UNITED STATES
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TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
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TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
** IMPORTANT NOTICE **
Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above company, and the material you should review before you cast your vote is now available.
This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that is available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy material before voting.
Shareholder Meeting to be held on 05/21/08
Proxy Materials Available
• Notice of 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
• 2008 Proxy Statement
• Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2007
• Proxy Card
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See The Reverse Side For Meeting Information and Instructions on How to Vote
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Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 05/21/08 Meeting Time: 4:00 P.M. PDT For holders as of: 03/31/08
Meeting Location:
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. 2300 N.E. Brookwood Pkwy. Hillsboro, OR 97124
Meeting Directions:
For Meeting Directions Please Visit: http://www.triquint.com/contacts/locations/portland.cfm
How To Vote
Vote In Person
Many stockholder meetings have attendance requirements including, but not limited to, the possession of an attendance ticket issued by the entity holding the meeting. Please check the meeting material for any special requirements for meeting attendance. At the Meeting you will need to request a ballot to vote these shares.
Vote By Internet
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WWW.PROXYVOTE.COM.
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your notice in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions.
Vote By Telephone
To vote now by telephone, call 1-800-690-6903. Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and follow the instructions.
Vote By Mail
Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.
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Voting items
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ITEMS 1 AND 2.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Nominees:
01) Dr. Paul A. Gary 05) Dr. Walden C. Rhines 02) Charles Scott Gibson 06) Steven J. Sharp 03) Nicolas Kauser 07) Willis C. Young 04) Ralph G. Quinsey
For All Withhold All For All Except
To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.
2. To ratify the audit committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as TriQuint’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2008.
3. In their discretion, upon such other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.
For Against Abstain
Additional items
Sign on reverse side
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Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 21, 2008
The stockholder(s) hereby appoint(s) Ralph G. Quinsey and Steven J. Buhaly, or either of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorize(s) them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the shares of Common Stock of TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (“TriQuint”) that the stockholder(s) is/are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at 4:00 pm, Pacific Time on May 21, 2008, at 2300 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR, 97124 and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
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