TriQuint Becomes First Manufacturer to Achieve MRL 9 for GaN
July 29 2014 - 8:05AM
Business Wire
Reaches Manufacturing Readiness Level 9 for
GaN Technology
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TQNT), a leading RF
solutions supplier and technology innovator, announced that it is
the first gallium nitride (GaN) RF chip manufacturer to achieve
Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) 9. This achievement means
TriQuint’s GaN manufacturing processes have met full performance,
cost and capacity goals, and that the company has the capability in
place to support full rate production.
To benchmark MRL 9, TriQuint applied the U.S. Air Force Research
Laboratory’s rigorous manufacturing readiness assessment tool and
criteria to its high frequency, high power GaN production line.
TriQuint’s ongoing development of GaN-based devices is leading to
smaller, more efficient power amplifiers, typically used for
military radar and electronic warfare programs as well as
commercial wireless communications and infrastructure.
“TriQuint recently completed its Defense Production Act Title
III GaN on silicon carbide (SiC) program and now we’ve proven that
we provide the GaN maturity needed to support full-rate production
programs,” said Vice President and General Manager James Klein,
Infrastructure and Defense Products. “This has been a great team
effort utilizing our partnerships across the industry including US
DoD, domestic and international customers, and a great supply
base.”
Key to the company’s assessment, TriQuint has shipped more than
170,000 0.25 um GaN power amplifier devices in support of an
ongoing international radar production program. During phased array
radar field testing, approximately 15,000 devices have accumulated
more than 3.67 million device hours, with no reported device
failures. TriQuint continues to demonstrate industry-leading
reliability with a mean time to failure (MTTF) of greater than 70
million hours at 200 degrees Celsius, substantially greater than
the industry standard of 1 million hours MTTF.
As an established GaN provider for domestic and international
defense programs, TriQuint explored the potential of GaN beginning
in 1999, and released its first GaN on silicon carbide (SiC)
production process in 2008. Since that point, the company has
continued to make significant investments towards maturing the
technology. Today, GaN wafers are manufactured with yields that
match our conventional GaAs technologies. Leading GaN research and
product development for both defense and commercial applications,
TriQuint continues to provide record-setting GaN circuit
reliability and compact, high efficiency products, paving the way
for more robust performance, lower maintenance and longer
operational lifetimes. TriQuint is also accredited by the
Department of Defense as a Microelectronics Trusted Source
(Category 1A) for its foundry; post-processing; packaging and
assembly; and RF test services.
The Department of Defense’s Manufacturing Readiness Assessment
(MRA) ensures that manufacturing, production and quality assurance
can meet operational mission needs. This MRA tool assesses science
and technology companies on criteria that provide guidance about
the maturity and risk of a given technology – reviewing the
industrial base readiness; technology development; and quality and
manufacturing management. This process ensures that the product or
system transitions successfully from the factory to the field,
providing the best value for the customer. TriQuint demonstrated
that its manufacturing processes met full performance, cost and
capacity goals, with the capability in place to support full rate
production.
FACTS ABOUT TRIQUINT
Founded in 1985, TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ: TQNT) is a
leading global provider of innovative RF solutions and foundry
services for the world’s top communications, defense and aerospace
companies. People and organizations around the world need
real-time, all-the-time connections; TriQuint products help reduce
the cost and increase the performance of connected mobile devices
and the networks that deliver critical voice, data and video
communications. With the industry’s broadest technology portfolio,
recognized R&D leadership, and expertise in high-volume
manufacturing, TriQuint creates standard and custom products using
gallium arsenide (GaAs), gallium nitride (GaN), surface acoustic
wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) technologies. The company
has ISO9001-certified manufacturing facilities in the U.S.,
production in Costa Rica, and design centers in North America and
Germany. For more information, visit www.triquint.com.
TriQuint: Reach Further, Reach Faster™
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.Brandi Frye, +1-503-615-9488Senior
Director, Marketing Communicationsbrandi.frye@triquint.com
Triquint (NASDAQ:TQNT)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
Triquint (NASDAQ:TQNT)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024