Peregrine Semiconductor announced that it had shipped its 300 millionth UltaCMOS(TM) radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC), via an order for the firm's model PE42672 single-pole, seven-throw (SP7T) switches. The antenna switches are being used in a wideband-code-division-multiple-access (WCDMA) cellular radio design. They were introduced in 2006 and have become an integral part of cellular and other wireless designs requiring reliable performance and wide bandwidth.

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As Peregrine's Chief Executive Officer, Jim Cable, exudes: "We re extremely pleased to have achieved this milestone. It speaks to the widespread adoption of our UltraCMOS technology into very high-volume commercial RF applications. Our momentum is strong: By the end of 2005, we had shipped a cumulative 20 million units since the inception of the company. By the end of 2006, we nearly quadrupled that output and reached a cumulative 70 million units. Today, we are manufacturing almost 4 million units per week." The UltraCMOS mixed-signal technology is a proprietary and patented variation of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology on a sapphire substrate. It provides the benefits of mixed-signal design and high integration with CMOS, with the added power-handling capability afforded by the sapphire substrate.

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