More Than 1 Million MACOM GaN on Si Devices in the Field is Testament
to Their Ruggedness and Reliability and Validation for Future Commercial
Applications
LOWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. ("MACOM") (NASDAQ: MTSI), a leading
supplier of high-performance analog, RF, microwave, millimeterwave and
photonic semiconductor products, announced that it has shipped more than
one million GaN-on-Silicon (GaN on Si) RF power devices to date to
customers for use in communications, military and other RF
applications. This milestone in the market adoption of this high
performance technology comes as GaN on Si is finding new potential
markets in applications such as magnetron replacements, automotive
ignition systems, high bay lighting and wireless charging.
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MACOM's GaN on Si is a unique and proprietary RF semiconductor process
that brings together the best features of Gallium Arsenide,
GaN-on-Silicon Carbide, and LDMOS in a low cost and scalable
manufacturing flow. This milestone demonstrates clear field-proven
reliability and ruggedness in demanding applications such as Aerospace
and Defense and civil and commercial communications.
"MACOM's GaN IP portfolio and strategic licensing agreements have set
the foundation for a sustainable, cost-efficient technology we believe
can enable GaN production at unprecedented economies of scale," said
Michael Ziehl, VP of Marketing, RF & Microwave, MACOM. "Building on this
milestone, we expect to see ramping commercial adoption of our GaN
technology in other RF applications in the future, including 4G/LTE base
stations and RF Energy applications."
ABOUT MACOM
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (www.macom.com)
is a leading supplier of high-performance analog, RF, microwave,
millimeterwave and photonic semiconductor products that enable
next-generation Internet and modern battlefield applications. Recognized
for its broad catalog portfolio of technologies and products, MACOM
serves diverse markets, including high-speed optical, satellite, radar,
wired & wireless networks, automotive, industrial, medical and mobile
devices. A pillar of the semiconductor industry, we thrive on more than
60 years of solving our customers' most complex problems, serving as a
true partner for applications ranging from RF to Light.
Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM certified to the ISO9001
international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management
standard. MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North
America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
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Any express or implied statements in MACOM product announcements are not
meant as warranties or warrantable specifications of any kind. The only
warranty MACOM may offer with respect to any product sale is one
contained in a written purchase agreement between MACOM and the
purchaser concerning such sale and signed by a duly authorized MACOM
employee, or, to the extent MACOM's purchase order acknowledgment so
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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on MACOM
management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently
available to our management. Forward-looking statements include, among
others, information concerning our stated business outlook and future
results of operations, our anticipated successful commercialization and
expansion of our Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN on Si) technology
portfolio, future activities or trends, business strategies, competitive
position, industry conditions, acquisitions and market opportunities.
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MACOM's current views about future events and are subject to risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause
those events or our actual activities or results to differ materially
from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Although MACOM
believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements are reasonable, it cannot and does not guarantee future
events, results, actions, levels of activity, performance or
achievements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the
forward-looking statements, including greater than expected dilutive
effect on earnings of our equity issuances, outstanding indebtedness and
related interest expense and other costs, the potential that the
expected rollout of fiber-to-the-home network technology or other new
network technology deployments in China and other geographies fails to
occur, occurs more slowly than we expect or does not result in the
amount or type of new business we anticipate, lower than expected demand
in any or all of our primary end markets or from any of our large OEM
customers based on seasonal effects, macro-economic weakness or
otherwise, indemnity claims related to or failure to realize the
projected benefits of our Automotive business divestment, our failure to
realize the expected economies of scale, lowered production cost and
other anticipated benefits of our previously announced GaN intellectual
property licensing program or InP laser production capacity expansion
program, the potential for defense spending cuts, program delays,
cancellations or sequestration, failures or delays by any customer in
winning business or to make purchases from us in support of such
business, lack of adoption or delayed adoption by customers and
industries we serve of GaN, InP lasers or other solutions offered by us,
failures or delays in porting and qualifying GaN or InP process
technology to our Lowell, MA fabrication facility or third party
facilities, lower than expected utilization and absorption in our
manufacturing facilities, lack of success or slower than expected
success in our new product development efforts, loss of business due to
competitive factors, product or technology obsolescence, customer
program shifts or otherwise, lower than anticipated or slower than
expected customer acceptance of our new product introductions, the
potential for a shift in the mix of products sold in any period toward
lower-margin products or a shift in the geographical mix of our
revenues, the potential for increased pricing pressure based on
competitive factors, technology shifts or otherwise, the impact of any
executed or abandoned acquisition, divestiture, joint venture, financing
or restructuring activity, the impact of supply shortages or other
disruptions in our internal or outsourced supply chain, the impact of
changes in export, environmental or other laws applicable to us, the
relative success of our cost-savings initiatives, the potential for
inventory obsolescence and related write-offs, the expense, business
disruption or other impact of any current or future investigations,
administrative actions, litigation or enforcement proceedings we may be
involved in, the potential loss of access to any in-licensed
intellectual property or inability to license technology we may require
on reasonable terms, the impact of any claims of intellectual property
infringement or misappropriation, which could require us to pay
substantial damages for infringement, expend significant resources in
prosecuting or defending such matters or developing non-infringing
technology, incur material liability for royalty or license payments, or
prevent us from selling certain of our products, and any failure in the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting or
disclosure controls and procedures, as well as those factors described
in "Risk Factors" in MACOM's filings with the SEC, including its
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2015
as filed with the SEC on August 12, 2015. MACOM undertakes no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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