ANADIGICS Expands WiMAX Amplifier Portfolio to Include Solutions for Mobile Applications

ANADIGICS Expands WiMAX Amplifier Portfolio to Include Solutions for Mobile Applications

February 14, 2007

 
High efficiency power amplifiers for 802.16e-2005 radios
reinforce ANADIGICS' position as a leader in WiMAX
 
    BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD), a leading supplier of
wireless and broadband solutions, announced at 3GSM World
Congress that it has expanded its portfolio of
industry-leading WiMAX power amplifiers (PAs) with the
introduction of the AWM6423. The AWM6423 PA for mobile
WiMAX supports the 802.16e-2005 standard, offering
unparalleled power efficiency and high linearity in a
highly integrated module package. The company already
supplies prominent WiMAX equipment manufacturers with PAs
such as the AWM6430, AWM6431 and AWM6432 for fixed-point
802.16d-2004 applications. 

    With recent investments from such market drivers as
Sprint, Intel, Clearwire and Motorola, mobile WiMAX service
is expected to roll out in the U.S. throughout 2007.  Mobile
WiMAX is a technology that offers true broadband wireless
connectivity over metropolitan area network (MAN) ranges to
support ubiquitous coverage.  WiMAX enables data
transmission rates which are significantly higher than
those offered by today's wireless data services, and with
quality-of-service (QoS) features can support multimedia
applications, such as high definition video and voice over
internet protocol (VoIP).  In offering the AWM6423, which
operates in the 2.5-2.7 GHz frequency band allocated for
broadband mobile wireless services in the U.S., ANADIGICS
expands its portfolio of leadership products for WiMAX
systems.  Additional products are already in development
for other broadband mobile wireless systems which use
various frequency bands around the world. 

    "ANADIGICS continues to innovate and offer
industry-leading products by leveraging our power amplifier
design expertise, advanced technology, and strong industry
relationships," said Ron Michels, Senior Vice
President and General Manager of Broadband Products at
ANADIGICS. "Our WiMAX power amplifiers provide high
linearity and advanced functional integration to support
high performance solutions for the world's emerging
broadband wireless systems, and superior efficiency to
increase battery life for a more satisfying mobile
experience." 

    ANADIGICS' highly integrated 4.5 mm by 4.5 mm AWM6423
WiMAX PA module provides an integrated step attenuator and
output power detector, minimizing external component count,
PCB space requirements, and development costs for new
designs. The PA operates with an exceptional power
efficiency of 20% using a +3.3 Volt supply, supporting an
error vector magnitude (EVM) of 4% at +23.5 dBm output
power for 16-QAM signals.  Excellent linearity and an EVM
of 2.5% can be achieved to support 64-QAM signals by either
reducing output power or increasing supply voltage. The PA
module offers fully matched RF ports and can operate from a
+2.9 to +4.2 Volt power supply.

    ANADIGICS' WiMAX PAs are based on ANADIGICS' patented
InGaP-Plus(TM) process technology which supports enhanced
feature integration and provides superior performance and
reliability. ANADIGICS' WiMAX PAs are fully compatible with
the IEEE 802.16 and ETSI EN301-021 standards, and are
manufactured using a materials set consistent with the
European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
directive.

    For additional information, contact ANADIGICS by phone
[phone] or FAX [phone] or visit the Company's
Web site at http://www.anadigics.com.

    ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD) designs and manufactures
radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) solutions for
growing broadband and wireless communications markets. The
Company's innovative high frequency RFICs enable
manufacturers of communications equipment to enhance
overall system performance, and reduce manufacturing cost
and time to market. By utilizing state-of-the-art
manufacturing processes for its RFICs, ANADIGICS achieves
the high-volume and cost-effective products required by
leading companies in its targeted high-growth
communications markets. ANADIGICS was the first GaAs IC
manufacturer to receive ISO 9001 certification and is
certified to the ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:1996 quality
standards.

    Except for historical information contained herein,
this press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited
to, order rescheduling or cancellation, changes in
customers' forecasts of product demand, timely product and
process development and protection of the associated
intellectual property rights, individual product pricing
pressure, variation in production yield, changes in
estimated product lives, difficulties in obtaining
components and assembly and test services needed for
production of integrated circuits, change in economic
conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as
well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the
Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2005. Actual results could differ
materially from the Company's forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements can generally be
identified as such because the context of the statement
will include words such as "believe",
"anticipate", "expect", or words of
similar import. Similarly, statements that describe the
Company's future plans, objectives, estimates, or goals are
forward-looking statements. Important factors that could
cause actual results and developments to be materially
different from those expressed or implied by such
statements include those factors discussed herein.


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