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May 24, 2010 (FinancialWire) — TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ: TQNT), an RF product manufacturer and foundry services provider, said that it has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force Research Laboratories to develop new gallium nitride modules for unmanned aerial vehicles.

TriQuint said that its new GaN devices will extend the range and capabilities of UAVs that are used for reconnaissance missions over Afghanistan, Iraq and other regions.

The modules will include 20 Watt and 50 Watt devices. TriQuint said that a challenging aspect of the program includes fitting new 20 Watt amplifiers into the same space now occupied by the fleet’s existing one Watt devices that limit the range and broadcast power of the aircraft.

By increasing the output power of RF amplifiers in the UAVs, TriQuint said it will measurably increase the vehicles’ operational range and mission effectiveness, allowing new UAVs to serve in areas and under conditions that were impossible for their predecessors.

Oregon-based TriQuint is a manufacturer of high-performance integrated circuits for defense and aerospace applications including phased array radar, communications satellites, guidance, control and related systems.

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