Quarterly Newsletter: TriQuint Multi-Mode Power Amplifier Available, 2010 Revenue Up 34%, and Awarded Raytheon Excellence Award

Business News

TriQuint 2010 Revenue up 34%

Overall, 2010 was a record year for TriQuint revenue and earnings. We achieved $878.7 million in revenue; solid performance nearly tripled non-GAAP earnings. TriQuint closed the year with no debt and $224 million in cash and investments. In 2010 we invested in capacity and positioned ourselves to maintain an aggressive growth rate for 2011 and beyond. TriQuint believes it can grow revenue by about 20% in 2011, and anticipates the RF market will be strong for years to come.

TriQuint Wins 3^rd Consecutive Raytheon Excellence Award

Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) honored TriQuint with a Supplier Excellence Award. The award is presented to less than 1% of the SAS supply base; only 34 companies received awards in 2010. Winners were chosen by Raytheon for meeting demanding quality, delivery and customer satisfaction standards.

TriQuint Among Oregon's Most Admired Companies

TriQuint was named one of the Most Admired Company's by the Portland Business Journal for 2010 as voted on by nearly 1,800 Oregon CEOs and top level managers. TriQuint is honored to have been named among the top ten Most Admired Technology Companies in Oregon for the third year running.

A Tribute to Our Heritage
To conclude our 25th anniversary celebration, we've compiled a heritage video, a proud reflection of TriQuint's historic moments that have contributed to our company's success and ongoing commitment to technology innovation, customers and employees.

TriQuint Sponsors Science in Oregon

TriQuint believes it is important to give back to our communities, and one of the ways we do this is by inspiring interest in science and technology. TriQuint is proud to be the exclusive sponsor of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry's newest monthly "Science Pub" series. It is hosted by the Venetian Theatre and Bistro in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon, the home of TriQuint's corporate headquarters. TriQuint is also a sponsor of OMSI's current science exhibition, Design Zone, at their main Portland, Oregon location.

In the Media

Annual 'View from the Top' Interview of TriQuint's CEO

Microwave Product Digest magazine interviews TriQuint President & CEO Ralph Quinsey and explores key issues facing the industry in MPD's annual 'View from the Top' feature. Read More...

BAW Innovation Helps WiFi and 4G to Happily Coexist

Microwave Journal magazine published an article from TriQuint's Josh Raha, Product Marketing Manager for Emerging Markets, which investigates the driving forces behind the need for better filtering for 4G applications and discusses an effective hardware-based solution. Read More...

Tech Talk

Get TriQuint's 2011 Mobile Device Brochure Today!

Today's wireless devices need excellent RF performance delivered in small, compact packaging. TriQuint offers customers a broad product portfolio with support for all major chipset vendors and key air interfaces. Download our 2011 Mobile Device product brochure and choose your next solution by air interface or product family. Can't find what you need? Contact our TriQuint sales team.

TriQuint's Wen Chen Presents Paper at ICSICT

TriQuint's Wen Chen, a Senior RF Design Engineer, was invited to present a technical paper at the International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated-Circuit Technology (ICSICT) in Shanghai, China. Wen's presentation focused on the need for improved PA linearity to meet the advanced modulation formats used in 3G and 4G mobile systems and highlights TriQuint solutions that meet these challenges.

GaN Vs GaAs for CATV: An Interview with TriQuint's Chris Day

Chris Day, a Senior Director of Engineering at TriQuint, explores how GaN and GaAs devices are ideally suited for CATV RF applications. View the full interview by Communications Technology magazine.

Mobile Devices

Let's Connect at GSMA

TriQuint will attend the telecommunications industry's largest annual gathering, GSMA Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona, Spain, 14-17 February, 2011. Let's Connect! Contact our tradeshow manager to set up an appointment in our Avenue Pavilion 86. We can discuss TriQuint's latest innovations in RF architectures for mobile device manufacturers.

Broadband Power Amplifier Streamlines RF Footprint

TriQuint introduced a new member to its TRIUMF Module™ family, the TQM7M9070. Its advanced integration technology offers 3G designers building global smartphones and other mobile devices a streamlined RF footprint, through support for multiple modulations and multiple bands in one module.

Multi-Mode Power Amplifier Launched

TriQuint announced availability of its first Multi-Mode Power Amplifier (MMPA) module. The TQM7M9023, a member of the TRIUMF Module™ family, combines with TriQuint's industry leading TRITIUM PA-Duplexer Module™ family to offer a simplified RF system solution for smartphones and other mobile devices.

Networks

View TriQuint's CATV Webinar

Presented by TriQuint's Brian Bauer and Chris Day, this full length webinar is focused on CATV fiber systems (FTTH and RFoG) and ways our technology ideally meets the needs of worldwide cable system manufacturers. Check it out today.

We're Hiring!

Are you a technical marketing manager looking for your next challenge? TriQuint is looking for a self motivated and driven individual to identify, qualify, and capture new, emerging market opportunities for our growing global Networks business Learn more about this and other opportunities at http://www.triquint.com/employment/.

Defense and Aerospace

TriQuint Wins $17.5M GaN Title III Contract

TriQuint received a $17.5M Defense Production Act Title III gallium nitride (GaN) manufacturing development contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The overall goal of the program is to increase yields, lower costs and improve time-to-market cycles for defense and commercial GaN integrated circuits. TriQuint received the award based in part on its success and experience developing new gallium nitride technologies and products including multiple DARPA contracts. Contact TriQuint product marketing for more information.

New GaN PA for Counter-IED Applications

TriQuint's new 30W GaN power amplifier, TGA2576, supports C-IED (counter-IED) and general EW (electronic weapons) applications across a 2.5 to 6 GHz frequency range. Fabricated using TriQuint's production-released 0.25µm GaN on SiC process, it typically offers 30W of saturated output power with 30% PAE and 25dBm of small signal gain. It will be offered in die and packaged form. Contact TriQuint product marketing for sample and availability details.

U.S. Navy Awards TriQuint $2M Amplifier Contract
TriQuint has been awarded a $2 million, 2-year contract by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to develop a suite of new S-band MMIC amplifiers including LNAs with improved linearity and noise figures as well as HPAs with increased efficiency (PAE). TriQuint's expertise developing new semiconductor processes and products with GaAs and other technologies was a key factor in winning the contract. Contact TriQuint product marketing for more information.

Foundry

Catch the TQP15 Webinar Archive

Corey Nevers and Ed Knapp, key contributors to TQP15, discuss the new process architecture, reliability and performance. TQP15 is targeted at the Ka-band segment and is designed for cost-effectively building millimeter wave MMICs for applications including VSAT, satellite communications and point-to-point radios. Listen to this informative 33 minute webinar to learn about the process parameters and design considerations.

CMP Chooses TriQuint for its GaAs Foundry Partner

CMP, an independent non-profit organization that helps universities and small businesses access affordable commercial foundries by consolidating their designs onto a single prototype mini-tile, has chosen TriQuint for its Gallium Arsenide foundry services. CMP customers will have access to TriQuint's latest commercial foundry process, TQP15, for cost-effectively building millimeter wave applications.