TriQuint to Introduce New GaAs Amplifiers with Industry-Leading Performance at 2006 IMS / MTT-S Exhibition.

HILLSBORO, Ore. & RICHARDSON, Texas -- New Packaged and Die-Level Products Target Both Low-Cost / High-Performance Markets: PTP Radio, Military, Base Station Applications

TriQuint Semiconductor (Nasdaq:TQNT), a leading supplier of microwave and millimeter wave products for wireless communications infrastructure and the defense industry, will introduce new gallium arsenide (GaAs) amplifiers during the IMS MTT-S Exhibition today in San Francisco, CA. These new amplifiers are part of TriQuint's continuing commitment to meet customers' market-specific high frequency signal amplification needs while also providing smaller, lower-cost alternatives compared to previous-generation products.

TriQuint's new amplifiers are designed for point-to-point radio, wireless base stations, satellite communications, sat-com ground terminals, electronic warfare, instrumentation and frequency multipliers. The new products offer designers sought-after performance and gallium arsenide ruggedness either in cost-effective packages or as die.

"TriQuint designs its new high power amplifiers (HPA) and low noise amplifiers (LNA) in close communication with key customers and groups of customers so that newly released products are in step with marketplace demands," remarked Dan Green, TriQuint Product Marketing Director. "Our designers have years of experience and they can make extremely compact products. By using such technologies as our 3MI (3-metal layer interconnect) GaAs process, TriQuint designers have the ability to shrink MMICs (monolithic microwave integrated circuits) by as much as half when compared to products designed with a 2MI process," he said.

Green added that many customers who previously bought die for module assembly are now requesting packaged parts. The shift to industry-standard packages is an on-going trend, and TriQuint offers products to fit those requirements. Still others require unpackaged die, so that alternative is still offered for most designs, he stated.

New HPA and LNA releases from TriQuint Semiconductor include the following products:

--The TGA4040-SM is a packaged wide-band, medium-power amplifier for 17-35 GHz applications including point-to-point radio, electronic warfare, instrumentation and frequency multipliers. Designed using TriQuint's 0.15 micron gate power pHEMT production process, the TGA4040-SM provides a nominal 20 dB small signal gain with 18 dBm maximum output power at 1 dB gain compression. For 2x and 3x multiplier functions the TGA4040-SM provides 15 dBm (typical) output power at 9 dBm P-in. Evaluation boards are available upon request; this part is lead-free and RoHS compliant. A data sheet for this product is available at: http://www.triquint.com/docs/t/TGA4040/TGA4040.pdf

--The TGA4525-SM is a packaged compact high power amplifier (HPA) MMIC for K-band applications including point-to-point radio, sat-com, and point-to-multipoint communications that can also address the needs of emerging, cost-sensitive markets. Designed using TriQuint's proven 0.25 micron gate power pHEMT production process, the TGA4525-SM provides nominal 37dBm output TOI. The new HPA also offers 29 dBm of output power at 1dB gain compression from 17-27 GHz with a small signal gain of 22 dB. This product is 100% DC and RF tested on-wafer to ensure performance and compliance. Evaluation boards are available upon request; this part is lead-free and RoHS compliant. A data sheet for this product is available at: http://www.triquint.com/docs/t/TGA4525/TGA4525-SM.pdf

--The TGA2520 is a HPA MMIC ideally suited for Ku-band satellite ground terminal applications and point-to-point radios. Designed using TriQuint's robust 0.5 micron gate power pHEMT process combined with the latest 3-metal layer interconnect (3MI) technology, the 2W TGA2520 provides 33 dB gain and fully covers the 12 GHz and 16 GHz bands, while also delivering a high power transmit function within an extremely compact footprint: less than 3.5mm2. The new product's high gain and high TOI (greater than 40dBm), plus its wide frequency application, make it an ideal choice for point-to-point radios. TriQuint has designed this product using high-yield processes that produce compact die with excellent performance to support low-cost transmit modules. Each device is 100% DC and RF tested on-wafer to ensure performance compliance. A data sheet for this product is available at: http://www.triquint.com/docs/t/TGA2520/TGA2520.pdf

--The TGA2602-SM is a packaged high IP3 dual pHEMT discrete low noise amplifier device designed for wireless communications network base station and WiMAX applications, operating from DC-3000 MHz. The TGA2602-SM provides a noise figure of 0.55 dB when used in a balanced configuration, with a small signal gain of more than 19 dB at 1950 MHz. The TGA2602-SM is available in a low-cost, surface mount 6-lead 2x2mm QFN package. Balanced evaluation boards are available upon request. This product is lead-free and RoHS compliant. A data sheet for this product is available at: http://www.triquint.com/docs/t/TGA2602/TGA2602-SM.pdf

For more information about these new products or TriQuint Semiconductor's complete line-up, please visit: www.triquint.com. Samples of TriQuint's new amplifiers are available; please check with TriQuint Product Marketing concerning export control or for complete product details: [e-mail]

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

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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.