Skyworks Receives Quality Award From Appeal Telecom; Award Recognizes Superior Product Performance and Customer Satisfaction
WOBURN, Mass., Jul 9, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:SWKS), the industry's leading wireless semiconductor company focused on radio frequency (RF) and complete cellular system solutions for mobile communications applications, today announced that Appeal Telecom Co. Ltd. has presented Skyworks with their annual supplier award for outstanding quality and customer support.
Appeal, located in Korea, is a key contract manufacturer for Motorola. Appeal leverages a number of Skyworks' power amplifier (PA) modules, including the company's 4mm x 4mm CDMA PAs, for a variety of handsets sold worldwide. Since 1998, Appeal has produced approximately 20 handset models incorporating Skyworks' PAs.
"We are delighted to bestow our highest quality award to Skyworks for their tireless dedication in delivering truly outstanding wireless semiconductor products. It is also with extreme satisfaction that we are able to announce that Skyworks is the first supplier outside Korea to receive our highest commendation," said Yong Seop-Lim, executive managing director, Appeal. "We look forward to working with Skyworks on future handset models incorporating their leading-edge semiconductor devices."
"We are honored that Appeal has recognized the quality of our products and customer support," said Nien-Tsu Shen, vice president of Quality at Skyworks. "Our long-term relationship with Appeal makes this award especially gratifying as we have strived to deliver excellence through innovative products, world-class quality, reliability, value and services."
About Skyworks
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is the industry's leading wireless semiconductor company focused on RF and complete cellular system solutions for mobile communications applications. The company is focused on providing front-end modules, RF subsystems and cellular systems to handset, WLAN and infrastructure customers.
Skyworks is headquartered in Woburn, Mass., with executive offices in Irvine, Calif. The company has design, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, sales and service facilities throughout North America, Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific. For more information please visit www.skyworksinc.com.
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