23 November 2011

M/A-COM Tech names WIN ‘Foundry Supplier of the Year’

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes analog semiconductors, components and subassemblies for RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications) has honored Taiwan’s WIN Semiconductors Corp (the world’s largest pure-play gallium arsenide wafer foundry) with its Foundry Supplier of the Year Award for 2011.

From its ISO9001/14001-certified 150mm-wafer fabrication plant in Tao Yuan Shien, Taiwan, WIN provides M/A-COM Tech with GaAs monolithic microwaver integrated circuit (MMIC) foundry services across a broad range of heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) and pseudomorphic high-electron-mobility transistor (pHEMT) process technologies. The level of support and comprehensive technology portfolio provided by WIN’s foundry services has facilitated M/A-COM Tech’s development and introduction of new products in many of its markets. The award recognizes WIN for its “outstanding performance in quality and service, technology development, and strategic collaboration”.

“Our close collaboration with WIN enhances the performance and quality of our products and greatly reduces time to market,” comments M/A-COM Tech’s chief operating officer Bob Donahue. “We thank WIN for its continued dedication to high quality, fast cycle times, and collaborative engagement with our team,” he adds.

“Our successful foundry relationship with M/A-COM Tech is a testament to our commitment to provide WIN’s customers with superior foundry services that leverage the best possible technology for their products,” says WIN’s CEO Yu-Chi Wang.

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