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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * THORNLEY ANTHONY S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol QUALCOMM INC/DE [QCOM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President (Last) (First) (Middle) 5775 MOREHOUSE DR. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/05/2005 (Street) SAN DIEGO, CA 92121-1714 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/05/2005   M   16,999 A $ 19.2 34,567 I by Trust (1) Common Stock 01/05/2005   M   8,001 A $ 22.23 42,568 I by Trust (1) Common Stock 01/05/2005   S(2)   25,000 D $ 42.15 17,568 (3) I by Trust (1) Common Stock               6,273 I FBO children (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 19.2

01/05/2005

M

16,999

(5)

04/18/2012

Common Stock

16,999

$ 0

74,667

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 22.23

01/05/2005

M

8,001

(6)

11/27/2013

Common Stock

8,001

$ 0

391,999

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
THORNLEY ANTHONY S 5775 MOREHOUSE DR. SAN DIEGO, CA 92121-1714			President

Signatures

By: Noreen E. Burns, Attorney-in-Fact For: Anthony S. Thornley		01/06/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Securities held by Anthony Thornley and Gillian Thornley as trustees for the Thornley Family Trust dtd. 03/10/00.
(2)	The disposition of shares was conducted under a 10b5-1 Plan, as defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(3)	Includes 342 shares acquired under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan on December 31, 2004.
(4)	These shares are held by the insider's sons, Christian A. Thornley, Alexander N. Thornley, and Warren T. Thornley, who reside at the insider's residence. The insider disclaims all beneficial ownership in all such shares. This also reflects exempt shares purchased by Christian A. Thornley pursuant to the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(5)	The options vest as to 10% of the total shares granted on October 19, 2002 and as to 1/60th of the total shares granted on each monthly anniversary beginning on November 19, 2002.
(6)	The options vest 10% on the six month anniversary of the date of grant and the remaining balance vests monthly thereafter. The option is fully vested five years after the date of grant.

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