Judge Clears Way for Broadcom Customers to Use Its 3G Cellular Chips without Threat of Infringement Claims by Qualcomm

Judge Clears Way for Broadcom Customers to Use Its 3G Cellular Chips without Threat of Infringement Claims by Qualcomm

Important Legal Victory for Broadcom Expected to Accelerate the Deployment of 3G Networks Worldwide

3GSM World Congress — Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that a ruling by a United States District Court clears the way for cellular handset makers Samsung and Panasonic to continue using Broadcom’s chips in WCDMA-based handsets without the threat of patent infringement claims by Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) .

The court granted partial summary judgment in favor of Broadcom in a January ruling that Broadcom customers Samsung and Panasonic are permitted to use Broadcom’s chips in their WCDMA-based cellular handsets under the terms of their existing patent licenses with Qualcomm.

“This is an important victory for Broadcom because it removes the threat of Qualcomm launching patent infringement suits against our current 3G customers and substantially reduces the scope of Qualcomm’s patent claims against Broadcom’s 3G business. The ruling provides needed breathing room for our customers to deploy next generation handsets without the risk of litigation and is expected to accelerate the deployment of 3G networks worldwide,” said David Rosmann, Broadcom’s Vice President of Intellectual Property Litigation.

Broadcom filed its motion for partial summary judgment in December 2006 in response to Qualcomm’s claim that Broadcom’s sales of 3G WCDMA chips infringe a patent asserted by Qualcomm in the on-going patent litigation between the companies. The court agreed with Broadcom that both customers are licensed to incorporate Broadcom’s 3G cellular chips into WCDMA-based handsets. The ruling did not address Qualcomm’s remaining claims of direct infringement against Broadcom’s U.S.-based testing.

Broadcom is a major technology innovator in the global communications industry, with over 1,950 issued U.S. and 750 issued foreign patents, over 5,900 additional pending patent applications, and one of the broadest intellectual property portfolios addressing both wired and wireless transmission of voice, video and data. Broadcom’s technology leadership is demonstrated by its product announcements today at the 3GSM World Congress, including the industry’s first 65nm single-chip EDGE system solution (the Broadcom(R) BCM21331) and the industry’s first single-chip HSDPA baseband modem with integrated application, audio and multimedia processors (the BCM2153), as well as its recent announcement of the world’s most advanced EDGE transceiver (the BCM2085), the industry’s first single-chip integrated Wi-Fi(R), Bluetooth(R) and FM solution for mobile devices (the BCM4325), and a new advanced silicon and software platform supporting Bluetooth mono and stereo headsets (the BCM2047 and BCM2044).

About Broadcom

Broadcom Corporation is a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Our products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. Broadcom provides the industry’s broadest portfolio of state-of- the-art system-on-a-chip and software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything(R).

Broadcom, one of the world’s largest fabless semiconductor companies with unaudited annual 2006 revenue of $3.67 billion, is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at +1.949.926.5000 or at http://www.broadcom.com/.

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