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SkyLiTE™ Devices Supporting MediaTek's SoC Platforms

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS), an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors linking people, places and things, today announced that it is commencing volume production of its SkyLiTE™ front-end solutions powering LTE platforms in emerging markets. Skyworks' newest family of LTE devices consist of highly integrated modules that incorporate the amplification, switching, Wi-Fi filtering and coupler functionality required to support all major FDD/TDD bands. With the addition of external duplexers, this product suite provides OEMs with a scalable and reconfigurable front-end system suitable for markets worldwide. MediaTek, a leader in system on a chip (SoC) platforms for wireless communications and home entertainment, is leveraging SkyLiTE™ solutions for their MT6752/32 and MT6735 LTE chipsets targeting China's leading smartphone providers.

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"Skyworks continues to be at the forefront of developing industry-leading solutions that are enabling connectivity around the world," said Carlos Bori, vice president of product marketing for Skyworks Solutions. "We are delighted to be partnering with MediaTek to deliver cost-effective platforms with the highest levels of integration and performance, particularly as OEMs in China migrate to LTE. Together, we are uniquely positioned to capitalize on consumers' demand for competitively priced smartphones with increased functionality."

"Our newest chipset solutions are part of MediaTek's ongoing commitment to provide high performance and cost effective devices that are accelerating the transformation of the smartphone market," said MediaTek's management. "Collaborating with Skyworks, the industry leader in RF solutions, allows us to continue to realize our vision of making the world a more inclusive place through technology."

According to Strategy Analytics' September 2014 Global LTE Handset Forecast, by 2016 LTE will represent more than 60 percent of total handsets in China. Today, approximately 30 percent of total handsets are LTE smartphones. Skyworks' SkyLiTE™ platform targets the fastest growing segment of the TDD/FDD LTE market.

About Skyworks SkyLiTE™ Family of Solutions

SKY77643-11 - a hybrid multimode multiband power amplifier module that supports 3G / 4G handsets and operates efficiently in WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, and LTE modes. The module is fully programmable through a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI®).

SKY77824-11 - a fully matched, 28-pad surface mount power amplifier module developed for LTE applications. The module includes broadband coverage of FDD LTE Bands 7 and 30, TDD LTE Bands 38/40, and Band 41, all in a compact 4.0 x 3.65 mm package.

SKY77916-11 - a transmit / receive front-end module with a complete transmit VCO-to-antenna and antenna-to-receive SAW filter solution for advanced cellular handsets comprising quad-band GSM, and linear 2.5G operation. Developed in a very low profile and compact form factor, the module supports Class 12 GPRS, EDGE multi-slot operation, and TD-SCDMA and TDD LTE linear transmission.

SKY77910-11 - a transmit / receive front-end module with a complete transmit VCO-to-antenna and antenna-to-receive SAW filter solution for advanced cellular handsets comprising quad-band GSM, and linear 2.5G operation. Developed in a very low profile and compact form factor, the FEM supports Class 12 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), EDGE multi-slot operation, and TD-SCDMA and TDD LTE linear transmission.

About MediaTek's SoC Platforms

The MT6752 is a 64-bit octacore LTE SoC that incorporates eight 2.0GHz ARM Cortex-53 CPUs and a Mali-T760 GPU - the next-level 64-bit mobile computing and LTE. It is pin compatible with the previously announced quad-core MT6732.

The MT6735 is the latest in a series of devices MediaTek has launched to give consumers high performing smartphones at an affordable price.

MediaTek's platforms support advanced multimedia features including:

• A low-power, 1080p, 30fps video playback for the emerging video codec standard H.265 and legacy H.264 and 1080p, 30fps H.264 video recording
• Integrated 16MP camera image signal processor
• MediaTek ClearMotion™ technology that eliminates motion jitter and ensures smooth video playback at 60fps on mobile devices
• MediaTek MiraVision™ technology for DTV-grade picture quality
• Integrated multi-mode 4G LTE modem
• Rel. 9, Category 4 FDD and TDD LTE (150 Mb/s downlink, 50 Mb/s uplink)
• 3GPP Rel. 8, DC-HSPA+ (42 Mb/s downlink, 11 Mb/s uplink), TD-SCDMA and EDGE are supported for legacy 2G/3G networks

About Skyworks

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is empowering the wireless networking revolution, connecting virtually everyone and everything, all the time. Our highly innovative analog semiconductors are linking people, places and things spanning a number of new and previously unimagined applications within the automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, connected home, industrial, medical, military, smartphone, tablet and wearable markets.

Headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, Skyworks is a global company with engineering, marketing, operations, sales, and service facilities located throughout Asia, Europe and North America. For more information, please visit Skyworks' website at: www.skyworksinc.com.

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