MagnaChip and Peregrine Semiconductor Expand Production of STeP5
UltraCMOS® RFIC and DuNE™ DTC Tuning Products
SAN DIEGO, and SEOUL, South
Korea, Nov. 19, 2012
/PRNewswire/ -- MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation
("MagnaChip Semiconductor") (NYSE: MX), a Korea-based designer and
manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, and
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSMI), a
fabless provider of high-performance radio frequency integrated
circuits (RFICs), today announced that MagnaChip has expanded
production of Peregrine Semiconductor's STeP5
UltraCMOS® technology-based RFIC product line,
including the most recent DuNE™ Digitally Tunable
Capacitors (DTCs) for RF impedance tuning.
Peregrine Semiconductor and MagnaChip announced the final
qualification and high-volume production ramp of the "STeP5"
UltraCMOS process in the third calendar quarter 2011. Due to
the continued increase in orders for the STeP5 products, MagnaChip
fulfilled the fastest manufacturing ramp in Peregrine
Semiconductor's history.
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Current generations of UltraCMOS, an advanced form of
Silicon-on-Insulator technology, utilize a sapphire substrate,
which enables high levels of monolithic integration, and results in
smaller die, higher yields, and fewer external components than
other competing compound semiconductor processes. Distinctive
generations of the UltraCMOS process are released in "STePs."
The STeP5 products are produced at MagnaChip's Cheongju,
South Korea facility, where
MagnaChip also manufactures Peregrine's legacy "STeP3" and "STeP4"
UltraCMOS devices in high volume.
"It is important for MagnaChip to engage with partners who are
solving the RF-design challenges associated with the latest 4G LTE
networks, and Peregrine Semiconductor is one of those partners,"
said Namkyu Park, Vice President of
Marketing for MagnaChip's foundry division. "We are pleased
with the successful ramp and rapid expansion of the STeP5 UltraCMOS
product line, including the DuNE DTCs for RF impedance
matching. MagnaChip's manufacturing expertise, combined with
our customers' design capabilities, will allow us to continue to
provide robust and cost-competitive manufacturing solutions to our
customers."
"MagnaChip has provided excellent support and flexibility in
ramping to meet the large demand for our STeP5 UltraCMOS products,"
said Ian Warbrick, vice president of
operations for Peregrine Semiconductor. "They added capacity
very quickly, and processed a large volume of wafers with expedited
cycle times, enabling us to meet our customers' expectations."
About Peregrine Semiconductor
Peregrine Semiconductor
(NASDAQ: PSMI) is a fabless provider of high-performance radio
frequency integrated circuits (RFICs). Our solutions leverage our
proprietary UltraCMOS® technology, an
advanced RF Silicon-On-Insulator process. Our products
deliver what we believe is an industry-leading combination of
performance and monolithic integration, and target a broad range of
applications in the aerospace and defense, broadband, industrial,
mobile wireless device, test and measurement equipment, and
wireless infrastructure markets. Additional information is
available on the Company's website
at http://www.psemi.com.
About MagnaChip Semiconductor
Headquartered in
South Korea, MagnaChip
Semiconductor is a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog
and mixed-signal semiconductor products for high volume consumer
applications. MagnaChip Semiconductor believes it has one of the
broadest and deepest range of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor
platforms in the industry, supported by its 30-year operating
history, large portfolio of registered and pending patents and
extensive engineering and manufacturing process expertise. For more
information, please visit http://www.magnachip.com.
The Peregrine Semiconductor name, logo, and UltraCMOS are
registered trademarks, and DuNE is a trademark, of Peregrine
Semiconductor Corporation in the U.S.A., and other countries. All other
trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective
owners.
Peregrine Semiconductor Editorial Contact
Michelle Ragsdale, Sr. Public Relations
Generalist
Phone: (858) 795-0154
mragsdale@psemi.com
http://www.psemi.com
Peregrine Semiconductor Investor Relations
Contacts
Jay Biskupski, Chief
Financial Officer
Phone: (858) 731-9400
ir@psemi.com
or
The Blueshirt Group
Suzanne Craig or Melanie Friedman
Phone: (415) 217-4962, (415) 217-4964
suzanne@blueshirtgroup.com
melanie@blueshirtgroup.com
MagnaChip Contacts
In the
United States
Robert
Pursel
Director of Investor Relations
Phone: 408-625-1262
robert.pursel@magnachip.com
In Korea
Chankeun Park
Senior Manager, Public Relations
Phone: +82-2-6903-3195
chankeun.park@magnachip.com
http://www.magnachip.com/
SOURCE MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation