TriQuint Semiconductor Introduces A High Power Amplifier For Broadband Wireless and VSAT Ground Terminal Applications.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2002

Expanding the Family of Millimeter Wave Standard Products for

the High Performance Communications Markets

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq:TQNT) today announced the introduction of a new high power transmit amplifier for Satellite Ground Terminal and Millimeter Wave Digital Radio applications (see technical specifications below).

Emerging broadband satellite networks will provide wide-band, high-speed communications for Internet and multimedia applications in North America and Europe in 2003 and beyond. High power ground terminals are required at each customer site to communicate with the satellite network. This high performance device is ideally suited for use as a transmit High Power Amplifier (HPA) in broadband satellite ground terminal applications and digital radio applications requiring high linear power. Due to the power and linearity performance available from this single chip solution, subsystem integrators can replace multi-chip modules thereby decreasing product complexity and cost.

The TGA4501 is fabricated using TriQuint's proven 0.25-micron gate length, power pHEMT process. TriQuint's power pHEMT process produces high frequency device performance comparable to that normally associated with 0.15-micron gate length devices while providing high device yields of a mature production process.

Larry Mowatt, Director of the Satellite Communications Business Unit said, "The TGA4501 provides our customers with benchmark power performance available from a single MMIC device and aggressive volume pricing that will enable the widespread deployment of consumer products. The availability of the TGA4501 eliminates the need for costly multi-chip assemblies to achieve the transmit output power required for system operation."

The TriQuint TGA4501 has been designed into several Ka-Band VSAT ground terminal and millimeter wave radio products by leading systems and subsystems manufacturers. The TGA4501 is currently shipping in pre-production volumes, with expected ramp to full volume production in the second half of 2002.

This new HPA is part of a series of TriQuint Standard Product introductions specifically targeting the VSAT and Millimeter Wave Radio markets. TriQuint continues to be an industry leader in providing high-performance, cost-effective solutions for the critical transmit amplifier function. Through the use of advanced 0.25-micron gate length pHEMT GaAs production process technology, TriQuint HPA devices consistently provide the smallest available physical size per watt output power and lowest cost per watt of output power in the millimeter wave frequency range. The technology behind the TGA4501 has evolved through years of research and development and custom product designs in the high performance millimeter wave IC market.

APPLICATIONS & FEATURES:

-- Operating Frequency: 27 to 32GHz

-- 4 Gain Stage Architecture

-- Nominal Output Power: 34.5dBm

-- Nominal Gain: 20dB

-- Typical Output Third-Order-Intercept Point: 40dBm

-- Quiescent Bias: 2.1A @ 6V

-- Chip Dimensions: 4.290 mm x 3.019 mm x 0.050 mm

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

-- Operating Frequency: 27 to 32GHz

-- 4 Gain Stage Architecture

-- Nominal Output Power: 34.5dBm

-- Nominal Gain: 20dB

-- Typical Output Third-Order-Intercept Point: 40dBm

-- Quiescent Bias: 2.1A @ 6V

-- Chip Dimensions: 4.290 mm x 3.019 mm x 0.050 mm

The TGA4501 is offered in chip form. Bond pad and backside metalization is gold plated for compatibility with eutectic alloy attachment methods as well as with thermocompression and thermosonic wire bonding. Each chip is 100% DC and RF tested on-wafer to ensure performance compliance.

Production pricing for 10,000 piece quantities is $99.00 each. Delivery is available from stock to 12 weeks for higher volume orders.

A complete data sheet is available at www.triquint.com/MMW/TGA4501.pdf.

ABOUT TRIQUINT:

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT - news) is a leading supplier of high performance components for communications applications. The company strives for diversity in its markets, applications, products, technology and customer base. Markets include wireless communications, telecommunications, data communications, and aerospace with a specific focus on RF, analog and mixed signal applications. TriQuint provides customers with standard and custom product solutions as well as foundry services. Products are based on advanced process technologies including gallium arsenide, indium phosphide, silicon germanium, and SAW filters. TriQuint customers include major communications companies worldwide. TriQuint has facilities located in Oregon, Texas, Florida and Massachusetts in the United States and in Costa Rica. All facilities are certified to the ISO9001 International Quality Standard.

TriQuint is headquartered at 2300 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124. Phone: [phone] (fax [phone]). Visit the TriQuint web-site at http://www.triquint.com.

Forward Looking Statements:

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