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  QUALCOMM Incorporated
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01/09/03
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
    Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
   PADOVANI, ROBERTO
   5775 Morehouse Dr.


   San Diego, CA  92121-1714
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
   1/9/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   [ ] Director                   [ ] 10% Owner
   [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
   Executive Vice President and
   Chief Technical Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
   [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person



Table I   Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security                           2)Trans-    3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A)      5)Amount of    6)  7)Nature of
                                              action      action   or Disposed of (D)            Securities         Indirect
                                              Date        Code                   A               Beneficially   D   Beneficial
                                              (Month/                            or              Owned at       or  Ownership
                                              Day/Year)   Code V   Amount        D  Price        End of Month   I
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Common Stock                                  01/09/03    M        3,200         A  $7.02                       I  by Trust
Common Stock                                  01/09/03    S (1)    3,200         D  $38.60       32,053         I  by Trust (2)


Table II (PART 1)  Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned  (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative          2)Conversion    3)Trans-       4)Trans-  5)Number of Derivative            6)Date Exercisable and
Security                       or Exercise     action         action    Securities Acquired (A)           Expiration Date
                               Price of        Date           Code      or Disposed of (D)
                               Derivative
                               Security                       Code  V   A                D                Exercisable  Expiration
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Non-Qualified Stock Option     $7.02           01/09/03       M                          3,200            (3)          07/16/08
(right to buy)


Table II (PART 2)  Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned  (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative          3)Trans-  7)Title and Amount                           8)Price     9)Number of   10) 11)Nature of
Security                       action    of Underlying                                of Deri-    Derivative        Indirect
                               Date      Securities                                   vative      Securities    D   Beneficial
                                                                        Amount or     Security    Beneficially  or  Ownership
                                                                        Number of                 Owned at      I
                  -                      Title                          Shares                    End of Month
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Non-Qualified Stock Option     01/09/03  Common Stock                   3,200                     40,000        D   Direct
(right to buy)


Explanation of Responses:

(1)
The disposition of shares was conducted under a 10b5-1 Plan, as defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(2)
Securities held by Roberto Padovani and Colleen A. Padovani Trustees for the Padovani Family Trust dtd. 6/10/96.
(3)
Employee stock options granted under the Company's 1991 Stock Option Plan.  The options vest in five equal annual installments begin
ning on July 17, 1999.



SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ By: Noreen E. Burns, Attorney-in-Fact
    For: Roberto Padovani
DATE 01/10/03