Skyworks Qualifies WIN Semiconductors for Gallium Arsenide Foundry Services
WIN Semi is the leading GaAs radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) and monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) wafer foundry services provider in the world. Located in Tao Yuan Shien, Taiwan, WIN Semi has two advanced six-inch wafer fabrication facilities and has recently purchased the land for a third fab.
"Skyworks is pleased to begin production at WIN as a source for our proprietary pHEMT manufacturing process, and is also leveraging their other unique specialty III-V process technologies as we continue to diversify our product portfolio into new market areas," said Bruce Freyman, vice president of worldwide operations at Skyworks. "WIN's technical capabilities and aggressive approach to capacity investment will complement our internal wafer fabs as we continue to expand our hybrid manufacturing strategy to offer best-in-class cost structure, flexibility, and stability of supply for our customers."
"Skyworks' expectations for quality and product performance are among the highest in the industry," said Bob Donahue, executive vice president of sales and marketing at WIN Semiconductors. "We are extremely proud of our progress and dedication toward satisfying Skyworks' requirements and look forward to continuing to build our relationship as we ramp production and partner on other GaAs technologies."
Leadership GaAs compound semiconductor device technologies such as heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT), pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (pHEMT), and bipolar field effect transistor (BiFET) are essential to provide world-class RF component solutions such as power amplifiers (PAs), front-end modules (FEMs), and antenna switches with the optimum balance of performance and cost. Skyworks is a leader in supplying these components for handset and infrastructure equipment across all wireless communication standards around the world, including GSM/GPRS, EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA and WLAN.
About WIN
WIN Semiconductors Corporation is the leading pure-play and dedicated GaAs RFIC/MMIC wafer foundry services provider with multiple advanced 6-inch wafer fabs. The facility is ISO9001/QS9000/ISO14001/OHSAS18001 certified. WIN offers a wide spectrum of technologies for applications from 800 megahertz (MHz) to 100 gigahertz (GHz), including HBT, pHEMT, pHEMT switch, BiFET and metamorphic high electron mobility transistor (mHEMT). WIN was established more than eight years ago and has a proven track record of producing high performance RFICs and MMICs for its customers in various industries from handset and WLAN to satellite communications and automotive radar MMICs. WIN customers include major IDM, fabless design and module/system companies. WIN is headquartered at No. 69, Technology 7th Road, Hwaya Technology Park, Kuei Shan Hsiang, Tao Yuan Shien, Taiwan, Republic of China. Please visit WIN's Web site at: www.winfoundry.com for more information.
About Skyworks
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity. The company's power amplifiers, front-end modules and direct conversion radios are at the heart of many of today's leading-edge multimedia handsets. Leveraging core technologies, Skyworks also offers a diverse portfolio of linear products that support automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, industrial and medical applications.
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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