*****For immediate use January 31^st, 2001

NEC & SnapTrack Develop Wireless Assisted GPS Chipset Solution for Location Information Services via Mobile Terminals

TOKYO - January 31^st, 2001 - NEC Corporation (NEC) (Nasdaq: NIPNY, FTSE: 6701q.l, TSE: 6701) and SnapTrack, Inc., have jointly developed a wireless location device (uPD77533) that uses the Global Positioning System (GPS) to provide accurate location information for applications in mobile handsets and other wireless devices.

The new chip, which uses SnapTrack's industry-leading Wireless Assisted GPS^TM technology, enables all-terrain position location accuracy and availability. Sample chips are expected to be available in April 2001, along with a compatible RF/IF down converter developed by NEC as a chipset solution. Volume production of the chip is expected to begin in October 2001. Financial details of the royalty-bearing licensing agreement between NEC and SnapTrack for the joint project were not disclosed.

The wireless location chipset enables the simple integration of location information services into mobile handsets and terminals. The uPD77533 signal processor is fully compatible with SnapTrack's SnapSmart^TM location server software, and utilizes SnapTrack's Wireless Assisted GPS location solution to provide accurate positioning even inside or between buildings targeting -152dBm sensitivity and cold start times of 3-6 seconds.

With SnapTrack's technology, final position calculations are performed on a location server using GPS measurements provided by the chipset embedded in the mobile device, reducing the processing and power consumption burden on the device while enhancing accuracy and response time. NEC's signal processing technology integrates this technology for communications between the GPS-enabled mobile terminal and the location server on a digital signal processor such as the uPD77533.

The uPB1007 down-converter integrated circuit (IC) offers signal processing capability to convert the high-frequency GPS satellite signal to a low-frequency signal used to establish location. Compared to NEC's current uPB1005 down converter product, the new chip offers a pre-amp onboard and a lower power dissipation.

Even with the inclusion of low-power RAM (uPD4616112), the terminal chipset consumes only 90mA of power. The uPD77533 accounts for 30mA and the uPB1007 RF/IF down converter for just 25mA. Further enhancing the chipset's portability is its compact plastic packaging, with the uPD77533 in an 11mm square 108-pin ball grid array (BGA) and the uPB1007 in a 6mm square 36-pin quad flat non lead (QFN) plastic package.

NEC will be offering the chipset to mobile terminal manufacturers aimed at promoting value-added services based on a user's location information. Services are expected to include emergency location, navigation services, tailored e-commerce services and location-specific business and entertainment information.

About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.l) (TSE: 6701) is a leading provider of Internet solutions, dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its customers in the key computer, network and electron device fields through its three market-focused in-house companies: NEC Solutions, NEC Networks and NEC Electron Devices. NEC Corporation, with its in-house companies, employs more than 150,000 people worldwide and saw net sales of 4,991 billion Yen (approx. US$48 billion) in fiscal year 1999-2000. For further information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec-global.com

About SnapTrack, Inc.
Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., SnapTrack, a subsidiary of QUALCOMM, Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), is focused on integrating GPS and two-way wireless technologies. SnapTrack's patented architecture offers anytime, anywhere, accurate, high-speed location of a wireless caller, even inside buildings where conventional GPS does not operate. SnapTrack pioneered Wireless Assisted GPS and owns patents that are fundamental to the cost-effective deployment of Wireless Assisted GPS-based location systems. SnapTrack has commercial agreements with major wireless chipset vendors that provide most of the wireless modem chipsets to the industry. In addition, many major carriers have chosen to deploy products and services incorporating SnapTrack technology, and to be supported by SnapTrack's SnapSmart location server software. For more information, please visit www.snaptrack.com

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