Custom MMIC, Recently Acquired by Qorvo®, Receives BAE Systems’ Gold Tier Supplier Excellence Award

GREENSBORO, N.C., June 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qorvo® (Nasdaq:QRVO), a leading provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, today announced that Custom MMIC, which was acquired by Qorvo in February, has been awarded BAE Systems’ Gold Tier Supplier Excellence Award for 2019. The award, which recognizes outstanding supplier quality, service and performance, is part of BAE Systems “Partner 2 Win” program.  BAE Systems’ Partner 2 Win program is designed to achieve operational excellence and eliminate defects in its supply chain by raising the bar of performance expectations to meet the demand of current and future customers. This is the second consecutive year Custom MMIC has been awarded the honor.
James Klein, President of Qorvo’s Infrastructure and Defense Products (IDP), said, “Custom MMIC has an outstanding reputation among leading defense customers. We are proud of this prestigious award from BAE Systems, which recognizes the top-tier, highest-quality performers selected among many suppliers. The award highlights our ongoing commitment to providing customers with the very best products and services.”Custom MMIC’s high-performance Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) have been proven in mission-critical defense, aerospace and space applications. Now part of IDP, it is contributing to Qorvo’s expanding RF and millimeter wave product portfolio enabling further integration for defense phased array radars, electronic warfare, land/space-based satellite communications, wireless backhaul and microwave test equipment.Qorvo offers a broad GaN-on-SiC and GaAs product portfolio to help customers achieve significant improvements in efficiency, reliability and operational capabilities. The company’s GaAs and GaN-on-SiC products deliver high power density, reduced size, excellent gain, high reliability and process maturity.About Qorvo
Qorvo (Nasdaq: QRVO) makes a better world possible by providing innovative Radio Frequency (RF) solutions at the center of connectivity. We combine product and technology leadership, systems-level expertise and global manufacturing scale to quickly solve our customers’ most complex technical challenges. Qorvo serves diverse high-growth segments of large global markets, including advanced wireless devices, wired and wireless networks and defense radar and communications. We also leverage unique competitive strengths to advance 5G networks, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, and other emerging applications that expand the global framework interconnecting people, places and things. Visit www.qorvo.com to learn how Qorvo connects the world.
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