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RFMD Delivers Third Consecutive Quarter of Sequential Growth in Gross
Margin, Operating Margin and Earnings Per Share - 27 Jan, 2010
RFMD has generated $122.2 million in free cash flow fiscal year-to- RF Micro today reported financial results for its fiscal 2010 third
date. quarter ended January 2, 2010. RFMD’s December 2009 quarterly
revenue increased approximately 24% year-over-year to $250.3
December 2009 Quarterly Highlights: million. GAAP gross margin for the quarter increased sequentially
* Quarterly Revenue Grows Approximately 24% Year-Over-Year. from 35.9% to 36.4%, and non-GAAP gross margin increased
* GAAP Gross Margin Expands To 36.4%, And Non-GAAP Gross sequentially from 38.1% to 38.4%.
Margin Expands To 38.4%.
* GAAP Operating Margin Increases Sequentially 390 Basis Points GAAP operating income was $33.6 million, and non-GAAP
To 13.4%, And Non-GAAP Operating Margin Increases Sequentially operating income was a quarterly record $44.6 million. GAAP net
140 Basis Points To 17.8%. income was $24.9 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, and non-
* GAAP Diluted EPS Improves To $0.09, And Non-GAAP Diluted GAAP net income was a quarterly record $38.8 million, or
EPS Improves To $0.14. $0.14 per diluted share. Therefore, lighting will be the strongest
* Free Cash Flow Totals $41.9 Million In The December Quarter And end market for Cree, likely followed by video displays and
$122.2 Million In The First Three Quarters Of Fiscal 2010. notebooks. Yield improvements, higher capacity utilization, larger
* RFMD Purchases And Retires $197 Million Of Convertible Notes wafers and offshore production will increasingly offset new product
Due 2010. ramp up c.
Cree and Arrow Electronics Sign Distribution Agreement to Serve Global
Adoption of Silicon Carbide-Based Power Electronics - 21 Jan, 2010
Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting diodes and the groundbreaking 1200-V Cree and Arrow intend to accelerate the
and silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor Schottky diode line. “Our customers are adoption of silicon carbide power
components, announces a distribution at the leading edge of green power semiconductors to create more efficient
agreement with Arrow Electronics, Inc. for designs,” said Robert Behn, vice switching power supplies, alternative
Cree SiC power products. president of supplier marketing for Arrow energy converters and motor drives,” said
Electronics. Bob Pollock, Cree senior vice president,
The agreement gives Arrow’s customers sales.
ready access to Cree’s latest commercially- “Expanding our Cree product offerings
available SiC Junction Barrier Schottky from high-brightness and high-power LEDs Additional information about Cree products
(JBS) products. Among the Cree products to now include power products provides our through Arrow Electronics may be obtained
available through Arrow will be the recently customers even broader access to the by calling 1-888-954-4481 or by visiting
released Z-REC™ Series of 600-V Schottky products and support they need.”“Together,
www.arrownac.com/cree
TriQuint’s Entire RF Portfolio Now Available Globally
Thru Mouser - 6 Jan, 2010
Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the components. As their only global catalog distributor, Mouser can
newest products, today announced that it is now the sole catalog provide design engineers quick and easy access to these high
distributor for TriQuint Semiconductor, a leading RF products quality components through our print catalog, new enhanced online
manufacturer and foundry services provider. catalog and customer service centers worldwide.”
The entire TriQuint RF product line is available from Mouser and Jim DeBord, TriQuint’s Director of Global Distribution, adds,
includes amplifiers, control products, discrete transistors (FETs), “Choosing Mouser Electronics as our global catalog distributor
filters and duplexers, frequency converters, integrated products, opens doors for the rapid introduction of our newest products and
passives, RFID modules and semiconductors, as well as standard technologies. Their time-to-market advantage and ability to ship
RF products. TriQuint Semiconductor recently acquired two prototype quantities serve us both well in offering the latest products
companies, WJ Communications and TriAccess Technologies, to design engineers the world over.” Known for its broad-based
whose products continue to be offered by Mouser. product line, unsurpassed customer service, and streamlined
warehouse operations, Mouser continuously offers customers the
Mike Scott, Mouser Vice President, Active Products, states “We are most innovative products and latest technologies for their new
excited to represent TriQuint’s full product line of specialized RF design projects.
January/February 2010
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