Agilent Technologies' FBAR Duplexer Wins 2000 Technology Award From Wireless Design & Development Magazine.

Business Editors & High-Tech Writers

Wireless/Portable Symposium & Exhibition

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2001

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A), a leading provider of innovative technologies for communications and life sciences, today announced that its miniature film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) duplexer has earned a 2000 Technology Award from Wireless Design & Development Magazine.

The magazine's readers, editorial staff, and editorial advisory board selected twenty award winners from a field of more than 1,550 products that appeared in the magazine over a 12-month period. Award winners were honored today at a presentation during the Wireless/Portable Design Symposium, held at the San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, Calif., Feb. 12 to 16.

Agilent's FBAR duplexer, which occupies less than 20 percent of the volume of a conventional ceramic device, is a critical component in many innovative, small form-factor mobile phones and information appliances. Applications include wristwatch-sized CDMA phones and phone modules for handheld computers.

"Agilent's FBAR-based duplexer exemplifies the attributes of our award winners: it is a unique and technologically innovative product that enables engineers to create groundbreaking wireless products," said Kim Stokes, editor-in-chief of Wireless Design and Development. "The FBAR-based duplexer received tremendous response from our reader surveys and was judged to be one of the best of the best by our editorial board and our advisors."

"We are extremely pleased that the FBAR duplexer won a 2000 Technology Award from Wireless Design and Development Magazine," said Bryan Ingram, manager of Agilent's Semiconductor Products Group RF Business Unit. "This award is truly a testament to the engineering efforts that went into creating the advanced miniaturization technology behind this innovative product."

Agilent's FBAR technology is used to produce a miniaturized duplexer that supports the design of very thin form-factor CDMA devices. Duplexers play a critical role in a CDMA handset by separating incoming communications from outgoing communications. Agilent's FBAR duplexers occupy less than 20 percent of the volume of a conventional ceramic duplexer. Devices based on FBAR technology provide better power handling, insertion loss, and selectivity characteristics compared to current surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices.

Agilent's FBAR-based duplexer is part of the Agilent CDMAdvantage chipset, which includes all active functions required for 800 MHz and 1900 MHz handsets. The Agilent MGA-72543 bypass-switched LNA and the Agilent QCPM-9801 dual band power module are already shipping in high volume to CDMA handset manufacturers.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a diversified technology company with approximately 47,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries. Agilent is a global leader in designing and manufacturing test, measurement and monitoring instruments, systems and solutions, and semiconductor and optical components. In fiscal year 2000, Agilent had net revenue of $10.8 billion. The company serves markets that include communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare.

Information about Agilent Technologies can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com.