Avago Technologies Master Scientist To Receive Prestigious IEEE Fellow Award at 2006 International Ultrasonics Symposium.

Miniaturized Duplexers for Cell Phones, Cardiac Echocardiography and MRI Systems Among Fruits of Engineering Career

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Avago Technologies, the world's largest privately held semiconductor company, today announced that John Larson III, Ph.D., will be named an IEEE Fellow at the 2006 International Ultrasonics Symposium in Vancouver, British Columbia. IEEE Fellows are nominated by their peers in numerous engineering fields for extraordinary accomplishment.

In his 34-year career with Avago, beginning with Hewlett-Packard Laboratories and Agilent Laboratories, Dr. Larson, a Master Scientist, has been part of and has led diverse research and development teams that achieved significant results in acoustics. Today, Avago Technologies' acoustics-based products are embedded in millions of mobile phones, data cards and other wireless devices worldwide.

Among his notable contributions to engineering, the IEEE Fellow award recognizes the breakthrough in Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator (FBAR) devices he and his teammates developed as a commercial product for cell phones. By shrinking one of the three space-consuming components on a cell phone board in 1998, the sand grain-size FBAR filters made flip phones practical. Additionally, the filters contributed to longer talk time by extending battery life through reduced transmit insertion loss.

According to industry analysts, Avago has shipped more than 250 million FBAR filters to most major handset manufacturers worldwide to date. Avago holds the number one position in share of market (SAM) for semiconductor-based filters and infrared transceivers in the wireless communications market segment. The photo is available at http://www.avagotech.com/about/press/Avago_JLarson_iEEE-flip-phone.jpg

Dr. Larson's IEEE Fellow award caps decades-long service on behalf of the organization, including the medical ultrasound section where he demonstrated the first echocardiogram machine in the 1980s before his peers in the Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society. He and his team at H-P Laboratories developed the first phased array, echocardiographic scanners, enabling HP to develop and market the first echocardiogram machine, a cost-effective, less invasive method for diagnosing heart disease. The machine became a commercial success for H-P, and its spin-off Agilent Technologies, until the product division was sold to Philips Medical Systems about five years ago.

Dr. Larson was also involved with the Silicon Valley chapter of the Society for Engineering in Medicine and Biology, serving as its vice president and Technical Program Chairman for a number of years.

About Avago Technologies

Avago Technologies is the world's largest privately held semiconductor company, with approximately 6,500 employees worldwide. Avago provides an extensive range of analog, mixed-signal and optoelectronic components and subsystems to more than 40,000 customers. The company's products serve four end markets: industrial and automotive, wired infrastructure, wireless communications, and computer peripherals. It is recognized for providing innovative, high-quality products along with strong customer service and the industry's best on-time delivery. Avago's heritage of technical innovation dates back 40 years to its Agilent/Hewlett-Packard roots. Information about Avago is available on the Web at www.avagotech.com.

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