Peak Devices, Inc. Acquires Infineon's(R) Bipolar RF Transistor 'PTB' Series Product Line.

BOULDER, Colo. -- Peak Devices Inc., a manufacturer of Radio Frequency Transistors, has announced the acquisition of wafers, die, packages, lids and specialized assembly equipment, needed to continue to manufacture and support the "PTB" series of bipolar RF transistors.

The product line covers a broad range of markets including: Television Broadcast, Cellular Radio, Satellite Communications, and Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB). The portfolio includes transistors producing from 1 watt to 220 watts of RF output power, operating from 420MHz to 2.2GHz.

"This acquisition is a great fit for Peak Devices, as we have just completed fabrication of our first state-of-the-art HF, VHF and UHF silicon Bipolar wafers which have significantly better performance and ruggedness than legacy bipolar technologies. This perfectly complements the UHF-2GHz PTB Bipolar transistor line," commented CEO William McCalpin

McCalpin continued: "The PTB series of RF transistors, our existing bipolar and VDMOS RF transistor portfolio, combined with our state-of-the-art LDMOS technology, means that Peak Devices can support our customer base at every stage of their product life cycle, from their mature products based on older transistor technology to their new designs that require our state-of-the-art LDMOS technology. Our broad portfolio differentiates Peak from its competitors who actively obsolete older products, forcing their customer base to put valuable engineering resources into mature products."

Peak Devices designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of Bipolar, VDMOS, and LDMOS, Low Power and High Power RF discrete transistors for use in a variety of market segments, including Wireless, HF/VHF/UHF 2-Way Communications, FM Broadcast, Television Broadcast, Avionics, Radar, and Military. Peak specializes in extending the life of mature RF transistor product lines by designing and manufacturing drop-in replacement transistors for those no longer supported by other manufacturers as well as utilizing state-of-the-art technologies for under-supported markets.

Peak Devices is a privately held company, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

For more information about Peak Devices and Peak Devices products, visit our Web site at www.peakdevices.com, or send email to [e-mail]. To speak with us directly, call 720-406-1221.

Infineon is a registered trade mark of Infineon Technologies AG.