Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq:PSMI), founder of RF
SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions,
and RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD), a global leader in the
design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency
solutions, today announced that they have settled all outstanding
claims between the companies. The two parties have entered into
patent cross licenses and have agreed to dismiss all related
litigation. Specific financial terms of the agreement remain
confidential.
"We are pleased that we have reached agreement with RF Micro
Devices and resolved all of our outstanding litigation under terms
that recognize Peregrine's unique role in the invention and
commercialization of RF SOI technology," said Jim Cable, CEO of
Peregrine Semiconductor. "This agreement provides validation for
the many ways in which Peregrine continues to expand the industry's
technological frontiers through both our inventions and commercial
products. We look forward to continuing to solve our customers' and
partners' toughest RF challenges."
Bob Bruggeworth, president and CEO of RFMD, said, "We are very
pleased to reach an agreement with Peregrine that recognizes the
value of their patents and their contribution to the development of
RF SOI. The signing of this patent cross-license agreement allows
RFMD to focus 100% on building the industry's leading portfolio of
RF solutions, making this agreement very positive for both our
Company and our customers."
About Peregrine Semiconductor Peregrine
Semiconductor (Nasdaq:PSMI), founder of RF SOI (silicon on
insulator), is a leading fabless provider of high-performance,
integrated RF solutions. Since 1988 Peregrine and its founding team
have been perfecting UltraCMOS® technology - a patented, advanced
form of SOI - to deliver the performance edge needed to solve the
RF market's biggest challenges, such as linearity. With products
that deliver best-in-class performance and monolithic integration,
Peregrine is the trusted choice for market leaders in automotive,
broadband, industrial, Internet of Things, military, mobile
devices, smartphones, space, test-and-measurement equipment and
wireless infrastructure. Peregrine holds more than 180 filed and
pending patents and has shipped over 2 billion UltraCMOS units. For
more information, visit http://www.psemi.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding
our management's future expectations, beliefs, intentions, goals,
strategies, plans and prospects. Such statements constitute
"forward-looking" statements, which are subject to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
The achievement of the matters covered by such forward-looking
statements involves risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If any of
these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if any of the
assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results, performance or
achievements could be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to, our dependence on a limited number of
customers for a substantial portion of our revenues; intellectual
property risks; intense competition in our industry; our ability to
develop and introduce new and enhanced products on a timely basis
and achieve market acceptance of those products; consumer
acceptance of our customers' products that incorporate our
solutions; our lack of long-term supply contracts and dependence on
limited sources of supply; and potential decreases in average
selling prices for our products.
For further information regarding risks and uncertainties
associated with Peregrine's business, please refer to the filings
that we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time
to time, including those set forth in the section entitled "Risk
Factors" in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2013,
which should be read in conjunction with these financial results.
These documents are available on the SEC Filings section of the
Investor Relations section of our website at
http://investors.psemi.com/. Please also note that forward-looking
statements represent our management's beliefs and assumptions only
as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, we
assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements
publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking
statements, even if new information, becomes available in the
future. The Peregrine Semiconductor name, logo, and UltraCMOS are
registered trademarks of Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation in the
U.S.A., and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned
herein are the property of their respective owners.
About RFMD RFMD (Nasdaq:RFMD) is a global
leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio
frequency solutions. RFMD's products enable worldwide mobility,
provide enhanced connectivity, and support advanced functionality
in the mobile device, wireless infrastructure, wireless local area
network (WLAN or Wi-Fi), cable television (CATV)/broadband, Smart
Energy/advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), and aerospace and
defense markets. RFMD is recognized for its diverse portfolio of
semiconductor technologies and RF systems expertise and is a
preferred supplier to the world's leading mobile device, customer
premises, and communications equipment providers. RFMD is an ISO
9001-, ISO 14001-, and ISO/TS 16949-certified manufacturer with
worldwide engineering, design, sales and service facilities. For
more information, please visit RFMD's web site
at rfmd.com.
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans,
objectives, representations and contentions and are not historical
facts and typically are identified by use of terms such as "may,"
"will," "should," "could," "expect," "plan," "anticipate,"
"believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue" and
similar words, although some forward-looking statements are
expressed differently. You should be aware that the forward-looking
statements included herein represent management's current judgment
and expectations, but our actual results, events and performance
could differ materially from those expressed or implied by
forward-looking statements. We do not intend to update any of these
forward-looking statements or publicly announce the results of any
revisions to these forward-looking statements, other than as is
required under the federal securities laws. RF Micro Devices'
business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including
variability in operating results, the inability of certain of our
customers or suppliers to access their traditional sources of
credit, our industry's rapidly changing technology, our dependence
on a few large customers for a substantial portion of our revenue,
our ability to implement innovative technologies, our ability to
bring new products to market and achieve design wins, the efficient
and successful operation of our wafer fabrication facilities,
assembly facilities and test and tape and reel facilities, our
ability to adjust production capacity in a timely fashion in
response to changes in demand for our products, variability in
manufacturing yields, industry overcapacity and current
macroeconomic conditions, inaccurate product forecasts and
corresponding inventory and manufacturing costs, dependence on
third parties and our ability to manage channel partners and
customer relationships, our dependence on international sales and
operations, our ability to attract and retain skilled personnel and
develop leaders, the possibility that future acquisitions may
dilute our shareholders' ownership and cause us to incur debt and
assume contingent liabilities, fluctuations in the price of our
common stock, additional claims of infringement on our intellectual
property portfolio, lawsuits and claims relating to our products,
security breaches and other similar disruptions compromising our
information and exposing us to liability, the impact of stringent
environmental regulations, and the receipt of required regulatory
and shareholder approvals related to our proposed business
combination with TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. and the completion of
the proposed transaction. These and other risks and uncertainties,
which are described in more detail in RF Micro Devices' most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports and statements filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause actual
results and developments to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by any of these forward-looking
statements.
CONTACT: Investor Contacts:
Doug DeLieto
VP, Investor Relations
RFMD
336-678-7088
Jonathan Goldberg
Senior Director of Corporate Development
Peregrine Semiconductor
+1-858-795-0161
ir@psemi.com
Media Contacts:
Brent Dietz
RFMD, Inc.
brent.dietz@rfmd.com
+1-336-338-2711
Elizabeth Brown
Peregrine Semiconductor
pr@psemi.com
+1-619-993-4648
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