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TriQuint Semiconductor celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2010 as a leading global provider of innovative RF solutions and foundry services for the world’s leading communications, defense and aerospace companies. TriQuint products help reduce the cost and increase the performance of connected mobile devices and the networks that deliver critical voice, data and video communications. With the industry’s broadest technology portfolio, recognized R&D leadership, and expertise in high-volume manufacturing, TriQuint creates standard and custom products using gallium arsenide (GaAs), gallium nitride (GaN), surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) technologies.
GaAs Back on Track with 2009 Revenues Over $4 Billion
Strategy Analytics says the GaAs market has recovered strongly with improved revenues for Skyworks, RFMD, TriQuint and Avago.
The market value for GaAs revenues, driven by smartphones and consumer adoption of data- intensive applications, has grown strongly from the lows it struggled for in early 2009.
The recently published Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductors (GaAs) report, “GaAs Device Vendor Market Share 2009: North America,” reports that this growth brought the total market value for GaAs revenues to little more than $4 billion, a slight increase over 2008 revenue levels.
Skyworks Solutions nudged past RFMD to take the top revenue spot for North American vendors. However, less than one percent market share separates both companies. TriQuint and Avago Technologies both recorded strong revenue growth, substantially gaining on industry leaders.
“Even though revenue from the GaAs market in 2009 was only slightly higher than 2008, the story
that emerges is the strong industry recovery during the last three-quarters of the year,” noted Eric Higham, Director of the Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Service. “This growth is driven by consumer demand for new data-intensive applications, smartphones and the infrastructure that supports these capabilities. We expect these drivers to continue fueling growth through 2010.”
The report provides strategic comments, representative products and selected news items for a comprehensive set of North American GaAs vendors. It also identifies the top ten global vendors in terms of GaAs device market share. Strategy Analytics estimates that six of the top ten GaAs vendors—including all four top contenders--are located in North America.
Strategy Analytics provides timely and actionable market intelligence focused on opportunities and disruptive forces in the areas of Automotive Electronics and Entertainment, Broadband Connected Home, Mobile & Wireless Intelligent Systems and Virtual Worlds. Headquartered in Boston, MA, with offices in the UK, France, Germany, Japan, S. Korea and China, Strategy Analytics works with clients through annual multi- client services, management team workshops and custom consulting engagements.
Skyworks’ GaAs pHEMTs Power HTC 4G Smart Phones
Skyworks has teamed up with HTC to deliver power amplifier modules and switch designs for next- generation platforms.
Skyworks Solutions, an innovator of high reliability analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets is powering multiple smart phones from HTC.
These include the EVO, Desire HD and Z with Skyworks’ highly integrated power amplifier modules as well as the company’s industry leading switch technology.
Taiwan-based HTC is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile sector.
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