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Skyworks reported record fiscal fourth quarter (Q4) and full year results — the ninth consecutive year of revenue and earnings growth. The positive results were dampened by declining iPhone shipments and mobile phone softness in China. Skyworks CEO tried to alleviate any near-term concerns by discussing technology development to position Skyworks to be a leader in 5G.

Anokiwave announced the appointment of Alastair Upton as senior vice president of business development.

Qorvo will lead a team tasked to develop a physics-based, unified GaN modeling framework to accelerate the design of GaN devices. In addition to Qorvo, the four-year AFRL contract taps the capabilities of Modelithics, the University of Padua, NI AWR, HRL and the University of Colorado-Boulder.

HRL Laboratories was awarded a $9.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a millimeter wave GaN maturation program.

II-VI Inc. announced a strategic collaboration with Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations Inc. (SEDI) to establish a vertically integrated 150 mm wafer fabrication platform to manufacture GaN on SiC HEMT devices for 5G wireless networks.

Skyworks announced its latest switch solution for mobile antenna applications, the SKY13699-21, which enables main and diversity antenna swapping and provides exceptional insertion loss and isolation in a compact package, minimizing signal loss and footprint challenges for system designers.