Intel Corporation recognized TriQuint Semiconductor among its 2008 Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award winners in March. TriQuint Networks Vice President Brian Balut said, "We have worked closely with Intel on a range of significant programs enabling the RF evolution of MIMO-based WLAN and WiMAX solutions.  Our integrated semiconductor technologies, service and quality have played key roles in providing the customer with better performance and lower overall system costs."

The Oregon Council of AeA (now known as TechAmerica) selected Ralph Quinsey, President and CEO of TriQuint Semiconductor, as the 2009 Technology Executive of the Year.  Mr. Quinsey was selected for this award by previous recipients of the Technology Executive of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards.  The award recognizes Mr. Quinsey's leadership in the company, the greater Oregon community and the technology industry.

TriQuint.com just launched a new multimedia library.  Here you can watch a variety of videos that have been produced to learn more about TriQuint.  Featured videos include a Corporate Documentary, Market Applications of GaAs Technology, and a technical overview of PowerBand™.

Strategy Analytics' latest research shows the GaAs device market grew 9% year-on-year in 2008 to reach $3.9 billion.  It notes TriQuint, a top three leader, continued to grow from strength-to-strength as a supplier of front-end technology into cellular handsets, enjoying growing success in the smartphone sector.

In February, we summarized 2008 financials.  Annual revenue grew 21% to $573.4 million, due in large part to 254% growth in 3G revenue and 51% in WLAN revenue.  TriQuint generated operating cash flow of $33.5 million in the fourth quarter.

Jo Ann McDonald, author of The McDonald Report, highlights trust as a very important commodity in difficult economic times.  She notes TriQuint's "refreshing good news recently" and gives her perspective on TriQuint's tradition of trustworthiness.  Read more...

CEO Ralph Quinsey answered the Wall Street Transcript's questions about 2008, and TriQuint's future, in regards to financial and product performance.  Mr. Quinsey also commented on the current 2009 economic conditions and the RF industry. 

TriQuint has assembled a new web resource for designers building 3G solutions in China.  The website makes it easy for designers to locate RF solutions and is aligned by protocol:

GSM/GPRS/EDGE │CDMA│WCDMA/HSUPA │TD-SCDMA│WLAN/GPS/Bluetooth®.
Listing more than 20 new products, the website provides designers of mobile devices, 3G/4G cellular base stations, GPS/PND devices, and WLAN/WiLink broadband solutions a simplified and easy resource to design-in TriQuint products.  Read more...

TriQuint will host its annual three day Process Technology & Design Class November 3-5, 2009 in Hillsboro, OR.  The course will introduce attendees to TriQuint's process technologies, cover RFIC design flow and review design examples.  Designed for customers with basic RF knowledge, the course helps new foundry customers maximize their success with TriQuint's foundry services.  A half-day EDA tools training can be arranged with Agilent or AWR on November 6.  Register Now!

TriAccess Technologies is using TriQuint's Commercial Foundry GaAs process for the fabrication of its new series of cost-effective, high performance RFICs for use in CATV Hybrids.  The TAT8800 product line offers solid performance with low noise and is optimized to deliver lower cost solutions for CATV Operators.  TriAccess Technologies' RFICs are the first to apply on-chip linearization fabricated in a single-die GaAs integrated circuit developed specifically for CATV networks.  Learn more...

TriQuint's newest driver amplifier is the market's first surface-mount technology (SMT) device for emerging 40Gb/s optical communications networks. Offering easier assembly, the new TGA4943-SL also consumes only about 50% (2.1 Watts) compared to conventional solutions. TriQuint has also released a new 10Gb/s optical driver PA (TGA4956-SM) that provides SMT convenience in a smaller package, plus greater efficiency for lower overall system power usage. Read more...

TriQuint has shipped more than a half billion RF modules to mobile device manufacturers.  In February, we expanded our module offerings by introducing a new TRITIUM III PA-Duplexer Module™, the TQM626028, for band 8 and a new QUANTUM II Tx Module™, TQM6M9014, for GSM/GPRS/EDGE applications. Together, these products add support for an additional 3G band to TriQuint's WCDMA/HSUPA solution.

At this year's GSMA show, we introduced the TRIUMF Module™ family, convergence architecture for mobile device manufacturers designing next generation 3G/4G products. The TRIUMF - TriQuint Unified Mobile Front-end - Module family will offer manufacturers a streamlined radio frequency footprint combining GSM, EDGE, WCDMA and HSPA transmit functionality into one module. Converging functionality into one power amplifier module should offer up to a 50 percent size reduction over today's multi-band module solutions.

TriQuint's family of very wideband, highly-efficient discrete RF transistors continues to see widespread media coverage and customer interest.  Articles on the new devices have appeared in the January issue of Defense Electronics magazine, in the February edition of Microwaves & RF as well as the February issue of Microwave Product Digest.  May editions of Microwave Journal and Compound Semiconductor magazines are also expected to include articles on PowerBand™.  The versatile devices have attracted editorial and customer interest since traditional approaches to wideband RF applications forced designers to make compromises regarding efficiency or bandwidth coverage and often resulted in large, heavy systems.  For more information on PowerBand™, click here. 

TriQuint recently updated the Handset Products brochure and Defense and Aerospace Products brochure.  Download the most current version today.

 

 Visit TriQuint at Booth #1618. Learn about our newest high-performance GaAs processes for wireless applications.  See TriQuint's leading GaAs, LDMOS, GaN, SAW & BAW RF products for wireless infrastructure, optical PLD, broadband, GPS and defense/aerospace applications (DC-100 GHz).

 

 June 9, we'll host two µApps sessions at MTT-S.

 12:20pm

"Low Cost and High Performance
GaAs MMIC Solutions for
Automotive Radar"

1:00pm
  "New Low-Cost GaAs MMIC Technologies for Millimeter Wave Applications." 

 

Stop by our booth located in Room 253 ABC, June 11 from 1-4pm. To register or learn more about student recruiting, Contact Ray Pavio at studentcareerfair@ims2009.org