 Empowering Revolutionary 5G Global Communications
 January 9, 2018 - Irvine, California -
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:
SWKS), an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors connecting people, places
and things, today introduced
Sky5™, its suite of solutions that will support 5G wireless communications and enable
a multitude of new and previously unimagined applications across mobile and Internet
of Things (IoT) ecosystems. With decades of experience in developing innovative connectivity
platforms for each previous generation of wireless standards, Skyworks is leveraging
its vast technology portfolio, systems expertise, leadership scale and strong customer
relationships to accelerate the deployment of 5G. More specifically, Skyworks' Sky5™
solutions encompass its highly innovative transmit and receive systems targeting the
world's most demanding wireless end markets.
"Today Skyworks introduces our breakthrough Sky5™ platform, enabling the next-generation
of wireless communications," said Liam K. Griffin, president and chief executive officer
of Skyworks. "5G is a macro-economic game changer that will revolutionize the global
communication landscape with significantly more powerful and complex connectivity engines.
As a leader in unwiring the planet, Skyworks is well-positioned to capitalize on the
demand for robust and dramatically increased data transmission speeds with near zero
latency - key features that are mission critical in powering new usage cases from autonomous
vehicles to emerging segments in artificial intelligence, robotics and virtual reality.
Our Sky5™ solutions will address new 5G waveforms and spectrum, enhanced carrier aggregation,
dual connectivity (4G/5G) and massive MIMO requirements while delivering unmatched levels
of integration and performance, all underpinned by Skyworks' intellectual property, operational
scale and financial strength."
According to a May 2017 Research and Markets report, the very first standardized deployments
of the technology are expected to be commercialized as early as 2019, with the 3GPP's
standards organization initial 5G specifications set to be implementation-ready by March
2018. Between 2019 and 2025, the 5G network infrastructure market is expected to aggressively
grow at a compounded annual growth rate of nearly 70 percent, eventually accounting for
$28 billion in annual spending by the end of 2025.
What is 5G?
5G is the term used to describe the next generation of mobile communications beyond
today's 4G LTE standard. It embraces a revolutionary paradigm shift in wireless networking
and will support groundbreaking throughput speeds (up to 100x faster than 4G), low latency
and scalability for future usage cases that require extreme bandwidth including autonomous
vehicles, augmented reality and the billions of machine-to-machine and IoT connections.
To put this in perspective, according to Intel, by 2020 a single autonomous car is expected
to consume 4,000 gigabytes of data per day in real-time diagnostics, positioning and
vehicle to vehicle communications – that's equivalent to the daily data consumed by more
than 2,000 smartphone users in 2017. Downloading a full-length HD movie in 3G took one
day, in 4G, the same file took minutes. On a 5G network, this content will be downloaded
in mere seconds.
5G networks are expected to utilize a variety of spectrum bands ranging from established
sub-6 GHz cellular bands to millimeter wave frequencies. The 3GPP organization is the
mobile industry standards group that will submit a proposed specification to the International
Telecommunications Union, or the standards body that sets the final specification. Skyworks
is a key contributor to the 3GPP body on the Radio Access Network (RAN4) technical specifications.
About Sky5™
All of Skyworks' devices and system solutions supporting 5G will be included in the
Sky5™ family. This will include an unprecedented suite of highly flexible and customizable
architectures and devices that provide breakthrough performance, footprint and power
efficiency. To learn more, please go to
www.skyworksinc.com/Sky5.
Skyworks at CES
SSkyworks will be hosting meetings at CES in the Las Vegas Convention Center, South
Hall, Meeting Room MP25756.
About Skyworks
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is empowering the wireless networking revolution. Our highly
innovative analog semiconductors are connecting 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. /p>
Skyworks is a global company with engineering, marketing, operations, sales and support
facilities located throughout Asia, Europe and North America and is a member of the S&P
500® and Nasdaq-100® market indices (NASDAQ: SWKS). For more information, please visit
Skyworks' website at: www.skyworksinc.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are intended to qualify
for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include without limitation information relating
to future events, results and expectations of Skyworks. Forward-looking statements can
often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "forecasts," "intends,"
"believes," "plans," "may," "will" or "continue," and similar expressions and variations
(or negatives) of these words. Actual events and/or results may differ materially and
adversely from such forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties
including, but not limited to, our ability to timely and accurately predict market requirements
and evolving industry standards and to identify opportunities in new markets; our ability
to develop, manufacture, and market innovative products and avoid product obsolescence;
our ability to compete in the marketplace and achieve market acceptance of our products;
the availability and pricing of third-party semiconductor foundry, assembly and test
capacity, raw materials and supplier components; the quality of our products; and other
risks and uncertainties identified in the "Risk Factors" section of Skyworks' most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K (and/or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Copies of Skyworks' SEC filings can be
obtained, free of charge, on Skyworks' website (www.skyworksinc.com)
or at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov).
Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made only as of the
date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About Skyworks
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is empowering the wireless networking revolution. Our highly
innovative analog semiconductors are connecting 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. Skyworks is a global company with engineering, marketing, operations,
sales and support facilities located throughout Asia, Europe and North America and is
a member of the S&P 500® and Nasdaq-100® market indices (NASDAQ: SWKS). For more
information, please visit Skyworks' website at:
www.skyworksinc.com.
Contact
Tami Stegmaier Sr. Mgr. Corporate Communications Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (SWKS)
5221 California Ave Irvine, CA 92617 Phone: 949-231-4207 E-Mail:
Tami.Stegmaier@skyworksinc.com
Safe Harbor Statement
Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are intended to qualify
for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include without limitation information relating
to future events, results and expectations of Skyworks. Forward-looking statements can
often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "forecasts," "intends,"
"believes," "plans," "may," "will" or "continue," and similar expressions and variations
(or negatives) of these words. Actual events and/or results may differ materially and
adversely from such forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties
including, but not limited to, our ability to timely and accurately predict market requirements
and evolving industry standards and to identify opportunities in new markets; our ability
to develop, manufacture, and market innovative products and avoid product obsolescence;
our ability to compete in the marketplace and achieve market acceptance of our products;
the availability and pricing of third-party semiconductor foundry, assembly and test
capacity, raw materials and supplier components; the quality of our products; and other
risks and uncertainties identified in the "Risk Factors" section of Skyworks' most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K (and/or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Copies of Skyworks' SEC filings can be obtained, free
of charge, on Skyworks' website (www.skyworksinc.com) or at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). Any forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake
no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
Posted January 10, 2018
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