ANADIGICS Offers New Broadband IC for Interactive Consumer Applications.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

WARREN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2001

Downconverter with Dual Synthesizer Enables Solutions for

CATV, Video and Cable Modems

ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD), a leading supplier of wireless and broadband communications solutions, has introduced the ACD2202, a Downconverter with Dual Synthesizer integrated circuit (IC).

Engineered to deliver superior performance at low cost for a variety of CATV, television and video applications, the ACD2202 leverages both GaAs (Gallium Arsenide) and CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) technology to offer a unique combination of features for set-top boxes, CATV tuners, and cable modems.

"ANADIGICS is committed to the broadband communications market, and our components are critical for the delivery of high-speed data and high-quality video to cable subscribers," said Ron Michels, Vice President of Cable and Broadcast Products at ANADIGICS, Inc. "The increasing breadth of our product portfolio supports two design approaches to meet the needs of the fast-growing set-top box, cable modem and tuner markets. Our PicoTuner(TM) integrated tuner products facilitate the design process, enabling manufacturers to bring full-featured products to the market quickly, and our component ICs, such as the new ACD2202, offer performance and flexibility to those customers who require customized solutions."

The ACD2202 facilitates the design of cost-efficient double-conversion tuners by integrating an LNA (Low Noise Amplifier), a balanced mixer, the active circuits for a local oscillator, and a dual synthesizer into one convenient surface-mount package. The double-conversion architecture eliminates the need for production alignment, and provides a flat gain response that enables cable operators to determine their QoS (Quality of Service) and to monitor their systems remotely.

Requiring only a single +5V supply, the ACD2202 provides 10dB of conversion gain, an 8dB noise figure and a local oscillator phase noise of -90 dBc/Hz (at a 10KHz offset), and has a typical total power consumption of 600mW. The integrated design significantly decreases the number of external components required for a complete solution, reducing the cost and complexity of the tuner. Specifically designed to support 256 QAM digital formats, the ACD2202 meets the requirements for CATV/TV/Video and Cable Modem data applications.

The ACD2202 is housed in a 28-pin SSOP surface mount package, and is priced at $2.25 in quantities of 10,000. Samples of the device are available now. It is manufactured at the Company's state-of-the-art facility in New Jersey and is 100% RF tested before shipping. For additional information, contact ANADIGICS by phone [phone] or FAX [phone] or visit the Company's Web site at http://www.anadigics.com.

ANADIGICS (NASDAQ: ANAD) designs and manufactures radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) solutions for growing broadband and wireless communications markets. The Company's innovative high frequency RFICs enable manufacturers of communications equipment to enhance overall system performance while reducing manufacturing cost and time to market. By utilizing state-of-the-art manufacturing processes for its RFICs, ANADIGICS achieves the high-volume and cost-effective products required by leading companies in its targeted high-growth communications markets. ANADIGICS was the first GaAs IC manufacturer to receive ISO 9001 certification.

Except for historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, order rescheduling or cancellation, changes in estimated product lives, timely product and process development, individual product pricing pressure, variation in production yield, difficulties in obtaining components and assembly services needed for production of integrated circuits, change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company and its customers serve, as well as other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as the Company "believes", "anticipates", "expects", or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe the Company's future plans, objectives, estimates, or goals are forward-looking statements.