The Oregon Council of AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association) announced on Friday, Feburary 6, 2009, the selection of Ralph Quinsey, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Hillsboro, Ore.-based TriQuint Semiconductor, as the 2009 Technology Executive of the Year. Quinsey will be recognized publicly for the honor at this year’s Oregon Technology Awards program on May 7, 2009 at the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Ore. Quinsey’s company, TriQuint,
(NASDAQ: TQNT) is a leading radio frequency (RF) product manufacturer and foundry
services provider in the semiconductor industry.

Award Selection

Quinsey was selected as the Technology Executive of the Year based on his leadership in his company, the greater Oregon community and the technology industry. Quinsey’s results- and employee-oriented approach to guiding TriQuint has contributed greatly to the company’s year-over-year growth over the past three years during a challenging period for much of the semiconductor industry. In his spare time, Quinsey contributes to his community in a variety of ways including his membership on the advisory board of Portland State University’s Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, which receives input and funding from TriQuint.

About Quinsey

Quinsey is widely recognized as streamlining the operations and focusing the market direction of TriQuint since he joined the company in July 2002 as president and CEO. While TriQuint has received mainstream exposure for its products’ place in many of the industry’s leading smartphones, the company also supplies products for WLAN, GPS, basestation, WiMAX, and defense and aerospace markets.

For this year’s award, Quinsey was chosen by a collection of the program’s previous Technology Executive of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award recipients who make up the Selection Committee. They evaluated nominations from the committee and from the technology community at large.

“It truly is an honor to be recognized by one’s peers in the Oregon technology community,” said Quinsey. “This award would not be possible without the determination and innovation of my colleagues at TriQuint. I have been fortunate to work with such a talented team during the past six years.”

To learn more about this year’s Oregon Technology Awards event, visit http://www.oregontechawards.com. At the site, nominations are currently being accepted for the following awards: System/Hardware Company of the Year, Software Company of the Year, Technology-Service Company of the Year, Emerging Company of the Year and Cool Product of the Year.

About TriQuint

Founded in 1985, we “Connect the Digital World to the Global Network”™ by supplying high-performance RF modules, components and foundry services to the world’s leading communications companies. Specifically, TriQuint supplies products to four out of the top five mobile device manufacturers, and is a leading gallium arsenide (GaAs) supplier to major defense and space contractors.

TriQuint creates standard and custom products using advanced processes that include gallium arsenide, surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) technologies to serve diverse markets including wireless handsets, laptops, GPS/PND, base stations, broadband communications and defense and aerospace. TriQuint is also lead researcher in a multi-year DARPA program to develop advanced gallium nitride (GaN) amplifiers. TriQuint, as named by Strategy Analytics in August 2008, is the number-three worldwide leader in GaAs devices and the world’s largest commercial GaAs foundry. TriQuint has ISO9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Oregon, Texas, and Florida and a production plant in Costa Rica; design centers are located in North America and Germany.

About AeA

AeA, the nation’s largest technology trade association representing all segments of the high-tech industry, is dedicated solely to helping our members’ top line and bottom line.

We do this in partnership with our small, medium, and large member companies by lobbying governments at the state, federal, and international levels, providing access to capital and business opportunities, and offering select business services and networking programs. For more information, please visit www.aeanet.org. AeA and ITAA merged to become Tech Technology Association of America on January 1, 2009.

Nominations are now open for a number of additional awards that include:

• System/Hardware Company of the Year
• Software Company of the Year
• Technology-Service Company of the Year
• Emerging Company of the Year
• Cool Product of the Year

For more information, contact:
Barry Katcher
McClenahan Bruer Communications
barry@mcbru.com
503-546-1000

Brandi Frye
Director, Corporate Marketing Communications
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc
bfrye@tqs.com
503-615-9488 (direct)
503-780-2318 (mobile)