ANADIGICS Unveils New Quad-Band Polar Edge Power Amplifier


BARCELONA, Spain and WARREN, New Jersey, February 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- New AWE6174 Delivers High Power With Exceptional Performance; Supports 
Use of DC-DC Converter for Even Greater Power Savings

ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD), a leading provider of semiconductor
solutions in the broadband wireless and wireline communications markets,
today announced its new AWE6174 quad-band Polar EDGE power amplifier (PA)
module for 3G wireless handsets and equipment. ANADIGICS made the
announcement this morning at the Mobile World Congress 2008 which is being
held February 11-14 at the Fira de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (ANADIGICS:
Hall 2, Stand 2C19).

"Our company continues to expand its portfolio of compact, high
efficiency PA products for 3G and 4G wireless communications," said Ali
Khatibzadeh, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and General Manager of Wireless
Products at ANADIGICS. "The introduction of our new AWE6174 Polar EDGE PA
once again establishes a new performance benchmark in power consumption for
handsets and modules in the 3G marketplace."

ANADIGICS' new Polar EDGE PA is designed to meet all requirements for
GSM/GPRS and EDGE operations in dual-, tri- or quad-band handsets based on
Qualcomm's WCDMA, HSPA chipsets and their latest generation transceivers. The
AWE6174 Polar EDGE PA includes separate amplifiers for GSM850/900 and for
DCS/PCS bands which are optimized for high performance in both GMSK and 8PSK
modes in a 6 x 6mm package that is 25% smaller than current generation EDGE
PA modules. An internal reference voltage and integrated power control scheme
for simplified GMSK operation make production calibration faster and easier
and reduce the number of external components required.

"The unique device architecture in our new AWE6174 Polar EDGE PA gives
handset designers the option of using an external DC-DC converter to modulate
the amplifier bias voltage and reduce current consumption at backed off
output power," said Joe DeMoura, ANADIGICS EDGE Product Line Manager. "Using
a 3rd party DC-DC converter in this way can reduce current consumption by
half at medium output power and greatly increase battery life and talk time."

The AWE6174 incorporates ANADIGICS' proprietary InGaP-Plus(TM) technology
for state-of-the-art reliability, temperature stability and ruggedness. The
PA is manufactured using a material set consistent with the European Union's
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS).

Product sampling of the AWE6174 amplifier is scheduled for the end of Q1
2008.

For additional product information, pricing or samples, contact your
local ANADIGICS sales representative or distributor. Visit
www.anadigics.com/worldwide_sales or contact ANADIGICS at +1-908-668-5000
(phone) or +1-908-668-5132 (FAX).

About ANADIGICS, Inc.

ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD) is a leading provider of semiconductor
solutions in the rapidly growing broadband wireless and wireline
communications markets. The Company's products include power amplifiers,
tuner integrated circuits, active splitters, line amplifiers, and other
components, which can be sold individually or packaged as integrated radio
frequency and front end modules.

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