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ANADIGICS Introduces Industry's Most Efficient WCDMA Power Amplifier Modules

February 14, 2005

ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD), a leading supplier of wireless and broadband solutions, today announced a new family of 4 mm by 4 mm High-Efficiency-at-Low-Power (HELP™) wideband CDMA (WCDMA) power amplifier (PA) modules. The AWT6270, AWT6271, AWT6274, and AWT6275 use ANADIGICS' proprietary mode switching techniques to enable high efficiency operation over a wide range of output power levels resulting in a 50% reduction in average power consumption.

"The success of the emerging 3G market largely depends on the new multi-media content and services offered to the consumers," said Dr. Ali Khatibzadeh, Vice President of Wireless Products at ANADIGICS. "Our complete line of HELP™ WCDMA PAs lead the industry in power added efficiency, allowing manufacturers to increase multimedia functionality without sacrificing battery life. The new HELP™ PAs are footprint compatible with our current generation of WCDMA PAs to provide customers with an easy migration path and design flexibility for multi-band WCDMA products."

ANADIGICS' New Family of HELP™ WCDMA PAs Include:

Part
Number

Efficiency

Frequency Band

AWT6270

44% at +27 dBm
21% at +16 dBm

830 MHz to 840 MHz
(Japan Cellular)

AWT6271

45% at +28 dBm
20% at +16 dBm

824 MHz to 849 MHz
(US Cellular)

AWT6274

43% at +29 dBm
21% at +16 dBm

1850 MHz to 1910 MHz
(US PCS)

AWT6275

43% at +27.5 dBm
21% at +16 dBm

1920 MHz to 1980 MHz
(IMT)

The AWT6270, AWT6271, AWT6274, and AWT6275 are priced at $2.80 in quantities of 1,000 units. Samples are available now. For additional information, contact ANADIGICS by phone (908) 668-5000 or FAX (908) 668-5132 or visit the Company's Web site at www.anadigics.com.

ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD) designs and manufactures radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) solutions for growing broadband and wireless communications markets. The Company's innovative high frequency RFICs enable manufacturers of communications equipment to enhance overall system performance, and reduce manufacturing cost and time to market. By utilizing state-of-the-art manufacturing processes for its RFICs, ANADIGICS achieves the high-volume and cost-effective products required by leading companies in its targeted high-growth communications markets. ANADIGICS was the first GaAs IC manufacturer to receive ISO 9001 certification and is certified to the ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:1996 quality standards.

Except for historical information contained herein, this press release contains projections and other forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). These projections and forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance and can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as "believe", "anticipate", "expect", or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives, estimates or goals are forward-looking statements. No assurances can be given, however, that these events will occur or that these projections will be achieved and actual results and developments could differ materially from those projected as a result of certain factors. Important factors that could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such projections and forward-looking statements include those factors detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and those discussed elsewhere herein.

 

ANADIGICS' Proprietary HELP™ Technology Enables New Family of WCDMA PA Modules that Reduce Power Consumption by 50%