Skyworks Ramping Production of High Performance Receive Downconverters for Several
Top-Tier Infrastructure OEMs
Portfolio Supporting GSM / WCDMA / WiMAX and LTE Applications
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WOBURN, Mass., Oct. 15, 2007 – Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS), an innovator of
high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, today
announced that several of its single channel and diversity downconverters, including the SKY73032
and the SKY73021, have reached volume production with the industry’s leading infrastructure OEMs.
Skyworks’ highly integrated solutions, which are a part of its rapidly growing Linear Products
portfolio, support GSM/EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA, WiMAX, and Long Term Evolution (LTE) applications, offer a
wide range of RF frequencies, and leverage the same innovative transceiver technology Skyworks has
developed for handsets. “After capturing multiple design wins, we are delighted to have reached
volume production with several of our products,” said Stan Swearingen, Skyworks’ vice president and
general manager of Linear Products. “Our expansive portfolio supports infrastructure OEMs at any
stage, from those implementing system upgrades to those developing next-generation designs,
essentially providing customers with the ability to meet all their high performance downconverter
needs with one supplier.” Growth in the wireless infrastructure market is expected to be fueled by
capital expenditures for emerging regions and the build out of 3G networks required to handle the
migration to WCDMA, where handsets and base stations must process voice and data simultaneously.
According to CIBC estimates, capital expenditures for 3G alone are anticipated to be over $23
billion in 2008, representing a compounded annual growth rate of 17 percent from 2006. The company's
expanded infrastructure portfolio includes high-performance receiver front-ends, down-converters,
linear power amplifiers and drivers, as well as all of the necessary RF microwave discrete and
passive components. Each component covers a wide range of frequencies, also making them ideal for
satellite transceivers, wireless routers, wireless local loop, image storage modules, telemetry, RF
identification (RFID), and other global wireless applications. Today, Skyworks is in volume
production with the following downconverters, having shipped over one million units since their
introduction a year ago:
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SKY73020: a 700-1000 MHz diversity mixer
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SKY73021: a 1700-2200 MHz diversity mixer
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SKY73022: a 700-1000 MHz high gain diversity mixer
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SKY73023: a 700-2200 MHz high gain diversity mixer
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SKY73025: a 2200-2700 MHz high gain diversity mixer
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SKY73032: a 700-1000 MHz high gain single mixer
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SKY73033: a 1700-2200 MHz high gain single mixer
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SKY73035: a 2200-2700 MHz high gain single mixer
For more information regarding Skyworks' product portfolio, please visit Skyworks' Web site at
www.skyworksinc.com.
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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