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ANADIGICS Reports Results For Third Quarter 2003

October 20, 2003

ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD), a leading supplier of wireless and broadband communications solutions, today reported net sales of $17.8 million and a loss per share of $0.41 for the third quarter ended September 27, 2003. This compares to revenues of $18.0 million in the second quarter of 2003.

Wireless revenues in the quarter were $9.5 million, reflecting an increase of 5.6% over the prior quarter. CDMA PA revenues accounted for 82% of Wireless revenues. Total unit shipments in Wireless were up by 31%, with CDMA Power Amplifier (PA) unit shipments up 13% over the prior quarter. Broadband revenues of $8.3 million declined 8.4% from the previous quarter reflecting seasonal order patterns and continued industry softness for CATV products. WLAN revenue increased 47% sequentially. The combined revenue growth of Wireless and WLAN resulted in a sequential growth of 8.4% over the previous quarter.

"We have continued to increase our share of the CDMA and WLAN markets as reflected by our third quarter results and we anticipate this growth will continue into the fourth quarter" remarked Dr. Bami Bastani. "We are now designed into a leading tier-one GSM/GPRS reference design and have passed field type approval for certain GSM handset platforms, which establishes our beachhead for growing market share in GSM, the largest handset market in the world."

The Company's balance sheet remains strong as cash and marketable securities totaled $128.3 million at September 27, 2003.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE QUARTER

ANADIGICS Purchases TAVANZA CDMA Handset Power Amplifier Business from Celeritek
ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD), a leading supplier of wireless and broadband communications solutions, today announced that it has acquired the assets utilized in the wireless handset power amplifier business previously conducted by Tavanza, a subsidiary of Celeritek, to broaden its CDMA product line and to accelerate its penetration into strategic handset OEM customers. The agreement includes 3mm x 3mm x 1mm CDMA power amplifiers, technology, and intellectual property, as well as the recruitment of key RF engineering personnel related to the product line. Celeritek announced in September 2003 that Celeritek is exiting its handset power amplifier business to focus on GaAs-based subsystems and semiconductors for the defense markets.

ANADIGICS Opens Taiwan Application Center
On September 22, 2003 the Company announced the opening of a new application center in Taipei, Taiwan to support growing customer demand for ANADIGICS' WLAN, CDMA, and GSM RF products. The new facility's staff of highly experienced application engineers will provide local applications support to the Company's OEM and ODM customer base by facilitating the customer RF design process and shortening time to market for wireless and broadband end products.

ANADIGICS Announces New Patent For Wireless Multi-Band Amplifier
On August 4, 2003 the Company announced its third patent for the development of a wireless multi-band amplifier circuit. US Patent No. 6,501,331 was granted for the development of a GaAs MMIC dual-band amplifier for use in wireless handsets for operation at either 800MHz or the 1900MHz band to provide gain and input/output impedance.

CONFERENCE CALL
ANADIGICS' senior management will conduct a conference call today at 8:30 AM Eastern time. A live audio Webcast will be available at www.anadigics.com. A recording of the call will be available approximately two hours after the end of the call on the ANADIGICS Website or by dialing 1-800-945-1517.

September 27, 2003  December 31, 2002
       Assets                                  (unaudited)
       Current assets:
           Cash, short-term investments,
            and cash equivalents                  $84,936            $98,381
           Accounts receivable                     10,879              9,016
           Inventory                               11,327             13,277
           Prepaid expenses and other
            current assets                          3,457              4,600
       Total current assets                       110,599            125,274

       Marketable securities                       43,363             57,137

       Plant and equipment, net                    57,264             68,600

       Goodwill and other intangibles,
        net of amortization                         1,351                 --
       Other assets                                 3,871              4,660
                                                 $216,448           $255,671

       Liabilities and stockholders'
        equity
       Current liabilities:
           Accounts payable                        $8,248             $7,434
           Accrued liabilities                      4,367              4,733
           Accrued restructuring costs              2,103              2,956
           Current maturities of capital
            lease obligations                          96                 --
       Total current liabilities                   14,814             15,123

       Other long-term liabilities                  2,913              2,760
       Long-term debt, less current portion        66,700             66,700

       Stockholders' equity                       132,021            171,088
                                                 $216,448           $255,671


                                Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                              Sept. 27,    Sept. 28,   Sept. 27,    Sept. 28,
                                  2003         2002        2003         2002

      Net sales                $17,750      $21,288     $51,874      $63,830
      Cost of sales             17,690       21,225      51,199       59,062
      Gross profit                  60           63         675        4,768
      Research and
       development expenses      7,937        7,586      23,264       22,863
      Selling and
       administrative
       expenses                  4,735        5,463      13,703       16,398
      Restructuring and
       other charges                --        2,286         625        5,001
      Asset impairment
       charges                      --        3,087          --        6,331
      Goodwill impairment charge    --        8,043          --        8,043
      Purchased in-process
       research and
       development                  --           --       1,690           --
      Operating loss           (12,612)     (26,402)    (38,607)     (53,868)
      Interest income              741        1,543       2,628        4,959
      Interest expense            (940)      (1,307)     (2,821)      (4,171)
      Impairment on investments     --         (390)         --         (390)
      Gain on notes repurchase      --       12,581          --       12,581
      Other income (expense)       183           (5)        160           (3)
      Net loss before
       cumulative effect of
       accounting change       (12,628)     (13,980)    (38,640)     (40,892)
      Cumulative effect of
       accounting change            --           --          --       (8,010)
      Net loss                $(12,628)    $(13,980)   $(38,640)    $(48,902)

      Basic and diluted
       loss per share
      Net loss before
       cumulative effect of
       accounting change        $(0.41)      $(0.46)     $(1.26)      $(1.34)

      Net loss                  $(0.41)      $(0.46)     $(1.26)      $(1.60)

      Weighted average
       common and dilutive
       securities
       outstanding          30,674,033   30,585,540  30,674,033   30,578,630

    

October 20, 2003


WLAN Revenue Grows 47% Over Last Quarter
Wireless CDMA PA Unit Shipments Increase 13% Over Last Quarter

ANADIGICS (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 while reducing 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.

Except for historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, order rescheduling or cancellation, changes in customers' forecasts of product demand, timely product and process development and protection of the associated intellectual property rights, individual product pricing pressure, variation in production yield, changes in estimated product lives, difficulties in obtaining components and assembly and test services needed for production of integrated circuits, change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. Actual results could differ materially from the Company's forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements 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 the Company's future plans, objectives, estimates, or goals are forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements include those factors discussed herein.

 

  • WLAN Revenue Grows 47% Over Last Quarter
  • Wireless CDMA PA Unit Shipments Increase 13% Over Last Quarter