ANADIGICS Teams with Agilent Technologies to Reduce Design Time for Wireless and Broadband Communication Systems

ANADIGICS Inc., (ANAD: NASDAQ), a leading supplier of wireless and broadband communications solutions, has teamed with Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A), a leader in RF/analog EDA systems, to develop a breakthrough IP (intellectual property) virtual sampling encoder design tool that revolutionizes the sample prototyping stage for RF (radio frequency) communication system designs. Utilizing the new Agilent Advanced Design System (ADS) RF IP Encoder, ANADIGICS will provide its wireless and broadband customers with a significant design flow improvement while preserving ANADIGICS RFIC intellectual property through encoding. The RF IP Encoder enables ANADIGICS customers to verify their system designs early in the design process using an exact electronic model of ANADIGICS RFIC solutions, reducing overall design cycle time by as much as several months. "ANADIGICS collaboration with Agilent Technologies demonstrates our dedication to developing advanced RFIC design and manufacturing technologies that strengthen our competitive advantages in the growing wireless and broadband communication markets," said Dr Charles Huang, Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer at ANADIGICS. "By partnering with Agilent, our customers benefit from access to leading-edge simulation and IC process technology enabling them to accelerate their aggressive product development and time-to-market objectives."

ANADIGICS and Agilent Technologies have been working together for over a year to develop a virtual sampling solution that enables ANADIGICS to supply software samples that represent an actual hardware circuit. Historically, semiconductor companies would send simplified design files or hardware samples to customers in order to protect their IP, resulting in increased design cycle times and less accurate system simulations. This advanced capability enables ANADIGICS customers to immediately observe the impact of ANADIGICS products at any level of simulation early in the development process and reduces the need for fabrication of sample parts and evaluation boards. By providing accurate state-of-the-art design models, the virtual sampling tool allows ANADIGICS to work with their customers designers to specify trade-offs and uncover obstacles before the part is fabricated.

"As the RF communications market continues to grow and mature, EDA technology is becoming a vital part of efforts to reduce cost, shorten time to market, and enable highly integrated, high performance RFIC solutions," said Charles Plott, Agilent EEsof EDA s product manager. "ANADIGICS industry-leading RF design and manufacturing expertise has enabled Agilent s ADS RF IP Encoder to advance the sample prototyping phase of design, allowing manufacturers of communication devices to maximize their product development results."

"The ability to accurately simulate a communications IC is crucial for improving the predictability of new product designs," said Tim Laverick, Senior Director of Design Technology at ANADIGICS. "With virtual sampling, customers achieve a 95% representation of our part in a real time electronic environment, enabling them to observe the performance characteristics of our product at a system level early on. Working as a team, they can accomplish system level trade-offs and verify specifications, while at the same time shortening the product development period."

Working closely with Agilent, ANADIGICS will eventually offer virtual samples of all of their products via a password-protected area on its web site, which will provide customers with access to a full product design library. Initially, there will be a limited rollout of virtual product samples with several customers. The Company s power amplifiers and switches will be available first.

For additional information on the virtual sampling tool, contact ANADIGICS by phone (908) 668-5000 or FAX (908) 668-5132.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) is a diversified technology company, resulting from Hewlett Packard Company s plan to strategically realign itself into two fully independent companies. With approximately 43,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent Technologies is a global leader in designing and manufacturing test, measurement and monitoring instruments, systems and solutions, and semiconductor and optical components. The company serves markets that include communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. In fiscal year 1999, the businesses comprising Agilent, then a subsidiary of HP, had net revenues of more than $8.3 billion.

Information about Agilent Technologies can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com

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, 1999. 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.