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5 March 2009

 

TriQuint receives Intel’s Preferred Quality Supplier Award

RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA is one of 26 firms to receive Intel Corp’s Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award, recognizing its contributions to Intel in 2008. TriQuint supplies Intel with amplifiers, RF switches and a front-end module for wireless local-area network (WLAN) products, which are deemed essential to Intel’s success. Celebrations to honor the PQS award winners are being held this month in Tokyo, Japan and Santa Clara, CA.

“TriQuint has worked closely with Intel on a range of significant programs enabling the RF evolution of MIMO-based WLAN and WiMAX solutions,” says Brian Balut, VP Networks for TriQuint. “TriQuint’s focus on integrated semiconductor technologies as well as customer service and quality has enabled us to improve performance and lower overall system costs for our customer,” he claims.

“This achievement is a tribute to TriQuint’s strong commitment and execution in support of RF components for Intel's wireless products,” says Leif Stavig, Intel’s SMO Integrated Circuit Sourcing and Enabling manager.

The PQS award is part of Intel’s Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) program, which encourages suppliers to strive for excellence and continuous improvement. To qualify for PQS status, suppliers must score 80% on a report card that assesses performance and ability to meet cost, quality, availability, delivery, technology and responsiveness goals. Suppliers must also manage and deliver on a challenging improvement plan and a quality/business systems assessment. Furthermore, the 2008 awardees had to demonstrate basic compliance to the Electronic Industry Code of Conduct and Intel’s Green Sustainability Program.

See related item:

TriQuint CEO to receive Oregon Technology Executive of the Year award

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