ANADIGICS Selected as Primary Supplier for Sierra Wireless' HSDPA AirCard® Products
November 09, 2005
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ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD), a leading supplier of wireless and broadband solutions, announced today that the Company is the primary supplier of power amplifiers for Sierra Wireless' new high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) AirCard® products. ANADIGICS' High-Efficiency-at-Low-Power (HELP™) wideband CDMA (WCDMA) and open-loop polar EDGE power amplifiers enable Sierra Wireless' AirCard 850 and AirCard 860 GSM/GPRS, EDGE, and WCDMA data cards. "Our latest HSDPA AirCard products provide users with access to some of the most advanced wireless networks currently available, and offer global roaming on GSM and EDGE networks," said Jim Kirkpatrick, Chief Technical Officer for Sierra Wireless. "The high performance of ANADIGICS' unique HELP™ WCDMA power amplifiers is a key contribution to our efforts to ensure that AirCard products deliver superior network connectivity and the fast data transmission speeds HSDPA promises." "ANADIGICS is proud to be a part of Sierra Wireless' groundbreaking 3G platform," said Dr. Bami Bastani, President & CEO of ANADIGICS. "Multi-standard mobile platforms that provide GSM/GPRS, EDGE, and WCDMA functionality represent a growing segment of the wireless market. We are well positioned to capture 3G market share by leveraging our advanced technology to provide customers with higher performing EDGE and WCDMA power amplifiers." Sierra Wireless' AirCard 850 wireless network card supports the 2100 MHz WCDMA frequency band used in Europe and the AirCard 860 card is designed for the 850 MHz and 1900 MHz WCDMA frequency bands used in North America. The new AirCard WCDMA products offer HSDPA support, which allows for WCDMA transmission speeds three times greater than current Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) rates. Both new AirCard products support quad-band GSM/GPRS applications, as well as the emerging Enhanced Data for Global Evolution (EDGE) standard. ANADIGICS' AWT6272, AWT6276, and AWT6277 HSDPA-compliant HELP™ WCDMA PA modules use proprietary mode switching techniques to take advantage of high efficiency operation over a wide range of output powers. These PAs offer industry-leading efficiency, resulting in a reduction of average power consumption by 50%, which enables mobile platform manufacturers to increase the operating time of their products. ANADIGICS' open-loop polar quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE PA delivers best-in-class efficiency across the GSM850, GSM900, DCS, and PCS bands. The Company's HELP™ WCDMA PAs and open-loop polar EDGE PAs feature ANADIGICS' industry-leading InGaP HBT technology, which provides superior performance, reliability, and manufacturing yield compared with AlGaAs technology. 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. Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW) is a leader in delivering highly differentiated wireless solutions that enable our customers to improve their productivity and lifestyle. Sierra Wireless develops and markets the AirCard, the industry-leading wireless PC card line for portable computers; embedded modules for OEM wireless applications; and the MP line of rugged vehicle-mounted connectivity solutions. For more information about Sierra Wireless please visit www.sierrawireless.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, 2004, and those discussed elsewhere herein. |
ANADIGICS' HELP™ WCDMA and EDGE Power Amplifiers Enable Sierra Wireless' GSM/GPRS, EDGE, and HSDPA-Compliant WCDMA AirCard 850 and AirCard 860 Data Cards  |
