Modules Support Worldwide Standards, Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and Tri-band
WCDMA/HSUPA, While Improving Battery Life, Reducing Dropped Calls
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TriQuint
Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT), a leading RF front-end product
manufacturer and foundry services provider, today announced a new
multi-mode system solution using highly-integrated modules to support all
global standards from 2G GSM/GPRS to the latest multimedia-centric 3G
standards, including HSUPA. The four new highly-compact modules have
quickly impressed handset customers, and are aligned with Infineon's
SMARTi(TM) UE transceivers*. TriQuint will display its new solution at the
GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain (11th - 14th Feb. 2008).
At a press conference during the 2008 Congress, TriQuint CEO Ralph
Quinsey discussed the key role TriQuint's RF technology plays in enabling
the latest generation of mobile phone designs. Mr. Quinsey said
"Manufacturers are looking for solutions that work across multiple air
interfaces and form factors whether building traditional, flip or slider
phones. Our highly integrated modules and high linearity pHEMT switch
provide a single antenna solution for both GSM and WCDMA radios in a
multi-standard handset. The global system solution we are announcing today
is enabled by our broad in-house technology portfolio. TriQuint is uniquely
positioned to deliver integrated solutions that offer world-class
performance, a reduced bill-of-materials, smaller size, longer battery life
and proven interoperability with leading chip-set solutions."
TriQuint's four new modules provide a global solution for quad-band
GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band WCDMA/HSUPA, all from a single antenna.
TriQuint's newest switch design acts as glue between these air interfaces,
enabling this high-performing one-antenna solution. Because TriQuint has
the industry's broadest in-house technology portfolio, including the latest
innovations in GaAs HBT, GaAs pHEMT, SAW and BAW, it can design, tune and
manufacture components to achieve cost efficiencies and performance
optimizations.
"Lead customers have told TriQuint its solution has set the benchmark;
development samples are in high demand, and TriQuint is preparing to ramp
volume production based on overwhelming feedback," remarked TriQuint Vice
President Tim Dunn, leader of its Handset Business Unit. Today's
announcement includes the TQM676021, TQM666022 and TQM616025 TRITIUM III
PA-Duplexer Modules(TM), and the TQM6M9008, the first member of the QUANTUM
II Tx Module(TM) family. The QUANTUM Tx Module(TM) architecture has been
well accepted by the industry, with shipments exceeding 100 million units.
Analysts have noted demand for integrated modules is on the rise, since
modules reduce handset design and manufacturing time, as compared to using
several discrete components.
Speaking at today's press conference, Alan Brown, Research Director at
Gartner, Inc. a research and advisory firm, said "Price is only the entry
ticket for success in the mobile phone RF market. Mobile phone
manufacturers will choose on power consumption, small size, and ability to
supply the right technology now and in the future. Since consumer demand
for the latest features requires shorter design time, handset manufacturers
are doing everything possible to reduce time to market."
Technology Overview
The new TRITIUM III PA-Duplexer Modules(TM) are high data-rate HSUPA
compliant and support Band 1, Band 2 and Bands 5/6. The 7x4mm footprint is
30 percent smaller than previous designs, leaving more board space for
handset manufacturers to add rich features such as cameras, WiFi and
Bluetooth(R) connectivity. Each highly-integrated TRITIUM III PA-Duplexer
Module(TM) includes a power amplifier, duplexer, and Tx interstage filter
and a coupler / detector, thus eliminating multiple discrete devices and
reducing phone development time. The high-efficiency architecture is
optimized to reduce battery consumption, increasing the time between
charges.
The TQM6M9008 QUANTUM II Tx Module(TM) combines a GSM/EDGE power
amplifier, WEDGE Antenna Switch, filtering and CMOS controller into one
highly integrated 7x7.5mm module. The TQM6M9008 improves time to market
with a plug-and-play solution that requires no customization by the handset
manufacturers to work across multiple handset form factors such as
traditional, flips and sliders, all on a common platform. It helps reduce
the number of dropped calls by exceeding the network operator's stringent
Total Radiated Power (TRP) requirements, which tests the effective level of
radiated power while the phone is in a transmit mode. Conventional phones
tend to drop calls when used in common positions such as close to the head
or on the dashboard of a car. TriQuint's new TRP circuitry senses the
signal degradation in these environments and adjusts the power amplifier
performance to reduce the number of dropped calls while simultaneously
optimizing power consumption for improved battery life.
Availability
TriQuint is currently sampling both the TRITIUM III PA-Duplexers(TM)
and QUANTUM II Tx Modules(TM) to lead customers. Customers interested in
obtaining samples and evaluation boards should contact
info-handsets@triquint.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT) press release contains
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned
that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. The
cautionary statements made in this press release should be read as being
applicable to all related statements wherever they appear. Statements
containing such words as 'sets the benchmark', 'all global standards',
'proven', 'uniquely positioned', 'world-class', 'industry's broadest', 'no
customization required' or similar terms are considered to contain
uncertainty and are forward-looking statements. A number of factors affect
TriQuint's operating results and could cause its actual future results to
differ materially from any results indicated in this press release or in
any other forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, TriQuint
including, but not limited to: those associated with the unpredictability
and volatility of customer acceptance of and demand for our products and
technologies, the ability of our production facilities and those of our
vendors to meet demand, the ability of our production facilities and those
of our vendors to produce products with yields sufficient to maintain
profitability, as well as the other "Risk Factors" set forth in TriQuint's
most recent 10-Q report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This and other reports can be found on the SEC web site, http://www.sec.gov. A
reader of this release should understand that these and other risks could
cause actual results to differ materially from expectations expressed /
implied in forward-looking statements.
FACTS ABOUT TRIQUINT
Founded in 1985, we "Connect the Digital World to the Global
Network"(TM) by supplying high-performance RF modules, components and
foundry services to the world's leading communications companies.
Specifically, TriQuint supplies products to four out of the top five
cellular handset manufacturers, and is a leading gallium arsenide (GaAs)
supplier to major defense and space contractors. TriQuint creates standard
and custom products using advanced processes that include gallium arsenide,
surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) technologies to
serve diverse markets including wireless handsets, base stations, broadband
communications and military. TriQuint is also lead researcher in a 3-year
DARPA program to develop advanced gallium nitride (GaN) amplifiers.
TriQuint, as named by Strategy Analytics in August 2007, is the
number-three worldwide leader in GaAs devices and the world's largest
commercial GaAs foundry. TriQuint has ISO9001 certified manufacturing
facilities in Oregon, Texas, and Florida and a production plant in Costa
Rica; design centers are located in North America and Germany. Visit
TriQuint at http://www.triquint.com/rf to register for our newsletters.
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SOURCE TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Shane Smith, Director of Marketing,
+1-503-615-9473, Mobile, +1-407-489-5291, ssmith@tqs.com, or Paul
Cooper, Strategic Marketing Manager, Mobile, +1-603-490-7195,
pcooper@tqs.com, or Shannon Rudd, Marketing Communications Mgr,
+1-503-615-9407, Mobile, +1-503-750-3290, srudd@tqs.com, all of
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