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TriQuint Semiconductor

bigdog — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:52:58 +0000

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (TriQuint) is a supplier of modules, components and foundry services for communications applications. TriQuint designs, develops and manufactures radio frequency (RF) solutions with gallium arsenide (GaAs), gallium nitride (GaN), surface acoustic wave (SAW), temperature compensated surface acoustic wave (TC-SAW), and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) technologies for customers worldwide. The Company serves markets and customer base of manufacturers building connected mobile devices, third generation (3G) / fourth generation (4G) cellular base stations, triple-play cable solutions, fiber optic networks, wireless local area networks (WLAN), worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) / long term evolution (LTE), global positioning systems (GPS), and defense and aerospace applications. It offers an array of filtering, switching and amplification products for RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave applications.

Stock Pick: Rubicon Technology, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:RBCN)

bigdog — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:15:17 +0000

Rubicon Technology, Inc. (Rubicon) is an electronic materials provider, which develops, manufactures and sells monocrystalline sapphire and other crystalline products for light-emitting diodes (LEDs), radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), blue laser diodes, optoelectronics and other optical applications. Rubicon is an integrated manufacturer of sapphire substrates and optical windows, which are used in a range of applications. The product line includes two to four inch sapphire cores and wafers for use in LEDs and blue laser diodes for lighting and electronic applications. In addition, the Company sells six inch sapphire wafers, which are used for silicon-on-sapphire (SOS) RFICs, as well as products for military, aerospace, sensor and other applications.

RBCN ended the last trading session at $16.86.