ANADIGICS Ships Dual-Band 3-Volt HBT Power Amplifier Samples for Use in GSM/DCS Wireless Handsets
Warren, NJ. ANADIGICS, a leading supplier of wireless and broadband communications products, announced that the Company has shipped samples of dual-band HBT (hetero-junction bipolar transistor) power amplifiers (PAs) for use in GSM/DCS wireless handsets. The 3-volt single supply PAs, which are currently being evaluated by major wireless handset OEMs, expand ANADIGICS portfolio of HBT power amplifiers to serve digital linear and GSM wireless standards.
"The development of ANADIGICS GSM/DCS dual-band HBT products further strengthens our ability to expand our wireless customer base and grow our share of the wireless handset market," remarks Dr. Bami Bastani, President & CEO, ANADIGICS. "ANADIGICS continues to aggressively develop a complete portfolio of HBT power amplifier products to serve the digital wireless standards." "These HBT power amplifiers provide our wireless customers with a highly integrated, dual-band solution that delivers excellent performance and reduces overall design considerations," notes Barak Maoz, Vice President of Wireless Power Amplifier Products, ANADIGICS. "By integrating all of the necessary passive components in a fully matched module package, these products deliver time to market and ease of use in a compact PA solution."
ANADIGICS HBT Power Amplifiers will be manufactured using the world s first six-inch analog GaAs (gallium arsenide) fab. InGaP (indium gallium phosphide) HBT Power Amplifiers provide outstanding power efficiency and high linearity enabling handsets to achieve longer battery life and better signal characteristics for wireless voice and data transmission.
For additional information, contact ANADIGICS by phone:(908) 668-5000 or FAX:(908) 668-5132.
ANADIGICS (NASDAQ: ANAD) designs and manufactures radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) solutions for growing broadband and wireless communications markets. The Company s innovative high frequency RFICs enable manufacturers of communications equipment to enhance overall system performance, manufacturing cost, and time to market. By utilizing state-of-the-art manufacturing processes for its RFICs, ANADIGICS achieves the high-volume, and cost-effective products required by leading companies in its targeted high-growth communications markets. ANADIGICS was the first GaAs IC manufacturer to receive ISO 9001 certification. For more information on ANADIGICS, visit the Company s web site at www.anadigics.com
Except for historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, order rescheduling or cancellation, changes in estimated product lives, timely product and process development, individual product pricing pressure, variation in production yield, difficulties in obtaining components and assembly services needed for production of integrated circuits, change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company and its customers serve, as well as other risks detailed from time to time in the Company s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as the Company "believes", "anticipates", "expects", or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe the Company s future plans, objectives, estimates, or goals are forward-looking statements.
CONTACT: Press Contacts: ANADIGICS, Inc. Tim Blanke, 908/668-5000 E-mail: tblanke@anadigics.com or Richartz Fliss Clark & Pope Debra Norman/Allan Fliss, 973/627-8180 E-mail: norman@rfcp.com
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ANADIGICS, Inc. Tim Blanke, 908/668-5000 E-mail: tblanke@anadigics.com
or Richartz Fliss Clark & Pope Debra Norman/Allan Fliss, 973/627-8180 E-mail:
norman@rfcp.com
E-mail: norman@rfcp.com
Web site: http://www.anadigics.com
