Peregrine Semiconductor to License its UltraCMOS® Intellectual Property to Murata
04 März 2013 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:
PSMI), a fabless provider of high-performance radio frequency
integrated circuits (RFICs), today announced its intention to
collaborate with Murata Manufacturing Company on a multisource
arrangement for RF switches and other components based on
Peregrine’s proprietary UltraCMOS® technology. Under the proposed
collaboration agreement, Murata would be granted a license to
design and manufacture RF switches and other switch-related
components utilizing Peregrine’s technology and intellectual
property (IP). The parties expect this agreement to result in an
expanded source of supply for these critical RF components, and to
assure global OEMs broad access to RF CMOS products.
Peregrine Semiconductor pioneered RF CMOS-based devices with its
UltraCMOS technology, an advanced form of Silicon-On-Insulator
(SOI) process, and more than 20 years of research and development
have resulted in 140 patents issued and pending. With this strong
IP portfolio, Peregrine has established a leading position in the
RF front-end section of mobile devices for RF switches and tunable
RF components.
Murata is a leading supplier of RF front-end modules for the
global mobile wireless marketplace. RF front-end modules are
products that incorporate RF switches and tuning devices with SAW
filters, passive components, and advanced packaging techniques.
“Global OEM customers of both Peregrine and Murata have for some
time requested that the companies implement an independent source
of supply for the critical switching elements that are widely
utilized in today’s smart phones and other wireless-communications
products,” said Jim Cable, Peregrine’s President and CEO. “This
agreement marks the first license of Peregrine’s core switch-based
intellectual property to a third party and we look forward to
entering into this collaborative arrangement with Murata.”
Regarding today’s announcement, Norio Nakajima, Murata’s Vice
President, Communication Business Unit, stated, “Peregrine has
fundamental IP in CMOS-based switches and tuning products with its
UltraCMOS technology. This IP licensing arrangement solidifies our
existing relationship and future collaboration with Peregrine. We
believe that the combination of Murata’s filter and packaging
technology with Peregrine’s UltraCMOS switch and tuning technology
is a formidable RF front-end solution.”
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possibility that we are unable to reach a final agreement with
Murata, and other risks as outlined in our form 10-K for the year
ended December 29, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange
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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 at http://www.psemi.com.
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