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Qorvo Inc., a leading provider of RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace/defense applications, announced that Dean Priddy, the company's executive vice president of administration, plans to retire at the end of the current fiscal year.

Freescale Semiconductor,  the global leader in radio frequency (RF) power transistors, introduced the industry’s highest power RF power transistors housed in plastic packaging.

GigOptix Inc., a leading supplier of advanced high speed semiconductor components for use in long-haul, metro, cloud and data center connectivity, consumer electronics and interactive applications, announced its newest linear quad-channel modulator driver, the GX62476, for low-power coherent metro applications.

Intel Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close in approximately 90 days. Deal terms were not disclosed.

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, introduces the UltraCMOS® PE42524, the industry’s first RF SOI switch to operate up to 40 GHz.

Pasternack introduces a new family of in-stock high-rel electromechanical relay switches with designs that range from 2 to 10 million life cycles, making them uniquely qualified for applications including defense and commercial aviation, semiconductor manufacturing, communications, radar, SATCOM, test instrumentation, medical devices and many others.

Skyworks Solutions Inc., an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors connecting people, places and things, announced that it is ramping front-end modules, wireless connectivity switches, power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers and power management solutions for streaming media and smart TV applications supporting OEMs such as Roku, Google, Amazon and Samsung.

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, announces the availability of the UltraCMOS® PE42020, the industry’s first and only RF integrated switch to operate at true DC, zero Hz.

Infineon Technologies AG announced the closing of the acquisition of International Rectifier. Effective Janurary13,2015 the El Segundo based company has become part of Infineon following the approval of all necessary regulatory authorities and International Rectifier’s shareholders.

Skyworks Solutions Inc., an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors linking people, places and things, announced that it is commencing volume production of its SkyLiTE™ front-end solutions powering LTE platforms in emerging markets.