ability to develop leading and cost-effective technologies and products for these new and expanded product areas, industries and applications; and third parties incorporating our technologies and products into devices used in these product areas, industries and applications. Accordingly, we intend to continue to make substantial investments in these new and expanded product areas, industries and applications, and in developing new products and technologies for these product areas, industries and applications. Our growth also depends significantly on our ability to develop and patent 5G technologies, and to develop and commercialize products using 5G technologies.

However, our research, development and other investments in these new and expanded product areas, industries and applications, and corresponding technologies and products, as well as in our existing technologies and products and new technologies in mobile handsets, may not succeed because, among other reasons: we may not be issued patents on the technologies we develop; the technologies we develop may not be incorporated into relevant standards; new and expanded product areas, industries and applications beyond mobile handsets, and consumer demand therein, may not develop or grow as anticipated; we may be unable to attract or retain employees with the necessary skills in such new and expanded product areas, industries and applications; our strategies or the strategies of our customers, licensees or partners may not be successful; alternate technologies or products may be better or may reduce the advantages we anticipate from our investments; competitors’ technologies or products may be more cost effective, have more capabilities or fewer limitations or be brought to market faster than our new technologies or products; we may not be able to develop, or our competitors may have more established and/or stronger, customer, vendor, distributor or other channel relationships; and competitors may have longer operating histories in industries and applications that are new to us. We may also underestimate the costs of, or overestimate the future revenues or margins that could result from, these investments, and these investments may not, or may take many years to, generate material returns.

Further, the automotive industry is subject to long design-in time frames, long product life cycles and a high degree of regulatory and safety requirements, necessitating suppliers to the industry to comply with stringent qualification processes, very low defect rates and high reliability standards, all of which results in significant barriers to entry and increased costs.

If our products fail to perform to specifications, compete with the product quality of our competitors or meet quality and/or regulatory standards of a particular industry or application (including product safety and information security standards, which may differ by region, geography and industry, and which are particularly stringent in the automotive industry), we may be unable to successfully expand our business in that industry or application, and our growth could be limited.

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In addition, in order to successfully extend our technologies and products into new and expanded product areas, and industries and applications beyond mobile handsets, we may need to transition to new business models and transform aspects of our organization, and we may not be successful in doing so.

If we are not successful in extending our technologies and products into new and expanded product areas, and industries and applications beyond mobile handsets, if our new technologies and products are not successful, or if we are not successful in the time frames we anticipate, we may incur significant costs and asset impairments, our business and revenues may not grow or grow as anticipated, our revenues and margins may be negatively impacted, our stock price may decline and our reputation may be harmed.

We may engage in acquisitions and other strategic transactions or make investments, or be unable to consummate planned strategic acquisitions, which could adversely affect our results of operations or fail to enhance stockholder value.

We engage in acquisitions and other strategic transactions, including joint ventures, and make investments, which we believe are important to the future of our business, with the goal of maximizing stockholder value. We routinely acquire businesses and other assets, including patents, technology and other intangible assets, enter into joint ventures or other strategic transactions, and purchase minority equity interests in or make loans to companies, including those that may be private and early-stage. Our strategic activities are generally focused on opening or expanding opportunities for our products and technologies and supporting the design and introduction of new products (or enhancing existing products) for mobile handsets, and for industries and applications beyond mobile handsets. Many of our strategic activities entail a high degree of risk and require the use of significant amounts of capital, and investments may not become liquid for several years after the date of the investment, if at all. Our strategic activities may not be successful, generate financial returns or result in increased adoption or continued use of our technologies or products. We may underestimate the costs or overestimate the benefits, including product, revenue, cost and other synergies and growth opportunities that we expect to realize, and we may not achieve those benefits. In some cases, we may be required to consolidate or record our share of the earnings or losses of companies in which we have acquired ownership or variable interests. In addition, we have in the past recorded, and may in the future record, impairment or other charges related to our strategic activities. Any losses or impairment charges that we incur related to strategic activities will have a negative impact on our results of operations and financial condition, and we may continue to incur new or additional losses related to strategic assets or investments that we have not fully impaired or exited.

Achieving the anticipated benefits of business acquisitions depends in part upon our ability to integrate the businesses in an efficient and effective manner and achieve anticipated synergies, and we may not be successful in these efforts. Such integration is complex and time consuming and involves significant challenges, including, among others: retaining key employees; successfully integrating new employees, facilities, technology, products, processes, operations (including supply and manufacturing operations), sales and distribution channels, business models and business systems; retaining customers and suppliers of the businesses; consolidating research and development operations; minimizing the diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business matters; consolidating corporate and administrative infrastructures; and managing the increased scale, complexity and globalization of our business, operations and employee base. We may not derive any commercial value from associated technologies or products or from future technologies or products based on these technologies, and we may be subject to liabilities that are not covered by indemnification protection that we may obtain, and we may become subject to litigation. Additionally, we may not be successful in entering or expanding into new sales or distribution channels, business or operational models, geographic regions, industries and applications served by or adjacent to the associated businesses or in addressing potential new opportunities that may arise out of our strategic acquisitions.

If we do not achieve the anticipated benefits of business acquisitions or other strategic activities, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected, and we may not enhance stockholder value by engaging in these transactions.

Many of our acquisitions and other strategic investments require approval by the United States and/or foreign government agencies. Certain agencies in the past have, and may in the future, deny the transaction or fail to approve in a timely manner, resulting in us not realizing the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction. Future acquisitions or other strategic investments may be more difficult, complex or expensive to the extent that our reputation for our ability to consummate acquisitions has been or is in the future harmed. Further, if U.S./China relations remain strained, our ability to consummate any transaction that would require approval from the relevant regulatory agency(ies) in China may be severely impacted. In addition, acquisitions that we have completed could subsequently be reviewed and/or challenged by government agencies, which could result in fines, penalties or other liability, or requirements to divest all or a portion of an acquired business.

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RISKS RELATED TO SUPPLY AND MANUFACTURING

We depend on a limited number of third-party suppliers for the procurement, manufacture, assembly and testing of our products manufactured in a fabless production model. If we fail to execute supply strategies that provide supply assurance, technology leadership and reasonable margins, our business and results of operations may be harmed. We are also subject to order and shipment uncertainties that could negatively impact our results of operations.

We primarily utilize a fabless production model, which means that we do not own or operate foundries for the production of silicon wafers from which our integrated circuits are made. Other than the facilities we own that manufacture certain of our RFFE modules and RF (radio frequency) filter products, we rely on third-party suppliers to perform the manufacturing and assembly, and most of the testing, of our integrated circuits. Our suppliers are also responsible for the procurement of most of the raw materials used in the production of our integrated circuits. There are a limited number of such third-party suppliers, and even fewer who are capable of manufacturing at the leading process technology nodes, or who are willing to operate at older process technology nodes necessary for certain of our integrated circuit products. The semiconductor manufacturing foundries that supply our products are primarily located in Asia, as are the primary warehouses where we store finished goods for fulfillment of customer orders.

The following issues related to our third-party suppliers could have an adverse effect on our ability to meet customer demand and negatively impact our revenues, business operations, profitability and cash flows:

•our suppliers’ failure or inability to react to shifts in product demand, including situations where demand for integrated circuits exceeds suppliers’ capacity to meet that demand;

•a failure or inability by our suppliers to procure raw materials or allocate adequate raw materials for our products, or an increase in prices for raw materials or components;

•an inability to procure or utilize raw materials, components or products from our suppliers due to government prohibitions or restrictions on transactions with certain countries and/or companies, and alternative suppliers, raw material sources or raw materials are not available or not available in acceptable time frames or upon acceptable terms;

•a failure by our suppliers to allocate adequate manufacturing, assembly or test capacity for our products;

•our suppliers’ failure or inability to develop or maintain, or a delay in developing or building out, manufacturing capacity for leading process technologies, including transitions to smaller geometry process technologies;

•the loss of a supplier or the failure or inability of a supplier to meet performance, quality or yield specifications or delivery schedules;

•additional expense or production delays as a result of qualifying a new supplier and commencing volume production or testing in the event of a loss of, or a decision to add or change, a supplier;

•natural disasters, the effects of climate change, acts of war or other geopolitical conflicts impacting the regions in which our suppliers and their manufacturing foundries or assembly, test or other facilities are located;

•health crises, including epidemics or pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and government and business responses thereto, which impact our suppliers, including as a result of quarantines or closures;

•cyber-attacks on our suppliers’ information technology (IT) systems, including those related to their manufacturing foundries or assembly, test or other facilities;

•trade or national security protection policies, particularly U.S. or Chinese government policies, that limit or prevent us from transacting business with suppliers of critical integrated circuit products, or that limit or prevent such suppliers from transacting business with us or from procuring materials, machinery or technology necessary to manufacture goods for us; and

•any other reduction, interruption, delay or limitation in our product supply sources.

We rely on sole- or limited-source suppliers for certain products, which may exacerbate the risks identified above, and subject us to other significant risks, including poor product performance and reduced control over delivery schedules, manufacturing capability and yields, quality assurance, quantity and costs. While we have established and may in the future establish alternate suppliers for certain products, these suppliers may require significant amounts of time and levels of support to bring such products to production, both of which may increase for complex or leading process technologies. As a result, we may invest a significant amount of effort and resources and incur higher costs to support and maintain such alternate suppliers. Further, the elimination or limitation of a foundry supplier’s ability to manufacture components or products for us

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due to trade or national security protection policies could increase our vulnerability to sole- or limited-source arrangements and limit or prevent us from procuring critical components or products from those suppliers. Future consolidation of foundry suppliers could also increase our vulnerability to sole- or limited-source arrangements and reduce our suppliers’ willingness to negotiate pricing, which could negatively impact our ability to achieve cost reductions, increase our manufacturing costs and limit the amount of capacity available to us. Our arrangements with our suppliers may obligate us to incur costs to manufacture, assemble and test our products that do not decrease at the same rate as decreases in pricing to our customers. Our ability, and that of our suppliers, to develop or maintain leading process technologies, including transitions to smaller geometry process technologies (which adds risk to manufacturing yields and reliability), and to effectively compete with the manufacturing processes and performance of our competitors, could impact our ability to introduce new products and meet customer demand, could increase our costs (possibly decreasing our margins) and could subject us to the risk of excess inventories. Any of the above could negatively impact our business, results of operations and cash flows.

Although we have long-term contracts with our suppliers, some of these contracts do not provide for long-term capacity commitments. To the extent we do not have firm commitments from our suppliers over a specific time period or for any specific quantity, our suppliers may allocate, and in the past have allocated, capacity to the manufacture, assembly and testing of products for their other customers (including our competitors) while reducing or limiting capacity to manufacture, assemble or test our products, and such capacity may be limited based on our suppliers’ ability and willingness to invest in the capital required to manufacture in the leading process technologies. Our suppliers or potential alternate suppliers may also manufacture their own integrated circuits that compete with our products. Such suppliers have in the past allocated and may again allocate raw materials and manufacturing capacity to their own products and reduce or limit the production of our products. To the extent we do obtain long-term capacity commitments, we may incur additional costs related to those commitments or make non-refundable payments for capacity commitments that are not used. Further, certain of our suppliers have in the past attempted, and may in the future attempt, to unilaterally reduce their capacity commitments to us. Accordingly, capacity for our products may not be available when we need it. Finally, we may not receive reasonable pricing, manufacturing or delivery terms from our suppliers, and our ability to obtain favorable terms may be diminished during times of high demand and/or limited manufacturing capacity for integrated circuit products.

We cannot guarantee that the actions of our suppliers will not cause disruptions in our operations that could harm our ability to meet our delivery obligations to our customers or increase our cost of sales. To the extent we are unable to obtain adequate supply to meet our delivery obligations, we may be obligated to make payments to our customers for such shortfalls. Recently, the global semiconductor industry experienced demand for integrated circuits that exceeded the industry’s capacity to meet that demand. Our ability to meet increased demand for our products has been and may in the future be limited due to the inability to obtain the additional manufacturing, assembly and test capacity necessary to fully meet such demand. If we are unable to fully meet customer demand, this could result in lost sales opportunities, reduced revenue growth and harm to our customer relationships. These issues may be exacerbated if customers overstate their expected demand requirements in order to procure additional supply, which could negatively impact our ability to forecast and to allocate supply appropriately among our customers. The above issues may also be exacerbated with respect to our platform solutions, which already entail a great deal of complexity due to differing lead-times, technologies and suppliers for each integrated circuit product included in such solutions. Additionally, our suppliers have in the past and may in the future increase their prices during periods of capacity constraints, or for other reasons, thus increasing our costs.

While capacity constraints have largely abated, we continue to see price increases from certain of our key semiconductor manufacturing suppliers which, without corresponding increases in the prices of our products, would negatively impact our margins.

We place orders with our suppliers using our and our customers’ forecasts of demand for our products, which are based on a number of assumptions and estimates. As we move to smaller geometry process technologies, the manufacturing lead-time increases. As a result, the orders we place with our suppliers are generally only partially covered by commitments from our customers. If we, or our customers, overestimate demand, or if demand is impacted by factors outside of our or our customers’ control, and such demand is not covered by a binding commitment from our customers, we may experience increased excess or obsolete inventory or reserve charges, which would negatively impact our results of operations. Further, to the extent our customers procure supply of our integrated circuit products beyond their current needs (i.e., build up inventory of our integrated circuit products), whether due to concerns over supply, overestimating demand and/or a decline in macroeconomic conditions, or otherwise, they may not purchase expected quantities of our products in subsequent quarters, which may negatively impact our revenues, results of operations and cash flows in such quarters.

See also the Risk Factor below titled “There are numerous risks associated with the operation and control of our manufacturing facilities, including a higher portion of fixed costs relative to a fabless model; environmental compliance and liability; impacts related to climate change; exposure to natural disasters, health crises, geopolitical conflicts and cyber-

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attacks; timely supply of equipment and materials; and various manufacturing issues” as similar risks, as well as additional risks, may be applicable to our third-party suppliers’ manufacturing facilities, which could result in disruptions to our business or additional costs to us, and negatively impact our results of operations.

There are numerous risks associated with the operation and control of our manufacturing facilities, including a higher portion of fixed costs relative to a fabless model; environmental compliance and liability; impacts related to climate change; exposure to natural disasters, health crises, geopolitical conflicts and cyber-attacks; timely supply of equipment and materials; and various manufacturing issues.

We operate various facilities that manufacture certain of our RFFE modules and RF filter products. Our manufacturing facilities are characterized by a higher portion of fixed costs relative to a fabless model. We may be faced with a decline in the utilization rates of our manufacturing facilities due to decreases in demand for our products, including in less favorable industry or macroeconomic environments, or due to our failure to win and/or retain designs with OEMs. As a result, from time to time our manufacturing facilities operate at lower capacity levels, while the fixed costs associated with such facilities continue to be incurred, resulting in lower gross profit. Due to the factors above, we are currently experiencing, and expect to continue to experience in the near term, such underutilization of capacity at our manufacturing facilities.

We are subject to many complex environmental, health and safety laws, regulations and rules in each jurisdiction in which we operate our manufacturing (and research and development) facilities. The regulatory landscape in these areas continues to evolve, and we anticipate additional laws, regulations and rules in the future. In particular, new, or changes in, environmental and climate change laws, regulations or rules, including relating to greenhouse gas emissions, could lead to new or additional investments in production processes and could increase environmental compliance expenditures. In addition, certain environmental laws impose strict, and in certain circumstances joint and several, liability on current or previous owners or operators of real property, or parties who arranged for hazardous substances to be sent to disposal or treatment facilities, for the cost of investigation, removal or remediation of hazardous substances. As a result, we may incur clean-up costs in connection with any such removal or remediation efforts, as well as other third-party claims in connection with contaminated sites. In addition, we could be held liable for consequences arising out of human exposure to hazardous substances or other environmental damage. If we, or companies or facilities we acquire or have acquired, in the past failed or in the future fail to comply with any such laws and regulations, then we could incur regulatory penalties, fines and legal liabilities; suspension of production; significant compliance requirements; alteration of our manufacturing, assembly or test processes; restriction on our ability to modify or expand our facilities; damage to our reputation; and restrictions on our operations or sales. We are also required to obtain and maintain environmental permits from governmental authorities for certain of our operations. We cannot make assurances that we will at all times be in compliance with such laws, regulations, rules and permits. See also the risk factor titled “Our business may suffer due to the impact of, or our failure to comply with, the various existing, new or amended laws, regulations, policies or standards to which we are subject.”

Climate change concerns and the potential resulting environmental impact may result in new environmental, health and safety laws and regulations that may affect us, our suppliers and our customers. Such laws or regulations could cause us to incur additional direct costs for compliance, including costs associated with changes to manufacturing processes or the procurement of raw materials used in manufacturing processes, as well as increased indirect costs resulting from our customers, suppliers or both incurring additional compliance costs that are passed on to us. These costs may adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, climate change could cause certain natural disasters, such as drought, wildfires, storms, flooding or rising sea levels, to occur more frequently or with greater intensity, which could pose physical risks to our manufacturing facilities or our suppliers’ facilities, could disrupt the availability of water necessary for the operation of such facilities, and could increase or decrease temperatures resulting in increased operating costs and/or business disruption.

We have manufacturing facilities in Asia and Europe, and the primary warehouses where we store finished goods are located in Asia. If tsunamis, flooding, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, drought or other natural disasters, effects of climate change, acts of war or other geopolitical conflicts were to damage, destroy or disrupt any of these facilities, it could disrupt our operations, cease or delay production and shipments of inventory and result in costly repairs, replacements or other costs and lost business. In addition, natural disasters, effects of climate change, acts of war or other geopolitical conflicts may result in disruptions in transportation, distribution channels and supply chains and significant increases in the prices of raw materials. Further, health crises, including epidemics or pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and government and business responses thereto, could affect our manufacturing facilities, including by resulting in quarantines and/or closures, which could result in disruptions to and potential closures of our manufacturing operations. Our manufacturing operations could also be disrupted by cyber-attacks on our IT systems, as described in the Risk Factor below titled “Our business and operations could suffer in the event of security breaches of our IT systems, or other misappropriation of our technology, intellectual property or other proprietary or confidential information.”

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Our manufacturing operations depend on securing raw materials, equipment and other supplies in adequate quality and quantity in a timely manner from multiple suppliers, and in some cases, we rely on a limited number of suppliers, including in some cases sole suppliers, particularly in Asia. There may be cases where supplies of raw materials, equipment and other products are interrupted or limited by natural disaster, geopolitical conflict, accident or some other event affecting a supplier or source of raw materials; supply is suspended due to quality or other issues; there is a shortage of supply due to a rapid increase in demand; and/or we or our suppliers are prohibited from utilizing certain raw materials, or products or components that incorporate such raw materials, due to government restrictions related to the countries from which such raw materials originate, and acceptable alternative suppliers, raw materials or raw materials sources are not available or not available in acceptable time frames or upon acceptable terms, among others, which could impact production and prevent us from supplying our products to our customers. If the supply-demand balance is disrupted, it may considerably increase costs of manufacturing due to increased prices we pay for raw materials. From time to time, suppliers may extend lead times, limit amounts supplied to us or increase prices due to capacity constraints or other factors. Additionally, supply and costs of raw materials, equipment and other products may be negatively impacted by trade and/or national security protection policies, such as tariffs, or actions by governments that limit or prevent us from transacting business with certain countries or companies or that limit or prevent certain companies from transacting business with us, or trade tensions, particularly with countries in Asia. Further, it may be difficult or impossible to substitute one piece of equipment for another or replace one type of material with another. A failure by our suppliers to deliver our requirements could result in disruptions to our manufacturing operations.

Our manufacturing processes are highly complex, require advanced and costly equipment and must be continuously modified to improve yields and performance. Difficulties in the production process can reduce yields or interrupt production, and as a result, we may not be able to deliver our products or do so in a timely, cost-effective or competitive manner. Further, to remain competitive and meet customer demand, we may be required to improve our facilities and process technologies and carry out extensive research and development, each of which may require investment of significant amounts of capital and may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

From time to time, we begin to purchase equipment to meet expected customer demand in advance of any purchase orders or long-term purchase commitments. Further, we typically begin manufacturing our products using our or our customers’ forecasts of demand for our products, which are based on a number of assumptions and estimates and may not be covered by long-term purchase commitments. As a result, we may incur increased inventory and manufacturing costs and/or record impairment charges to the extent anticipated sales ultimately do not materialize or are lower than expected. If we or our customers overestimate demand, or if demand is impacted by factors outside of our or our customers’ control, and such demand is not covered by a binding commitment from our customers, we may experience higher inventory carrying and operating costs and/or increased excess or obsolete inventory or reserve charges, which would negatively impact our results of operations.

RISKS RELATED TO CYBERSECURITY OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF OUR CRITICAL INFORMATION

Our business and operations could suffer in the event of security breaches of our IT systems, or other misappropriation of our technology, intellectual property or other proprietary or confidential information.

Third parties regularly attempt to gain unauthorized access to our IT systems, and many such attacks are increasingly more sophisticated. These attacks, which might be related to industrial, corporate or other espionage, criminal hackers or state-sponsored intrusions, include trying to covertly introduce malware to our computers and networks, including those in our manufacturing operations, exploiting vulnerabilities in hardware, software or other IT infrastructure and impersonating authorized users, among others. We are also subject to ransom-style cyber-attacks, which could expose our confidential or proprietary information, request payment of money and/or impact our IT systems and cause widespread disruption to our business, including our manufacturing operations. Third parties that store and/or process our confidential information, or that provide products, software or services used in our IT infrastructure (including applications), may be subject to similar attacks, which could also result in malware being introduced into our IT infrastructure, e.g., through the third parties’ software and/or software updates. Such attacks could result in the misappropriation, theft, misuse, disclosure, loss or destruction of the technology, intellectual property, or the proprietary, confidential or personal information, of us or our employees, customers, licensees, suppliers or other third parties, as well as damage to or disruptions in our IT systems. We believe that we have a robust cybersecurity program that is aligned to international cybersecurity frameworks, and that we leverage industry best practices across people, processes and technologies in an attempt to mitigate cybersecurity threats. However, we cannot anticipate, detect, repel or implement fully effective preventative measures against all cybersecurity threats, particularly because the techniques used are increasingly sophisticated and constantly evolving. As part of our cybersecurity program, we seek to identify and remediate vulnerabilities in our IT systems and software (including third party software used in our IT systems) that could be exploited by hackers or other malicious actors. However, we may not be aware of all such

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vulnerabilities, and we may fail to identify and/or remediate such vulnerabilities before they are exploited. Attempts to gain unauthorized access to our IT systems or other attacks have in the past, in certain instances and to certain degrees, been successful (but have not caused significant harm), and may in the future be successful, and in some cases, we might be unaware of an incident or its magnitude and effects.

In addition, employees and former employees, in particular former employees who become employees of our competitors, customers, licensees or other third parties, including state actors, have in the past and may in the future misappropriate, wrongfully use, publish or provide to our competitors, customers, licensees or other third parties, including state actors, our technology, intellectual property or other proprietary or confidential information. This risk is exacerbated as competitors for talent, particularly engineering talent, increasingly attempt to hire our employees. See also the Risk Factor titled “We may not be able to attract and retain qualified employees, and our attempts to operate under a hybrid work model may not be successful.” Similarly, we provide access to certain of our technology, intellectual property and other proprietary or confidential information to our direct and indirect customers and licensees and certain of our consultants, who have in the past and may in the future wrongfully use such technology, intellectual property or information, or wrongfully disclose such technology, intellectual property or information to third parties, including our competitors or state actors. We also provide access to certain of our technology, intellectual property and other proprietary or confidential information to certain of our joint venture partners, including those affiliated with state actors and including in foreign jurisdictions where ownership restrictions may require us to take a minority ownership interest in the joint venture. Such joint venture partners may wrongfully use such technology, intellectual property or information, or wrongfully disclose such technology, intellectual property or information to third parties, including our competitors or state actors. Our technology, intellectual property and other proprietary or confidential information that we have provided to customers, licensees or other business partners could also be wrongfully obtained by third parties through cyber-attacks on such customers’, licensees’ or other business partners’ IT systems.

The misappropriation, theft, misuse, disclosure, loss or destruction of the technology, intellectual property, or the proprietary, confidential or personal information, of us or our employees, customers, licensees, suppliers or other third parties, could harm our competitive position, reduce the value of our investment in research and development and other strategic initiatives, cause us to lose business, damage our reputation, subject us to legal or regulatory proceedings, cause us to incur other loss or liability and otherwise adversely affect our business. We expect to continue to devote significant resources to the security of our IT systems, and our technology, intellectual property and proprietary and confidential information.

Further, certain countries in which we operate have implemented, and other countries or regions may implement, cybersecurity laws that require our overall IT security environment to meet certain standards and/or be certified. Such laws may be complex, ambiguous and subject to interpretation, which may create uncertainty regarding compliance. As a result, our efforts to comply with such laws may be expensive and may fail, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, our contracts with certain of our customers require us to obtain cybersecurity certifications for our IT systems. Failure to obtain or maintain the necessary cybersecurity certifications could result in loss of future revenues, damage to our customer relationships and reputation, and a shift of business to our competitors.

RISKS RELATED TO HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

We may not be able to attract and retain qualified employees, and our attempts to operate under a hybrid work model may not be successful.

Our future success depends upon the continued service of our executive officers and other key management and technical personnel, and on our ability to continue to identify, attract, retain and motivate them. Implementing our business strategy requires specialized engineering and other talent, as our revenues are highly dependent on technological and product innovations. In addition, in order to extend our business into certain new and expanded product areas and industries and applications beyond mobile handsets, we need to attract, retain and motivate engineering and other technical personnel with specialized skills in these areas, and these skills are in high demand among our competitors. The market for employees in our industry is extremely competitive, and competitors for talent, particularly engineering talent, increasingly attempt to hire, and to varying degrees have been successful in hiring, our employees or employment candidates, including by establishing or expanding local offices near our headquarters in San Diego, California. Further, the increased availability of remote working arrangements has expanded the pool of companies that can compete for our employees and employment candidates. A number of such competitors for talent are significantly larger than us and/or offer compensation in excess of what we offer or other benefits that we generally do not offer, such as the ability to permanently work from home. Further, existing immigration laws make it more difficult for us to recruit and retain highly skilled foreign national graduates of universities in

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the United States, making the pool of available talent even smaller. If we are unable to attract and retain qualified employees, our business may be harmed.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused us to modify our workforce practices, including having the vast majority of our employees work from home. While we have generally reopened our offices, we are currently operating under a hybrid work model, meaning that the majority of our employees have the flexibility to work remotely at least some of the time. The hybrid work model may impair our ability to maintain our collaborative and innovative culture, and may cause disruptions among our employees, including decreases in productivity, challenges in communications between on-site and off-site employees and, potentially, employee dissatisfaction and attrition. Further, any future attempt to transition away from the hybrid work model to more stringent on-site work requirements may result in employee dissatisfaction and attrition. If we fail to retain key employees or maintain employee productivity as a result of the hybrid work model or an attempt to return to more on-site work, our business could be adversely impacted.

RISKS SPECIFIC TO OUR LICENSING BUSINESS

The continued and future success of our licensing programs requires us to continue to evolve our patent portfolio and to renew or renegotiate license agreements that are expiring.

We own a very strong portfolio of issued and pending patents related to 3G, 4G, 5G and other technologies. It is critical that we continue to evolve our patent portfolio, particularly in 5G. If we do not maintain a strong portfolio that is applicable to current and future standards, products and services, our future licensing revenues could be negatively impacted.

Our patent license agreements in effect that generate a significant portion of our licensing revenues are effective for a specified term. To receive royalties after the expiration date of the specified term, we will need to extend or modify such license agreements or enter into new license agreements with such licensees. We might not be able to extend or modify license agreements, or enter into new license agreements, in the future without negatively affecting the material terms and conditions of our license agreements with such licensees, and such modifications or new agreements may negatively impact our revenues. In some circumstances, we may extend, modify or enter into new license agreements as a result of arbitration or litigation, and terms imposed by arbitrators or courts may be less favorable to us than existing terms, and may impact the financial or other terms of license agreements not subject to the litigation or arbitration. If there is a delay in extending, modifying or entering into a new license agreement with a licensee, there would be a delay in our ability to recognize revenues related to that licensee’s product sales. Further, if we are unable to reach agreement on such modifications or new agreements, it could result in patent infringement litigation with such licensees.

Efforts by some original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to avoid paying fair and reasonable royalties for the use of our intellectual property may require the investment of substantial management time and financial resources and may result in legal decisions or actions by governments, courts, regulators or agencies, Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) or other industry organizations that harm our business.

From time to time, companies initiate various strategies to attempt to negotiate, renegotiate, reduce and/or eliminate their need to pay royalties to us for the use of our intellectual property. These strategies have included: (i) litigation, often alleging infringement of patents held by such companies, patent misuse, patent exhaustion, patent invalidity or unenforceability of our patents or licenses, alleging that we do not license our patents on fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory (FRAND) terms, or alleging some form of unfair competition or competition law violation; (ii) taking positions contrary to our understanding (and/or the plain language) of their contracts with us; (iii) appeals to governmental authorities; (iv) collective action, including working with wireless operators, standards bodies, other like-minded companies and organizations, on both formal and informal bases, to adopt intellectual property policies and practices that could have the effect of limiting returns on intellectual property innovations; (v) lobbying governmental regulators and elected officials for the purpose of seeking the reduction of royalty rates or the base on which royalties are calculated, seeking to impose some form of compulsory licensing or weakening a patent holder’s ability to enforce its rights or obtain a fair return for such rights; and (vi) attempts by licensees to shift their royalty obligation to their suppliers in order to make royalty collection more difficult or reduce the amount of royalties collected.

In addition, certain licensees have disputed, underreported, underpaid, not reported or not paid royalties owed to us under their license agreements or reported to us in a manner that is not in compliance with their contractual obligations, and certain companies have yet to enter into or have delayed entering into or renewing license agreements with us for their use of our intellectual property, and they or others may engage in such behavior in the future. The fact that one or more licensees dispute, underreport, underpay, do not report or do not pay royalties owed to us may encourage other licensees to take similar actions or not renew their existing license agreements, and may encourage other licensees or unlicensed companies to delay entering into, or to not enter into, new license agreements. Further, to the extent such licensees and companies increase their

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device share, the negative impact of their underreporting, underpayment, non-payment or non-reporting on our business, revenues, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition will be exacerbated.

We have been in the past and are currently subject to various litigation and/or governmental investigations and proceedings. Certain of these matters are described in this Quarterly Report in “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies.” We may become subject to other litigation or governmental investigations or proceedings in the future. Additionally, certain of our direct and indirect customers and licensees have pursued, and others may in the future pursue, litigation or arbitration against us related to our business. Unfavorable resolutions of one or more of these matters have had and could in the future have a material adverse effect on our business, revenues, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. See also the Risk Factors below titled “Changes in our patent licensing practices, whether due to governmental investigations, legal challenges or otherwise, could adversely impact our business and results of operations” and “Our business may suffer as a result of adverse rulings in governmental investigations or proceedings or other legal proceedings.”

In addition, in connection with our participation in SDOs, we, like other patent owners, generally have made contractual commitments to such organizations to license those of our patents that would necessarily be infringed by standard-compliant products as set forth in those commitments (referred to as standard-essential patents). Some manufacturers and users of standard-compliant products advance interpretations of these commitments that are adverse to our licensing business, including interpretations that would limit the amount of royalties that we could collect on the licensing of our standard-essential patent portfolio.

Further, some third parties have proposed significant changes to existing intellectual property policies for implementation by SDOs and other industry organizations with the goal of significantly devaluing standard-essential patents. For example, some have put forth proposals which would require a maximum aggregate intellectual property royalty rate for the use of all standard-essential patents owned by all of the member companies to be applied to the selling price of any product implementing the relevant standard. They have further proposed that such maximum aggregate royalty rate be apportioned to each member company with standard-essential patents based upon the number of standard-essential patents held by such company. Others have proposed that injunctions should not be an available remedy for infringement of standard-essential patents and have made proposals that could severely limit damage awards and other remedies by courts for patent infringement (e.g., by limiting the base upon which the royalty rate may be applied). A number of these strategies are purportedly based on interpretations of the policies of certain SDOs concerning the licensing of patents that are or may be essential to industry standards and on our (or other companies’) alleged failure to abide by these policies.

Some SDOs, courts and governmental agencies have adopted, and may in the future adopt, some or all of these interpretations or proposals in a manner adverse to our interests, including in litigation to which we may not be a party. Further, SDOs in certain countries may attempt to modify widely accepted standards and claim the resulting standard as their own.

We expect that such proposals, interpretations and strategies will continue in the future, and if successful, our business model would be harmed, either by limiting or eliminating our ability to collect royalties (or by reducing the royalties we can collect) on all or a portion of our standard-essential patent portfolio, limiting our return on investment with respect to new technologies, limiting our ability to seek injunctions against infringers of our standard-essential patents, constraining our ability to make licensing commitments when submitting our technologies for inclusion in future standards (which could make our technologies less likely to be included in such standards) or forcing us to work outside of SDOs or other industry groups to promote our new technologies, and our revenues, results of operations and cash flows could be negatively impacted. In addition, the legal and other costs associated with asserting or defending our positions have been and may in the future be significant. We expect that such challenges, regardless of their merits, will continue into the foreseeable future and will require the investment of substantial management time and financial resources.

Changes in our patent licensing practices, whether due to governmental investigations, legal challenges or otherwise, could adversely impact our business and results of operations.

As described in the Risk Factor below titled “Our business may suffer as a result of adverse rulings in governmental investigations or proceedings or other legal proceedings,” we have been in the past, currently are and may in the future be subject to various governmental investigations and/or legal proceedings challenging our patent licensing practices. Certain of these matters are described in this Quarterly Report in “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies.” We believe that one intent of certain of these governmental investigations and legal proceedings has been to reduce the amount of royalties that licensees are required to pay to us for their use of our intellectual property.

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If we were required to reduce the royalty rates in our patent license agreements, our revenues, earnings and cash flows would be negatively impacted absent a sufficient increase in the volume of sales of devices upon which royalties are paid. Similarly, if we were required to reduce the base on which our royalties are calculated (e.g., license at the chipset level rather than at the device level), our revenues, earnings and cash flows would be negatively impacted unless there was a sufficient increase in the volume of sales of devices upon which royalties are paid or we were able to increase our royalty rates to offset the decrease in revenues resulting from such lower royalty base (assuming the absolute royalty dollars were below any relevant royalty caps).

If we were required to grant patent licenses to chipset manufacturers or other component suppliers (which could lead to implementing a more complex, multi-level licensing structure in which we license certain portions of our patent portfolio to chipset manufacturers or other component suppliers and other portions to OEMs), we would incur additional transaction costs, which may be significant, and we could incur delays in recognizing revenues until license negotiations were completed. In addition, our licensing revenues and earnings would be negatively impacted if we were not able to obtain, in the aggregate, equivalent revenues under such a multi-level licensing structure.

If we were required to sell chipsets to OEMs that do not have a license to our patents, our licensing programs could be negatively impacted by patent exhaustion claims raised by such unlicensed OEMs (i.e., claims that our sale of chipsets to such OEMs forecloses us from asserting any patents substantially embodied by the chipsets against such OEMs). Such sales could provide OEMs with a defense in the event we asserted our patents against them to obtain licensing revenue for those patents. Moreover, such a requirement could negatively impact our ability to maintain our licensing program for products that do not use our chipsets. This could have a material adverse effect on our licensing programs and our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

To the extent that we were required to implement any of these licensing and/or business practices, including by modifying or renegotiating our existing license agreements or pursuing other commercial arrangements, we would incur additional transaction costs, which may be significant, we could incur delays in recognizing revenues until license negotiations were completed, and our business, revenues, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be harmed. The impact of any such changes to our licensing practices could vary widely and by jurisdiction, depending on the specific outcomes and the geographic scope of such outcomes. In addition, if we were required to make modifications to our licensing practices in one jurisdiction, licensees or governmental agencies in other jurisdictions may attempt to obtain similar outcomes for themselves or for such other jurisdictions, as applicable, which could result in increased legal costs and further harm to our business, revenues, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

RISKS RELATED TO REGULATORY AND LEGAL CHALLENGES

Our business may suffer as a result of adverse rulings in governmental investigations or proceedings or other legal proceedings.

We have been in the past and currently are subject to various governmental investigations and proceedings. Certain of these matters are described in this Quarterly Report in “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies.” Key allegations or findings in those matters include or have in the past included, among others: that we violate FRAND licensing commitments by refusing to grant licenses to chipset manufacturers; that our royalty rates are too high; that the base on which our royalties are calculated should be something less than the wholesale (i.e., licensee’s) selling price of the applicable device (minus certain permitted deductions); that we unlawfully require customers to execute a patent license before we sell them cellular modem chipsets; that we have entered into exclusive agreements with chipset customers that foreclose competition; that we leverage our position in baseband chipsets in the RFFE space; and that we violate antitrust laws and engage in anticompetitive conduct and unfair methods of competition. We may become subject to other litigation or governmental investigations or proceedings in the future.

Unfavorable resolutions of one or more of these matters have had and could in the future have a material adverse effect on our business, revenues, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Depending on the matter, various remedies that could result from an unfavorable resolution include, among others: the loss of our ability to enforce one or more of our patents; injunctions; monetary damages, fines or other orders to pay money; the issuance of orders to cease certain conduct or modify our business practices, such as requiring us to reduce our royalty rates, reduce the base on which our royalties are calculated, grant patent licenses to chipset manufacturers or other component suppliers, sell chipsets to unlicensed OEMs or modify or renegotiate some or all of our existing license agreements; and determinations that some or all of our license agreements are invalid or unenforceable. In addition, a governmental body in a particular country or region may successfully assert and impose remedies with effects that extend beyond the borders of that country or region. If some or all of our license agreements are declared invalid or unenforceable and/or we are required to renegotiate these license agreements, we may not receive, or may not be able to recognize, some or any licensing or royalty revenues under the

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impacted license agreements unless and until we enter into new license agreements; and even licensees whose license agreements are not impacted may demand to renegotiate their agreements or invoke the dispute resolution provision in their agreements, and we may not be able to recognize some or any revenues under such agreements. The renegotiation of license agreements could result in terms that are less favorable to us than existing terms, or lead to arbitration or litigation to resolve the licensing terms, which could also be less favorable to us than existing terms, and each of which could take months or years. Licensees may underreport, underpay, not report or not pay royalties owed to us pending the conclusion of such negotiations, arbitration or litigation. In addition, we may be sued for alleged overpayments of past royalties paid to us, including private antitrust actions seeking treble damages under U.S. antitrust laws. The occurrence of any of the above could have a material adverse effect on our business, revenues, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, and our stock price could decline, possibly significantly, in which case we may have to significantly cut costs and other uses of cash, including in research and development, significantly impairing our ability to maintain product and technology leadership and invest in next generation technologies. Further, depending on the breadth and severity of the circumstances above, we may have to reduce, suspend or eliminate our capital return programs, and our ability to timely pay our indebtedness may be impacted.

These challenges have required, and may in the future require, the investment of significant management time and attention and have resulted, and may in the future result, in significant legal costs.

RISKS RELATED TO INDUSTRY DYNAMICS AND COMPETITION

Our revenues depend on our customers’ and licensees’ sales of products and services based on CDMA, OFDMA and other communications technologies, including 5G, and customer demand for our products based on these technologies.

We develop, patent and commercialize technology and products based on CDMA, OFDMA and other communications technologies, which are primarily wireless. We depend on our customers and licensees to develop devices and services based on these technologies to drive consumer demand for new 3G/4G/5G multimode and single-mode devices, and to establish the selling prices for such devices. Further, the timing of our shipments of our products is dependent on the timing of our customers’ and licensees’ deployments of new devices and services based on these technologies. Increasingly, we also depend on operators of wireless networks, our customers and licensees and other third parties to incorporate these technologies into new device types and into industries and applications beyond mobile handsets, such as automotive and IoT, among others. Commercial deployments of 5G networks and devices have begun and are expected to continue for the foreseeable future. However, the timing and scale of such deployments, in certain regions, have been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and may be further delayed for reasons that are beyond our control.

Our revenues and growth in revenues could be negatively impacted, our business may be harmed and our substantial investments in these technologies may not provide us an adequate return, if: our customers’ and licensees’ revenues and sales of products, particularly premium-tier products, and services using these technologies, and average selling prices of such products, decline due to, for example, the maturity of smartphone penetration in developed regions, including China; we do not continue to maintain our intellectual property and technical leadership in 5G, including in ongoing 5G standardization efforts; we are unable to drive the adoption of our products into networks and devices, including devices beyond mobile handsets; or consumers’ rates of replacement of smartphones and other devices decline.

Our industry is subject to intense competition in an environment of rapid technological change. Our success depends in part on our ability to adapt to such change and compete effectively; and such change and competition could result in decreased demand for our products and technologies or declining average selling prices for our products or those of our customers or licensees.

Our products and technologies face significant competition. Competition may intensify as our current competitors expand their product offerings, improve their products or reduce the prices of their products as part of a strategy to maintain existing business and customers or attract new business and customers, as new opportunities develop, and as new competitors enter the industry. Competition in wireless communications is affected by various factors that include, among others: OEM concentrations; vertical integration; competition in certain geographic regions; government intervention or support of national industries or competitors; the ability to maintain product differentiation in light of evolving industry standards and speed of technological change (including the transition to smaller geometry process technologies and the demand for always on, always connected capabilities); access to capacity in the supply chain; and value-added features that drive selling prices and consumer demand for new 3G/4G/5G multimode and single-mode devices.

We anticipate that additional competitors will introduce products as a result of growth opportunities in wireless communications, the trend toward global expansion by foreign and domestic competitors, and technological and public policy changes. Additionally, the semiconductor industry has experienced and may continue to experience consolidation, which could result in significant changes to the competitive landscape. For example, if any key supplier of technologies and

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intellectual property to the semiconductor industry was sold to one of our competitors, it could negatively affect our ability to procure or license such technologies and intellectual property in the future, at all or upon acceptable terms, which could have wide-ranging impacts on our business and operations.

We expect that our future success will depend on, among other factors, our ability to:

•differentiate our integrated circuit products with innovative technologies across multiple products and features (e.g., modem, RFFE including millimeter wave (mmWave), graphics and other processors, camera and connectivity) and with smaller geometry process technologies that drive both performance and lower power consumption;

•develop and offer integrated circuit products at competitive cost and price points and to effectively cover all geographic regions and all device tiers;

•continue to be a leader in mobile, and drive the adoption of our technologies and integrated circuit products into the most popular device models and across a broad spectrum of devices in mobile, such as smartphones, tablets, laptops and other mobile computing devices;

•increase or accelerate adoption of our technologies and products in industries and applications outside of mobile handsets, including automotive and IoT;

•maintain or accelerate demand for our integrated circuit products at the premium device tier, while also driving the adoption of our products into high, mid- and low-tier devices across all regions;

•remain a leader in 5G technology development, standardization, intellectual property creation and licensing, and develop, commercialize and remain a leading supplier of 5G integrated circuit products, including RFFE products;

•maintain access to sufficient capacity in the supply chain relative to our competitors to meet customer demand;

•create standalone value and contribute to the success of our existing businesses through acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic transactions, and by developing customer, licensee, vendor, distributor and other channel relationships in new industries and applications;

•identify potential acquisition targets that will grow or sustain our business or address strategic needs, reach agreement on terms acceptable to us, close the transactions and effectively integrate these new businesses, products, technologies and employees;

•provide leading products and technologies to OEMs, high level operating systems (HLOS) providers, operators, cloud providers and other industry participants as competitors, new industry entrants and other factors continue to affect the industry landscape;

•be a preferred partner and sustain preferred relationships providing integrated circuit products that support multiple operating system and infrastructure platforms to industry participants that effectively commercialize new devices using these platforms; and

•continue to develop brand recognition to effectively compete against better known companies in computing and other consumer driven segments and to deepen our presence in significant emerging regions and China.

We compete with many different semiconductor companies, ranging from multinational companies with integrated research and development, manufacturing, sales and marketing organizations across a broad spectrum of product lines, to companies that are focused on a single application, industry or standard product, including those that produce products for mobile handsets, automotive or IoT, among others. Most of these competitors compete with us with respect to some, but not all, of our businesses or product lines. Companies that design integrated circuits based on CDMA, OFDMA, Wi-Fi or their derivatives are generally competitors or potential competitors. Examples (some of which are strategic partners of ours in other areas) include Apple, Broadcom, MediaTek, Nvidia, NXP Semiconductors, Qorvo, Samsung, Skyworks, Texas Instruments and UNISOC. Some of these current and potential competitors may have advantages over us that include, among others: motivation by our customers in certain circumstances to use our competitors’ integrated circuit products, to utilize their own internally-developed integrated circuit products and/or sell such products to others, or to utilize alternative technologies; lower cost structures or a willingness and ability to accept lower prices or lower margins for their products, particularly in China; foreign government support of other technologies, competitors or OEMs that sell devices that do not contain our integrated circuit products; better known brand names; ownership and control of manufacturing facilities and greater expertise in manufacturing processes; the development and sale of infrastructure equipment for wireless networks, which may enable such competitors to better optimize their integrated circuit products for performance on those networks; more extensive relationships with local distribution companies and OEMs in certain geographic regions (such as China);

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more experience in industries and applications beyond mobile handsets (such as automotive and IoT); and a more established presence in certain regions.

In addition, certain of our largest integrated circuit customers have in the past utilized, currently utilize and may in the future utilize our competitors’ integrated circuit products in some or all of their devices, rather than our products. Further, certain of those customers have developed, are developing or may develop their own integrated circuit products (effectively making them competitors), which they have in the past utilized, currently utilize and may in the future utilize in some or all of their devices, rather than our products. See also the Risk Factor titled “Our business, particularly our semiconductor business, may suffer as a result of our customers vertically integrating (i.e., developing their own integrated circuit products).”

Further, political actions, including trade and/or national security protection policies, or other actions by governments, particularly the U.S. and Chinese governments, have in the past, currently are and could in the future limit or prevent us from transacting business with certain of our customers or suppliers; limit, prevent or discourage certain of our customers or suppliers from transacting business with us; or make it more expensive to do so. This could advantage our competitors by enabling them with increased sales, economies of scale, operating income and/or cash flows, and/or enabling critical technology transfer, allowing them to increase their investments in technology development, research and development, and commercialization of products. See also the Risk Factor titled “A significant portion of our business is concentrated in China, and the risks of such concentration are exacerbated by U.S./China trade and national security tensions.”

Competition in any or all product tiers may result in the loss of business or customers, which would negatively impact our business, revenues, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Such competition may also reduce average selling prices for our chipset products or the products of our customers and licensees. Certain of these dynamics are particularly pronounced in emerging regions and China where competitors may have lower cost structures or may have a willingness and ability to accept lower prices or lower margins on their products. Reductions in the average selling prices of our chipset products, without a corresponding increase in volumes, would negatively impact our revenues, and without corresponding decreases in average unit costs, would negatively impact our margins. In addition, reductions in the average selling prices of our licensees’ products, unless offset by an increase in volumes, would generally decrease total royalties payable to us, negatively impacting our licensing revenues.

RISKS RELATED TO PRODUCT DEFECTS OR SECURITY VULNERABILITIES

Failures in our products, or in the products of our customers or licensees, including those resulting from security vulnerabilities, defects or errors, could harm our business.

Our products are complex and may contain defects, errors or security vulnerabilities, or experience failures or unsatisfactory performance, due to any number of issues, including issues in materials, design, fabrication, packaging and/or use within a system. Development of products in new domains of technology, and the migration to integrated circuit technologies with smaller geometric feature sizes, increases complexity and adds risk to manufacturing yields and reliability, and increases the likelihood of product defects, errors or security vulnerabilities. Defects, errors, security vulnerabilities or other unintended functionality could also be introduced into our products by cyber-attacks or other actions by malicious actors, either directly or through third-party products or software used in our products or IT infrastructure (including applications). Further, because of the complexity of our products, defects, errors or security vulnerabilities might only be detected when the products are in use. Risks associated with product or technology defects, errors or security vulnerabilities are exacerbated by the fact that our customers typically integrate our products into consumer and other devices.

The use of devices containing our products to interact with untrusted systems or otherwise access untrusted content creates a risk of exposing the system hardware and software in those devices to malicious attacks. Further, security vulnerabilities in our products or the technologies we use could expose our customers, or end users of our customers’ products, to hackers or other unscrupulous third parties who develop and deploy malware that could attack our products or our customers’ products or IT infrastructure. Such attacks could result in the disruption of our customers’ businesses or the misappropriation, theft, misuse, disclosure, loss or destruction of the technology or intellectual property, or the proprietary, confidential or personal information, of our customers, their employees or the end users of our customers’ devices. While we continue to focus on this issue and take measures to safeguard our products from cybersecurity threats, device capabilities continue to evolve, enabling more elaborate functionality and applications, and increasing the risk of security failures, and techniques used to perpetrate cybersecurity attacks are increasingly sophisticated and constantly evolving. See also the Risk Factor titled “Our business and operations could suffer in the event of security breaches of our IT systems, or other misappropriation of our technology, intellectual property or other proprietary or confidential information.”

Our products may be responsible for critical functions in our customers’ products and networks. Failure of our products to perform to specifications, meet certain regulatory or industry standards (including product safety and information security

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standards, which may differ by region, geography and industry, and which are particularly stringent in the automotive industry), or other product defects, errors or security vulnerabilities, could lead to substantial damage to the products we sell to our customers, the devices into which our products are integrated and the end users of such devices, and potentially to our customers’ IT infrastructure. Such defects, errors or security vulnerabilities could give rise to significant costs, including costs related to developing solutions, recalling products, repairing or replacing defective products, writing down defective inventory or indemnification obligations under our agreements, and could result in the loss of sales and divert the attention of our engineering personnel from our product development efforts. In addition, defects, errors or security vulnerabilities in our products could result in failure to achieve market acceptance, a loss of design wins, a shifting of business to our competitors, and litigation or regulatory action against us, and could harm our reputation, our relationships with customers and partners and our ability to attract new customers, as well as the perceptions of our brand. Other potential adverse impacts of product defects, errors or security vulnerabilities include shipment delays, write-offs of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, and losses on unfavorable purchase commitments. In addition, defects, errors or security vulnerabilities in the products of our customers or licensees could cause a delay or decrease in demand for the products into which our products are integrated, and thus for our products.

In addition, the occurrence of defects, errors or security vulnerabilities may give rise to product liability claims, particularly if such defects, errors or security vulnerabilities in our products or the technology we use, or the products into which they are integrated, result in personal injury or death, and could result in significant costs, expenses and losses. If a product liability claim is brought against us, the cost of defending the claim could be significant, and could divert the attention of our technical and management personnel and harm our business, even if we are successful. We may be named in product liability claims even if there is no evidence that our products caused the damage in question, and even though we may have indemnity from our customers, and such claims could result in significant costs and expenses. We may also be required to indemnify and/or defend our customers from product liability claims relating to our products. Further, our business liability insurance may be inadequate, may not cover the claims, and future coverage may be unavailable on acceptable terms, which could adversely impact our financial results. The above is exacerbated by the fact that our products may be used, and perform critical functions, in various high-risk applications such as: automobiles, including ADAS/AD functions; cameras and artificial intelligence, including home and enterprise security; home automation, including smoke and noxious gas detectors; medical condition monitoring; location and asset tracking and management, including wearables for child safety and elderly health; robotics, including public safety drones and autonomous municipality vehicles; and XR for treatment of phobias or PTSD, early detection of disorders or special needs, among others.

Accordingly, defects, errors or security vulnerabilities in our products or the technologies we use could have an adverse impact on us, on our customers and the end users of our customers’ products. If any of these risks materialize, there could be a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

RISKS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The enforcement and protection of our intellectual property may be expensive, could fail to prevent misappropriation or unauthorized use of our intellectual property, could result in the loss of our ability to enforce one or more patents, and could be adversely affected by changes in patent laws, by laws in certain foreign jurisdictions that may not effectively protect our intellectual property and by ineffective enforcement of laws in such jurisdictions.

We rely primarily on patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, as well as nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements, international treaties and other methods, to protect our intellectual property, including our patent portfolio. Policing unauthorized use of our products, technologies and intellectual property is difficult and time consuming. The steps we have taken have not always prevented, and we cannot be certain the steps we take in the future will prevent, the misappropriation or unauthorized use of our products, technologies or intellectual property, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect our rights as fully or as readily as U.S. laws or where the enforcement of such laws may be lacking or ineffective. See also the Risk Factor titled “Our business and operations could suffer in the event of security breaches of our IT systems, or other misappropriation of our technology, intellectual property or other proprietary or confidential information.”

Some industry participants who have a vested interest in devaluing patents in general, or standard-essential patents in particular, have mounted attacks on certain patent systems, increasing the likelihood of changes to established patent laws. We cannot predict with certainty the long-term effects of any potential changes. In the United States, there is continued discussion regarding potential patent law changes, and there is current and potential future litigation regarding patents, the outcomes of which could be detrimental to our licensing business. Further, the laws in certain foreign countries in which our patents are or may be licensed, or our products are or may be manufactured or sold, including certain countries in Asia, may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws in the United States. In addition, we cannot be certain that the laws and policies of any country or the practices of any standards bodies, foreign or domestic, with respect to

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intellectual property enforcement or licensing or the adoption of standards, will not be changed in the future in ways that are detrimental to our licensing programs or to the sale or use of our products or technologies.

We have had and may in the future have difficulty in certain circumstances in protecting or enforcing our intellectual property and contracts, including collecting royalties for use of our patent portfolio due to, among others: refusal by certain licensees to report and pay all or a portion of the royalties they owe to us; policies or political actions of governments, including trade protection and national security policies; challenges to our licensing practices under competition laws; adoption of mandatory licensing provisions by foreign jurisdictions; failure of foreign courts to recognize and enforce judgments of contract breach and damages issued by courts in the United States; and challenges before competition agencies to our licensing business or the pricing and integration of additional features and functionality into our chipset products. See also the Risk Factors titled “Efforts by some original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to avoid paying fair and reasonable royalties for the use of our intellectual property may require the investment of substantial management time and financial resources and may result in legal decisions or actions by governments, courts, regulators or agencies, Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) or other industry organizations that harm our business” and “Our business may suffer as a result of adverse rulings in governmental investigations or proceedings or other legal proceedings.”

We have engaged in litigation and arbitration in the past and may need to further litigate or arbitrate in the future to enforce our contract and intellectual property rights, protect our trade secrets or determine the validity and scope of proprietary rights of others. As a result of any such litigation or arbitration, we could lose our ability to enforce one or more patents, portions of our license agreements could be determined to be invalid or unenforceable (which may in turn result in other licensees either not complying with their existing license agreements or initiating litigation or arbitration), license terms (including but not limited to royalty rates for the use of our intellectual property) could be imposed that are less favorable to us than existing terms, and we could incur substantial costs. Any action we take to enforce our contract or intellectual property rights could be costly and could absorb significant management time and attention, which, in turn, could negatively impact our results of operations and cash flows. Further, even a positive resolution to our enforcement efforts may take time to conclude, which may reduce our revenues and cash resources available for other purposes, such as research and development, in the periods prior to conclusion.

Additionally, although our license agreements generally provide us with the right to audit the books and records of licensees, audits can be expensive, time consuming, incomplete and subject to dispute. Further, certain licensees may not comply with the obligation to provide full access to their books and records. To the extent we do not aggressively enforce our rights under our license agreements, licensees may not comply with their existing license agreements, and to the extent we do not aggressively pursue unlicensed companies to enter into license agreements with us for their use of our intellectual property, other unlicensed companies may not enter into license agreements.

See also the Risk Factors titled “Efforts by some original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to avoid paying fair and reasonable royalties for the use of our intellectual property may require the investment of substantial management time and financial resources and may result in legal decisions or actions by governments, courts, regulators or agencies, Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) or other industry organizations that harm our business” and “Our business and operations could suffer in the event of security breaches of our IT systems, or other misappropriation of our technology, intellectual property or other proprietary or confidential information.”

Claims by other companies that we infringe their intellectual property could adversely affect our business.

From time to time, companies have asserted, and may again assert, patent, copyright or other intellectual property claims against us relating to our technologies or products, including those we have acquired from other companies. These claims have resulted and may again result in our involvement in litigation, and we are currently involved in such litigation, including those described in this Quarterly Report in “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies.” We may not prevail in such litigation given, among other factors, the complex technical issues and inherent uncertainties in intellectual property litigation. If any of our products were found to infringe another company’s intellectual property, we could be subject to an injunction or be required to redesign our products, or to license such intellectual property or pay damages or other compensation to such other company (any of which could be costly). If we are unable to redesign our products, license such intellectual property used in our products or otherwise distribute our products (e.g., through a licensed supplier), we could be prohibited from making and selling our products. Similarly, our suppliers could be found to infringe another company’s intellectual property, and such suppliers could then be enjoined from providing products or services to us.

In any potential dispute involving us and another company’s patents or other intellectual property, our chipset foundries, semiconductor assembly and test providers and customers could also become the targets of litigation. We are contingently liable under certain product sales, services, license and other agreements to indemnify certain customers, chipset foundries

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and semiconductor assembly and test service providers against certain types of liability and damages arising from qualifying claims of patent infringement by products sold by us, or by intellectual property provided by us to our chipset foundries and semiconductor assembly and test service providers. Reimbursements under indemnification arrangements could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows. Furthermore, any such litigation could severely disrupt the supply of our products and the businesses of our chipset customers and their customers, which in turn could harm our relationships with them and could result in a decline in our chipset sales or a reduction in our licensees’ sales, causing a corresponding decline in our chipset or licensing revenues. Any claims, regardless of their merit, could be time consuming to address, result in costly litigation, divert the efforts of our technical and management personnel and/or cause product release or shipment delays, any of which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows.

We may continue to be involved in litigation and may have to appear in front of administrative bodies (such as the United States International Trade Commission) to defend against patent assertions against our products by companies, some of whom are attempting to gain competitive advantage or leverage in licensing negotiations. We may not be successful in such proceedings, and if we are not, the range of possible outcomes is very broad and may include, for example, monetary damages or fines or other orders to pay money, royalty payments, injunctions on the sale of certain of our integrated circuit products (or on the sale of our customers’ devices using such products) or the issuance of orders to cease certain conduct or modify our business practices. Further, a governmental body in a particular country or region may assert, and may be successful in imposing, remedies with effects that extend beyond the borders of that country or region. In addition, a negative outcome in any such proceeding could severely disrupt the business of our customers and their wireless operator customers, which in turn could harm our relationships with them and could result in a decline in our chipset sales or a reduction in our licensees’ sales, causing corresponding declines in our chipset or licensing revenues.

Our use of open source software may harm our business.

Certain of our software and our suppliers’ software may contain or may be derived from “open source” software, and we have seen, and believe that we will continue to see, customers request that we develop products, including software associated with our integrated circuit products, that incorporate open source software elements and operate in an open source environment, which, under certain open source licenses, may offer accessibility to a portion of our products’ source code and may expose our related intellectual property to adverse licensing conditions. Licensing of such software may impose certain obligations on us if we were to distribute derivative works of that software. For example, these obligations may require us to make source code for the derivative works available to our customers in a manner that allows them to make such source code available to their customers or license such derivative works under a particular type of license that is different than what we customarily use to license our software. Furthermore, in the course of product development, we may make contributions to third-party open source projects that could subject our intellectual property to adverse licensing conditions. For example, to encourage the growth of a software ecosystem that is interoperable with our products, we may need to contribute certain implementations under the open source licensing terms that govern such projects, which may adversely impact our associated intellectual property. Developing open source products, while adequately protecting the intellectual property upon which our licensing programs depends, may prove burdensome and time-consuming under certain circumstances, thereby placing us at a competitive disadvantage, and we may not adequately protect our intellectual property. Also, our use and our customers’ use of open source software may subject our products and our customers’ products to governmental and third-party scrutiny and delays in product certification, which could cause customers to view our products as less desirable than our competitors’ products.

GENERAL RISK FACTORS

The COVID-19 pandemic, or a similar health crisis, may impact our business or results of operations in the future.

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant economic uncertainty, significant declines in business and consumer confidence and global demand in the wireless industry (among others) and a global economic slowdown, which negatively affected our financial results over certain periods. Specifically, throughout most of calendar 2020 and into early calendar 2021, the decline in demand for smartphones and other consumer devices sold by our customers or licensees resulted in decreased demand for our integrated circuit products and a decrease in the royalties we earned on the licensing of our intellectual property. Similarly, during calendar 2022, spikes in COVID-19 cases in certain parts of China led the Chinese government to impose lockdowns, which adversely affected consumer demand in the region and may continue to impact demand in the future.

The COVID-19 pandemic also caused us to modify our workforce practices, such as having the vast majority of our employees work from home. While we have generally reopened our offices and are currently operating under a hybrid work model, we could be negatively affected in the future if, among others, a significant number of our employees, or employees who perform critical functions, become ill and/or are quarantined as the result of exposure to COVID-19 or a similar health

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crisis, or if government policies restrict the ability of those employees to perform their critical functions. See also the Risk Factor titled “We may not be able to attract and retain qualified employees, and our attempts to operate under a hybrid work model may not be successful.”

The COVID-19 pandemic, or a similar health crisis that may arise in the future, could impact our business, results of operations and financial condition in the manner described above, and/or through delayed, reduced or cancelled customer orders; disruptions or delays in our supply chain; the inability of our customers or licensees to purchase or pay for our products or technologies; the insolvency of key suppliers, customers or licensees; delays in reporting or payments from our customers or licensees; or failures by other counterparties. The degree to which the COVID-19 pandemic, or a similar health crisis, may impact our future business, results of operations and financial condition will depend on future developments, which are uncertain, including but not limited to the duration of the pandemic or other health crisis; spikes in cases in various geographic regions; the emergence, spread and severity of new virus or disease variants; the availability, adoption and efficacy of vaccines or other medical treatments; and government responses and other actions to limit the spread of the virus or disease or to mitigate resulting negative economic effects. We are similarly unable to predict the extent to which COVID-19 or similar health crisis may impact our customers, licensees, suppliers and other partners and their financial conditions, but adverse effects on these parties could also adversely affect us. To the extent the COVID-19 pandemic or a similar health crisis adversely affects our business, results of operations or financial condition, it may also have the effect of exacerbating the other risks discussed in this “Risk Factors” section.

We operate in the highly cyclical semiconductor industry, which is subject to significant downturns. We are also susceptible to declines in global, regional and local economic conditions generally. Our stock price and financial results are subject to substantial quarterly and annual fluctuations due to these dynamics, among others.

The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical, volatile, subject to downturns and characterized by constant and rapid technological change, price erosion, evolving technical standards, frequent new product introductions, short product life cycles and fluctuations in product supply and demand. Periods of downturns have been characterized by diminished demand for end-user products, high inventory levels, excess or obsolete inventory adjustments or reserves, underutilization of manufacturing capacity, changes in revenue mix and erosion of average selling prices. We expect our business to continue to be subject to such cyclical downturns. During such downturns, our revenues may decline, and our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely impacted. We are currently seeing and expect to continue to see weakness in the macroeconomic environment (negatively impacting consumer demand for smartphones and other devices that incorporate our products and technologies) and elevated inventory levels at our customers (negatively impacting the volume of chipsets they purchase from us until such inventory is depleted). Until these conditions improve, we expect that both of these dynamics will have a negative impact on our revenues, results of operations and cash flows.

A decline in global, regional or local economic conditions, such as we are currently seeing, or a slow-down in economic growth, particularly in geographic regions with high concentrations of wireless voice and data users or high concentrations of our customers or licensees, could also have adverse, wide-ranging effects on our business and financial results, including: a decrease in demand for our products and technologies; a decrease in demand for the products and services of our customers or licensees; the inability of our suppliers to deliver on their supply commitments to us, our inability to supply our products to our customers and/or the inability of our customers or licensees to supply their products to end users; the insolvency of key suppliers, customers or licensees; delays in reporting or payments from our customers or licensees; failures by counterparties; and/or negative effects on wireless device inventories. In addition, our customers’ and licensees’ ability to purchase or pay for our products and intellectual property and network operators’ ability to upgrade their wireless networks could be adversely affected, potentially leading to a reduction, cancellation or delay of orders for our products. Acts of war, terrorism or other geopolitical conflicts may also result in or contribute to declining economic conditions, disruptions to global supply chains and increased volatility in financial markets, among other effects. Further, inflationary pressure may increase our costs, including employee compensation costs, reduce demand for our products or those of our customers or licensees due to increased prices of those products, or result in employee attrition to the extent our compensation does not keep up with inflation, particularly if our competitors’ compensation does.

Our stock price and financial results have fluctuated in the past and are likely to fluctuate in the future. Factors that may have a significant impact on the market price of our stock and our financial results include those identified above and throughout this Risk Factors section, as well as: volatility of the stock market in general and technology and semiconductor companies in particular; announcements concerning us, our suppliers, our competitors or our customers or licensees, including any announcement concerning the initiation of, or any developments in, any lawsuit or governmental investigation or proceeding against us; and variations between our actual financial results or guidance and expectations of securities analysts or investors, among others. In the past, securities class action litigation has been brought against companies following periods of volatility in the market price of their securities, among other reasons. We are and may in the future be

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the target of securities litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial uninsured costs and divert management’s attention and our resources. Certain legal matters, including certain securities litigation brought against us, are described in this Quarterly Report in “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies.”

Our business may suffer due to the impact of, or our failure to comply with, the various existing, new or amended laws, regulations, policies or standards to which we are subject.

Our business and products, and those of our customers and licensees, are subject to various laws, rules and regulations globally, as well as government policies and the specifications of international, national and regional communications standards bodies (collectively, Regulations). These include, among others, Regulations related to: patent licensing practices; antitrust, competition and competitive business practices; the flow of funds out of certain countries (e.g., China); cybersecurity; imports and exports, such as the U.S. Export Administration Regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce; protection of intellectual property; trade and trade protection including tariffs; foreign policy and national security; environmental protection (including climate change), health and safety; supply chain, responsible sourcing, including the use of conflict minerals, and human rights; spectrum availability and license issuance; adoption of standards; taxation; privacy and data protection; labor, employment and human capital; corporate governance; public disclosure; automotive industry safety and quality standards; and business conduct. Compliance with, or changes in the interpretation of, existing Regulations, the adoption of new Regulations, changes in the oversight of our activities by governments or standards bodies, or rulings in court, regulatory, administrative or other proceedings relating to such Regulations, among others, could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. See also the Risk Factors titled “Our business may suffer as a result of adverse rulings in governmental investigations or proceedings or other legal proceedings,” “Changes in our patent licensing practices, whether due to governmental investigations, legal challenges or otherwise, could adversely impact our business and results of operations,” “A significant portion of our business is concentrated in China, and the risks of such concentration are exacerbated by U.S./China trade and national security tensions,” “There are numerous risks associated with the operation and control of our manufacturing facilities, including a higher portion of fixed costs relative to a fabless model; environmental compliance and liability; impacts related to climate change; exposure to natural disasters, health crises, geopolitical conflicts and cyber-attacks; timely supply of equipment and materials; and various manufacturing issues,” and “Tax liabilities could adversely affect our results of operations.”

Regulations are complex and changing (which may create uncertainty regarding compliance), are subject to varying interpretations, and their application in practice may evolve over time. As a result, our efforts to comply with Regulations may fail, particularly if there is ambiguity as to how they should be applied in practice. Failure to comply with any Regulation may adversely affect our business, results of operations and cash flows. New Regulations, or evolving interpretations thereof, may cause us to incur higher costs as we revise current practices, policies or procedures; may divert management time and attention to compliance activities; and may negatively impact our ability to conduct business in certain jurisdictions.

There are risks associated with our debt.

Our outstanding debt and any additional debt we incur may have negative consequences on our business, including, among others: requiring us to use cash to pay the principal of and interest on our debt, thereby reducing the amount of cash available for other purposes; limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, stock repurchases, dividends, general corporate or other purposes; and limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business, industries or the market. Our ability to make payments of principal and interest on our indebtedness depends upon our future performance, which is subject to economic and political conditions, industry cycles and financial, business and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to service our debt, we may be required to, among others: refinance or restructure all or a portion of our debt; reduce or delay planned capital or operating expenditures; reduce, suspend or eliminate our dividend payments and/or our stock repurchase program; or sell selected assets. Such measures might not be sufficient to enable us to service our debt. In addition, any such refinancing, restructuring or sale of assets might not be available on economically favorable terms or at all, and if prevailing interest rates at the time of any such refinancing or restructuring are higher than our current rates, interest expense related to such refinancing or restructuring would increase. Further, if there are adverse changes in the ratings assigned to our debt securities by credit rating agencies, our borrowing costs, our ability to access debt financing in the future and the terms of such debt could be adversely affected.

Tax liabilities could adversely affect our results of operations.

We are subject to income taxes in the United States and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes. We regularly are subject to examination of our tax returns and reports by taxing authorities in the United States federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions, most notably in

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countries where we earn a routine return and the tax authorities believe substantial value-add activities are performed, as well as countries where we own intellectual property. The final determination of tax audits and any related legal proceedings could materially differ from amounts reflected in our income tax provisions and accruals. In such case, our income tax provision, results of operations and cash flows in the period or periods in which that determination is made could be negatively affected.

Tax rules may change in a manner that adversely affects our future reported results of operations or the way we conduct our business. Most of our income is taxable in the United States with a significant portion qualifying for preferential treatment as FDII (foreign-derived intangible income). Beginning in fiscal 2027, the effective tax rate for FDII increases from 13% to 16%. Further, if U.S. tax rates increase and/or the FDII deduction is eliminated or reduced, our provision for income taxes, results of operations and cash flows would be adversely (potentially materially) affected. Also, if our customers move manufacturing operations to the United States, our FDII deduction may be reduced.

Further changes in the tax laws of foreign jurisdictions could arise as a result of the base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) project that was undertaken by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The OECD, which represents a coalition of member countries, recommended changes to numerous long-standing tax principles related to transfer pricing and continues to develop new proposals including allocating greater taxing rights to countries where customers are located and establishing a minimum tax on global income. These changes, as adopted by countries, may increase tax uncertainty and may adversely affect our provision for income taxes, results of operations and cash flows.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Financial market risks related to interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and equity prices are described in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K, along with certain updates described below. At December 25, 2022, there have been no material changes to the financial market risks described at September 25, 2022.

Interest Rate Risk. At September 25, 2022, we had outstanding forward-starting interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $1.6 billion to hedge the variability of forecasted interest payments on anticipated debt issuances. During the first quarter of fiscal 2023, in connection with our debt issuance in November 2022, we terminated these swaps, and the related gains of $334 million are being recorded as a reduction to interest expense over the hedged portions of the related debt.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined under Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act, in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Information regarding certain legal proceedings is provided in this Quarterly Report in “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies.” We are also engaged in numerous other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business, and while there can be no assurance, we believe that the ultimate outcome of these other legal actions will not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

We have provided updated Risk Factors in the section labeled “Risk Factors” in “Part I, Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” We do not believe those updates have materially changed the type or magnitude of the risks we face in comparison to the disclosure provided in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our purchases of our equity securities in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 were:

	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid Per Share (1)		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2)
	(In thousands)			(In thousands)	(In millions)
September 26, 2022 to October 23, 2022	—	$	—	—	$	8,119
October 24, 2022 to November 20, 2022	3,590	117.93		3,590	7,696
November 21, 2022 to December 25, 2022	6,997	121.01		6,997	6,849
Total	10,587			10,587

(1) Average Price Paid Per Share excludes cash paid for commissions.

(2) On October 12, 2021, we announced a $10.0 billion stock repurchase program. The stock repurchase program has no expiration date. Since December 25, 2022, we repurchased and retired 5 million shares of common stock for $531 million. Shares withheld to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements related to the vesting of share-based awards are not issued or considered stock repurchases under our stock repurchase program and, therefore, are excluded from the table above.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

In connection with our acquisition of NuVia, Inc. (Nuvia), which closed in March 2021, we are obligated to issue shares of our common stock to three specific founders of Nuvia and certain affiliated entities of such founders from time to time upon the satisfaction of certain conditions. During the quarter ended December 25, 2022, we issued an aggregate of 201,811 additional shares of our common stock to the founders of Nuvia and their affiliates, each of whom had advised us that he or such entity was an accredited investor. These shares were issued in transactions not involving a public offering pursuant to the exemption from registration set forth in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	Date of First Filing	Exhibit Number	Filed Herewith
2.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 4, 2021, by and among QUALCOMM Incorporated, SSW HoldCo LP, SSW Merger Sub Corp and Veoneer, Inc. (1)	8-K	10/4/2021	2.1
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.	8-K	4/20/2018	3.1
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws.	8-K	7/23/2021	3.2
4.1	Indenture, dated May 20, 2015, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee.	8-K	5/21/2015	4.1
4.2	Officers’ Certificate, dated May 20, 2015, for the Floating Rate Notes due 2018, the Floating Rate Notes due 2020, the 1.400% Notes due 2018, the 2.250% Notes due 2020, the 3.000% Notes due 2022, the 3.450% Notes due 2025, the 4.650% Notes due 2035 and the 4.800% Notes due 2045.	8-K	5/21/2015	4.2
4.3	Form of 3.450% Notes due 2025.	8-K	5/21/2015	4.8
4.4	Form of 4.650% Notes due 2035.	8-K	5/21/2015	4.9
4.5	Form of 4.800% Notes due 2045.	8-K	5/21/2015	4.10
4.6	Officers’ Certificate, dated May 26, 2017, for the Floating Rate Notes due 2019, the Floating Rate Notes due 2020, the Floating Rate Notes due 2023, the 1.850% Notes due 2019, the 2.100% Notes due 2020, the 2.600% Notes due 2023, the 2.900% Notes due 2024, the 3.250% Notes due 2027 and the 4.300% Notes due 2047.	8-K	5/31/2017	4.2
4.7	Form of Floating Rate Notes due 2023.	8-K	5/31/2017	4.5
4.8	Form of 2.600% Notes due 2023.	8-K	5/31/2017	4.8
4.9	Form of 2.900% Notes due 2024.	8-K	5/31/2017	4.9
4.10	Form of 3.250% Notes due 2027.	8-K	5/31/2017	4.10
4.11	Form of 4.300% Notes due 2047.	8-K	5/31/2017	4.11
4.12	Officers’ Certificate, dated May 8, 2020, for the 2.150% Notes due 2030 and the 3.250% Notes due 2050.	8-K	5/11/2020	4.2
4.13	Form of 2.150% Notes due 2030.	8-K	5/11/2020	4.3
4.14	Form of 3.250% Notes due 2050.	8-K	5/11/2020	4.4
4.15	Officers’ Certificate, dated August 14, 2020, for the 1.300% Notes due 2028 and the 1.650% Notes due 2032.	8-K	8/18/2020	4.2
4.16	Form of 1.300% Rule 144A Global Notes due 2028.	8-K	8/18/2020	4.3
4.17	Form of 1.650% Rule 144A Global Notes due 2032.	8-K	8/18/2020	4.5
4.18	Officers’ Certificate, dated January 6, 2021, for the 1.300% Notes due 2028 and the 1.650% Notes due 2032.	10-Q	2/3/2021	4.23
4.19	Form of 1.300% Notes due 2028.	10-Q	2/3/2021	4.24
4.20	Form of 1.650% Notes due 2032.	10-Q	2/3/2021	4.25

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Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	Date of First Filing	Exhibit Number	Filed Herewith
4.21	Officers’ Certificate, dated May 9, 2022, for the 4.250% Notes due 2032 and the 4.500% Notes due 2052.	8-K	5/9/2022	4.2
4.22	Form of 4.250% Notes due 2032.	8-K	5/9/2022	4.3
4.23	Form of 4.500% Notes due 2052.	8-K	5/9/2022	4.4
4.24	Officers’ Certificate, dated November 9, 2022, for the 5.400% Notes due 2033 and the 6.000% Notes due 2053.	8-K	11/9/2022	4.2
4.25	Form of 5.400% Notes due 2033.	8-K	11/9/2022	4.3
4.26	Form of 6.000% Notes due 2053.	8-K	11/9/2022	4.4
10.23	Form of Qualcomm Incorporated 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan Executive Performance Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and Executive Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (2022 Form). (2)				X
10.24	Form of Qualcomm Incorporated 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan Executive Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and Executive Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (2022 Form). (2)				X
10.25	Form of 2023 Annual Cash Incentive Plan Performance Unit Agreement. (2)				X
31.1	Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Cristiano R. Amon.				X
31.2	Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Akash Palkhiwala.				X
32.1	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, for Cristiano R. Amon.				X
32.2	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, for Akash Palkhiwala.				X
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.				X
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.				X
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.				X
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase.				X
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.				X
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.				X
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

(1)We shall furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule to the Commission upon request.

(2)Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	QUALCOMM Incorporated
Dated: February 2, 2023	/s/ Akash Palkhiwala
	Akash Palkhiwala
	Chief Financial Officer

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EX-10.23

EXHIBIT 10.23

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan

Executive Performance Stock Unit Award

RTSR Shares Grant Notice

Qualcomm Incorporated (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), hereby grants to you, the Participant named below, a Performance Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth in this Executive Performance Stock Unit Award RTSR Shares Grant Notice and the Executive Performance Stock Unit EPS Shares Grant Notice (together, the “Grant Notice”), the Executive Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Agreement”), which is attached hereto, and the Plan,1 all of which are incorporated herein in their entirety.

Participant: «First_Name» «Last_Name»    RTSR Grant No.: «RTSR Number »

Emp #: «ID»        Date of Grant: «Date of Grant»

Target Relative Total Shareholder Return (“RTSR”) Shares: «Target RTSR Shares»

Performance Period: «Performance Period»

Service Vesting Date: «Service Vesting Date»

Additional Terms/Acknowledgments: You must acknowledge, in the form determined by the Company, receipt of, and represent that you have read, understand, accept and agree to the terms and conditions of, this Grant Notice, the Agreement including the Exclusive Consulting Agreement attached to the Agreement and the Plan (including, but not limited to, the binding arbitration provision in Section 3.7 of the Plan).

Qualcomm Incorporated:

By:

«Name»
«Title»«Date»

Attachment:    Executive Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement

1 A copy of the Plan can be obtained from the Stock Administration website, located on the Company’s internal webpage, or you may request a hard copy from the Stock Administration Department.

G-1

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan

Executive Performance Stock Unit Award

EPS Shares Grant Notice

Qualcomm Incorporated (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), hereby grants to you, the Participant named below, a Performance Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth in this Executive Performance Stock Unit Award EPS Shares Grant Notice and the Executive Performance Stock Unit Award RTSR Shares Grant Notice (together, the “Grant Notice”), the Executive Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Agreement”), which is attached hereto, and the Plan,2 all of which are incorporated herein in their entirety.

Participant: «First_Name» «Last_Name»    EPS Grant No.: «EPS Number »

Emp #: «ID»        Date of Grant: «Date of Grant»

Target Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) Shares: «Target EPS Shares»

Performance Period: «Performance Period»

Service Vesting Date: « Service Vesting Date»

Additional Terms/Acknowledgments: You must acknowledge, in the form determined by the Company, receipt of, and represent that you have read, understand, accept and agree to the terms and conditions of, this Grant Notice, the Agreement including the Exclusive Consulting Agreement attached to the Agreement and the Plan (including, but not limited to, the binding arbitration provision in Section 3.7 of the Plan).

Qualcomm Incorporated:

By:

«Name»
«Title»«Date»

Attachment:    Executive Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement

2 A copy of the Plan can be obtained from the Stock Administration website, located on the Company’s internal webpage, or you may request a hard copy from the Stock Administration Department.

G-2

Qualcomm Incorporated
2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Executive Performance Stock Unit Award

Agreement

Qualcomm Incorporated (the “Company”) has granted this Performance Stock Unit Award (this “Award”) to you, the Participant named in the Executive Performance Stock Unit Award RTSR Shares Grant Notice and the Executive Performance Stock Unit EPS Shares Grant Notice (together, the “Grant Notice”) pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Executive Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement and the attachments hereto (together with the Grant Notice, the “Agreement”) and the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Capitalized terms that are not explicitly defined in the Grant Notice or this Agreement but are defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.

The details of this Award are as follows:

1.Vesting. In order for the Award to vest each of two vesting conditions must be satisfied: (i) a continued services and/or qualified termination condition as set forth in this Section 1 (the “Service Vesting Condition”) and (ii) the performance-based vesting conditions set forth on Attachment 1.

1.1Service Vesting Condition. Except to the extent provided in the remainder of this Section 1 and Section 6, the Service Vesting Condition for this Award will be satisfied on the Service Vesting Date specified in the Grant Notice if and to the extent that you continue in Service through that Service Vesting Date. If your Service terminates before the Service Vesting Date for any reason other than as specified in the remainder of this Section 1, this Award is not eligible to vest and shall be forfeited.

1.2Termination of Service Due to Death, Disability or Upon Attainment of Normal Retirement Age. You will be eligible to vest in this Award if prior to the Service Vesting Date specified in the Grant Notice your Service terminates due to your death, Disability, Qualified Termination (as defined below) or CIC Qualified Termination (as defined below) or in connection with your attainment of Normal Retirement Age (as defined below), if and to the extent that you continue in Service through the date you have attained Normal Retirement Age. If your Service terminates for any reason other than due to death, Disability, Qualified Termination (as defined below), a CIC Qualified Termination (as defined below), or prior to the date on which you have attained Normal Retirement Age, this Award is not eligible to vest and shall be forfeited.

1.3Qualified Termination. If your Service terminates as a result of a Qualified Termination before you attain Normal Retirement Age, then effective as of your Qualified Termination, subject to your execution and non-revocation before the 60th day following your Qualified Termination of a Separation Agreement (as defined in the Severance Plan) and continued compliance with the Confidentiality Agreement (as defined in the Severance Plan) and the Separation Agreement (the “Qualified Termination Conditions”), you will have satisfied the Service Vesting

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Condition and will be eligible to vest in this Award as described in Section 2.5.

1.4CIC Qualified Termination. If your Service terminates due to a CIC Qualified Termination before you attain Normal Retirement Age, you will have satisfied the Service Vesting Condition and will be eligible to vest in this Award upon your CIC Qualified Termination as described in Section 2.6, subject to the Release (as described in the CIC Severance Plan) becoming non-revocable (the “CIC Qualified Termination Conditions”).

1.5Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms are defined as follows:

“Cause” has the meaning given such term in the Severance Plan before a Change in Control and the meaning given such term in the CIC Severance Plan on or after a Change in Control. Whether a termination of employment was for Cause or a termination of employment could have been implemented for Cause shall be determined by the Committee.

“CIC Qualified Termination” means a Qualified Termination as defined in the CIC Severance Plan.    

“CIC Severance Plan” means the Qualcomm Incorporated Executive Officer Change in Control Severance Plan, as may be amended from time to time.                

“Disability” has the meaning given such term in the Severance Plan and CIC Severance Plan.

“NormalRetirement Age” shall be the earlier of: (a) the later of (1) the date which is six (6) months after the Grant Date or (2) the date on which you have attained age fifty-five (55) and completed at least ten (10) years of consecutive Service (as measured from your most recent date of hire) or, (b) on and after January 1, 2023, the later of (1) the date which is three (3) months after the Grant Date, or (2) the date on which the sum of all of your years of Service (with aggregation of any partial years of Service) and attained age equals 80.

“Qualified Termination” means a Qualified Termination as defined in the Severance Plan.

“Severance Plan” means the Qualcomm Incorporated Executive Officer Severance Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

1.6Suspension of Vesting. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, the Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or reduce vesting of this Award in the event of any leave of absence or part-time Service applicable to you which occurs prior to the Service Vesting Date.

2.Settlement of the Award.

2.1Amount, Form and Timing of Payment of Award Continued Service through Service Vesting Date Specified in the Grant Notice. If you

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continue in Service through the Service Vesting Date specified in the Grant Notice, you will have satisfied the Service Vesting Condition and shall be eligible to be paid in a number of shares of Stock equal to the total number of Shares Earned (if any) determined pursuant to Attachment 1, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. Such shares of Stock shall be issued in payment within the 30 days after the later of (a) the Service Vesting Date specified in the Grant Notice or (b) the date on which the HR & Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) determines and certifies in writing the number of shares (if any) that are payable, which determination and certification shall be made by the Committee no later than the December 31st that next follows the end of the Performance Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that either (i) your employment is terminated for Cause at any time prior to the date you are issued the shares of Stock, or (ii) the Committee determines that the occurrence of circumstances constituting Cause for your termination occurred at any time prior to the date you are issued the shares of Stock (and regardless of whether or not your employment is terminated for Cause or if you were employed on the date of such occurrence), you will not have satisfied the Service Vesting Condition and you will immediately forfeit your right to payment under this Section 2.1.

2.2Amount, Form and Timing of Payment of Award - Attainment of Normal Retirement Age During Service. If you attain Normal Retirement Age while you remain in Service you will have satisfied the Service Vesting Condition and you shall be eligible to be paid in a number of shares of Stock equal to the total number of Shares Earned (if any) determined pursuant to Attachment 1, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. Such shares of Stock shall be issued in payment within the 30 days after the later of (a) the Service Vesting Date specified in the Grant Notice or (b) the date on which the Committee determines and certifies in writing the number of shares (if any) that are payable, which determination and certification shall be made by the Committee no later than the December 31st that next follows the end of the Performance Period; provided, however, that you will be deemed to have satisfied the Service Vesting Condition and accordingly payment shall be made pursuant to this Section 2.2 following your termination of employment with the Participating Company only if such termination was not for Cause and you (A) execute a general release of claims in a form satisfactory to the Company and that general release becomes irrevocable before the 60th day following your termination of employment, and (B) comply with the requirements of the Exclusive Consulting Agreement attached hereto as Attachment 2 (the “Consulting Agreement”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event you violate any of the provisions contained in the Consulting Agreement, you will not have satisfied the Service Vesting Condition and all rights to payment under this Section 2.2. shall be immediately forfeited without consideration. In the event that either (i) your employment is terminated for Cause at any time prior to the date you are issued the shares of Stock, or (ii) the Committee determines that the occurrence of circumstances constituting Cause for your termination occurred at any time prior to the date you are issued the shares of Stock (and regardless of whether or not your employment is terminated for Cause or if you were employed on the date of such occurrence), you will not have satisfied the Service Vesting Condition and you will immediately forfeit your right to payment under this Section 2.2.

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2.3Amount, Form and Timing of Payment of Award - Termination of Service Before the Service Vesting Date Specified in the Grant Notice Due to Death or Disability. If your Service terminates before the Service Vesting Date specified in the Grant Notice due to your death or Disability, you (or in the event of death, your estate, personal representative, or beneficiary to whom this Award may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution), will be paid a number of shares of Stock equal to the product of (1) the sum of (a) the RTSR Shares Earned (if any) and (b) the EPS Shares Earned (if any) determined pursuant to Attachment 1 hereto except that the Performance Period for this determination will be the period beginning on the date specified in the Grant Notice, and ending on the last day of the Company’s fiscal year in which your Service terminates, multiplied by (2) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of whole and partial months (rounded up to the next whole month) from the beginning of the Performance Period until the date your Service terminates, and the denominator of which is 36. Shares of Stock payable pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be issued in payment within the 30 days after the date on which the Committee determines and certifies in writing the number of shares of Stock (if any) that are payable pursuant to this Section 2.3, which determination and certification shall be made by the Committee no later than the December 31st that next follows the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which such termination of Service occurred.

2.4Amount, Form and Timing of Payment Upon Death During the Performance Period Following Termination of Service due to Disability. If your Service with the Employer terminates because of your Disability and you are entitled to receive or have received a payment of Stock pursuant to Section 2.3, and you later die during the Performance Period specified in the Grant Agreement or following the expiration of such Performance Period, your estate, personal representative, or beneficiary to whom this Award may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution will be paid an additional number of shares of Stock equal to the difference (if any) between (1) the shares of Stock you would have received under Section 2.3 had you remained in Service until the date of your death, reduced by (2) any shares of Stock you are entitled to receive or have received pursuant to Section 2.3 as a result of termination of your Service due to your Disability. Shares of Stock payable pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be issued in payment within the 30 days after the date on which the Committee determines and certifies in writing the number of shares of Stock (if any) that are payable pursuant to this Section 2.4, which determination and certification shall be made by the Committee no later than the December 31st that next follows the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which such termination of Service occurred.

2.5Amount, Form and Timing of Payment Upon A Qualified Termination. If your Service terminates before the Vesting Date specified in the Grant Notice due to a Qualified Termination before you attain Normal Retirement Age and you satisfy the Qualified Termination Conditions, you will be paid a number of shares of Stock equal to the product of (1) the sum of (a) the RTSR Shares Earned (if any) and (b) the EPS Shares Earned (if any) determined pursuant to Attachment 1 hereto, except that the Performance Period for this determination will be the period beginning on the date specified in the Grant Notice and ending on the last day of the Company’s fiscal year in which the Qualified Termination

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occurs, multiplied by (2) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of whole and partial months (rounded up to the next whole month) from the beginning of the Performance Period until the Qualified Termination and the denominator of which is 36. Shares of Stock payable pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall be issued in payment within the 30 days after the date on which the Committee determines and certifies the number of shares of Stock (if any) that are payable pursuant to this Section 2.5, which determination and certification shall be made by the Committee no later than the December 31st that next follows the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which such Qualified Termination occurs.

2.6Amount, Form and Timing of Payment Upon A CIC Qualified Termination. If your Service terminates before the Vesting Date specified in the Grant Notice due to a CIC Qualified Termination before you attain Normal Retirement Age and you satisfy the CIC Qualified Termination Conditions, you will be paid a number of shares of Stock equal to the sum of (a) the number of RTSR Shares Earned (if any) determined pursuant to Attachment 1 hereto (except that the Performance Period for this determination will be the period beginning on the date specified in the Grant Notice and ending on the last day of the Company’s fiscal year in which the CIC Qualified Termination occurs) and (b) the number of Target EPS Shares specified in the Grant Notice. Shares of Stock payable pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be issued in payment within the 30 days after the date on which the Committee determines and certifies in writing the number of shares of Stock (if any) that are payable pursuant to this Section 2.6, which determination and certification shall be made by the Committee no later than the December 31st that next follows the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which such CIC Qualified Termination occurs.

2.7Tax Withholding. You acknowledge that the Company and/or the Participating Company that employs you (the “Employer”) may be subject to withholding tax obligations arising by reason of the vesting and/or payment of this Award. You authorize your Employer to satisfy the withholding tax obligations by one or a combination of the following methods, as selected by the Company in its sole discretion: (a) withholding from your pay and any other amounts payable to you; (b) withholding of Stock and/or cash from the payment of this Award, with the number of shares of Stock to be withheld to be calculated by reference to the Fair Market Value (as defined below in this Section 2.7) of such Stock; (c) arranging for the sale of shares of Stock payable in connection with this Award (on your behalf and at your direction which you authorize by accepting this Award); or (d) any other method allowed by the Plan or applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may elect in the manner specified by the Company to make a cash payment to the Company or your Employer to satisfy the withholding tax obligations with respect to this Award, provided such election is made during an open trading window under the Qualcomm Insider Trading Policy and you are not in possession of any material nonpublic information at the time of such election. If your Employer satisfies the withholding obligations by withholding a number of whole shares of Stock as described in subsection (b) herein, for tax purposes you will be deemed to have been issued the full number of shares of Stock subject to this Award, notwithstanding that a number of shares is held back in order to satisfy the withholding obligations. The “Fair Market Value” of any Stock withheld pursuant to this Section 2.7 shall be

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determined by reference to an amount equal to the closing price of a share of Stock as quoted on any national or regional securities exchange or market system constituting the primary market for the Stock on the date of determination (or, if there is no closing price on that day, the last trading day prior to that day) or, if the Stock is not listed on a national or regional securities exchange or market system, the value of a share of Stock as determined by the Committee in good faith without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its terms, will never lapse. The Company shall not be required to issue any shares of Stock pursuant to this Agreement unless and until the withholding obligations are satisfied.

3.Tax Advice. You represent, warrant and acknowledge that the Company and, if different, your Employer, has made no warranties or representations to you with respect to the income tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Award, and you are in no manner relying on the Company, your Employer or their representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE TAX TREATMENT OF THIS OR ANY OTHER AWARD. NOTHING STATED HEREIN IS INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING TAXPAYER PENALTIES.

4.Dividend Equivalents. If the Board declares a cash dividend on the Company’s Stock, you will be entitled to Dividend Equivalents in the form, payable on the terms and at such times as provided in Section 10.3 of the Plan.

5.Securities Law Compliance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no shares of Stock will be issued to you upon vesting of this Award unless the Stock is then registered under the Securities Act or, if such Stock is not then so registered, the Company has determined that such vesting and issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. By accepting this Award, you agree not to sell any of the shares of Stock received under this Award at a time when applicable laws or Company policies prohibit a sale.

6.Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiring Corporation”), may, without your consent, either assume the Company’s rights and obligations under this Award or substitute for this Award a substantially equivalent award for the Acquiring Corporation’s stock.

6.1Payout Pursuant to a Change in Control. In the event the Acquiring Corporation elects not to assume or substitute for this Award in connection with a Change in Control, the vesting of this Award, so long as your Service has not terminated prior to the date of the Change in Control, shall be accelerated, effective as of the date ten (10) days prior to the date of the Change in Control, and immediately prior to the closing of the Change in Control, you will be paid a number of shares of Stock equal to the sum of (a) the RTSR Shares Earned determined pursuant to Attachment 1 based on a Performance Period ending ten (10) days before the Change in Control, plus (b) the number of Target EPS Shares specified in the Grant Notice.

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6.2Vesting Contingent Upon Consummation. The vesting of this Award and payment of any shares of Stock by reason of this Section 6 shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the Change in Control.

6.3Applicability of Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares of Stock acquired upon settlement of this Award prior to the Change in Control and any consideration received pursuant to the Change in Control with respect to such shares shall continue to be subject to all applicable provisions of this Agreement except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.

6.4Continuation of Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the corporation the stock of which is subject to this Award immediately prior to an Ownership Change Event constituting a Change in Control is the surviving or continuing corporation and immediately after such Ownership Change Event, less than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of its voting stock is held by another corporation or by other corporations that are members of an affiliated group within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code, without regard to the provisions of Section 1504(b) of the Code, this Award shall be assumed, substituted or continued and shall not terminate (and the vesting of such award shall not accelerate as provided in Section 6.1) unless the Committee otherwise provides in its discretion.

7.Transferability. Prior to the issuance of shares of Stock in settlement of this Award, the Award shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by your creditors or by your beneficiary (if any), except (i) transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or (ii) to the extent permitted by the Company, transfer by written designation of a beneficiary, in a form acceptable to the Company, with such designation taking effect upon your death. All rights with respect to the Performance Stock Units shall be exercisable during your lifetime only by you or your guardian or legal representative. Prior to actual payment of any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award, this Award will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company.

8.Award Not a Service Contract. This Award is not an employment or service contract and nothing in this Agreement, the Grant Notice or the Plan shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the Service of a Participating Company, or of a Participating Company to continue your Service with the Participating Company. In addition, nothing in your Award shall obligate the Company, its stockholders, Board, Officers or Employees to continue any relationship which you might have as a Director or Consultant for the Company.

9.Restrictive Legend. Stock issued pursuant to the vesting and payment of this Award may be subject to such restrictions upon the sale, pledge or other transfer of the Stock as the Company and the Company’s counsel deem necessary under applicable law or pursuant to this Agreement.

10.Representations, Warranties, Covenants, and Acknowledgments. You hereby agree that in the event the Company and the Company’s counsel deem it necessary or advisable in the exercise of their discretion, the transfer or issuance of the shares of Stock issued pursuant to the vesting and payment of this Award may be

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conditioned upon you making certain representations, warranties, and acknowledgments relating to compliance with applicable securities laws.

11.Voting and Other Rights. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, you shall not have any voting rights or any other rights and privileges of a shareholder of the Company unless and until shares of Stock are issued upon payment of this Award.

12.Code Section 409A. It is the intent that the terms relating to the vesting and the payment of the Award as set forth in this Agreement shall qualify for exemption from or comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so qualify or comply. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein to the contrary, if it is determined that this Award fails to satisfy the requirements of the “short-term deferral” exemption and is otherwise deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, and if you are a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code) as of the date of your “separation from service” (as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)), then the issuance of any shares of Stock that would otherwise be made upon the date of the separation from service or within the first six (6) months thereafter will not be made on the originally scheduled date and will instead be issued in a lump sum on the date that is six (6) months and one day after the date of the separation from service, but only if such delay in the issuance of the shares is necessary to avoid the imposition of additional taxation on you in respect of the shares under Section 409A of the Code. The Company reserves the right, to the extent the Company deems appropriate or advisable in its sole discretion, to unilaterally amend or modify this Agreement as may be necessary to ensure that all vesting or payments provided for under this Agreement are made in a manner that qualifies for exemption from or complies with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation that the vesting or payments pursuant to this Award will be exempt from or comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to the vesting or payments of this Award or require that any vesting or payments pursuant to this Award comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The Company will have no liability to you or any other party if the Award, the delivery of shares of Stock upon payment of the Award or other payment hereunder that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A of the Code, is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Company with respect thereto.

13.Notices. Any notices provided for in this Agreement, the Grant Notice or the Plan shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company.

14.Nature of Grant. In accepting the Award, you acknowledge and agree that:

(a)    the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, (subject to any limitations set forth in the Plan);

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(b)    the Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards or benefits in lieu of awards, even if other awards have been awarded repeatedly in the past;

(c)    all decisions with respect to future awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(d)    your participation in the Plan is voluntary;

(e)    the Award and the shares of Stock subject to the Award are extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for Services of any kind rendered to the Company or the Employer, and which are outside the scope of your employment or service contract, if any;

(f)    the Award and the shares of Stock subject to the Award are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

(g)    the Award and the shares of Stock subject to the Award are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company, the Employer or any Participating Company;

(h)    the future value of the underlying shares of Stock is unknown and cannot be predicted with any certainty;

(i)    no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of your Award resulting from termination of your employment or Service or your breach of any terms hereof (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws or later found invalid), and in consideration of the grant of the Award to which you are otherwise not entitled, you irrevocably agree never to institute any claim against the Company, waive your ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and release the Company from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, you shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agree to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim;

(j)    the Award and the benefits evidenced by this Agreement do not create any entitlement, not otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or provided by the Company in its discretion, to have the Award or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company, nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Company’s Stock; and

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(k)    the Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding your participation in the Plan, or your acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Stock; you are hereby advised to consult with your own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding your participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

15.Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California as if the Agreement were between California residents and as if it were entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of California.

16.Arbitration. Any dispute or claim concerning any Performance Stock Units granted (or not granted) pursuant to the Plan and any other disputes or claims relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the Plan shall be fully, finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration conducted by the American Arbitration Association pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules in San Diego, California. By accepting this Award, you and the Company waive your respective rights to have any such disputes or claims tried by a judge or jury.

17.Amendment. Your Award may be amended as provided in the Plan at any time, provided no such amendment may adversely affect this Award without your consent unless such amendment is necessary to comply with any applicable law or government regulation, or is contemplated in Section 12 hereof. No amendment or addition to this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing or in such electronic form as may be designated by the Company.

18.Governing Plan Document. Your Award is subject to this Agreement, the Grant Notice and all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of this Agreement, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement, the Grant Notice and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

19.Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, it shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, in order to achieve the intent of the parties to the extent possible. In any event, all other provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and enforceable to the full extent possible.

20.Description of Electronic Delivery. The Plan documents, which may include but do not necessarily include: the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement, and any reports of the Company provided generally to the Company’s stockholders, may be delivered to you electronically. In addition, if permitted by the Company, you may electronically accept and acknowledge the Grant Notice and/or this Agreement and/or deliver such documents to the Company or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Company may designate from time to time. Such means of electronic acknowledgement, acceptance and/or delivery may include but do not necessarily include use of a link to a Company intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via electronic mail (“e-mail”) or such other means specified by the Company. You hereby consent to receive the above-listed documents by electronic delivery and, if permitted by the Company, agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or

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electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company, as set forth herein.

21.Waiver. The waiver by the Company with respect to your (or any other Participant’s) compliance of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach of such party of a provision of this Agreement.

22.Repayment/Forfeiture. Any benefits you may receive hereunder shall be subject to repayment or forfeiture as required to comply with (a) any applicable listing standards of a national securities exchange on which the Company’s securities are listed or as otherwise required by Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (regarding recovery of erroneously awarded compensation) and any implementing rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted thereunder, including Rule 10D-1 of the Exchange Act, (b) other applicable U.S. laws and the applicable laws of any other jurisdiction, (c) the Qualcomm Incorporated Incentive Compensation Repayment Policy, a copy of which is attached hereto as Attachment 3, or (d) any other repayment or forfeiture policies adopted by the Company, each to the extent determined by the Company in its discretion to be applicable to you.

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ATTACHMENT 1

For purposes of Section 2.1 of this Agreement, “Shares Earned” means the sum of (1) the RTSR Shares Earned and (2) the EPS Shares Earned, as determined pursuant to this Attachment 1.

“RTSR Shares Earned” means the number of Shares determined by multiplying the Target RTSR Shares specified in the Grant Notice by the TSR Payout Percentage, rounding up to the nearest whole share. For purposes of determining the RTSR Shares Earned:

“Beginning Period Average Price” means the average official closing price per share of the issuer over the 20-consecutive-trading days ending with and including the first day of the Performance Period (or, if the applicable day is not a trading day, the immediately preceding trading day).

“Ending Period Average Price” means the average official closing price per share of the issuer over the 20-consecutive-trading days ending with and including the last day of the Performance Period (or, if the applicable day is not a trading day, the immediately preceding trading day).

“Nasdaq-100 Companies” means the companies that are included in the NASDAQ-100 Index (published by The NASDAQ Stock Market, or its successor) continuously from the beginning through the end of the Performance Period. The Committee shall have the authority to make appropriate adjustments to the extent necessary to account for extraordinary, unusual and infrequently occurring events and transactions involving the Nasdaq- 100 Companies.

“Performance Period” means the period specified in the Grant Notice.

“TSR” means total shareholder return as determined by dividing (i) the sum of (A) the Ending Period Average Price minus the Beginning Period Average Price plus (B) all dividends and other distributions paid on the issuer’s shares during the Performance Period by (ii) the Beginning Period Average Price. In calculating TSR, all dividends are assumed to have been reinvested in shares when paid. The Committee shall have the authority to make appropriate equitable adjustments to account for extraordinary items affecting the TSR.

“TSR Payout Percentage” means the percentage that corresponds to the TSR Percentile Rank specified below:

TSR Percentile Rank	Payout Percentage
90th percentile and above	200%
55th percentile	100% (Target)
25th percentile	25%
Below 25th percentile	0%

Between the levels specified above, the Payout Percentage is interpolated linearly, rounded up to the nearest decimal point.

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“TSR Percentile Rank” means the Company’s percentile ranking relative to the Nasdaq-100 Companies, based on TSR. TSR Percentile Rank is determined by ordering the Nasdaq-100 Companies (plus the Company if the Company is not one of the Nasdaq-100 Companies) from highest to lowest based on TSR for the Performance Period and counting down from the company with the highest TSR (ranked first) to the Company’s position on the list. If two companies are ranked equally, the ranking of the next company shall account for the tie, so that if one company is ranked first, and two companies are tied for second, the next company is ranked fourth. After this ranking, the TSR Percentile Rank will be calculated using the following formula, rounded to the nearest whole percentile by application of regular rounding:

TSR Percentile Rank =	(N – R)	* 100
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“N” represents the number of Nasdaq-100 Companies for the Performance Period (plus the Company if the Company is not one of the Nasdaq-100 Companies for the Performance Period).

“R” represents the Company’s ranking among the Nasdaq-100 Companies (plus the Company if the Company is not one of the Nasdaq-100 Companies for the Performance Period).

For example, if there are 100 Nasdaq-100 Companies (including the Company), and the Company ranked 40th, the TSR Percentile Rank would be at the 60th percentile:
60 = (100 – 40)/100 * 100.

Limitation on Amount of Payment. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Company’s TSR is negative for the Performance Period, then the RTSR Shares Earned will be equal to the lesser of (a) the number of RTSR Shares (if any) determined without regard to this Limitation on Amount of Payment, or (b) the Target RTSR Shares specified in the Grant Notice.

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“EPS Shares Earned” means the number of shares determined by multiplying the Target EPS Shares specified in the Grant Notice by the EPS Payout Percentage, rounding up to the nearest whole share. For purposes of determining the EPS Shares Earned:

“Adjusted GAAP Earnings Before Tax” means earnings from continuing operations determined in accordance with GAAP, adjusted to exclude the before-tax impact of the following items:

(1) The Qualcomm Strategic Initiative (“QSI”) segment as defined in the Company’s fiscal Q3 2022 Form 10-Q.

(2) Acquisition-related items, which includes: (a) recognition of the step-up of inventories to fair value, (b) purchase accounting effects on property, plant and equipment for acquisitions completed in or after the second quarter of fiscal 2017, (c) amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, (d) purchase accounting effects on acquired or assumed debt, (e) third-party acquisition and integration services costs, (f) break-up fees, (g) costs related to temporary debt facilities and letters of credit executed prior to the close of an acquisition,(h) expenses related to the termination of contracts that limit the use of acquired intellectual property and (i) other costs incurred in connection with acquisitions that are to be expensed upon the close of the acquisition under GAAP. These adjustments shall apply only with respect to applicable items acquired or incurred in transactions that qualify as business combinations pursuant to GAAP.

(3) The following items for which each event individually equals or exceeds $25 million on a pre-tax basis, except as expressly provided in (e) below:

(a) Restructuring and restructuring-related costs (in the aggregate by restructuring event), which consist of the following costs: (i) severance and benefits (including COBRA and outplacement expenses); (ii) third-party consulting and legal costs; (iii) increased security costs; (iv) acceleration of depreciation and/or amortization expense; (v) facilities and lease termination or abandonment charges; (vi) asset impairment charges and/or contract terminations; (vii) third-party business separation costs; and (viii) relocation costs as a result of an office or facility closure. Adjusted GAAP Earnings Before Tax shall not be adjusted for any such item that cannot specifically be tied to the restructuring event;

(b) Goodwill and indefinite- and long-lived asset impairments;

(c) Gains/losses on divestitures or non-revenue generating asset sales and associated third-party costs (e.g. bankers’ fees for the sale of a business);

(d) Impact of (i) any fine or award arising from a regulatory matter and (ii) any award, settlement, arbitration and/or judgement arising from a legal or contract dispute to the extent that the profit or loss arising from such award, settlement, arbitration or judgement is clearly attributable to one or more fiscal years ending before the beginning of the Performance Period; and

(e) Gains and losses driven by the revaluation of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan liabilities recognized in operating expense and the offsetting gains and losses on the related assets recognized in investments and other income.

(4) In the event of an acquisition during any fiscal year in the Performance Period with a purchase price determined in accordance with GAAP that is greater than $5 billion, for the duration of the Performance Period, (i) the impact on net income from such

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acquisition; (ii) the impact of expense (e.g. interest expense) or amortization of premiums or discounts related to debt issued or assumed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in connection with or related to such acquisition; and (iii) the impact on investment income as a result of usage of such funds in the purchase of such acquisition.

(5) Share-based compensation expenses.

(6) Contract disputes in excess of $50 million for any fiscal year in the Performance Period (including but not limited to disputes resulting in litigation or arbitration) in which (a) a licensee withholds or fails to make royalty payments or disputes royalty payments paid, (b) attributable revenue is not recorded in GAAP revenue for the fiscal year, (c) such dispute is not resolved during the Performance Period, and (d) projected revenue from such licensee was included in determining the EPS Target for that fiscal year, in which event revenue for such fiscal year will be adjusted to include the amount of revenue the licensee withholds, fails to pay or disputes, or to the extent that the licensee fails to report information sufficient to determine for such fiscal year the actual impact on revenue of the withholding, failure to make royalty payments or dispute of payment amounts, such adjustment for such fiscal year shall be the specific amount for such licensee that was used for such fiscal year in the determination of the EPS Target. It is the intent of this provision to remove the impact of revenue disputes or the double counting of revenues, subject to the conditions set out herein.

“Adjusted GAAP Tax Rate” means fifteen percent (15%).

“Average EPS” means the sum of the EPS for each Company fiscal year in the Performance Period divided by the number of Company fiscal years in the Performance Period.

“EPS” means the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the product of Adjusted GAAP Earnings Before Tax multiplied by the difference between one (1) and the Adjusted GAAP Tax Rate by (2) the weighted average diluted shares for the Company’s fiscal year determined in accordance with GAAP but excluding share count impact of share buybacks, if any, that results in a full year weighted-average diluted share count lower than the diluted share count at the beginning of the Performance Period and the share count impact of shares issued in connection with any acquisition to the extent provided in paragraph 4 (of the definition of Adjusted GAAP Earnings Before Tax above) and equity awards assumed or granted to individuals who become employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries as a result of such acquisition.

“EPS Payout Percentage” means the EPS Payout Percentage that corresponds to the Average EPS specified below:

Average EPS	EPS Payout Percentage
120% or higher of EPS Target	200% Payout
EPS Target	100% Payout
80% of EPS Target	33% Payout
Below 80% of EPS Target	0% Payout

Between the levels specified above, the EPS Payout Percentage is interpolated linearly.

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“EPS Target” means Average EPS of $<<>>.

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ATTACHMENT 2

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
EXCLUSIVE CONSULTING AGREEMENT

1.Consulting Services Following Normal Retirement Age.  In the event you terminate your employment with the Participating Companies and receive or are entitled to receive additional vesting, payments or other rights or benefits under the Award to which this Exclusive Consulting Agreement is attached as a result of having previously attained Normal Retirement Age, you will provide the Company consulting services related to the subject matter of that employment as provided in this Exclusive Consulting Agreement. Such consulting services will not exceed five (5) hours per month, and there will be no separate compensation for such services beyond that provided in the Award. Should the Company request services in excess of five (5) hours per month, you and the Company will negotiate appropriate compensation for such additional services before they are undertaken. You represent, warrant and covenant that you will perform any services under this Exclusive Consulting Agreement in a timely, professional and workmanlike manner and that all services, materials, information and deliverables provided by you hereunder will comply with (i) the requirements communicated by Company, (ii) the Company’s policies and procedures; and (iii) any other agreements between you and the Company, including but not limited to any severance, confidentiality or proprietary agreements. All capitalized terms in this Exclusive Consulting Agreement not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning prescribed by the Qualcomm Incorporated 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) or the Award thereunder to which this Exclusive Consulting Agreement is attached.

2.The Award.  You are a former high-level executive who is terminating employment with the Participating Companies after attaining Normal Retirement Age and as such you are entitled to potential additional vesting, payments or other rights or benefits under the Award as a result of having reached Normal Retirement Age. Your agreement to the terms and conditions of this Exclusive Consulting Agreement is an express condition of the Award and the additional provisions of the Award applicable to you following attainment of Normal Retirement Age.

3.Independent Contractor Relationship.  Your relationship with the Company under this Exclusive Consulting Agreement is that of an independent contractor, and nothing herein is intended to, or shall be construed to, create a partnership, agency, joint venture, employment, or similar relationship.  You will not be entitled to any of the benefits that the Company may make available to its employees, including, but not limited to, group health or life insurance, profit-sharing benefits, or retirement benefits, or awards under the Plan unless expressly provided in writing otherwise.  You agree that providing services under this Exclusive Consulting Agreement shall not be treated as Service for purposes of the Plan or the Award. You are not authorized to make any representation, contract, or commitment on behalf of the Company unless specifically requested or authorized in writing to do so by a Company officer.  You are solely responsible for, and will file, on a timely basis, all tax returns and payments required to be filed with, or made to, any federal, state, or local tax authority.  You will indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against any and all tax liability related to this Exclusive Consulting Agreement as well as any claims, actions, or charges arising out of or caused by your classification as an independent contractor.

4.Exclusivity.

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4.1The consultancy arrangement contemplated by this Exclusive Consulting Agreement shall be on an exclusive basis. You shall not, during the Term, without the prior written consent of the Committee, engage in any work, services, or other activities for any person or entity which directly or indirectly competes with the Company in any way. This includes, but is not limited to acting as an employee, officer, director, contractor, owner, consultant, or agent of any such person or entity. The determination of whether a person or entity is competitive with the Company shall be subject to the sole and exclusive discretion of the Committee. You shall act in the best interest of the Company while providing the Exclusive Consulting Services to the Company.

5.Term and Termination.

5.1Term.  This Exclusive Consulting Agreement is effective as of the date of your termination of employment with the Company following Normal Retirement Age and will terminate on the two-year anniversary thereof unless terminated earlier as set forth below (the “Term”).

5.2Termination by Company. The Company may terminate this Exclusive Consulting Agreement before the end of the Term for any breach by you of Section 4 hereof or any material breach by you of any other provision hereof. Should Company believe that you breached this Exclusive Consulting Agreement in a manner that allows a termination pursuant to this Section 5.2, the Company will notify you in writing and allow you to cure any breach (if such breach is curable) within ten (10) days after the date of the Company’s written notice of breach. You understand that if the Company terminates this Exclusive Consulting Agreement pursuant to this Section 5.2, you will forfeit all additional vesting, payments or other rights or benefits under the Award as a result of having attained Normal Retirement Age and you will be subject to the Equity Clawback provisions of Section 6, below.

5.3Termination by You.  You may not terminate this Exclusive Consulting Agreement during the Term except or unless the Company materially breaches this Exclusive Consulting Agreement. Should you believe that the Company materially breached this Exclusive Consulting Agreement, you will notify the Company in writing and allow the Company to cure any breach (if such breach is curable) within ten (10) days after the date of your written notice of breach.

6.Equity Clawback. In the event of any breach by you of Section 4 hereof or any material breach by you of any other provision hereof, then any additional vesting, payments or other rights or benefits you may have as a result of having attained Normal Retirement Age shall automatically and immediately terminate and be forfeited. In addition, you shall, within thirty (30) days following notice from the Company, pay to the Company an amount equal to the aggregate benefit, value or gain you realized or obtained as a result of any additional vesting, payments or other rights or benefits you received under the Award as a result of having attained Normal Retirement Age.

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ATTACHMENT 3

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Incentive Compensation Repayment Policy

To the extent permitted by governing law, the Company will require an executive officer to repay to the Company the amount of any cash or equity incentive payment that executive officer receives to the extent that (i) the amount of such payment was based on the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a material restatement that occurs within twelve months of such payment, (ii) the executive officer has engaged in theft, dishonesty or intentional falsification of Company documents or records that resulted in the obligation to restate, and (iii) a lower incentive payment would have been made to the executive officer based upon the restated financial results.

Notwithstanding anything in this Policy to the contrary, an accounting judgment made in good faith and supported by reasonable interpretations of generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) at the time made shall not be the basis for the Company to require any repayments under this Policy.

The executive officer’s repayment obligation under this Policy shall be in addition to, and shall in no way limit, any other remedies that the Company may have available to it, and any other actions that the Company may take, with respect to the conduct of the executive officer or in connection with the accounting restatement.

For purposes of this Policy, an “executive officer” shall be any current or former member of the Company’s executive committee and any other officers or employees of the Company as may be designated by the Company from time to time.

The interpretation and enforcement of this Policy shall be the responsibility of the HR and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

This Policy shall be effective with respect to any cash or equity incentive compensation paid to an executive officer on or after September 23, 2020.

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EX-10.24

EXHIBIT 10.24

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan

Executive Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice

Qualcomm Incorporated (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), hereby grants to you, the Participant named below, the number of Restricted Stock Units set forth below, each of which represents the right to receive one (1) share of the Company’s common stock, subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth in this Executive Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) and the Executive Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (attached hereto) and the Plan1 which are incorporated herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Grant Notice or the Executive Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

Participant: «Employee»    Grant No.: «Number»

Emp #: «ID»    Number of Restricted Stock Units: «Shares_Granted»

Date of Grant: «Date of Grant»

Vesting Dates:

Restricted Stock Units VestedVesting Date

    «1/3 Shares»    «Vest Date 1»

    «1/3 Shares»    «Vest Date 2»

    «1/3 Shares»    «Vest Date 3»

Additional Terms/Acknowledgments:You must acknowledge, in the form determined by the Company, receipt of, and represent that you have read, understand, accept and agree to the terms and conditions of, this Grant Notice, the Agreement including the Exclusive Consulting Agreement attached to the Agreement and the Plan (including, but not limited to, the binding arbitration provision in Section 3.7 of the Plan).

Qualcomm Incorporated:

By:

«Name»
«Title»
«Date»

Attachment: Executive Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

1 A copy of the Plan can be obtained from the Stock Administration website, located on the Company’s internal webpage, or you may request a hard copy from the Stock Administration Department.

Qualcomm Incorporated
2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Executive Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

Qualcomm Incorporated (the “Company”) has granted a number of Restricted Stock Units (this “Award”) with respect to the number of shares of the Company’s common stock (“Stock”) specified in the Executive Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) to you, the Participant named in the Grant Notice pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Executive Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the attachments hereto (together with the Grant Notice, the “Agreement”) and the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Capitalized terms that are not explicitly defined in the Grant Notice or this Agreement but are defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.

The terms and conditions of this Award are as follows:

1.Vesting.

1.1Service Vesting. Except to the extent that your Restricted Stock Units may vest earlier as provided in the Sections below, your Restricted Stock Units will vest to the extent you are in Service on the applicable Vesting Date(s) specified in the Grant Notice. If your Service terminates before the applicable Vesting Date(s) for any reason other than as specified in the remainder of this Section 1, your Restricted Stock Units otherwise scheduled to vest on such applicable Vesting Date(s) are not eligible to vest and shall be forfeited.

1.2Attainment of Normal Retirement Age. Your Restricted Stock Units are eligible to be fully vested upon your attainment of Normal Retirement Age (as defined below), subject to your satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.1(b) below.

1.3Death. If your Service terminates because of your death, the vesting of your Restricted Stock Units shall be accelerated in full effective upon your death.

1.4Disability. If your Service terminates because of your Disability, the vesting of your Restricted Stock Units shall be accelerated in full effective as of the date on which your Service terminates due to your Disability.

1.5Qualified Termination. If your Service terminates as a result of a Qualified Termination (as defined below) before you attain Normal Retirement Age, then effective as of your Qualified Termination, subject to your execution and non-revocation before the 60th day following your Qualified Termination of a Separation Agreement (as defined in the Severance Plan) and continued compliance with the Confidentiality Agreement (as defined in the Severance Plan) and the Separation Agreement (the “Qualified Termination Conditions”), the vesting of your Restricted Stock Units shall be accelerated effective as of the Qualified Termination with respect to a number of shares of Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole share) equal to the excess of (x) the number of Restricted Stock Units granted herein multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the number of months that have elapsed between the Date of Grant and the earlier of (1) the first anniversary of the

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Qualified Termination and (2) the final vesting date of the Restricted Stock Units and the denominator of which is the full number of months from the Date of Grant until the final vesting date of the Restricted Stock Units, over (y) the number of Restricted Stock Units (if any) that had vested prior to the Qualified Termination.

1.6CIC Qualified Termination. If your Service terminates as a result of a CIC Qualified Termination (as defined below) before you attain Normal Retirement Age, then the vesting of your remaining unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be accelerated in full effective as of the date of your CIC Qualified Termination subject to the Release (as described in the CIC Severance Plan) becoming non-revocable (the “CIC Qualified Termination Conditions”).

1.7Suspension of Vesting. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, the Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or reduce vesting of this Award in the event of any leave of absence or part-time Service applicable to you which occurs prior to the applicable Vesting Date.

1.8Change in Control.

(a)In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiring Corporation”), may, without your consent, either assume the Company’s rights and obligations under this Award or substitute for this Award a substantially equivalent award for the Acquiring Corporation’s stock.

(b)In the event the Acquiring Corporation elects not to assume or substitute for this Award in connection with a Change in Control, the vesting of this Award, so long as your Service has not terminated prior to the date of the Change in Control, shall be accelerated, effective as of immediately prior to the closing of the Change in Control. The vesting of this Award and payment of any shares of Stock by reason of this Section 1.8(b) shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the Change in Control.

(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares of Stock acquired upon settlement of this Award prior to the Change in Control and any consideration received pursuant to the Change in Control with respect to such shares shall continue to be subject to all applicable provisions of this Agreement except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.

(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the corporation the stock of which is subject to this Award immediately prior to an Ownership Change Event constituting a Change in Control is the surviving or continuing corporation and immediately after such Ownership Change Event, less than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of its voting stock is held by another corporation or by other corporations that are members of an affiliated group within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code, without regard

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to the provisions of Section 1504(b) of the Code, this Award shall be assumed, substituted or continued and shall not terminate (and the vesting of such award shall not accelerate as provided in Section 1.8(b) unless the Committee otherwise provides in its discretion.

1.9Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms are defined as follows:

“Cause” has the meaning given such term in the Severance Plan before a Change in Control and the meaning given such term in the CIC Severance Plan on or after a Change in Control. Whether a termination of employment was for Cause or a termination of employment could have been implemented for Cause shall be determined by the Committee.

“CIC Qualified Termination” means a Qualified Termination as defined in the CIC Severance Plan.    

“CIC Severance Plan” means the Qualcomm Incorporated Executive Officer Change in Control Severance Plan, as may be amended from time to time.                

“Disability” has the meaning given such term in the Severance Plan and CIC Severance Plan.

“NormalRetirement Age” shall be the earlier of (a) the later of (1) the date which is six (6) months after the Grant Date or (2) the date on which you have attained age fifty-five (55) and completed at least ten (10) years of consecutive Service (as measured from your most recent date of hire) or, (b) on and after January 1, 2023, the later of (1) the date which is three (3) months after the Grant Date, or (2) the date on which the sum of all of your years of Service (with aggregation of any partial years of Service) and attained age equals 80.

“Qualified Termination” means a Qualified Termination as defined in the Severance Plan.

“Severance Plan” means the Qualcomm Incorporated Executive Officer Severance Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

2.Payment of Your Restricted Stock Units.

2.1Timing of Payment.

(a)Subject to the other terms of the Plan and this Agreement, any Restricted Stock Units that vest in accordance with Section 1.1 will be paid to you via an issuance of shares no later than 30 days after the applicable Vesting Date specified in the Grant Notice.

(b)Subject to the other terms of the Plan and this Agreement, any Restricted Stock Units that are eligible to vest in accordance with Section 1.2 in connection with your attainment of Normal Retirement Age will be paid to you via an issuance of shares no later than 30 days after the applicable Vesting Date specified in the

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Grant Notice (or if later, no later than 10 days after the effective date of any required release as specified below); provided, however, that payments shall be made pursuant to this Section 2.1(b) following termination of your employment with the Participating Company only if such termination was not for Cause and you (A) execute a general release of claims in a form satisfactory to the Company and that general release becomes irrevocable before the 60th day following your termination of employment, and (B) comply with the requirements contained in the Exclusive Consulting Agreement attached hereto as Attachment 1 (the “Consulting Agreement”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event you violate any of the provisions contained in the Consulting Agreement, any Restricted Stock Units that were otherwise eligible to vest pursuant to Section 1.2 shall be immediately forfeited without consideration. Additionally, in the event that either (i) your employment is terminated for Cause at any time prior to the date you are issued the shares of Stock, or (ii) the Committee determines that the occurrence of circumstances constituting Cause for your termination occurred at any time prior to the date you are issued the shares of Stock (and regardless of whether or not your employment is terminated for Cause or if you were employed on the date of such occurrence), your Restricted Stock Units are not eligible to vest and you shall immediately forfeit your right to payment with respect to any Restricted Stock Units following the date of such termination under this Section 2.1(b).

(c)Subject to the other terms of the Plan and this Agreement, any Restricted Stock Units that vest and become nonforfeitable in accordance with Sections 1.3 or 1.4 will be paid to you no later than 30 days after the date your Service terminates.

(d)Subject to the other terms of the Plan and this Agreement, any Restricted Stock Units that vest and become nonforfeitable in accordance with Section 1.5 will be paid to you no later than 60 days after the date of your Qualified Termination, subject to your timely satisfaction of the Qualified Termination Conditions.

(e)Subject to the other terms of the Plan and this Agreement, any Restricted Stock Units that vest and become nonforfeitable in accordance with Section 1.6 will be paid to you no later than 60 days after the date of your CIC Qualified Termination, subject to your timely satisfaction of the CIC Qualified Termination Conditions...

2.2Form of Payment. Your vested Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in an issuance of whole shares of Stock except as otherwise provided in Section 10.3 of the Plan regarding fractional shares attributable to Dividend Equivalents.

2.3Tax Withholding. You acknowledge that the Company and/or the Participating Company that employs you (the “Employer”) may be subject to withholding tax obligations arising by reason of the vesting and/or payment of this Award. You authorize your Employer to satisfy the

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withholding tax obligations by one or a combination of the following methods, as selected by the Company in its sole discretion: (a) withholding from your pay and any other amounts payable to you; (b) withholding of Stock and/or cash from the payment of this Award with the number of shares of Stock to be withheld to be calculated by reference to the Fair Market Value (as defined below in this Section 2.3) of such Stock; (c) arranging for the sale of shares of Stock payable in connection with this Award (on your behalf and at your direction which you authorize by accepting this Award); or (d) any other method allowed by the Plan or applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may elect in the manner specified by the Company to make a cash payment to the Company or your Employer to satisfy the withholding tax obligations with respect to this Award, provided such election is made during an open trading window under the Qualcomm Insider Trading Policy and you are not in possession of any material nonpublic information at the time of such election. If your Employer satisfies the withholding obligations by withholding a number of whole shares of Stock as described in subsection (b) herein, for tax purposes you will be deemed to have been issued the full number of shares of Stock subject to this Award, notwithstanding that a number of shares is held back in order to satisfy the withholding obligations. The “Fair Market Value” of any Stock withheld pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be determined by reference to an amount equal to the closing price of a share of Stock as quoted on any national or regional securities exchange or market system constituting the primary market for the Stock on the date of determination (or, if there is no closing price on that day, the last trading day prior to that day) or, if the Stock is not listed on a national or regional securities exchange or market system, the value of a share of Stock as determined by the Committee in good faith without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its terms, will never lapse. The Company shall not be required to issue any shares of Stock pursuant to this Agreement unless and until the withholding obligations are satisfied.

3.Tax Advice. You represent, warrant and acknowledge that the Company and, if different, your Employer, has made no warranties or representations to you with respect to the income tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Award, and you are in no manner relying on the Company, your Employer or their representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE TAX TREATMENT OF THIS OR ANY OTHER AWARD. NOTHING STATED HEREIN IS INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING TAXPAYER PENALTIES.

4.Dividend Equivalents. If the Board declares a cash dividend on the Company’s Stock, you will be entitled to Dividend Equivalents in the form, payable on the terms and at such times as provided in Section 10.3 of the Plan.

5.Securities Law Compliance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no shares of Stock will be issued to you upon vesting of this Award unless the Stock is then registered under the Securities Act or, if such Stock is not then so registered, the Company has determined that such vesting and issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. By accepting this Award, you agree not to sell any of the shares of Stock

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received under this Award at a time when applicable laws or Company policies prohibit a sale.

6.Transferability. Prior to the issuance of shares of Stock in settlement of this Award, the Award shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by your creditors or by your beneficiary (if any), except (a) transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or (b) to the extent permitted by the Company, transfer by written designation of a beneficiary, in a form acceptable to the Company, with such designation taking effect upon your death. All rights with respect to your Restricted Stock Units shall be exercisable during your lifetime only by you or your guardian or legal representative. Prior to actual payment any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award, this Award will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company.

7.Award Not a Service Contract. This Award is not an employment or service contract and nothing in this Agreement, the Grant Notice or the Plan shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the Service of a Participating Company, or of a Participating Company to continue your Service with the Participating Company. In addition, nothing in this Award shall obligate the Company, its stockholders, Board, Officers or Employees to continue any relationship which you might have as a Director or Consultant for the Company.

8.Restrictive Legend. Stock issued pursuant to the vesting and payment of this Award may be subject to such restrictions upon the sale, pledge or other transfer of the Stock as the Company and the Company’s counsel deem necessary under applicable law or pursuant to this Agreement.

9.Representations, Warranties, Covenants, and Acknowledgments. You hereby agree that in the event the Company and the Company’s counsel deem it necessary or advisable in the exercise of their discretion, the transfer or issuance of the shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award may be conditioned upon you making certain representations, warranties, and acknowledgments relating to compliance with applicable securities laws.

10.Voting and Other Rights. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, you shall not have any voting rights or any other rights and privileges of a shareholder of the Company unless and until shares of Stock are issued upon payment of this Award.

11.Code Section 409A. It is the intent that the terms relating to the vesting and payment of the Award as set forth in this Agreement shall qualify for exemption from or comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so qualify or comply. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein to the contrary, if it is determined that this Award fails to satisfy the requirements of the “short-term deferral” exemption and is otherwise deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, and if you are a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code) as of the date of your “separation from service” (as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)), then the issuance of any shares of Stock that would otherwise be made upon the date of the separation from service or within the first six (6) months thereafter will not be made on the originally scheduled date and will instead be issued in a lump sum on the date that is six (6) months

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and one day after the date of the separation from service, but only if such delay in the issuance of the shares is necessary to avoid the imposition of additional taxation on you in respect of the shares under Section 409A of the Code. The Company reserves the right, to the extent the Company deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, to unilaterally amend or modify this Agreement as may be necessary to ensure that all payments provided for under this Agreement are made in a manner that qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A of the Code; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation that the vesting or payments pursuant to this Award provided for under this Agreement will be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to the vesting or payments pursuant to this Award or require that any vesting or payments pursuant to this Award comply with the require Section of 409A of the Code. The Company will have no liability to you or any other party if the Award, the delivery of shares of Stock upon payment of the Award or other payment hereunder that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Code Section 409A, is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Company with respect thereto.

12.Notices. Any notices provided for in this Agreement, the Grant Notice or the Plan shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company.

13.Nature of Grant. In accepting the Award, you acknowledge and agree that:

(a)the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, (subject to any limitations set forth in the Plan);

(b)the Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards, or benefits in lieu of awards, even if other awards have been awarded repeatedly in the past;

(c)all decisions with respect to future Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(d)your participation in the Plan is voluntary;

(e)the Award and the shares of Stock subject to the Award are extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for Services of any kind rendered to the Company or the Employer, and which are outside the scope of your employment or service contract, if any;

(f)the Award and the shares of Stock subject to the Award are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

(g)the Award and the shares of Stock subject to the Award are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any

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way to, past services for the Company, the Employer or any Participating Company;

(h)the future value of the underlying shares of Stock is unknown and cannot be predicted with any certainty;

(i)no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of your Award resulting from termination of your employment or Service or your breach of any terms hereof (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws or later found invalid), and in consideration of the grant of the Award to which you are otherwise not entitled, you irrevocably agree never to institute any claim against the Company, waive your ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and release the Company from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, you shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agree to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim;

(j)the Award and the benefits evidenced by this Agreement do not create any entitlement, not otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or provided by the Company in its discretion, to have the Award or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company, nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Company’s Stock; and

(k)the Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding your participation in the Plan, or your acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Stock; you are hereby advised to consult with your own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding your participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

14.Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California as if the Agreement were between California residents and as if it were entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of California.

15.Arbitration. Any dispute or claim concerning any Restricted Stock Units granted (or not granted) pursuant to the Plan and any other disputes or claims relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the Plan shall be fully, finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration conducted by the American Arbitration Association pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules in San Diego, California. By accepting this Award, you and the Company waive your respective rights to have any such disputes or claims tried by a judge or jury.

16.Amendment. Your Award may be amended as provided in the Plan at any time, provided no such amendment may adversely affect this Award without your consent unless such amendment is necessary to comply with any applicable law or government regulation, or is contemplated in Section 11 hereof. No amendment or addition to this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing or in such electronic form as may be designated by the Company.

17.Governing Plan Document. This Award is subject to this Agreement, the Grant Notice and all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made

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a part of this Agreement, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement, the Grant Notice and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

18.Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, it shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, in order to achieve the intent of the parties to the extent possible. In any event, all other provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and enforceable to the full extent possible.

19.Description of Electronic Delivery. The Plan documents, which may include but do not necessarily include: the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement, and any reports of the Company provided generally to the Company’s stockholders, may be delivered to you electronically. In addition, if permitted by the Company, you may electronically accept and acknowledge the Grant Notice and/or this Agreement and/or deliver such documents to the Company or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Company may designate from time to time. Such means of electronic acknowledgement, acceptance and/or delivery may include but do not necessarily include use of a link to a Company intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via electronic mail (“e-mail”) or such other means specified by the Company. You hereby consent to receive the above-listed documents by electronic delivery and, if permitted by the Company, agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company, as set forth herein.

20.Waiver. The waiver by the Company with respect to your (or any other Participant’s) compliance of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach of such party of a provision of this Agreement.

21.Repayment/Forfeiture. Any benefits you may receive hereunder shall be subject to repayment or forfeiture as required to comply with (a) any applicable listing standards of a national securities exchange on which the Company’s securities are listed or as otherwise required by 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (regarding recovery of erroneously awarded compensation) and any implementing rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted thereunder, including Rule 10D-1 of the Exchange Act, (b) other applicable U.S. law, and the applicable laws of any other jurisdiction, (c) the Qualcomm Incorporated Incentive Compensation Repayment Policy, a copy of which is attached hereto as Attachment 2, or (d) any other repayment or forfeiture policies adopted by the Company, each to the extent determined by the Company in its discretion to be applicable to you.

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Attachment 1

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
EXCLUSIVE CONSULTING AGREEMENT

1.Consulting Services Following Normal Retirement Age.  In the event you terminate your employment with the Participating Companies and receive or are entitled to receive additional vesting, payments or other rights or benefits under the Award to which this Exclusive Consulting Agreement is attached as a result of having previously attained Normal Retirement Age, you will provide the Company consulting services related to the subject matter of that employment as provided in this Exclusive Consulting Agreement. Such consulting services will not exceed five (5) hours per month, and there will be no separate compensation for such services beyond that provided in the Award. Should the Company request services in excess of five (5) hours per month, you and Company will negotiate appropriate compensation for such additional services before they are undertaken. You represent, warrant and covenant that you will perform any services under this Exclusive Consulting Agreement in a timely, professional and workmanlike manner and that all services, materials, information and deliverables provided by you hereunder will comply with (i) the requirements communicated by Company, (ii) the Company’s policies and procedures; and (iii) any other agreements between you and the Company, including but not limited to any severance, confidentiality or proprietary agreements. All capitalized terms in this Exclusive Consulting Agreement not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning prescribed by the Qualcomm Incorporated 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) or the Award thereunder to which this Exclusive Consulting Agreement is attached.

2.The Award.  You are a former high-level executive who is terminating employment with the Participating Companies after attaining Normal Retirement Age and as such you are eligible for additional vesting, payments or other rights or benefits under the Award. Your agreement to the terms and conditions of this Exclusive Consulting Agreement is an express condition of the Award and the additional provisions of the Award applicable to you following attainment of Normal Retirement Age.

3.Independent Contractor Relationship.  Your relationship with Company under this Exclusive Consulting Agreement is that of an independent contractor, and nothing herein is intended to, or shall be construed to, create a partnership, agency, joint venture, employment, or similar relationship.  You will not be entitled to any of the benefits that Company may make available to its employees, including, but not limited to, group health or life insurance, profit-sharing benefits, or retirement benefits, or awards under the Plan unless expressly provided in writing otherwise.  You agree that providing services under this Exclusive Consulting Agreement shall not be treated as Service for purposes of the Plan or the Award. You are not authorized to make any representation, contract, or commitment on behalf of Company unless specifically requested or authorized in writing to do so by a Company officer.  You are solely responsible for, and will file, on a timely basis, all tax returns and payments required to be filed with, or made to, any federal, state, or local tax authority.  You will indemnify and hold harmless Company from and against any and all tax liability related to this Exclusive Consulting Agreement as well as any claims, actions, or charges arising out of or caused by your classification as an independent contractor.

4.Exclusivity.

4.1The consultancy arrangement contemplated by this Exclusive Consulting Agreement shall be on an exclusive basis. You shall not, during the Term, without the prior written consent of the Compensation Committee, engage in any work, services, or other activities for any person or entity which directly or indirectly competes with Company in any way. This

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includes, but is not limited to acting as an employee, officer, director, contractor, owner, consultant, or agent of any such person or entity. The determination of whether a person or entity is competitive with Company shall be subject to the sole and exclusive discretion of the Compensation Committee. You shall act in the best interest of Company while providing the Exclusive Consulting Services to Company.

5.Term and Termination.

5.1Term.  This Exclusive Consulting Agreement is effective as of the date of your termination of employment with Company following Normal Retirement Age and will terminate on the two year anniversary thereof unless terminated earlier as set forth below (the “Term”).

5.2Termination by Company.  Company may terminate this Exclusive Consulting Agreement before the end of the Term for any breach of Section 4 hereof by you or any material breach by you of any other provision hereof. Should Company believe that you breached this Exclusive Consulting Agreement in a manner that allows a termination pursuant to this Section 5.2, Company will notify you in writing and allow you to cure any breach (if such breach is curable) within ten (10) days after the date of Company’s written notice of breach. You understand that if Company terminates this Exclusive Consulting Agreement pursuant to this Section 5.2, you will forfeit all additional vesting, payments or other rights or benefits under the Award as a result of having attained Normal Retirement Age and you will be subject to the Equity Clawback provisions of Section 6, below.

5.3Termination by You.  You may not terminate this Exclusive Consulting Agreement during the Term except or unless Company materially breaches this Consulting Agreement. Should you believe that Company materially breached this Exclusive Consulting Agreement, you will notify the Company in writing and allow Company to cure any breach (if such breach is curable) within ten (10) days after the date of your written notice of breach.

6.Equity Clawback. In the event of any breach by you of Section 4 hereof or any material breach by you of any other provision hereof, then any additional vesting, payments or other rights or benefits you may have as a result of having attained Normal Retirement Age shall automatically and immediately terminate and be forfeited. In addition, you shall, within 30 days following notice from Company, pay to the Company an amount equal to the aggregate benefit, value or gain you realized or obtained as a result of any additional vesting, payments or other rights or benefits you received under the Award as a result of having attained Normal Retirement Age.

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Attachment 2

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Incentive Compensation Repayment Policy

To the extent permitted by governing law, the Company will require an executive officer to repay to the Company the amount of any cash or equity incentive payment that executive officer receives to the extent that (i) the amount of such payment was based on the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a material restatement that occurs within twelve months of such payment, (ii) the executive officer has engaged in theft, dishonesty or intentional falsification of Company documents or records that resulted in the obligation to restate, and (iii) a lower incentive payment would have been made to the executive officer based upon the restated financial results.

Notwithstanding anything in this Policy to the contrary, an accounting judgment made in good faith and supported by reasonable interpretations of generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) at the time made shall not be the basis for the Company to require any repayments under this Policy.

The executive officer’s repayment obligation under this Policy shall be in addition to, and shall in no way limit, any other remedies that the Company may have available to it, and any other actions that the Company may take, with respect to the conduct of the executive officer or in connection with the accounting restatement.

For purposes of this Policy, an “executive officer” shall be any current or former member of the Company’s executive committee and any other officers or employees of the Company as may be designated by the Company from time to time.

The interpretation and enforcement of this Policy shall be the responsibility of the HR and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

This Policy shall be effective with respect to any cash or equity incentive compensation paid to an executive officer on or after September 23, 2020.

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EX-10.25

EXHIBIT 10.25

2023 ANNUAL CASH INCENTIVE PLAN
Performance Unit Agreement

This Award Agreement between Qualcomm Incorporated (the “Company”) and <<Executive’s Name>> (the “Executive”) evidences the grant of a Performance Unit (this “Award”) under the Qualcomm Incorporated 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), representing a right to receive a cash payment equal to the amount determined by the HR and Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) based on performance as set forth herein.

Definitions	Capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement have the meaning specified under the Plan, except as otherwise specified herein.
Grant Date	<<Date>>
Performance Period	The Performance Period is the Company’s 2023 fiscal year.
Amount Payable Under this Award	The amount payable under this Award, if any, will be determined by the Committee based on the Performance Award Formula set out in Attachment A, which is attached to this Award Agreement and incorporated herein by reference.
	To be eligible to receive payment with respect to this Award, your Service must be continuous from the Grant Date through the Payment Date specified below.
Payment Date	This Award shall be paid in cash no later than 30 calendar days after the Committee’s written determination of whether and the extent to which the Performance Goals set out in the Performance Award Formula have been achieved and its determination of the amount, if any, to be paid.
Repayment Policy	By executing this Award Agreement, you acknowledge that any payment made with respect to this Award is subject to repayment or forfeiture as required to comply with (a) the Qualcomm Incorporated Incentive Compensation Repayment Policy as in effect from time to time, a copy of the current policy is attached to this Award Agreement as Attachment B and incorporated herein by reference; (b) any applicable listing standards of a national securities exchange on which the Company’s securities are listed or as otherwise required by Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (regarding recovery of erroneously awarded compensation) and any implementing rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted thereunder, including Rule 10D-1 of the Exchange Act; (c) other applicable U.S. laws and the applicable laws of any other jurisdiction; and (d) any repayment or forfeiture policies hereinafter adopted by the Company, each to the extent determined by the Company in its discretion to be applicable to you (collectively, the “Repayment Policy”). You hereby agree to be bound by the Repayment Policy.

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Terms of the Plan This Award is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any conflict between this Award Agreement and the terms of the Plan, then the terms of the Plan control.

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Name:

Title:

Date:

I hereby acknowledge that I have read, understand, and accept the terms of this Award Agreement, the Plan, and the Repayment Policy.

EXECUTIVE

Name:

Date:

Attachments: Attachment A – Performance Award Formula

Attachment B – Incentive Compensation Repayment Policy

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ATTACHMENT A

<<Executive’s Name>>

Base Salary	Target Award Amount as a Percent of Base Salary	Target Award Amount	Maximum Award Amount (200% of Target Award Amount)
<<$>>	<<%>>	<<$>>	<<$>>

PERFORMANCE AWARD FORMULA

The amount payable under this Award, if any, will be equal to the Target Award Amount multiplied by the product of the Financial Performance Incentive Multiple times the Non-Financial Performance Incentive Modifier, with the product capped at 200%.

Financial Performance Incentive Multiple

The Financial Performance Incentive Multiple will be calculated as follows:

Financial Performance Measures    Performance Targets

•2023 Adjusted Revenues:     $<<2023 Adjusted Revenues>>

•2023 Adjusted Operating Income:     $<<2023 Adjusted Operating Income>>

“2023 Adjusted Revenues” is determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), and shall be adjusted to exclude the impact of the following items:

(1)The Qualcomm Strategic Initiative (“QSI”) segment as defined in the Company’s fiscal 2022 Form 10-K.

(2)The impact of litigation settlement, arbitration and/or judgment to the extent the amount is recorded to revenues for which each event individually equals or exceeds $25 million.

(3)Contract disputes in excess of $50 million in the Performance Period (including but not limited to disputes resulting in litigation or arbitration) in which: (a) a licensee withholds or fails to make royalty payments or disputes royalty payments paid, (b) attributable revenue is not recorded in GAAP revenue for the Performance Period, (c) such dispute is not resolved during the Performance Period, and (d) projected revenue from such licensee was included in determining the 2023 Adjusted Revenue Performance Target, in which event revenue for the Performance Period will be adjusted to include the amount of revenue the licensee withholds, fails to pay or disputes, or to the extent that the licensee fails to report information sufficient to determine the actual impact on revenue of the withholding, failure to make royalty payments or dispute of payment amounts, such

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adjustment shall be the specific amount for such licensee that was used in the determining the 2023 Adjusted Revenue Performance Target. It is the intent of this provision to avoid the impact of revenue disputes or the double counting of revenues, subject to the conditions set out herein.

(4)In the event of an acquisition during fiscal 2023 with a purchase price that is greater than $5 billion, the impact on income from such acquisition.

“2023 Adjusted Operating Income” is determined in accordance with GAAP, and shall be adjusted to exclude the impact of the following items:

(1)The QSI segment as defined in the Company’s fiscal 2022 Form 10-K.

(2)Non-cash share-based compensation expense.

(3)Gains and losses driven by the revaluation of our nonqualified deferred compensation plan liabilities recognized in operating expenses.

(4)Acquisition-related items, which includes: (a) acquired in-process research and development, (b) recognition of the step-up of inventories to fair value, (c) purchase accounting effects on property, plant and equipment for acquisitions completed in or after the second quarter of fiscal 2017, (d) amortization of acquisition related intangible assets, (e) third-party acquisition and integration services costs, (f) break-up fees, (g) expenses related to the termination of contracts that limit the use of acquired intellectual property and (h) other costs incurred in connection with acquisitions that are to be expensed upon the close of the acquisition under GAAP. These adjustments shall apply only with respect to applicable items acquired or incurred in transactions that qualify as business combinations pursuant to GAAP.

(5)The following items for which each event individually equals or exceeds $25 million on a pre-tax basis, except as expressly provided in (e) below:

(a)Restructuring and restructuring-related costs (in the aggregate by restructuring event), which consist of the following costs: (i) severance and benefits (including COBRA and outplacement expenses); (ii) third-party consulting and legal costs; (iii) increased security costs; (iv) acceleration of depreciation and/or amortization expense; (v) facilities and lease termination or abandonment charges; (vi) asset impairment charges and/or contract terminations; (vii) third-party business separation costs; and (viii) relocation costs as a result of an office or facility closure.

2023 Adjusted Operating Income shall not be adjusted for any such item that cannot specifically be tied to the restructuring event.

(b)Goodwill and indefinite- and long-lived asset impairments;

(c)Gains/losses on divestitures or non-revenue generating asset sales and associated third-party costs (e.g. bankers’ fees for the sale of a business);

(d)Litigation settlement, arbitration, judgment and/or damages arising from legal or regulatory matters to the extent the amount is recorded to revenues; and

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(e)Gains and losses driven by the revaluation of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan liabilities recognized in operating expense.

(6)Contract disputes in excess of $50 million in the Performance Period (including but not limited to disputes resulting in litigation or arbitration) in which: (a) a licensee withholds or fails to make royalty payments or disputes royalty payments paid, (b) attributable revenue is not recorded in GAAP revenue for the Performance Period, (c) such dispute is not resolved during the Performance Period, and (d) projected revenue from such licensee was included in determining the 2023 Adjusted Operating Income Performance Target, in which event revenue for the Performance Period will be adjusted to include the amount of revenue the licensee withholds, fails to pay or disputes, or to the extent that the licensee fails to report information sufficient to determine the actual impact on revenue of the withholding, failure to make royalty payments or dispute of payment amounts, such adjustment shall be the specific amount for such licensee that was used in the determining the 2023 Adjusted Operating Income Performance Target. It is the intent of this provision to avoid the impact of revenue disputes or the double counting of revenues, subject to the conditions set out herein.

(7)In the event of an acquisition during fiscal 2023 with a purchase price that is greater than $5 billion, the impact on income from such acquisition.

Weighted Financial Performance Ratio and Financial Performance Incentive Multiple

The Weighted Financial Performance Ratio will be based on a relative weighting of 50% to 2023 Adjusted Revenues and 50% to 2023 Adjusted Operating Income.

1.The Weighted Financial Performance Ratio for 2023 Adjusted Revenues will be the result of 0.50 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual 2023 Adjusted Revenues and the denominator of which is the 2023 Adjusted Revenues Performance Target stated above.

2.The Weighted Financial Performance Ratio for 2023 Adjusted Operating Income will be the result of 0.50 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual 2023 Adjusted Operating Income and the denominator of which is the 2023 Adjusted Operating Income Performance Target stated above.

The resulting Weighted Financial Performance Ratios for 2023 Adjusted Revenues and 2023 Adjusted Operating Income will then be summed (the sum referred to as the “Weighted Financial Performance Ratio”) and the “Financial Performance Incentive Multiple” will be calculated according to the schedule set forth below:

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Weighted Financial  Performance Ratio	Financial Performance Incentive   Multiple	Rate of Increase / Decrease to the Financial Performance Incentive Multiple
> 120%	2.00	The Financial Incentive Performance Multiple is at the maximum of 2.00 when the Weighted Financial Performance Ratio is greater than 1.20.
120%	2.00	For each one percent that Weighted Financial Performance Ratio exceeds the objective (100%), the Financial Performance Incentive Multiple increases by 0.05 from the target Financial Performance Incentive Multiple of 1.00 up to a Financial Performance Incentive Multiple of 2.00 when the Weighted Financial Performance Ratio is 120%.
115%	1.75
110%	1.50
105%	1.25
100%	1.00
95%	0.75	For each one percent that Weighted Financial Performance Ratio is less than the objective (100%), the Financial Performance Incentive Multiple decreases by 0.05 from the target Financial Performance Incentive Multiple of 1.00 to a Financial Performance Incentive Multiple of 0.00 when the Weighted Financial Performance Ratio is 80%.
90%	0.50
85%	0.25
80%	0.00
< 80%	0.00	The Financial Performance Incentive Multiple is zero (0.00) when the Weighted Financial Performance Ratio is less than 80%.

Non-Financial Performance Incentive Modifier

The Non-Financial Performance Incentive Modifier will be evaluated based upon the following:

Non-Financial Performance Measure

•Human Capital Advancements

Non-Financial Performance Incentive Modifier

The Non-Financial Performance Incentive Modifier will be determined by the Committee in its discretion taking into consideration interim status input from Management and a final self-assessment of advancements with respect to the Non-Financial Performance Measure prepared by Management following the close of the fiscal year. Based on these

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inputs and related discussions, the Committee in its discretion will determine a single Non-Financial Performance Incentive Modifier which shall be applicable uniformly to the Executive and all Award participants for the Performance Period. The Non-Financial Performance Incentive Modifier may range from 0.9 to 1.1. However, the Maximum Award Amount is capped at 200% of the Target Award Amount.

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ATTACHMENT B

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Incentive Compensation Repayment Policy

To the extent permitted by governing law, the Company will require an executive officer to repay to the Company the amount of any cash or equity incentive payment that executive officer receives to the extent that (i) the amount of such payment was based on the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a material restatement that occurs within twelve months of such payment, (ii) the executive officer has engaged in theft, dishonesty or intentional falsification of Company documents or records that resulted in the obligation to restate, and (iii) a lower incentive payment would have been made to the executive officer based upon the restated financial results.

Notwithstanding anything in this Policy to the contrary, an accounting judgment made in good faith and supported by reasonable interpretations of generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) at the time made shall not be the basis for the Company to require any repayments under this Policy.

The executive officer’s repayment obligation under this Policy shall be in addition to, and shall in no way limit, any other remedies that the Company may have available to it, and any other actions that the Company may take, with respect to the conduct of the executive officer or in connection with the accounting restatement.

For purposes of this Policy, an “executive officer” shall be any current or former member of the Company’s executive committee and any other officers or employees of the Company as may be designated by the Company from time to time.

The interpretation and enforcement of this Policy shall be the responsibility of the HR and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

This Policy shall be effective with respect to any cash or equity incentive compensation paid to an executive officer on or after September 23, 2020.

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Cristiano R. Amon, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of QUALCOMM Incorporated;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: February 2, 2023

/s/ Cristiano R. Amon

Cristiano R. Amon

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Akash Palkhiwala, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of QUALCOMM Incorporated;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: February 2, 2023

/s/ Akash Palkhiwala

Akash Palkhiwala

Chief Financial Officer 

EX-32.1

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 Quarterly Report of QUALCOMM Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 25, 2022 (the “Report”), I, Cristiano R. Amon, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §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: February 2, 2023

/s/ Cristiano R. Amon

Cristiano R. Amon

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

     In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of QUALCOMM Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 25, 2022 (the “Report”), I, Akash Palkhiwala, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §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: February 2, 2023

/s/ Akash Palkhiwala

Akash Palkhiwala

Chief Financial Officer 

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Cover Page - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2022	Jan. 31, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	QUALCOMM INC/DE
Entity Central Index Key	0000804328
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-24
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 25, 2022
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	0-19528
Entity Registrant State of Incorporation	DE
Entity Employer ID	95-3685934
Entity Address	5775 Morehouse Dr.
Entity City	San Diego
Entity State	CA
Entity Zip Code	92121-1714
City Area Code	(858)
Entity Phone Number	587-1121
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
Trading Symbol	QCOM
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,115

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Dec. 25, 2022	Sep. 25, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,808	$ 2,773
Marketable securities	3,430	3,609
Accounts receivable, net	3,960	5,643
Inventories	6,932	6,341
Held for sale assets	721	733
Other current assets	1,247	1,625
Total current assets	21,098	20,724
Deferred tax assets	2,092	1,803
Property, plant and equipment, net	5,215	5,168
Goodwill	10,566	10,508
Other intangible assets, net	1,796	1,882
Held for sale assets	1,199	1,200
Other assets	8,048	7,729
Total assets	50,014	49,014
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	2,562	3,796
Payroll and other benefits related liabilities	1,460	1,486
Unearned revenues	289	369
Short-term debt	1,446	1,945
Held for sale liabilities	646	581
Other current liabilities	3,678	3,689
Total current liabilities	10,081	11,866
Unearned revenues	105	144
Income taxes payable	1,472	1,472
Long-term debt	15,431	13,537
Held for sale liabilities	111	119
Other liabilities	4,004	3,863
Total liabilities	31,204	31,001
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 8 shares authorized; none outstanding	$ 0	$ 0
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	8	8
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock and paid-in capital, $0.0001 par value; 6,000 shares authorized; 1,119 and 1,121 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	$ 0	$ 195
Common stock, par value	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized	6,000	6,000
Common stock, shares, issued	1,119	1,121
Common stock, shares, outstanding	1,119	1,121
Retained earnings	$ 18,517	$ 17,840
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	293	(22)
Total stockholders’ equity	18,810	18,013
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 50,014	$ 49,014

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Revenues:
Equipment and services	$ 7,784	$ 8,682
Licensing	1,679	2,023
Total revenues	9,463	10,705
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	4,044	4,303
Research and development	2,251	1,930
Selling, general and administrative	623	608
Other	80	0
Total costs and expenses	6,998	6,841
Operating income	2,465	3,864
Interest expense	(170)	(139)
Investment and other income, net	76	140
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	2,371	3,865
Income tax expense	(98)	(466)
Income from continuing operations	2,273	3,399
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(38)	0
Net income	$ 2,235	$ 3,399
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share	$ 2.02	$ 3.02
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax, Per Basic Share	(0.03)	0
Basic earnings (loss) per share:	1.99	3.02
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Diluted Share	2.01	2.98
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax, Per Diluted Share	(0.03)	0
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:	$ 1.98	$ 2.98
Shares used in per share calculations:
Basic	1,122	1,124
Diluted	1,131	1,142

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 2,235	$ 3,399
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes:
Foreign currency translation gains (losses)	162	(42)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities	14	(19)
Net unrealized gains on derivative instruments	119	2
Other reclassifications included in net income	20	(11)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	315	(70)
Comprehensive income	$ 2,550	$ 3,329

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Operating Activities:
Net income from continuing operations	$ 2,273	$ 3,399
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense	398	406
Income tax provision (less than) in excess of income tax payments	(120)	272
Share-based compensation expense	634	496
Net gains on marketable securities and other investments	(25)	(103)
Other items, net	(33)	(25)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	1,694	(454)
Inventories	(476)	(638)
Other assets	409	(1,504)
Trade accounts payable	(1,264)	781
Payroll, benefits and other liabilities	(286)	(495)
Unearned revenues	(81)	(78)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	(28)	0
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,095	2,057
Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(398)	(583)
Purchases of debt and equity marketable securities	(22)	(517)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of debt and equity marketable securities	219	1,133
Acquisitions and other investments, net of cash acquired	(29)	(238)
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	111	0
Proceeds from other investments	4	93
Other items, net	(18)	0
Net cash used by investing activities	(133)	(112)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from short-term debt	1,458	710
Repayment of short-term debt	(1,955)	(710)
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,880	0
Repurchases and retirements of common stock	(1,270)	(1,178)
Dividends paid	(842)	(765)
Payments of tax withholdings related to vesting of share-based awards	(309)	(500)
Other items, net	23	(3)
Net cash used by financing activities	(1,015)	(2,446)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	27	(8)
Net increase (decrease) in total cash and cash equivalents	1,974	(509)
Total cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period (including $326 million classified as held for sale at September 25, 2022)	3,099	7,116
Total cash and cash equivalents at end of period (including $265 million classified as held for sale at December 25, 2022)	5,073	$ 6,607
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period	326
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	$ 265

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common stock and paid-in capital	Retained earnings	Accumulated other comprehensive income
Balance at beginning of period at Sep. 26, 2021	$ 9,950	$ 0	$ 9,822	$ 128
Common stock issued under employee benefit plans		1
Repurchases and retirements of common stock		(22)	(1,156)
Share-based compensation		521
Tax withholdings related to vesting of share-based payments		(500)
Net income			3,399
Dividends			(790)
Other comprehensive income (loss)				(70)
Balance at end of period at Dec. 26, 2021	$ 11,333	0	11,275	58
Dividends per share announced	$ 0.68
Balance at beginning of period at Sep. 25, 2022	$ 18,013	195	17,840	(22)
Common stock issued under employee benefit plans		38
Repurchases and retirements of common stock		(591)	(679)
Share-based compensation		667
Tax withholdings related to vesting of share-based payments		(309)
Net income			2,235
Dividends			(879)
Other comprehensive income (loss)				315
Balance at end of period at Dec. 25, 2022	$ 18,810	$ 0	$ 18,517	$ 293
Dividends per share announced	$ 0.75

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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Update

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Update

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Update

Financial Statement Preparation. These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the interim financial information includes all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended September 25, 2022. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of operating results for an entire fiscal year. We operate and report using a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday in September. Each of the three months ended December 25, 2022 and December 26, 2021 included 13 weeks.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and the disclosure of contingent amounts in our condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items

Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items

Inventories (in millions)
	December 25, 2022		September 25, 2022
Raw materials	$	228	$	221
Work-in-process	3,647		3,329
Finished goods	3,057		2,791
	$	6,932	$	6,341

Revenues. We disaggregate our revenues by segment (Note 7), by products and services (as presented on our condensed consolidated statement of operations), and for our QCT (Qualcomm CDMA Technologies) segment, by revenue stream, which is based on the industry and application in which our products are sold (as presented below). Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, QCT RFFE (radio frequency front-end) revenues, which were previously presented as a separate revenue stream, are now included within our Handset, Automotive and internet of things (IoT) revenue streams, as applicable, based on the industry and application in which the related RFFE products are sold. Prior period information has been recast to reflect this change. RFFE revenues include revenues from the sale of 4G, 5G sub 6 and 5G millimeter wave RFFE products (a substantial portion of which relate to mobile handsets) and exclude radio frequency transceiver components. This change aligns with changes made to our internal reporting of revenues. We believe this change provides a more meaningful presentation in understanding QCT revenues going forward, as we expect RFFE revenues to correspond with trends in Handsets, Automotive and IoT (as applicable) and is more consistent with how our revenue diversification is viewed externally. In certain cases, the determination of QCT revenues by industry and application requires the use of certain assumptions. Substantially all of QCT’s revenues consist of equipment revenues that are recognized at a point in time, and substantially all of QTL’s (Qualcomm Technology Licensing) revenues represent licensing revenues that are recognized over time and are principally from royalties generated through our licensees’ sales of mobile handsets.

QCT revenue streams were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Handsets (1)	$	5,754	$	6,989
Automotive (2)	456		288
IoT (3)	1,682		1,570
Total QCT revenues	$	7,892	$	8,847

(1) Includes revenues from products sold for use in mobile handsets.

(2) Includes revenues from products sold for use in automobiles, including connectivity, digital cockpit and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving (AD).

(3) Primarily includes products sold for use in the following industries and applications: consumer (including computing, voice and music and extended reality (XR)), edge networking (including mobile broadband and wireless access points) and industrial (including handhelds, retail, transportation and logistics and utilities).

Revenues recognized from performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022 (1)		December 26, 2021 (2)
Revenues recognized from previously satisfied performance obligations	$	199	$	242

(1) Primarily related to certain QCT sales-based royalty revenues related to system software and certain QCT customer incentives.

(2) Primarily related to certain QCT sales-based royalty revenues related to system software, QTL royalty revenues recognized related to devices sold in prior periods (including adjustments to prior period royalty estimates, which includes the impact of the reporting by our licensees of actual royalties due) and certain QCT customer incentives.

Unearned revenues (which are considered contract liabilities) consist primarily of certain customer contracts for which QCT received fees upfront and QTL license fees for intellectual property with continuing performance obligations. In the three months ended December 25, 2022 and December 26, 2021, we recognized revenues of $173 million and $187 million, respectively, that were recorded as unearned revenues at September 25, 2022 and September 26, 2021, respectively.

Remaining performance obligations, substantially all of which are included in unearned revenues, represent the aggregate amount of the transaction price of certain customer contracts yet to be recognized as revenues as of the end of the reporting period and exclude revenues related to (a) contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less and (b) sales-based royalties (i.e., future royalty revenues) pursuant to our license agreements. Our remaining performance obligations are primarily comprised of certain customer contracts for which QCT received fees upfront and certain customer contracts for which QTL received license fees upfront. At December 25, 2022, we had $577 million of remaining performance obligations, of which $301 million, $201 million, $65 million, $6 million and $1 million is expected to be recognized as revenues for the remainder of fiscal 2023 and each of the subsequent four years from fiscal 2024 through 2027, respectively, and $3 million thereafter.

Concentrations. A significant portion of our revenues are concentrated with a small number of customers/licensees of our QCT and QTL segments. The comparability of customer/licensee concentrations for the interim periods presented are impacted by the timing of customer/licensee device launches and/or innovation cycles and other seasonal trends, among other fluctuations in demand. Revenues from each customer/licensee that were 10% or greater of total revenues were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Customer/licensee (y)	34	%	26	%
Customer/licensee (z)	14		19

Other Expenses. Other expenses in the three months ended December 25, 2022 consisted of $80 million in restructuring charges, substantially all of which related to accrued severance costs, resulting from certain cost reduction initiatives during the quarter. Additionally, in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, we committed to take additional actions to reduce our operating expenses. As a result, we currently expect to incur additional restructuring charges in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 of approximately $80 million, substantially all of which relate to cash severance payments.

Investment and Other Income, Net (in millions)
	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Interest and dividend income	$	55	$	17
Net gains on marketable securities	11		17
Net gains on other investments	—		93
Net gains on deferred compensation plan assets	26		13
Impairment losses on other investments	(14)		(1)
Net gains (losses) on derivative instruments	9		(13)
Equity in net (losses) earnings of investees	(8)		7
Net (losses) gains on foreign currency transactions	(3)		7
	$	76	$	140

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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

We estimate our annual effective income tax rate to be 9% for fiscal 2023, which is lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate, primarily due to (i) a significant portion of our income qualifying for preferential treatment as foreign-derived intangible income (FDII) at a 13% effective tax rate, which includes certain benefits discussed below from the new requirement to capitalize research and development expenditures for federal income tax purposes, (ii) benefits from our federal research and development tax credit and (iii) benefits related to foreign currency gains on a noncurrent receivable related to our refund claim of Korean withholding tax. Our effective tax rate of 4% for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was lower than our estimated annual effective tax rate of 9% primarily due to $150 million of net discrete tax benefits, which principally related to foreign currency gains on a noncurrent receivable related to our refund claim of Korean withholding tax. Our effective tax rate of 12% for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 included $103 million of discrete net tax benefits, which principally related to excess tax benefits associated with share-based awards that vested in the first fiscal quarter.

Beginning in fiscal 2023, for federal income tax purposes, we are required to capitalize and amortize domestic research and development expenditures over five years and foreign research and development expenditures over fifteen years (such expenditures were previously deducted as incurred). Our cash flows from operations will be adversely affected due to significantly higher cash tax payments. However, since the resulting deferred tax asset is established at the statutory rate of 21% (rather than the effective tax rate of 13% to 16% after considering the FDII deduction), capitalization favorably affects our provision for income taxes and results of operations. The adverse cash flow impact and favorable tax provision impact will diminish in future years as capitalized research and development expenditures continue to amortize.

Unrecognized tax benefits were $2.2 billion at both December 25, 2022 and September 25, 2022 and primarily related to our refund claim of Korean withholding tax. If successful, the refund will result in a corresponding reduction in U.S. foreign tax credits. We expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits at December 25, 2022 will increase in the next 12 months as licensees in Korea continue to withhold taxes on future payments due under their licensing agreements at a rate higher than we believe is owed; such increase is not expected to have a significant impact on our income tax provision.

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Capital Stock

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]

Capital Stock

Capital StockStock Repurchase Program. On October 12, 2021, we announced a $10.0 billion stock repurchase program. The stock repurchase program has no expiration date. At December 25, 2022, $6.8 billion remained authorized for repurchase under our stock repurchase program. Since December 25, 2022, we repurchased and retired 5 million shares of common stock for $531 million.

Shares Outstanding. Shares of common stock outstanding at December 25, 2022 were as follows (in millions):

Balance at September 25, 2022	1,121
Issued	9
Repurchased	(11)
Balance at December 25, 2022	1,119

Dividends. On January 18, 2023, we announced a cash dividend of $0.75 per share on our common stock, payable on March 23, 2023 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 2, 2023.

Earnings Per Common Share. Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the combination of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and the weighted-average number of dilutive common share equivalents, comprised of shares issuable under our share-based compensation plans, during the reporting period. The following table provides information about the diluted earnings per share calculation (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022	December 26, 2021
Dilutive common share equivalents included in diluted shares	9	18
Shares of common stock equivalents not included because the effect would be anti-dilutive or certain performance conditions were not satisfied at the end of the period	5	—

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Debt

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt Disclosure

Debt

Long-term Debt. In November 2022, we issued unsecured fixed-rate notes, consisting of $700 million of fixed-rate 5.40% notes and $1.2 billion of fixed-rate 6.00% notes (collectively, November 2022 Notes) that mature on May 20, 2033 and May 20, 2053, respectively. The net proceeds from the November 2022 Notes were used to repay $946 million of fixed-rate notes and $500 million of floating-rate notes that matured in January 2023 and the excess will be used for general corporate purposes.

The following table provides a summary of our long-term debt:

	December 25, 2022				September 25, 2022
	Maturities	Amount (in millions)		Effective Rate	Maturities	Amount (in millions)		Effective Rate
May 2015 Notes	2025 - 2045	$	3,865	3.46% - 4.73%	2025 - 2045	$	3,865	3.46% - 4.73%
May 2017 Notes	2023 - 2047	5,860		2.66% - 5.17%	2023 - 2047	5,860		2.68% - 4.46%
May 2020 Notes	2030 - 2050	2,000		2.95% - 3.30%	2030 - 2050	2,000		2.97% - 3.30%
August 2020 Notes	2028 - 2032	2,207		2.48% - 3.53%	2028 - 2032	2,207		2.50% - 3.52%
May 2022 Notes	2032 - 2052	1,500		3.14% - 4.26%	2032 - 2052	1,500		3.13% - 4.26%
November 2022 Notes	2033 - 2053	1,900		3.44% - 4.99%		—
Total principal		17,332				15,432
Unamortized discount, including debt issuance costs		(258)				(241)
Hedge accounting fair value adjustments		(197)				(208)
Total long-term debt		$	16,877			$	14,983
Reported as:
Short-term debt		$	1,446			$	1,446
Long-term debt		15,431				13,537
Total		$	16,877			$	14,983

At December 25, 2022, the aggregate fair value of our outstanding floating- and fixed-rate notes, based on Level 2 inputs, was approximately $16.1 billion.

Interest Rate Swaps. At September 25, 2022, we had outstanding forward-starting interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount, denominated in U.S. dollars, of $1.6 billion. During the first quarter of fiscal 2023, in connection with the issuance of the November 2022 Notes, we terminated these swaps, and the related gains of $334 million are being reclassified from accumulated comprehensive income to being recorded as a reduction to interest expense over the hedged portions of the related debt.

Commercial Paper Program. We have an unsecured commercial paper program, which provides for the issuance of up to $4.5 billion of commercial paper. At December 25, 2022 and September 25, 2022, we had no amounts and $499 million, respectively, of outstanding commercial paper recorded as short-term debt.

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Legal and Regulatory Proceedings.

Consolidated Securities Class Action Lawsuit: On January 23, 2017 and January 26, 2017, securities class action complaints were filed by purported stockholders of us in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against us and certain of our then current and former officers and directors. The complaints alleged, among other things, that we violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, by making false and misleading statements and omissions of material fact in connection with certain allegations that we are or were engaged in anticompetitive conduct. The complaints sought unspecified damages, interest, fees and costs. On May 4, 2017, the court consolidated the two actions. On July 3, 2017, the plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint asserting the same basic theories of liability and requesting the same basic relief. On September 1, 2017, we filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint, and on March 18, 2019, the court denied our motion. On January 15, 2020, we filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, which the court denied on February 3, 2022. On May 23, 2022, the plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification, and a hearing on the motion was held on October 19, 2022. The court has not yet ruled on the motion. We believe the plaintiffs’ claims are without merit.

Consumer Class Action Lawsuits: Beginning in January 2017, a number of consumer class action complaints were filed against us in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of California, each on behalf of a putative class of purchasers of cellular phones and other cellular devices. In April 2017, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred the cases that had been filed in the Southern District of California to the Northern District of California. On July 11, 2017, the plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint alleging that we violated California and federal antitrust and unfair competition laws by, among other things, refusing to license standard-essential patents to our competitors, conditioning the supply of certain of our baseband chipsets on the purchaser first agreeing to license our entire patent portfolio, entering into exclusive deals with companies, including Apple Inc., and charging unreasonably high royalties that do not comply with our commitments to standard setting organizations. The complaint sought unspecified damages and disgorgement and/or restitution, as well as an order that we be enjoined from further unlawful conduct. On July 5, 2018, the plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification, and on September 27, 2018, the court granted that motion. We appealed the district court’s class certification order to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit), and on September 29, 2021, the Ninth Circuit vacated the class certification order, ruling that the district court had failed to correctly assess the propriety of applying California law to a nationwide class. The Ninth Circuit remanded the case to the district court and instructed the court to consider the effect of United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) v. QUALCOMM Incorporated (which the Ninth Circuit decided in favor of Qualcomm in August 2020) on this case. On June 10, 2022, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, limiting the proposed class to California residents rather than a nationwide class. On August 1, 2022, we filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint, and on November 15, 2022, the court held a hearing on our motion. On January 6, 2023, the court issued an order granting in part and denying in part our motion to dismiss. The order preserved the plaintiffs’ claims related to exclusive dealing under California antitrust and unfair competition laws and dismissed the remainder of the plaintiffs’ claims, which were related to our licensing practices. We believe the plaintiffs’ claims are without merit.

Since November 2017, several other consumer class action complaints have been filed against us in Canada (in the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the Quebec Superior Court), Israel (in the Haifa District Court) and the United Kingdom (in the Competition Appeal Tribunal), each on behalf of a putative class of purchasers of cellular phones and other cellular devices, alleging violations of certain of those countries’ competition and consumer protection laws. The claims in

these complaints are similar to those in the U.S. consumer class action complaints. The complaints seek damages. We believe the plaintiffs’ claims are without merit.

ParkerVision, Inc. v. QUALCOMM Incorporated: On May 1, 2014, ParkerVision filed a complaint against us in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida alleging that certain of our products infringed seven ParkerVision patents. On August 21, 2014, ParkerVision amended the complaint, alleging that we infringed 11 ParkerVision patents and sought damages and injunctive and other relief. ParkerVision subsequently reduced the number of patents asserted to three. The asserted patents are now expired, and injunctive relief is no longer available. ParkerVision continues to seek damages related to the sale of many of our radio frequency (RF) products sold between 2008 and 2018. On March 23, 2022, the court entered judgment in our favor on all claims and closed the case. On April 20, 2022, ParkerVision filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. We believe that ParkerVision’s claims are without merit.

Arm Ltd. v. QUALCOMM Incorporated: On August 31, 2022, Arm Ltd. (ARM) filed a complaint against us in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Our subsidiaries Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and NuVia, Inc. (Nuvia) are also named in the complaint. The complaint alleges that following our acquisition of Nuvia, we and Nuvia breached Nuvia’s Architecture License Agreement with ARM (the Nuvia ALA) by failing to comply with the termination obligations under the Nuvia ALA. The complaint seeks specific performance, including that we cease all use of and destroy any technology that was developed under the Nuvia ALA, including processor core technology. ARM also contends that we violated the Lanham Act through trademark infringement and false designation of origin through unauthorized use of ARM’s trademarks and seeks associated injunctive and declaratory relief. ARM further seeks exemplary or punitive damages, costs, expenses and reasonable attorney’s fees, and equitable relief addressing any infringement occurring after entry of judgment. We believe ARM’s claims are without merit.

On September 30, 2022, we filed our Answer and Counterclaim in response to ARM’s complaint denying ARM’s claims. Our counterclaim seeks a declaratory judgment that we did not breach the Nuvia ALA or the Technology License Agreement between Nuvia and ARM and that, following the acquisition of Nuvia, our architected cores (including all further developments, iterations or instantiations of the technology we acquired from Nuvia), server System-on-Chip (SoC) and compute SoC are fully licensed under our existing Architecture License Agreement and Technology License Agreement with ARM (the ARM-Qualcomm Agreements). We further seek an order enjoining ARM from making any claim that our products are not licensed under the ARM-Qualcomm Agreements, are not ARM-compliant or that we are prohibited from using ARM’s marks in the marketing of any such products. On October 26, 2022, we filed an Amended Counterclaim seeking additional declaratory relief that certain statements ARM is making in the marketplace concerning our rights under the ARM-Qualcomm Agreements are false, and that ARM has no right to prevent us from shipping our products, which are validly licensed. Trial is scheduled to begin on September 23, 2024.

Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) Investigation (2015): On March 17, 2015, the KFTC notified us that it was conducting an investigation of us relating to the Korean Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (MRFTA). On December 27, 2016, the KFTC announced that it had reached a decision in the investigation, finding that we violated provisions of the MRFTA. On January 22, 2017, we received the KFTC’s formal written decision, which found that the following conducts violate the MRFTA: (i) refusing to license, or imposing restrictions on licenses for, cellular communications standard-essential patents with competing modem chipset makers; (ii) conditioning the supply of modem chipsets to handset suppliers on their execution and performance of license agreements with us; and (iii) coercing agreement terms including portfolio license terms, royalty terms and free cross-grant terms in executing patent license agreements with handset makers. The KFTC’s decision orders us to: (a) upon request by modem chipset companies, engage in good-faith negotiations for patent license agreements, without offering unjustifiable conditions, and if necessary submit to a determination of terms by an independent third party; (b) not demand that handset companies execute and perform under patent license agreements as a precondition for purchasing modem chipsets; (c) not demand unjustifiable conditions in our license agreements with handset companies and, upon request, renegotiate existing patent license agreements; and (d) notify modem chipset companies and handset companies of the decision and order imposed on us and report to the KFTC new or amended agreements. According to the KFTC’s decision, the foregoing will apply to transactions between us and the following enterprises: (1) handset manufacturers headquartered in Korea and their affiliate companies; (2) enterprises that sell handsets in or to Korea and their affiliate companies; (3) enterprises that supply handsets to companies referred to in (2) above and the affiliate companies of such enterprises; (4) modem chipset manufacturers headquartered in Korea and their affiliate companies; and (5) enterprises that supply modem chipsets to companies referred to in (1), (2) or (3) above and the affiliate companies of such enterprises.

The KFTC’s decision also imposed a fine of 1.03 trillion Korean won (approximately $927 million), which we paid on March 30, 2017.

On February 21, 2017, we filed an action in the Seoul High Court to cancel the KFTC’s decision. The Seoul High Court held hearings concluding on August 14, 2019, and on December 4, 2019, announced its judgment affirming certain portions of the KFTC’s decision and finding other portions of the KFTC’s decision unlawful. The Seoul High Court cancelled the KFTC’s remedial orders described in (c) above, and solely insofar as they correspond thereto, the Seoul High Court cancelled the KFTC’s remedial orders described in (d) above. The Seoul High Court dismissed the remainder of our action to cancel the KFTC’s decision. On December 19, 2019, we filed a notice of appeal to the Korea Supreme Court challenging those portions of the Seoul High Court decision that are not in our favor. The KFTC filed a notice of appeal to the Korea Supreme Court challenging the portions of the Seoul High Court decision that are not in its favor. Both we and the KFTC have filed briefs on the merits. The Korea Supreme Court has not yet ruled on our appeal or that of the KFTC. We believe that our business practices do not violate the MRFTA.

Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) Investigation (2020): On June 8, 2020, the KFTC informed us that it was conducting an investigation of us relating to the MRFTA. The KFTC has not provided a formal notice on the scope of its investigation, but we believe it concerns our business practices in connection with our sale of RFFE components. We continue to cooperate with the KFTC as it conducts its investigation. If a violation is found, a broad range of remedies is potentially available to the KFTC, including imposing a fine (of up to 3% of our sales in the relevant markets during the alleged period of violation) and/or injunctive relief prohibiting or restricting certain business practices. It is difficult to predict the outcome of this matter or what remedies, if any, may be imposed by the KFTC. We believe that our business practices do not violate the MRFTA.

Icera Complaint to the European Commission (EC): On June 7, 2010, the EC notified and provided us with a redacted copy of a complaint filed with the EC by Icera, Inc. (subsequently acquired by Nvidia Corporation) alleging that we were engaged in anticompetitive activity. On July 16, 2015, the EC announced that it had initiated formal proceedings in this matter. On July 18, 2019, the EC issued a decision finding that between 2009 and 2011, we engaged in predatory pricing by selling certain baseband chipsets to two customers at prices below cost with the intention of hindering competition and imposed a fine of approximately 242 million euros. On October 1, 2019, we filed an appeal of the EC’s decision with the General Court of the European Union. A hearing on our appeal is scheduled for March 13-15, 2023. We believe that our business practices do not violate the European Union (EU) competition rules.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2019, we recorded a charge of $275 million to other expenses related to the EC fine. We provided a financial guarantee in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 to satisfy the obligation in lieu of cash payment while we appeal the EC’s decision. The fine is accruing interest at a rate of 1.50% per annum while it is outstanding and included in other current liabilities.

Contingent Losses and Other Considerations: We will continue to vigorously defend ourselves in the foregoing matters. However, litigation and investigations are inherently uncertain, and we face difficulties in evaluating or estimating likely outcomes or ranges of possible loss, particularly in antitrust and trade regulation investigations. Other than with respect to the EC fine related to the Icera Complaint to the European Commission, we have not recorded any accrual at December 25, 2022 for contingent losses associated with these matters based on our belief that losses, while reasonably possible, are not probable. Further, any possible amount or range of loss cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. The unfavorable resolution of one or more of these matters could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. We are engaged in numerous other legal actions not described above arising in the ordinary course of our business (for example, proceedings relating to employment matters or the initiation or defense of proceedings relating to intellectual property rights) and, while there can be no assurance, we believe that the ultimate outcome of these other legal actions will not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

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Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment InformationWe are organized on the basis of products and services and have three reportable segments. Our operating segments reflect the way our businesses and management/reporting structure are organized internally and the way our Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), who is our CEO, reviews financial information, makes operating decisions and assesses business performance. We also consider, among other items, the way budgets and forecasts are prepared and reviewed and the basis on which executive compensation is determined, as well as the similarities and the level of centralized resource planning within

our operating segments, such as the nature of products, the level of shared products, technology and other resources, production processes and customer base. We conduct business primarily through our QCT semiconductor business and our QTL licensing business. QCT develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on 3G/4G/5G and other technologies, including RFFE, for use in mobile devices; automotive systems for connectivity, digital cockpit and ADAS/AD; and IoT including consumer electronic devices; industrial devices; and edge networking products. QTL grants licenses or otherwise provides rights to use portions of our intellectual property portfolio, which includes certain patent rights essential to and/or useful in the manufacture and sale of certain wireless products. Our QSI (Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives) reportable segment makes strategic investments. We also have nonreportable segments, including QGOV (Qualcomm Government Technologies) and our cloud AI inference processing initiative.

Our CODM allocates resources to and evaluates the performance of our segments based on revenues and earnings (loss) before income taxes (EBT). Segment EBT includes the allocation of certain corporate expenses to the segments, including depreciation and amortization expense related to unallocated corporate assets. Certain income and charges are not allocated to segments in our management reports because they are not considered in evaluating the segments’ operating performance. Unallocated income and charges include certain interest expense, certain net investment income, certain share-based compensation, gains and losses on our deferred compensation plan liabilities and related assets and certain research and development expenses, certain selling, general and administrative expenses and other expenses or income that were deemed to be not directly related to the businesses of the segments. Additionally, unallocated charges include recognition of the step-up of inventories and property, plant and equipment to fair value, amortization of certain intangible assets and certain other acquisition-related charges, third-party acquisition and integration services costs and certain other items, which may include major restructuring and restructuring-related costs, asset impairment charges and awards, settlements and/or damages arising from legal or regulatory matters. Our CODM does not evaluate our operating segments using discrete asset information.

The table below presents revenues and EBT for reportable segments (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Revenues
QCT	$	7,892	$	8,847
QTL	1,524		1,818
QSI	7		8
Reconciling items	40		32
Total	$	9,463	$	10,705
EBT
QCT	$	2,183	$	3,114
QTL	1,117		1,406
QSI	(8)		122
Reconciling items	(921)		(777)
Total	$	2,371	$	3,865

Reconciling items for revenues and EBT in the previous table were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Revenues
Nonreportable segments	$	40	$	32
	$	40	$	32
EBT
Unallocated cost of revenues	$	(65)	$	(53)
Unallocated research and development expenses	(522)		(453)
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses	(167)		(152)
Unallocated other expenses (Note 2)	(80)		—
Unallocated interest expense	(170)		(139)
Unallocated investment and other income, net	87		23
Nonreportable segments	(4)		(3)
	$	(921)	$	(777)

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Acquisitions

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Veoneer. On October 4, 2021, we and SSW Partners, a New York-based investment partnership, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Veoneer, Inc. (Veoneer). The transaction closed on April 1, 2022 (the Closing Date). Total cash consideration paid in the transaction was $4.7 billion, consisting of (i) $4.6 billion paid in respect of Veoneer’s outstanding capital stock and equity awards and amounts paid to settle Veoneer’s convertible senior notes (which were converted at the election of the note holders and settled in cash in the third quarter of fiscal 2022) and (ii) a $110 million termination fee paid to Magna International Inc. (Magna) in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. We funded substantially all of the cash consideration payable in the transaction in exchange for (i) the Arriver business (which SSW transferred to us shortly after the Closing Date) and (ii) the right to receive a majority of the proceeds upon the sale of the Non-Arriver businesses by SSW Partners. We intend to incorporate Arriver’s computer vision, drive policy and driver assistance technologies into our Snapdragon automotive platform to deliver an integrated software SoC ADAS platform for automakers and Tier-1 automotive suppliers. SSW Partners retained Veoneer’s Tier-1 automotive supplier businesses, primarily consisting of the Active Safety and the Restraint Control Systems businesses (the Non-Arriver businesses), which it intends to sell in multiple transactions.

We have agreed to provide certain funding of approximately $300 million to the Non-Arriver businesses while SSW Partners sells these businesses, of which approximately $150 million of funding remained available to the Non-Arriver businesses at December 25, 2022. Such amounts, along with cash retained in the Non-Arriver businesses, are expected to be used to fund working and other near-term capital needs, as well as certain costs incurred in connection with the close of the acquisition.

Although we do not own or operate the Non-Arriver businesses, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary, within the meaning of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) accounting guidance related to consolidation (ASC 810), of these businesses under the variable interest model. Factors considered in reaching this conclusion included, among others: (i) our involvement in the design of and our funding of substantially all of the total cash consideration payable in the transaction and (ii) our obligations to absorb losses and rights to receive returns from the Non-Arriver businesses.

In December 2022, Magna entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Active Safety business from SSW Partners for approximately $1.5 billion in cash, subject to working capital and other purchase price adjustments. The sale is subject to certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. We expect that SSW Partners will complete the sale of both Non-Arriver businesses within fiscal 2023, subject to any required regulatory approvals and other closing conditions being met. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of the Non-Arriver businesses (the majority of which relate to the Active Safety business) are consolidated and presented as held for sale on our balance sheet, and the operating results are presented as discontinued operations.

Our accounting purchase price was approximately $4.3 billion, substantially all of which relates to our share of cash consideration at close for the outstanding common shares of Veoneer and the Magna termination fee and excludes Veoneer’s convertible senior notes that are reflected as an assumed liability.

We have finalized the purchase price allocation, except for certain tax matters. Accordingly, the preliminary purchase price allocation shown below could change during the remainder of the measurement period (which will not exceed 12 months from the Closing Date). The preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values was as follows (in millions):

Cash	$	30
Current held for sale assets, net of costs to sell (1)	626
Completed technology-based intangible assets	349
In-process research and development (IPR&D)	298
Goodwill	2,789
Noncurrent held for sale assets (1)	1,186
Other assets	333
Total assets	5,611
Current held for sale liabilities (1)	(677)
Convertible senior notes	(352)
Noncurrent held for sale liabilities (1)	(128)
Other liabilities	(203)
Total liabilities	(1,360)
Net assets acquired	$	4,251

(1) Held for sale assets and liabilities relate to the Non-Arriver businesses and were measured at fair value less costs to sell (including SSW Partners’ estimated return with respect to the sale proceeds of the Non-Arriver businesses), which was estimated using a market approach based on significant inputs that were not observable. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, we finalized and adjusted the valuation of the Non-Arriver businesses upward by $229 million and recorded an offsetting adjustment to decrease goodwill for this amount. The Non-Arriver businesses’ assets are not available to be used to settle our obligations, and the Non-Arriver businesses’ creditors do not have recourse to us. SSW Partners owns and operates the Non-Arriver businesses, and its funding of the purchase price for Veoneer was recorded as a component of held for sale liabilities. The underlying classes of assets and liabilities held for sale have not been presented because such amounts are not material.

Goodwill related to this transaction was allocated to our QCT segment, and $471 million of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill is primarily attributable to assembled workforce and certain synergies expected to arise after the acquisition. Completed technology-based intangible assets will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the weighted-average useful life of nine years. IPR&D relates to a single project that is expected to be completed in fiscal 2025. Upon completion, we expect the IPR&D to be amortized over its useful life of seven years. We valued the completed technology and IPR&D using an income approach based on significant unobservable inputs.

The Non-Arriver businesses are presented as discontinued operations on a one quarter reporting lag. Pro forma results of operations have not been presented because the effects of this acquisition were not material to our consolidated results of operations. The cash flows generated from (used by) the Non-Arriver businesses are reflected as discontinued operations and are classified as operating, investing and financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Investing and financing activities from discontinued operations reported in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 were not material.

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Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents our fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 25, 2022 (in millions):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	2,255	$	754	$	—	$	3,009
Marketable securities:
Corporate bonds and notes	—		3,185		—		3,185
Equity securities	139		—		—		139
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities	—		90		—		90
U.S. Treasury securities and government-related securities	—		16		—		16
Total marketable securities	139		3,291		—		3,430
Derivative instruments	—		39		—		39
Other investments	697		—		22		719
Total assets measured at fair value	$	3,091	$	4,084	$	22	$	7,197
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	$	—	$	289	$	—	$	289
Other liabilities	697		—		—		697
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	697	$	289	$	—	$	986

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Marketable Securities

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Marketable Securities

Marketable Securities

Our marketable securities were all classified as current and were comprised as follows (in millions):

	December 25, 2022		September 25, 2022
Available-for-sale debt securities:
Corporate bonds and notes	$	3,185	$	3,330
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities	90		99
U.S. Treasury securities and government-related securities	16		16
Total available-for-sale debt securities	3,291		3,445
Equity securities	139		164
Total marketable securities	$	3,430	$	3,609

The contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt securities were as follows (in millions):

	December 25, 2022
Years to Maturity
Less than one year	$	1,260
One to five years	1,941
No single maturity date	90
Total	$	3,291

Debt securities with no single maturity date included mortgage- and asset-backed securities.

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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Update (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Fiscal Period, Policy

We operate and report using a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday in September. Each of the three months ended December 25, 2022 and December 26, 2021 included 13 weeks.

Use of Estimates, Policy

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and the disclosure of contingent amounts in our condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

We disaggregate our revenues by segment (Note 7), by products and services (as presented on our condensed consolidated statement of operations), and for our QCT (Qualcomm CDMA Technologies) segment, by revenue stream, which is based on the industry and application in which our products are sold (as presented below). Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, QCT RFFE (radio frequency front-end) revenues, which were previously presented as a separate revenue stream, are now included within our Handset, Automotive and internet of things (IoT) revenue streams, as applicable, based on the industry and application in which the related RFFE products are sold. Prior period information has been recast to reflect this change. RFFE revenues include revenues from the sale of 4G, 5G sub 6 and 5G millimeter wave RFFE products (a substantial portion of which relate to mobile handsets) and exclude radio frequency transceiver components. This change aligns with changes made to our internal reporting of revenues. We believe this change provides a more meaningful presentation in understanding QCT revenues going forward, as we expect RFFE revenues to correspond with trends in Handsets, Automotive and IoT (as applicable) and is more consistent with how our revenue diversification is viewed externally. In certain cases, the determination of QCT revenues by industry and application requires the use of certain assumptions. Substantially all of QCT’s revenues consist of equipment revenues that are recognized at a point in time, and substantially all of QTL’s (Qualcomm Technology Licensing) revenues represent licensing revenues that are recognized over time and are principally from royalties generated through our licensees’ sales of mobile handsets.

Earnings Per Common Share, Policy

Earnings Per Common Share. Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the combination of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and the weighted-average number of dilutive common share equivalents, comprised of shares issuable under our share-based compensation plans, during the reporting period. The following table provides information about the diluted earnings per share calculation (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022	December 26, 2021
Dilutive common share equivalents included in diluted shares	9	18
Shares of common stock equivalents not included because the effect would be anti-dilutive or certain performance conditions were not satisfied at the end of the period	5	—

Segment Reporting Policy

We are organized on the basis of products and services and have three reportable segments.

Segment Reporting EBT Policy

Our CODM allocates resources to and evaluates the performance of our segments based on revenues and earnings (loss) before income taxes (EBT). Segment EBT includes the allocation of certain corporate expenses to the segments, including depreciation and amortization expense related to unallocated corporate assets. Certain income and charges are not allocated to segments in our management reports because they are not considered in evaluating the segments’ operating performance. Unallocated income and charges include certain interest expense, certain net investment income, certain share-based compensation, gains and losses on our deferred compensation plan liabilities and related assets and certain research and development expenses, certain selling, general and administrative expenses and other expenses or income that were deemed to be not directly related to the businesses of the segments. Additionally, unallocated charges include recognition of the step-up of inventories and property, plant and equipment to fair value, amortization of certain intangible assets and certain other acquisition-related charges, third-party acquisition and integration services costs and certain other items, which may include major restructuring and restructuring-related costs, asset impairment charges and awards, settlements and/or damages arising from legal or regulatory matters. Our CODM does not evaluate our operating segments using discrete asset information.

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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories (in millions)
	December 25, 2022		September 25, 2022
Raw materials	$	228	$	221
Work-in-process	3,647		3,329
Finished goods	3,057		2,791
	$	6,932	$	6,341

QCT Revenues Disaggregated

QCT revenue streams were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Handsets (1)	$	5,754	$	6,989
Automotive (2)	456		288
IoT (3)	1,682		1,570
Total QCT revenues	$	7,892	$	8,847

(1) Includes revenues from products sold for use in mobile handsets.

(2) Includes revenues from products sold for use in automobiles, including connectivity, digital cockpit and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving (AD).

(3) Primarily includes products sold for use in the following industries and applications: consumer (including computing, voice and music and extended reality (XR)), edge networking (including mobile broadband and wireless access points) and industrial (including handhelds, retail, transportation and logistics and utilities).

Revenue recognized from performance obligations satisfied in previous periods

Revenues recognized from performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022 (1)		December 26, 2021 (2)
Revenues recognized from previously satisfied performance obligations	$	199	$	242

(1) Primarily related to certain QCT sales-based royalty revenues related to system software and certain QCT customer incentives.

(2) Primarily related to certain QCT sales-based royalty revenues related to system software, QTL royalty revenues recognized related to devices sold in prior periods (including adjustments to prior period royalty estimates, which includes the impact of the reporting by our licensees of actual royalties due) and certain QCT customer incentives.

Customer Concentrations - Revenues

Revenues from each customer/licensee that were 10% or greater of total revenues were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Customer/licensee (y)	34	%	26	%
Customer/licensee (z)	14		19

Investment and Other Income, Net

Investment and Other Income, Net (in millions)
	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Interest and dividend income	$	55	$	17
Net gains on marketable securities	11		17
Net gains on other investments	—		93
Net gains on deferred compensation plan assets	26		13
Impairment losses on other investments	(14)		(1)
Net gains (losses) on derivative instruments	9		(13)
Equity in net (losses) earnings of investees	(8)		7
Net (losses) gains on foreign currency transactions	(3)		7
	$	76	$	140

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Capital Stock Earnings per Common Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Capital Units

Shares Outstanding. Shares of common stock outstanding at December 25, 2022 were as follows (in millions):

Balance at September 25, 2022	1,121
Issued	9
Repurchased	(11)
Balance at December 25, 2022	1,119

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The following table provides information about the diluted earnings per share calculation (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022	December 26, 2021
Dilutive common share equivalents included in diluted shares	9	18
Shares of common stock equivalents not included because the effect would be anti-dilutive or certain performance conditions were not satisfied at the end of the period	5	—

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Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of long-term debt

The following table provides a summary of our long-term debt:

	December 25, 2022				September 25, 2022
	Maturities	Amount (in millions)		Effective Rate	Maturities	Amount (in millions)		Effective Rate
May 2015 Notes	2025 - 2045	$	3,865	3.46% - 4.73%	2025 - 2045	$	3,865	3.46% - 4.73%
May 2017 Notes	2023 - 2047	5,860		2.66% - 5.17%	2023 - 2047	5,860		2.68% - 4.46%
May 2020 Notes	2030 - 2050	2,000		2.95% - 3.30%	2030 - 2050	2,000		2.97% - 3.30%
August 2020 Notes	2028 - 2032	2,207		2.48% - 3.53%	2028 - 2032	2,207		2.50% - 3.52%
May 2022 Notes	2032 - 2052	1,500		3.14% - 4.26%	2032 - 2052	1,500		3.13% - 4.26%
November 2022 Notes	2033 - 2053	1,900		3.44% - 4.99%		—
Total principal		17,332				15,432
Unamortized discount, including debt issuance costs		(258)				(241)
Hedge accounting fair value adjustments		(197)				(208)
Total long-term debt		$	16,877			$	14,983
Reported as:
Short-term debt		$	1,446			$	1,446
Long-term debt		15,431				13,537
Total		$	16,877			$	14,983

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Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Revenues, EBT, and Assets for reportable segments

The table below presents revenues and EBT for reportable segments (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Revenues
QCT	$	7,892	$	8,847
QTL	1,524		1,818
QSI	7		8
Reconciling items	40		32
Total	$	9,463	$	10,705
EBT
QCT	$	2,183	$	3,114
QTL	1,117		1,406
QSI	(8)		122
Reconciling items	(921)		(777)
Total	$	2,371	$	3,865

Reconciling items for reportable segments - revenues

Reconciling items for revenues and EBT in the previous table were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Revenues
Nonreportable segments	$	40	$	32
	$	40	$	32
EBT
Unallocated cost of revenues	$	(65)	$	(53)
Unallocated research and development expenses	(522)		(453)
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses	(167)		(152)
Unallocated other expenses (Note 2)	(80)		—
Unallocated interest expense	(170)		(139)
Unallocated investment and other income, net	87		23
Nonreportable segments	(4)		(3)
	$	(921)	$	(777)

Reconciling items for reportable segments - EBT

Reconciling items for revenues and EBT in the previous table were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	December 25, 2022		December 26, 2021
Revenues
Nonreportable segments	$	40	$	32
	$	40	$	32
EBT
Unallocated cost of revenues	$	(65)	$	(53)
Unallocated research and development expenses	(522)		(453)
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses	(167)		(152)
Unallocated other expenses (Note 2)	(80)		—
Unallocated interest expense	(170)		(139)
Unallocated investment and other income, net	87		23
Nonreportable segments	(4)		(3)
	$	(921)	$	(777)

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Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Preliminary allocation of purchase price

The preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values was as follows (in millions):

Cash	$	30
Current held for sale assets, net of costs to sell (1)	626
Completed technology-based intangible assets	349
In-process research and development (IPR&D)	298
Goodwill	2,789
Noncurrent held for sale assets (1)	1,186
Other assets	333
Total assets	5,611
Current held for sale liabilities (1)	(677)
Convertible senior notes	(352)
Noncurrent held for sale liabilities (1)	(128)
Other liabilities	(203)
Total liabilities	(1,360)
Net assets acquired	$	4,251

(1) Held for sale assets and liabilities relate to the Non-Arriver businesses and were measured at fair value less costs to sell (including SSW Partners’ estimated return with respect to the sale proceeds of the Non-Arriver businesses), which was estimated using a market approach based on significant inputs that were not observable. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, we finalized and adjusted the valuation of the Non-Arriver businesses upward by $229 million and recorded an offsetting adjustment to decrease goodwill for this amount. The Non-Arriver businesses’ assets are not available to be used to settle our obligations, and the Non-Arriver businesses’ creditors do not have recourse to us. SSW Partners owns and operates the Non-Arriver businesses, and its funding of the purchase price for Veoneer was recorded as a component of held for sale liabilities. The underlying classes of assets and liabilities held for sale have not been presented because such amounts are not material.

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The following table presents our fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 25, 2022 (in millions):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	2,255	$	754	$	—	$	3,009
Marketable securities:
Corporate bonds and notes	—		3,185		—		3,185
Equity securities	139		—		—		139
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities	—		90		—		90
U.S. Treasury securities and government-related securities	—		16		—		16
Total marketable securities	139		3,291		—		3,430
Derivative instruments	—		39		—		39
Other investments	697		—		22		719
Total assets measured at fair value	$	3,091	$	4,084	$	22	$	7,197
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	$	—	$	289	$	—	$	289
Other liabilities	697		—		—		697
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	697	$	289	$	—	$	986

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Marketable Securities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2022

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Marketable Securities

Our marketable securities were all classified as current and were comprised as follows (in millions):

	December 25, 2022		September 25, 2022
Available-for-sale debt securities:
Corporate bonds and notes	$	3,185	$	3,330
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities	90		99
U.S. Treasury securities and government-related securities	16		16
Total available-for-sale debt securities	3,291		3,445
Equity securities	139		164
Total marketable securities	$	3,430	$	3,609

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date

The contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt securities were as follows (in millions):

	December 25, 2022
Years to Maturity
Less than one year	$	1,260
One to five years	1,941
No single maturity date	90
Total	$	3,291

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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 25, 2022	Sep. 25, 2022
Inventory, Net [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 228	$ 221
Work-in-process	3,647	3,329
Finished goods	3,057	2,791
Inventories	$ 6,932	$ 6,341

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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Dec. 25, 2022		Dec. 26, 2021
Revenue
Revenues		$ 9,463		$ 10,705
Contract with Customer, Performance Obligation Satisfied in Previous Period		199	[1]	242	[2]
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized		173		187
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount		577
QCT
Revenue
Revenues		7,892		8,847
Handsets | QCT
Revenue
Revenues	[3]	5,754		6,989
Automotive | QCT
Revenue
Revenues	[4]	456		288
IoT | QCT
Revenue
Revenues	[5]	1,682		$ 1,570
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-12-26
Revenue
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount		$ 301
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period		9 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-09-25
Revenue
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount		$ 201
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period		1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-09-30
Revenue
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount		$ 65
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period		1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-09-29
Revenue
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount		$ 6
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period		1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2026-09-28
Revenue
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount		$ 1
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period		1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2027-09-27
Revenue
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount		$ 3
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period		1 year

[1] Primarily related to certain QCT sales-based royalty revenues related to system software and certain QCT customer incentives.

[2] Primarily related to certain QCT sales-based royalty revenues related to system software, QTL royalty revenues recognized related to devices sold in prior periods (including adjustments to prior period royalty estimates, which includes the impact of the reporting by our licensees of actual royalties due) and certain QCT customer incentives.

[3] Includes revenues from products sold for use in mobile handsets.

[4] Includes revenues from products sold for use in automobiles, including connectivity, digital cockpit and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving (AD).

[5] Primarily includes products sold for use in the following industries and applications: consumer (including computing, voice and music and extended reality (XR)), edge networking (including mobile broadband and wireless access points) and industrial (including handhelds, retail, transportation and logistics and utilities).

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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items Concentrations (Details) - Sales - Customer Concentration Risk	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Customer/licensee (y)
Concentration Risk
Concentration Risk, Percentage	34.00%	26.00%
Customer/licensee (z)
Concentration Risk
Concentration Risk, Percentage	14.00%	19.00%

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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items Other Income, Costs and Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 26, 2023	Dec. 25, 2022
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Other Cost and Expense, Operating		$ 80
Forecast
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges	$ 80

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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items Investment and Other (Expense) Income, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Investment Income, Net [Abstract]
Interest and dividend income	$ 55	$ 17
Net gains on marketable securities	11	17
Net gains on other investments	0	93
Net gains on deferred compensation plan assets	26	13
Impairment losses on other investments	(14)	(1)
Net gains (losses) on derivative instruments	9	(13)
Equity in net (losses) earnings of investees	(8)	7
Net (losses) gains on foreign currency transactions	(3)	7
Investment and other income, net	$ 76	$ 140

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021	Sep. 24, 2023	Sep. 25, 2022
Income Taxes
Effective income tax rate (benefit)	4.00%	12.00%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 98	$ 466
Unrecognized tax benefits				$ 2,200
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Income Taxes
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 150	$ 103
Forecast
Income Taxes
Effective income tax rate (benefit)			9.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent			21.00%
Forecast | FDII Effective Tax Rate
Income Taxes
Effective income tax rate (benefit)			13.00%
Forecast | FDII Tax Rate Effective 2027
Income Taxes
Effective income tax rate (benefit)			16.00%

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Capital Stock Share Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2023	Dec. 25, 2022	Oct. 12, 2021
$10B stock repurchase program announced October 12, 2021
Stock Repurchase Program
Authorized amount			$ 10,000.0
Remaining authorized amount		$ 6,800.0
Open Market Repurchases | Subsequent Event
Stock Repurchase Program
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares	5.0
Stock repurchased and retired during period, value	$ 531.0

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Capital Stock Shares Outstanding (Details) shares in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2022 shares
Shares Outstanding [Abstract]
Balance at September 25, 2022	1,121
Issued	9
Repurchased	(11)
Balance at December 25, 2022	1,119

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Capital Stock Dividends (Details) - $ / shares				3 Months Ended
	Mar. 23, 2023	Mar. 02, 2023	Jan. 18, 2023	Dec. 25, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Subsequent Event
Dividends per share announced				$ 0.75	$ 0.68
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event
Dividends Payable, Date Declared			Jan. 18, 2023
Dividends per share announced			$ 0.75
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid	Mar. 23, 2023
Dividends Payable, Date of Record		Mar. 02, 2023

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Capital Stock Earnings per Common Share (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Dilutive common share equivalents included in diluted shares	9	18
Shares of common stock equivalents not included because the effect would be anti-dilutive or certain performance conditions were not satisfied at the end of the period	5	0

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Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2022	Sep. 25, 2022
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt, principal amount	$ 17,332	$ 15,432
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium) and Debt Issuance Costs, Net	(258)	(241)
Hedge Accounting Adjustments Related to Long Term Debt	(197)	(208)
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	16,877	14,983
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	1,446	1,446
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	15,431	13,537
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	16,100
Fixed rate 5.40% due May 2053
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt, principal amount	$ 700
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.40%
Fixed rate 6.0% due May 2053
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt, principal amount	$ 1,200
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.00%
Fixed rate notes due January 2023
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt, principal amount	$ 946
Floating rate notes due January 2023
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt, principal amount	500
May 2015 Notes
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt, principal amount	$ 3,865	$ 3,865
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Range Start	2025	2025
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Range End	2045	2045
May 2015 Notes | Minimum
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	3.46%	3.46%
May 2015 Notes | Maximum
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	4.73%	4.73%
May 2017 Notes
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt, principal amount	$ 5,860	$ 5,860
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Range Start	2023	2023
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Range End	2047	2047
May 2017 Notes | Minimum
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	2.66%	2.68%
May 2017 Notes | Maximum
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	5.17%	4.46%
May 2020 Notes
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt, principal amount	$ 2,000	$ 2,000
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Range Start	2030	2030
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Range End	2050	2050
May 2020 Notes | Minimum
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	2.95%	2.97%
May 2020 Notes | Maximum
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	3.30%	3.30%
August 2020 Notes
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt, principal amount	$ 2,207	$ 2,207
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Range Start	2028	2028
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Range End	2032	2032
August 2020 Notes | Minimum
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	2.48%	2.50%
August 2020 Notes | Maximum
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	3.53%	3.52%
May 2022 Notes
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt, principal amount	$ 1,500	$ 1,500
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Range Start	2032	2032
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Range End	2052	2052
May 2022 Notes | Minimum
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	3.14%	3.13%
May 2022 Notes | Maximum
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	4.26%	4.26%
November 2022 Notes
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt, principal amount	$ 1,900	$ 0
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Range Start	2033
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Range End	2053
November 2022 Notes | Minimum
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	3.44%
November 2022 Notes | Maximum
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	4.99%

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Interest Rate Swap (Details) - Forward-starting Interest Rate Swap - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2022	Sep. 25, 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures
Derivative, Notional Amount		$ 1,600
Derivative, Gain on Derivative	$ 334

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Commercial Paper (Details) - Commercial Paper [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 25, 2022	Sep. 25, 2022
Short-term Debt
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 4,500
Commercial Paper	$ 0	$ 499

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Commitments and Contingencies Legal and Regulatory Proceedings (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions, ₩ in Billions				3 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2019 EUR (€)	Mar. 30, 2017 KRW (₩)	Mar. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 25, 2022 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Accrual					$ 0
KFTC Complaint
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, loss in period			$ 927
KFTC Complaint | Korea (South), Won
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, loss in period | ₩		₩ 1,030
Icera Complaint to EC
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, loss in period				$ 275
Per annum interest rate for outstanding fines					1.50%
Icera Complaint to EC | Euro Member Countries, Euro
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, loss in period | €	€ 242

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Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 9,463	$ 10,705
Cost of revenues	(4,044)	(4,303)
Research and development expenses	(2,251)	(1,930)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(623)	(608)
Unallocated other expenses (Note 2)	(80)	0
Interest expense	(170)	(139)
Investment and other (expense) income, net	76	140
EBT	2,371	3,865
Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	40	32
Cost of revenues	(65)	(53)
Research and development expenses	(522)	(453)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(167)	(152)
Unallocated other expenses (Note 2)	(80)	0
Interest expense	(170)	(139)
Investment and other (expense) income, net	87	23
EBT	(921)	(777)
QCT
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	7,892	8,847
EBT	2,183	3,114
QTL
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,524	1,818
EBT	1,117	1,406
QSI
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	7	8
EBT	(8)	122
Other Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	40	32
Other Segments | Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
EBT	$ (4)	$ (3)

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Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2022	Oct. 04, 2021	Dec. 25, 2022	Sep. 25, 2022
Business Acquisition
Goodwill			$ 10,566	$ 10,508
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Consideration			1,500
Veoneer
Business Acquisition
Payments to acquire business including debt assumed	$ 4,700
Termination fee paid		$ 110
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, at Fair Value, Gross Additions	300
Remaining advances to affiliates			$ 150
Total purchase price	4,300
Cash	30
Current held for sale assets, net of costs to sell	626
Finite-Lived Intangibles	349
In-process research and development (IPR&D)	298
Goodwill	2,789
Noncurrent held for sale assets	1,186
Other assets	333
Total assets	5,611
Current held for sale liabilities	(677)
Convertible senior notes	(352)
Noncurrent held for sale liabilities	(128)
Other liabilities	(203)
Liabilities	(1,360)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	4,251
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments				$ 229
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount	$ 471
Weighted average amortization period (years)	9 years
In-Process Research and Development Estimated Useful Life Upon Completion	7 years
Veoneer | Remaining Payment
Business Acquisition
Payments to acquire business including debt assumed	$ 4,600

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Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Hierarchy (Details) - Fair Value, Recurring $ in Millions	Dec. 25, 2022 USD ($)
Assets
Cash equivalents	$ 3,009
Marketable securities	3,430
Derivative instruments	39
Other investments	719
Total assets measured at fair value	7,197
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	289
Other liabilities	697
Total liabilities measured at fair value	986
Level 1
Assets
Cash equivalents	2,255
Marketable securities	139
Derivative instruments	0
Other investments	697
Total assets measured at fair value	3,091
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	0
Other liabilities	697
Total liabilities measured at fair value	697
Level 2
Assets
Cash equivalents	754
Marketable securities	3,291
Derivative instruments	39
Other investments	0
Total assets measured at fair value	4,084
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	289
Other liabilities	0
Total liabilities measured at fair value	289
Level 3
Assets
Cash equivalents	0
Marketable securities	0
Derivative instruments	0
Other investments	22
Total assets measured at fair value	22
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	0
Other liabilities	0
Total liabilities measured at fair value	0
Corporate bonds and notes
Assets
Marketable securities	3,185
Corporate bonds and notes | Level 1
Assets
Marketable securities	0
Corporate bonds and notes | Level 2
Assets
Marketable securities	3,185
Corporate bonds and notes | Level 3
Assets
Marketable securities	0
Equity securities
Assets
Marketable securities	139
Equity securities | Level 1
Assets
Marketable securities	139
Equity securities | Level 2
Assets
Marketable securities	0
Equity securities | Level 3
Assets
Marketable securities	0
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities
Assets
Marketable securities	90
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities | Level 1
Assets
Marketable securities	0
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities | Level 2
Assets
Marketable securities	90
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities | Level 3
Assets
Marketable securities	0
U.S. Treasury and government-related Securities
Assets
Marketable securities	16
U.S. Treasury and government-related Securities | Level 1
Assets
Marketable securities	0
U.S. Treasury and government-related Securities | Level 2
Assets
Marketable securities	16
U.S. Treasury and government-related Securities | Level 3
Assets
Marketable securities	$ 0

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Marketable Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 25, 2022	Sep. 25, 2022
Marketable Securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Current	$ 3,291	$ 3,445
Marketable securities	3,430	3,609
Less than one year	1,260
One to five years	1,941
No single maturity date	90
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	3,291
Corporate bonds and notes
Marketable Securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Current	3,185	3,330
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities
Marketable Securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Current	90	99
U.S. Treasury and government-related Securities
Marketable Securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Current	16	16
Equity securities
Marketable Securities
Marketable securities	$ 139	$ 164