Skyworks Launches Comprehensive Family of WCDMA Front-End Modules.Broad Intera[TM] Portfolio Fully Addresses Operators' 3G Needs with Support for Bands I, II, IV, V and VI in Asia, Europe and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. BARCELONA, Spain -- Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SWKS), an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, today announced new solutions for its Intera[TM] family of front-end modules (FEM FEM Female FEM Finite Element Method FEM Feminine FEM Finite Element Model FEM Fédération Européenne des Métallurgistes (European Metalworkers' Federation) FEM Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica (Brasil) ) addressing wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that use the TDMA or GSM technology worldwide, including AT&T (formerly Cingular) and T-Mobile in the U.S. ) applications that support bands I, II, IV, V and VI . The company's innovative WCDMA FEMs simplify RF design, reduce critical board space through higher levels of integration, extend battery life, and facilitate implementation within virtually any baseband architecture. Skyworks' patent-pending bulk acoustic wave (BAW BAW Black America Web BAW Brain Awareness Week BAW Bulk Acoustic Wave BAW Bells And Whistles BAW Bicycle Alliance of Washington (Washington state, USA) BAW Bis Auf Weiteres (German: see you later) ) filter, which the company has already sampled to various multimode handset customers, is also leveraged in personal communications system (PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. ) bands I, II and IV oC creating a complete RF solution for handsets when combined with the company's switches, power amplifiers, front-end modules and transceivers. BAW filters are integral components of radio frequency (RF) architectures. Given their combination of small footprint, low profile and high performance, they are extremely valuable in enabling next-generation wireless products which increasingly require greater multimedia functionality and reduced form factors. "Skyworks is delighted to be expanding its leadership front-end module family into multiple WCDMA bands for UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. handsets," said Greg Waters, executive vice president for Skyworks. "As the industry continues to migrate to multimode, Skyworks offers customers a highly differentiated, comprehensive and quality product portfolio supporting all of the major frequency bands - making mobile communications seamless around the world." Skyworks' portfolio of Intera[TM] FEMs support four of the five tier-one handset OEMs, and are at the heart of over 200 million handsets following their debut just three and a half years ago. Leveraging patented load insensitive power amplifier (LIPA[TM]) technology, the company's newest WCDMA FEMs with fully integrated filters, completely address operators' requirements for 3G multimode, multimedia applications where size, performance and cost are critical. WCDMA is a 3G wireless technology that allows users to send and receive mobile voice, data, image and video communications at speeds up to 2 megabytes per second (unit) megabytes per second - (MBps, MB/s) Millions of bytes per second. A unit of data rate. 1 MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes per second (not 1,048,576). (Mbps) over a broad range of frequencies. According to Deutsche Bank, WCDMA handsets are expected to grow from 45 million handsets in 2005 to 445 million units in 2009. About Skyworks' Family of WCDMA FEMs Skyworks' family of WCDMA FEMs support high speed uplink packet access (HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) See HSPA. ), high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) See HSPA. ), have a built-in power coupler Refers to a myriad of different types of sockets for plugging in electric or electronic cables or devices. See network coupler. and detector, and reduce manufacturers' overall bill-of-materials (BOM). More specifically: * The SKY77433 for Band I is a fully matched 16-pin, full-duplex FEM in a small and efficient 4 x 7 mm package for universal mobile telecommunications systems (UMTS) in Europe and Asia oC also identified as the international mobile telecommunications (IMT IMT, n.pr See inspiratory muscle training. ) 2000. * The SKY77434 for Band II is a 4 x 7 mm FEM for U.S. PCS applications. * The SKY77435 for Band IV is a 4 x 7 mm FEM for advanced wideband systems (AWS AWS Amazon Web Services AWS American Welding Society AWS Advanced Warning System AWS Advanced Wireless Services AWS Automatic Weather Station AWS Alien Workshop (skateboard company) AWS Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH ), otherwise known as the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. ) Auctioned Spectrum. * The SKY77436 for Band V is a 4 x 7 mm FEM for the U.S. Cellular market, while Band VI is developed for Japan. Pricing and Availability The new WCDMA FEMs are available for sampling. For customized pricing, please contact sales@skyworksinc.com. Skyworks at 3GSM World Congress 2007 Skyworks will be showcasing its Intera[TM] FEMs and Helios[TM] EDGE radio solutions in Hall 8, Stand C132 at 3GSM World Congress 2007, being held February 12 -15 in Barcelona. About Skyworks Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity. The company's power amplifiers, front-end modules and direct conversion transceivers are at the heart of many of today's leading-edge multimedia handsets. Leveraging core technologies, Skyworks also offers a diverse portfolio of linear products that support automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, industrial and medical applications. Headquartered in Woburn, Mass., Skyworks is worldwide with engineering, manufacturing, sales and service facilities throughout Asia, Europe and North America. For more information, please visit Skyworks' Web site at www.skyworksinc.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This news release includes "forward-looking statements" intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These forward-looking statements include information relating to future results and expectations of Skyworks (including certain projections and business trends). Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "believes", "plans", "may", "will", "continue", similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. 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These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: global economic and market conditions, such as the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry and the markets addressed by our, and our customers', products; our ability to develop, manufacture and market innovative products in a highly price competitive and rapidly changing technological environment; fluctuations in our manufacturing yields due to our complex and specialized manufacturing processes; fluctuations in the manufacturing yields of our third party semiconductor foundries and other problems or delays in the fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh n the construction or making of a restoration. , assembly, testing or delivery of our products; the availability and pricing of third party semiconductor foundry, assembly and test capacity and raw materials; our ability to timely and accurately predict market requirements and evolving industry standards, and to identify opportunities in new markets; our ability to rapidly develop new products and avoid product obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. 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Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. ; our ability to retain, recruit and hire key executives, technical personnel and other employees in the positions and numbers, with the experience and capabilities, and at the compensation levels needed to implement our business and product plans; lengthy product development cycles that impact the timing of new product introductions; losses or curtailments of purchases or payments from key customers, or the timing of customer inventory adjustments; the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders and our ability, as well as the ability of our customers, to manage inventory; our reliance on a several key customers for a large percentage of our sales; unfavorable changes in product mix; the quality of our products and any remediation costs; shorter than expected product life cycles; problems or delays that we may face in shifting our products to smaller geometry process technologies and in achieving higher levels of design integration; economic, social and political conditions in the countries in which we, our customers or our suppliers operate, including security and health risks, possible disruptions in transportation networks and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; our ability to continue to grow and maintain an intellectual property portfolio and obtain needed licenses from third parties; and the uncertainties of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , including disputes over intellectual property, as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Skyworks, Skyworks Solutions, Helios and Intera are trademarks or registered trademarks of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. All other brands and names listed are trademarks of their respective companies. |
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