Press Release

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 30, 2012-- Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS), an innovator of high reliability analog semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets has commenced volume production of several high performance RF solutions supporting Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) 5G WiFi (IEEE 802.11ac) chips – including minicards for access points, routers and customer premise equipment.

The explosion of video consumption and the growing number of wireless devices being used by consumers are putting tremendous stress on existing 802.11 a/b/g/n networks and resulting in video buffering, skipping and battery drain. Broadcom’s new 5G WiFi chips deliver Ethernet-quality speeds three times faster and six times more power efficiently than previous generations of Wi-Fi devices enabling customers to download Web content faster from anywhere in their homes and connect multiple devices to their network simultaneously – all while consuming less device power.

“Consumers want access to high-definition quality video at fast speeds on multiple devices anywhere in the house — on the TV, or transferred to tablets and smartphones,” said Rahul Patel, vice president of marketing at Broadcom. “Broadcom is working closely with Skyworks and other ecosystem partners and customers to address this demand and create 5G WiFi products that deliver the best experience yet.”

“Skyworks is pleased to be partnering with Broadcom to push wireless performance to new levels,” said Liam K. Griffin, executive vice president and general manager of high-performance analog at Skyworks. “Broadcom’s leadership in bringing IEEE 802.11ac devices to the market is complemented by our innovative portfolio of high performance RF solutions that meet customer demand for applications and devices.”

According to Gartner Analyst Mark Hung, Wi-Fi enabled devices will grow from less than one billion units in 2010 to more than three billion in 2015, fueled by 802.11ac. Many believe the 5th generation Wi-Fi standard is poised to become one of the most influential mobile and wireless technologies in the years to come.

About Skyworks’ Mobile Connectivity Solutions

• The SKY85803 is a complete 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac wireless local area network (WLAN) RF front-end module (FEM) that provides all the functionality of power amplifiers (PA), filtering, power detector, transmit/receive (T/R) switch, diplexers and associated matching.
• The SE2605L is a high power 802.11bgn WLAN PA module providing the functionality of the PA, power detector, reference voltage generator and input match.
• The SE5003L1-R is a 5 GHz microwave monolithic integrated circuit PA with superior output power, linearity and efficiency.
• The SE5516A is a dual band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN FEM providing all the functionality of the PAs, filtering, power detector, T/R switch, diplexers and associated matching.
• The SKY13351-378LF and SKY13377-313 are pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (pHEMT) gallium arsenide (GaAs) FET integrated/circuit switches.
• The SKY13370-374LF is a GaAs, pHEMT high electron mobility transistor, single pole double throw (SPDT) terminated, high power switch.
• The SKY65404-31 is an ultra low-noise amplifier (LNA) intended for 5 GHz wireless receiver applications.
• The SKY65405-21 is an ultra LNA intended for 2.4 GHz wireless receiver applications.

About Skyworks

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is an innovator of high reliability analog semiconductors. Leveraging core technologies, Skyworks offers high performance analog products supporting automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, energy management, industrial, medical, military, wireless networking, smartphone and tablet applications. The Company’s portfolio includes amplifiers, attenuators, circulators, detectors, diodes, directional couplers, front-end modules, hybrids, infrastructure RF subsystems, isolators, lighting and display solutions, mixers/demodulators, optocouplers, optoisolators, phase shifters, PLLs/synthesizers/VCOs, power dividers/combiners, power management devices, receivers, switches and technical ceramics.

Headquartered in Woburn, Mass., Skyworks is worldwide with engineering, manufacturing, sales and service facilities throughout Asia, Europe and North America. For more information, please visit Skyworks’ Web site at: www.skyworksinc.com.

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This news release includes "forward-looking statements" intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include without limitation information relating to future results and expectations of Skyworks (including without limitation certain projections and business trends). Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "forecasts," "intends," "believes," "plans," "may," "will," or "continue," and similar expressions and variations or negatives of these words. All such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those projected, and may affect our future operating results, financial position and cash flows.

These risks, uncertainties and other important factors include, but are not limited to:uncertainty regarding global economic and financial market conditions; the susceptibility of the wireless semiconductor industry and the markets addressed by our, and our customers', products to economic downturns; the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders and our ability, as well as the ability of our customers, to manage inventory; losses or curtailments of purchases or payments from key customers, or the timing of customer inventory adjustments; the availability and pricing of third party semiconductor foundry, assembly and test capacity, raw materials and supplier components; changes in laws, regulations and/or policies in the United States that could adversely affect financial markets and our ability to raise capital; our ability to develop, manufacture and market innovative products in a highly price competitive and rapidly changing technological environment; whether we are able to successfully integrate Advanced Analogic Technologies’ operations; economic, social and political conditions in the countries in which we, our customers or our suppliers operate, including security and health risks, possible disruptions in transportation networks and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; fluctuations in our manufacturing yields due to our complex and specialized manufacturing processes; delays or disruptions in production due to equipment maintenance, repairs and/or upgrades; our reliance on several key customers for a large percentage of our sales; fluctuations in the manufacturing yields of our third party semiconductor foundries and other problems or delays in the fabrication, assembly, testing or delivery of our products; our ability to timely and accurately predict market requirements and evolving industry standards, and to identify opportunities in new markets; uncertainties of litigation, including potential disputes over intellectual property infringement and rights, as well as payments related to the licensing and/or sale of such rights; our ability to rapidly develop new products and avoid product obsolescence; our ability to retain, recruit and hire key executives, technical personnel and other employees in the positions and numbers, with the experience and capabilities, and at the compensation levels needed to implement our business and product plans; lengthy product development cycles that impact the timing of new product introductions; unfavorable changes in product mix; the quality of our products and any remediation costs; shorter than expected product life cycles; problems or delays that we may face in shifting our products to smaller geometry process technologies and in achieving higher levels of design integration; and our ability to continue to grow and maintain an intellectual property portfolio and obtain needed licenses from third parties, as well as other risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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