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TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE PEAK DEVICES, INC.
Acquisition brings TriQuint innovative capability
for wide bandwidth products
HILLSBORO, OR (USA) – August 21, 2007 – TriQuint Semiconductor
(Nasdaq: TQNT), a leading manufacturer of wireless products, announced
today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Peak
Devices, Inc. of Boulder, Colorado, in a cash transaction expected to
close within the quarter. Peak Devices is a privately held, fabless
semiconductor company with a highly experienced RF team that focuses on
RF discrete transistor technology. Its market segments include 2-Way
Communications, FM and Television Broadcast, Telecommunications,
Avionics, Radar, and Military.
TriQuint Chief Executive Officer Ralph Quinsey stated that “Peak has
developed proprietary semiconductor technology that has broad
application across multiple markets. With this technology, a single wide
bandwidth amplifier may replace complex high power
multiplexer-combined-amplifiers. This is a technology that has exciting
potential.” Quinsey explained that “to replace multiple amplifiers,
optimized for various frequency bands and modulation schemes, with a
single device has long been a goal of our industry. This is a technology
that can truly enable the software definable radio.”
The goal of Peak’s technology is to introduce a device that can cover
multiple octaves of bandwidth, for example, 700MHz to 2800 MHz. This
wide band technology can be incorporated into various materials
including Gallium Arsenide (GaAs), and Gallium Nitride (GaN).
Bill McCalpin, Peak Devices CEO, will retain his responsibilities and
report to TriQuint senior management. “The combination of Peak devices
and TriQuint Semiconductor brings together extremely complementary
capabilities. I see numerous opportunities for Peak’s technologies to
enhance TriQuint’s existing product lines, as well as build new high
power RF product segments. The culture and values of the two companies
model innovative thinking and a passion for exceeding customer
expectations. We are extremely excited about this opportunity to expand
the reach of our proprietary innovations.”
Among its peers, TriQuint pioneered the strategy to diversify beyond
mobile handsets. TriQuint’s revenue is nearly equal in size in mobile
handset and multi-market RF products. “The acquisition of Peak Devices
will bolster TriQuint’s focus on the multi-market general RF Power
segments, and further position TriQuint as a technology leader in
applications such as military communications, base station products and
broadband solutions,” stated Mr. Quinsey.
In addition to its wide-band technology, Peak offers a complete
portfolio of traditional RF power devices. “Peak provides customers with
an alternative to costly redesign by developing drop-in replacements for
LDMOS and BiPolar RF power applications, thereby extending the life of
products,” explained Mike Lincoln, Peak Marketing Manager.
Quinsey summarized that “The agreement brings to the TriQuint family
a team of highly talented individuals. We look forward to working with
the Peak Team in building the combined company’s success delivering
advanced RF solutions for our existing customers and new customers.”
Peak Devices is a profitable operation. TriQuint expects the acquisition
to be accretive to earnings in 2008 and will provide details of the
impact to fourth quarter 2007 and fiscal 2007 guidance during its third
quarter 2007 earnings call.
Register for company updates at: www.triquint.com/rf.
CONFERENCE CALL
TriQuint will host a conference call this morning at 6:00 a.m. PDT to
discuss the details of this announcement. To access the conference call,
investors can dial (888) 813-6582 domestically or 1-(706) 643-7082
internationally, conference ID #14128551, approximately ten minutes
prior to the invitation of the teleconference. A replay will be
available at 9:00 a.m. PDT for 7 days by dialing (706) 645-9291,
passcode: #14128551.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT) press release contains
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are
cautioned that forward-looking statements such as statements regarding
the proposed acquisition of Peak Devices, the impact of its products on
TriQuint’s business and the financial impact of the acquisition are
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A number of factors
affect TriQuint’s operating results and could cause its future results
to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in
this press release including, but not limited to: failure of the
transaction to be completed, failure of TriQuint to realize the
anticipated financial and product benefits of the acquisition if
completed, customer acceptance of the Peak Device products, integration
and retention of the Peak workforce, failure to develop and market
multi-octave products, as well as the other “Risk Factors” set forth in
TriQuint’s most recent 10-Q report filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. This and other reports can be found on the SEC web
site, www.sec.gov. A reader of this release should understand that these
and other risks could cause actual results to differ materially from
expectations expressed / implied in forward-looking statements.
FACTS ABOUT PEAK DEVICES
PEAK Devices designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of Bipolar,
MOSFET, and LDMOS, low power and high power RF discrete transistors for
use in a variety of market segments, including wireless communications,
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. Peak Devices offers customers a viable, cost competitive,
long-term alternative to costly redesign as a result of product
obsolescence. PEAK Devices is a privately held company, headquartered in
Boulder, Colorado, and founded in 2000. For more information about PEAK
Devices and PEAK Devices products, visit its Web site at:
www.peakdevices.com, or send email to: info@peakdevices.com. To speak
with them directly, call (720) 406-1221.
FACTS ABOUT TRIQUINT
TriQuint Semiconductor supplies high-performance RF modules and
components to the world's leading communications companies.
Specifically, it ships components for four out of the top five cellular
handset manufacturers, and is a leading gallium arsenide (GaAs) supplier
to major defense and space contractors. Its diverse high-growth markets
include wireless handsets, base stations, broadband communications,
military and commercial foundry. TriQuint, as named by Strategy
Analytics in August 2007, is the #3 worldwide leader in GaAs devices and
the world’s largest commercial GaAs foundry. We “Connect the digital
world to the global network”™. TriQuint creates standard and custom
products using advanced processes that include GaAs, surface acoustic
wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) technologies, and also has
extensive developments in gallium nitride (GaN). 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 +1 503 615 9000 (Fax: +1 503 615 8900). Visit TriQuint at
www.triquint.com. TriQuint's web site and investor updates are not
incorporated by reference herein and shall not be deemed to be part of
this release.
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Brandi Frye
Director, Marketing Communications
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
Tel: +1 (503) 615-9488
Mobile: +1 (503) 780-2318
E-mail: bfrye@tqs.com |
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