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TriQuint Recognized In PND Market

Dec. 19, 2007

TriQuint Semiconductor has been acknowledged as a leading supplier of surface-acoustic-wave (SAW) filters for Global Positioning System (GPS) products in the growing personal navigation device (PND) market according to market research conducted by Canalys. According to the research, TriQuint holds an estimated 66-percent GPS SAW filter share in supplying devices for PNDs made by three of the top four major manufacturers, including Garmin, Tom-Tom, Mio Technology and Magellan.

According to TriQuint Networks Vice President, Brian P. Balut, "The growth of our key customers and their long-term relationships with the TriQuint GPS portfolio has expanded our position in this segment. When researchers including Canalys reported this month that shipments by the top four exceeded 8.8 million units in the third quarter, we calculated a SAW filter market share of 66 percent." TriQuint products are used in all major PND market segments including handset, automotive and industrial GPS applications. TriQuint expects to sell more than 52 million GPS filters by the end of 2007.

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.