TriQuint Semiconductor Leads GPS Market Growth with 66% Share of SAW Filter Segment

TriQuint Semiconductor (Nasdaq:TQNT), a leading RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, today announced that its wide portfolio of surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters for GPS-enabled products has made the company a leading supplier in the growing personal navigation device (PND) market. With an estimated 66% GPS SAW filter share, TriQuint Semiconductor leads in supplying low-cost, high-performance devices for PNDs made by three of the top four(1) major manufacturers that include Garmin, Tom-Tom, Mio Technology and Magellan. "The growth of our key customers and their long-term relationships with the TriQuint GPS portfolio has expanded our position in this segment,” remarked TriQuint Networks Vice President, Brian P. Balut. "When researchers including Canalys reported this month(1) that shipments by the top four exceeded 8.8 million units in the third quarter we calculated a SAW filter market share of 66%.” TriQuint’s market leadership is fueled by its ability to offer manufacturers the widest GPS SAW filter portfolio available. TriQuint products are used in all major PND market segments including handset, automotive and industrial GPS applications. TriQuint expects to sell more than 52 million GPS filters by the end of 2007. (1) Source: Canalys estimates, © canalys.com Ltd 2007; © Digitimes magazine, December 5, 2007. TriQuint products play a vital role in enabling GPS signals received from distant satellites to pinpoint a user’s location. By the time GPS satellite transmissions reach the earth their power levels are low relative to other wireless signals. TriQuint SAW filters built into the Receive (Rx) signal chain weed out unwanted noise from non-GPS sources, allowing desirable data to pass to the receiver. Worldwide sales of personal navigation devices continue to exceed expectations. ABI Research reported in November that it projected PND sales to surpass 100 million units annually by 2011. "TriQuint’s existing GPS SAW filter portfolio and products now in development offer manufacturers a wide range of solutions for a rapidly growing consumer market,” Mr. Balut added. Adoption of so many TriQuint SAW products by major PND manufacturers illustrates how TriQuint is adding value by lowering overall system costs and enabling improved system performance. "TriQuint simplifies the design process by tailoring solutions to customer needs. We are already looking ahead to next-generation requirements for more highly-integrated modules that draw from TriQuint’s wide technology portfolio of gallium arsenide (GaAs) amplifiers and switches,” said Mr. Balut. For a detailed list of TriQuint GPS products, visit www.triquint.com and register for new product details at www.triquint.com/rf. 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 involve risks and uncertainties. The cautionary statements made in this press release should be read as being applicable to all related statements wherever they appear. 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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 TRIQUINT Founded in 1985, we "Connect the Digital World to the Global Network”™ by supplying high-performance RF modules, components and foundry services to the world's leading communications companies. Specifically, TriQuint supplies products to four out of the top five cellular handset manufacturers, and is a leading gallium arsenide (GaAs) supplier to major defense and space contractors. TriQuint creates standard and custom products using advanced processes that include gallium arsenide, surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) technologies to serve diverse markets including wireless handsets, base stations, broadband communications and military. TriQuint is also lead researcher in a 3-year DARPA program to develop advanced gallium nitride (GaN) amplifiers. TriQuint, as named by Strategy Analytics in August 2007, is the number-three worldwide leader in GaAs devices and the world’s largest commercial GaAs foundry. TriQuint has ISO9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Oregon, Texas, and Florida and a production plant in Costa Rica; design centers are located in North America and Germany. Visit TriQuint at www.triquint.com/rf to register for our newsletters.