Monday, March 2, 2009

Triquint 10K

Revenue and trends by reporting segments:
  • "As a percentage of our total revenues, our revenues from handsets products accounted for approximately 52% in 2008, compared to 53% of revenues in 2007 and 51% of revenues in 2006.
  • Our revenues from networks products accounted for approximately 37% of our total revenues in 2008, compared to 36% in 2007 and 37% in 2006.
  • Our military business accounted for approximately 11% of our total revenues in 2008, compared to 11% in 2007 and 12% in 2006."
Fabrication technology and locations: "The core process technology in our Hillsboro, Oregon wafer fabrication operation employs both implanted and epitaxial structures, 4 micron metal pitch, typically 0.5 or greater micron geometries, involves 10 to 18 mask steps, and is scalable. The recent addition of an optical process for 0.25 and 0.13 micron gates gives a significant advantage in cost, with a small degradation in performance, over the typical e-beam process required to achieve those types of gate structures. The process technology employed in our Texas wafer fabrication operation includes eight advanced performance production processes: 0.5 micron gate length MESFET for amplifier applications; two 0.15, a 0.25 and a 0.5 micron gate length pHEMT for high power and high frequency applications; a 0.15 micron gate length mHEMT process for ultra-high frequency and low noise applications; HBT for high voltage, high linearity and high power density; 0.5 micron gate length HFET for high voltage, high power amplifiers and switches and Vertical P-I-N diode (VPIN) for signal control devices such as switches, limiters and attenuators. In our Florida wafer fabrication operation, we use manufacturing techniques that are very similar to those for integrated circuits to produce our SAW devices. In our Texas and Bend, Oregon wafer fabrication operations, we use manufacturing techniques that are very similar to those for integrated circuits to produce our BAW devices."

Employees: "As of December 31, 2008, we employed approximately 2,297 persons, including approximately 1,630 in manufacturing and support related positions, 335 in process, product and development engineering, 165 in marketing and sales and 167 in general and administration functions."