TriQuint Announces Ultra-Compact System Solution for WEDGE Handsets: Optimized to QUALCOMM Enhanced Multimedia Platform of Chipsets.

QUANTUM II Tx Module(TM) and TRITIUM II PA-Duplexer Module(TM) Replace 6 Discretes for up to 40% PCB Area Shrink

BARCELONA, Spain & HILLSBORO, Ore. -- TriQuint Semiconductor (Nasdaq:TQNT), a leading manufacturer of RF front-end modules (FEMs) for wireless handsets, today unveiled its newest pair of highly integrated products that provide an ultra-compact system solution for WEDGE (WCDMA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE) and HEDGE (HSDPA/WCDMA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE) handsets, shrinking the RF front-end PC board area up to 40%. These new products are key members of TriQuint's 2007 'Global Handset Strategy' announced February 1st and will be on display at the GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain (12th-15th Feb. 2007).

Both of TriQuint's new modules are compatible as a complete system solution with QUALCOMM's Mobile Station Modem(TM) (MSM(TM)) chipsets and support TriQuint's continuing strategy to supply customers with high-performance products optimized to major transceiver reference designs. TriQuint's strategy and design approach reduce manufacturing time, extend battery life and free-up RF front-end space for new multimedia features.

The TQM6M9009, a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE transmit module, is an evolutionary step that adds a WEDGE/HEDGE-compliant switch as the first product in TriQuint's QUANTUM II Tx Module(TM) family. The TQM6M9009 is designed for single antenna applications for quad-band GSM, plus 'antenna pass through' to support worldwide WCDMA coverage in Bands 1, 2, 5 or 6. TriQuint has also announced the TQM676011, a WCDMA/HSDPA product and the first member of TriQuint's new 7x4mm TRITIUM II PA-Duplexer Module(TM) family. It provides IMT2100 Band 1 functionality for handsets when mated with the TQM6M9009.

The TQM6M9009 QUANTUM II Tx Module(TM) is a next-generation design supporting QUALCOMM's newest 3G multimode transceivers. This quad-band GSM/EDGE-polar transmit module integrates dual GaAs HBT power amplifiers, a smart controller IC, RF low pass filtering, and a WEDGE/HEDGE switch with integrated decoder. TriQuint's industry-leading GaAs pHEMT switches enable dedicated broadband WCDMA antenna pass-through, bolting together the EDGE and WCDMA radio functionality in one phone. The TQM6M9009 offers best-in-class amplitude and phase modulation performance, which provides a handset with fast calibration time. ESD protection is provided on all RF ports.

The TQM6M9009 shares a TriQuint design heritage that has given the market a successful series of highly integrated transmit modules, including the industry's first 6x6mm quad-band GSM/GPRS modules, as well as the revolutionary TQM7M5003 Polar-EDGE PA module -- combined shipments of these products exceed 55 million units.

The TQM676011 TRITIUM II PA-Duplexer Module(TM) addresses the need for IMT2100 band WCDMA functionality creating an ultra-compact system solution when used with the TQM6M9009. The product integrates an IMT2100 power amplifier, duplexer, RF coupler, and transmit interstage filter. It features three different output power modes reducing current for enhanced efficiency when operating at less than full power, which is the predominant mode of handset operation. This maximizes talk-time by minimizing battery current draw. The module gives handset makers the flexibility to customize their phone models for specific geographic regions.

"With the addition of these two innovative modules, TriQuint is delighted to set a new standard in shrinking RF front-end board area by up to 40%, offering our customers a simple ultra-compact solution for WEDGE and HEDGE handsets," said TriQuint's Strategic Marketing Manager for Handsets, Paul Cooper. "For instance: replacing six discrete modules and 18 SMDs by two integrated front-end modules in a single-band WCDMA application takes board area down from typically 140mm2 to 85mm2, creating space for new phone features, reducing inventory costs and speeding time-to-market.

"TriQuint is pleased to offer our customers a choice between our highly successful discrete HADRON PA Modules(TM) for EDGE-Polar or the alternative TQM6M9009 QUANTUM II Tx Module(TM) for size-critical applications," Cooper added. "Both solutions provide customers high performance under extreme conditions using TriQuint's in-house GaAs HBT and pHEMT technologies."

TriQuint's latest additions to its transmit module and power amplifier families complement a full line of GSM/EDGE and WCDMA products for present and next-generation wireless handsets as well as Bluetooth([R]) PAs and filters. See TriQuint's newest modules at the company's GSM World Congress exhibition (Hall 2, Level 1, Space D22) in Barcelona, Spain (12th-15thFebruary 2007). The GSM World Congress is the largest convention and exhibition dedicated to GSM wireless communications, now with more than 2.6 billion global subscribers.

Production quantities of the TQM6M9009 and the TQM676011 modules are targeted for shipments in the second half of 2007. For pricing information and demonstration boards, plus the direct assistance of its worldwide application support team, please contact your local TriQuint sales representative, or visit the website: www.triquint.com. To obtain technical specifications, please contact TriQuint Product Marketing at this e-mail address: [e-mail], using the appropriate part number as the subject line.

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FACTS ABOUT TRIQUINT

TriQuint Semiconductor supplies high-performance modules and components to the world's leading communications companies. Our diverse markets include wireless handsets, base stations, broadband communications, military. We "Connect the digital world to the global network"[TM]. TriQuint creates standard and custom products using advanced processes that include gallium arsenide (GaAs), surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) technologies. TriQuint has manufacturing facilities in Oregon, Texas, and Florida, a production plant in Costa Rica, and design centers in North America and Germany. These manufacturing and production facilities are certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard. TriQuint is headquartered at 2300 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 (USA) and can be reached at 503-615-9000 (Fax: [phone]). Visit TriQuint at www.triquint.com.