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Skyworks Powers Cingular's Increasingly Popular Pantech C300 Platform: World's Smallest Camera Flip Phone

Skyworks Powers Cingular's Increasingly Popular Pantech C300 Platform: World's Smallest Camera Flip PhoneWOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2006--Ultra Compact Power Amplifiers Enable Tri-Band World Phone - One-Third the Size of a U.S. Dollar Bill and Weighing Only 2.5 Ounces

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS), an industry leader in radio solutions and precision analog semiconductors, today announced that its ultra-compact power amplifiers (PAs) are supporting Cingular's tri-band GSM/GPRS Pantech C300 multimedia messaging handset - the world's smallest camera flip phone available today which weighs in at just 2.5 ounces - one-third the size of a U.S. dollar bill.



Available through Cingular GoPhone®, the Pantech C300 features bright, large font color screens, a video graphics array (VGA) camera with flash and zoom in liquid crystal display (LCD) mode, multimedia messaging for photos, text and sound, customizable real MP3, MIDI and i-Melody music ringtones, Yahoo!® mobile instant messaging, high-speed data transmission availability using GPRS, 10 megabytes (MB) of usable memory for storage and e-mail - specifications typically included in a handset at least twice its size.



"Skyworks is delighted to be delivering technology that is enabling Pantech to offer Cingular and ultimately consumers breakthrough cellular handset designs such as the revolutionary C300," said Brian M. Daly, vice president of marketing for Mobile Platforms at Skyworks. "Our power amplifiers provide the required functionality and exceptionally small form factor for designing compelling ultra-thin phones that appeal to consumers of all ages around the world."



Given that more digital cameras are sold as part of cellular phones versus on a standalone basis, handset manufacturers are increasingly focused on form factor, battery life and system cost to be able to accommodate such multimedia features. As such, Skyworks' suite of PAs and front-end modules (FEMs) are tailored to support extremely compact, power-efficient and low-cost applications.



For more information regarding Skyworks' portfolio of products, please visit the company's Web site at www.skyworksinc.com.



About Skyworks



Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is an industry leader in radio solutions and precision analog semiconductors servicing a diversified set of mobile communications applications. The company's power amplifiers, front-end modules and direct conversion transceivers are at the heart of many of today's leading-edge multimedia handsets, cellular base stations and wireless networking platforms. Skyworks also offers a portfolio of highly innovative linear products, supporting a diverse set of automotive, broadband, industrial and medical customers.



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 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 information relating to future results of Skyworks (including certain projections and business trends). Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "believes," "plans," "may," "will," "continue," similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. All such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties 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 and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: global economic and market conditions, such as the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry and the markets addressed by the company's and its customers' products; demand for and market acceptance of new and existing products; the ability to develop, manufacture and market innovative products in a rapidly changing technological environment; the ability to compete with products and prices in an intensely competitive industry; product obsolescence; losses or curtailments of purchases from key customers or the timing of customer inventory adjustments; the timing of new product introductions; the availability and extent of utilization of raw materials, critical manufacturing equipment and manufacturing capacity; pricing pressures and other competitive factors; changes in product mix; fluctuations in manufacturing yields; the ability to continue to grow and maintain an intellectual property portfolio and obtain needed licenses from third parties; the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; labor relations of the company, its customers and suppliers; economic, social and political conditions in the countries in which Skyworks, its customers or its suppliers operate, including security and health risks, possible disruptions in transportation networks and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and the uncertainties of litigation, as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Skyworks and Skyworks Solutions are trademarks or registered trademarks of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. All other brands and names listed are trademarks of their respective companies.

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CONTACT: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.



Amanda Ingalls (Media), 949-231-3045
Thomas Schiller (Investors), 949-231-4700



SOURCE: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.