Triquint Semiconductor (TQNT) 10-Q 2009 Q2 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 27, 2009

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from             to             

Commission File Number 0-22660

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	95-3654013
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2300 N.E. Brookwood Parkway,

Hillsboro, Oregon 97124

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(503) 615-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of July 30, 2009, there were 150,595,785 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

INDEX

	PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008	1
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 27, 2009 and December 31, 2008	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008	3
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	4
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	11
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	19
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	19
	PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	19
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	20
Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	21
Item 6.	Exhibits	22

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 27, 2009			June 28, 2008			June 27, 2009			June 28, 2008
Revenues	$	169,063		$	126,957		$	288,010		$	238,095
Cost of goods sold		114,492			83,042			210,141			155,734
Gross profit		54,571			43,915			77,869			82,361
Operating expenses:
Research, development and engineering		27,467			21,664			50,689			41,607
Selling, general and administrative		19,851			18,758			36,659			35,039
In-process research and development		—			1,400			—			1,400
Settlement of lawsuit		2,950			—			2,950			—
Loss (gain) on disposal of equipment		4			16			8			(417	)
Total operating expenses		50,272			41,838			90,306			77,629
Income (loss) from operations		4,299			2,077			(12,437	)		4,732
Other (expense) income:
Interest income		199			1,115			541			3,116
Interest expense		(224	)		(10	)		(542	)		(14	)
Foreign currency (loss) gain		(38	)		399			(113	)		579
Recovery of impairment		—			—			—			105
Other, net		53			18			430			19
Total other (expense) income, net		(10	)		1,522			316			3,805
Income (loss) before income tax		4,289			3,599			(12,121	)		8,537
Income tax expense (benefit)		386			235			(380	)		693
Net income (loss)	$	3,903		$	3,364		$	(11,741	)	$	7,844
Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic	$	0.03		$	0.02		$	(0.08	)	$	0.05
Diluted	$	0.03		$	0.02		$	(0.08	)	$	0.05
Common equivalent shares:
Basic		148,063			143,712			147,721			143,332
Diluted		149,882			146,888			147,721			145,761

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TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

	June 27, 2009			December 31, 2008
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	59,336		$	50,773
Investments in marketable securities		40,094			35,304
Accounts receivable, net		107,319			78,419
Inventories, net		88,226			108,260
Prepaid expenses		5,109			5,624
Other current assets		20,362			17,775
Total current assets		320,446			296,155
Property, plant and equipment, net		265,066			264,250
Intangible assets, net		29,885			32,895
Other noncurrent assets, net		9,488			25,077
Total assets	$	624,885		$	618,377
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	45,132		$	37,819
Accrued payroll		19,061			18,737
Other accrued liabilities		14,562			12,775
Total current liabilities		78,755			69,331
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term income tax liability		9,714			10,676
Other long-term liabilities		10,336			12,294
Total liabilities		98,805			92,301
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.001 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized, 149,780,149 and 147,355,994 shares issued and outstanding at June 27, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively		150			147
Additional paid-in capital		533,537			521,613
Accumulated other comprehensive income		796			978
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings		(8,403	)		3,338
Total stockholders’ equity		526,080			526,076
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	624,885		$	618,377

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TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

	Six Months Ended
	June 27, 2009			June 28, 2008
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(11,741	)	$	7,844
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		22,637			15,264
Stock-based compensation expense		6,538			5,178
Write-off of in process research and development		—			1,400
Settlement of lawsuit		2,950			—
Other		8			(359	)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Accounts receivable, net		(28,900	)		(669	)
Inventories, net		20,503			(32,011	)
Other assets		(3,520	)		(8,221	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		7,691			22,536
Net cash provided by operating activities		16,166			10,962
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of available-for-sale investments		(38,038	)		(22,149	)
Maturity/sale of available-for-sale investments		48,925			2,500
Proceeds from sale of assets		—			388
Other		678			746
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired (Note 4)		—			(61,462	)
Capital expenditures		(24,137	)		(45,535	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(12,572	)		(125,512	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Subscription/issuance of common stock, net		4,969			7,364
Net cash provided by financing activities		4,969			7,364
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		8,563			(107,186	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		50,773			203,501
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	59,336		$	96,315
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid for income taxes	$	650		$	797

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TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). However, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed, or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In addition, the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. For TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (the “Company”), the accounting estimates requiring management’s most difficult and subjective judgments include revenue recognition, the valuation of inventory, the assessment of recoverability of long-lived assets, the valuation of investments in and receivables from privately held companies, the recognition and measurement of income tax assets and liabilities and the accounting for stock-based compensation. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments consisting of normal, recurring adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, included in the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.

2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2009, the FASB issued Statement (“SFAS”) No. 165, “Subsequent Events,” which establishes standards of accounting and reporting for events occurring after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued. SFAS 165 requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date, that is, whether the date represents the date the financial statements were issued or were available to be issued. The effective date of SFAS 165 is for annual and interim periods ending after June 15, 2009, which for the Company is the second quarter of 2009. The Company has evaluated subsequent events for disclosure and recognition after the balance sheet date of June 28, 2009 through August 4, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued.

Also in June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162.” SFAS 168 establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) as the single source of authoritative, nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), along with rules and interpretive releases of the SEC as authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. Although the Codification does not change GAAP, it substantially reorganizes the literature, which will require enterprises to revise GAAP references contained in financial statement disclosures. The effective date of SFAS 168 is for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009, which for the Company is the third quarter of 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 168 to have a material effect on its financial statements.

3. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

SFAS No. 157 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. These two types of inputs have created the following fair-value hierarchy:

• Level 1—Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;

• Level 2—Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

• Level 3—Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

			Fair Value Measurements as of June 27, 2009
	Carrying Amount		Total Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents—money market funds	$	59,336	$	59,336	$	59,336	$	—	$	—
Short-term—marketable securities		40,094		40,094		7,384		32,710		—
Total	$	99,430	$	99,430	$	66,720	$	32,710	$	—

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The instruments classified as Level 1 are measured at fair value using statement value and quoted market prices. The investments classified as Level 2 were valued using quoted prices for similar instruments in markets that are not active since identical instruments were not available. At June 27, 2009, the Company did not have any investments in auction-rate securities.

4. Business Combinations

WJ Communications, Inc, (“WJ”)

On May 22, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of WJ, a radio frequency (“RF”) semiconductor company that provides RF product solutions worldwide to communications equipment companies. The Company paid $71,957 in cash on the closing date, and $580 of direct acquisition costs through the year ended December 31, 2008 for 100% of the shares of WJ.

The Company accounted for the WJ acquisition as a purchase in accordance with SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations.” Details of the purchase price are as follows:

Cash paid at closing	$	71,957
Acquisition costs		580
Total	$	72,537

The total purchase price was allocated to WJ’s assets and liabilities based upon fair values as determined by the Company.

Cash	$	10,789
Accounts receivables and other assets		7,472
Inventory		10,043
Property, plant and equipment		4,673
Intangible assets		30,356
In-process research and development		1,400
Goodwill		28,989
Payables and other liabilities		(21,185	)
Total	$	72,537

The Company recognized goodwill of $28,989, which represents payment in excess of the fair values of WJ’s assets and liabilities because the acquisition enables the Company to combine RF power, switching and filtering in cost effective module solutions for base station and other infrastructure applications. The acquisition leverages WJ’s radio frequency/ microwave design expertise with the Company’s technologies to expand the Company’s presence in the communications infrastructure market. The acquisition completes the Company’s RF front-end portfolio for cellular base stations, adds products which complement the Company’s current base station line-up, and provides the Company with a Silicon Valley based design center, which are key aspects of the Company’s networks strategy. In the three months ended December 31, 2008, in accordance with FAS 142, the Company impaired the entire balance of goodwill.

The results of operations for the WJ business are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the period from May 23, 2008 through June 27, 2009. The following unaudited pro forma consolidated information gives effect to the acquisition of WJ as if it had occurred on January 1, 2008 after giving effect to certain adjustments, including the amortization of intangible assets, interest income, and tax adjustments, and assumes the purchase price has been allocated to assets and purchased liabilities assumed based on values at the date of purchase. Results may not be indicative of future operating results.

Proforma results of operations (unaudited)	Three Months Ended June 27, 2008		Six Months Ended June 27, 2008
Revenue	$	132,294	$	253,685
Net loss		190		138
Basic EPS		0.00		0.00
Diluted EPS		0.00		0.00

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In accordance with EITF 95-3 “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination” the Company committed to a restructuring plan to consolidate facilities in San Jose and China and to reduce certain redundant positions in the WJ operations as a result of the acquisition. The consolidation of the facilities and the reduction of personnel were substantially complete by the end of the second quarter of 2009. The plan to consolidate facilities includes partial abandonment of the San Jose facility and full abandonment of the China leases. The China and San Jose leases expire in 2009 and 2011, respectively. Payments related to this restructuring are expected to be complete by 2011. During the six months ended June 27, 2009, the Company revised its future payments relating to the San Jose lease and accordingly recorded a reduction to the future liability of $534.

The following table summarizes the charges taken as part of the restructuring plan:

	Personnel			Lease abandonment costs			Total
Balance at May 22, 2008	$	3,859		$	11,148		$	15,007
Payments		(2,194	)		(2,248	)		(4,442	)
Accretion		—			310			310
Balance at December 31, 2008	$	1,665		$	9,210		$	10,875
Payments		(1,554	)		(1,961	)		(3,515	)
Accretion		—			222			222
Change in estimate		—			(534	)		(534	)
Balance at June 27, 2009	$	111		$	6,937		$	7,048

5. Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Net income (loss) per share is presented as basic and diluted net income (loss) per share. Basic net income (loss) per share is net income (loss) available to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss is net loss available to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share is similar to basic net income per share, except that the denominator includes potential common shares that, had they been issued, would have had a dilutive effect.

The following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted shares:

	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	June 27, 2009	June 28, 2008	June 27, 2009	June 28, 2008
Shares for net income (loss) per share:
Weighted-average shares outstanding—Basic	148,063	143,712	147,721	143,332
Dilutive securities	1,819	3,176	—	2,429
Weighted-average shares outstanding—Diluted	149,882	146,888	147,721	145,761

For the three and six months ended June 27, 2009, options totaling 25,544 and 33,855 shares, respectively, were excluded from the calculation as their effect would have been antidilutive. For the three and six months ended June 28, 2008, options and other exercisable convertible securities totaling 11,212 and 10,889 shares, respectively, were excluded from the calculation as their effect would have been antidilutive.

6. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 27, 2009		June 28, 2008			June 27, 2009			June 28, 2008
Net income (loss)	$	3,903	$	3,364		$	(11,741	)	$	7,844
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Net unrealized gain on cash flow hedges		—		153			—			134
Net unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale investments		7		(88	)		(182	)		(88	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	3,910	$	3,429		$	(11,923	)	$	7,890

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7. Foreign Currency Exchange

The Company’s functional currency for all operations worldwide is the U.S. dollar. For foreign operations with the U.S. dollar as the functional currency, monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured at the period-end exchange rates. Certain non-monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured using historical rates. Statements of operations for each month are remeasured at the prior month’s balance sheet rate which approximates the average exchange rates for the month. To manage its exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, the Company previously entered into derivative financial instruments including hedges until the three months ended September 27, 2008. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss on derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges are immediately reported as a component of other income (expense), net. The effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is initially recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income as a separate component of stockholders’ equity and subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period during which the hedged transaction is recognized into earnings. During the three and six months ended June 27, 2009, the Company reported foreign currency loss from remeasurement of $38 and $113, respectively, compared to a gain from remeasurement and hedging activity of $399 and $579, respectively during the three and six months ended June 28, 2008.

As of June 27, 2009 the company had no forward currency contracts outstanding. As of June 28, 2008, the Company had forward currency contracts outstanding totaling $1,612.

8. Inventories

Inventories, stated at the lower of cost or market, consisted of the following:

	June 27, 2009		December 31, 2008
Inventories, net:
Raw materials	$	22,481	$	27,013
Work-in-process		39,368		43,025
Finished goods		26,377		38,222
	$	88,226	$	108,260

9. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment for operations consisted of the following:

	June 27, 2009			December 31, 2008
Land	$	15,668		$	15,668
Buildings		89,379			89,361
Leasehold improvements		9,690			8,856
Machinery and equipment		369,762			357,367
Furniture and fixtures		5,867			5,799
Computer equipment and software		35,093			34,187
Assets in process		38,361			35,041
		563,820			546,279
Accumulated depreciation		(298,754	)		(282,029	)
	$	265,066		$	264,250

For the three and six months ended June 27, 2009, the Company incurred depreciation expense of $10,167 and $20,101, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 28, 2008, the Company incurred depreciation expense of $7,336 and $14,397, respectively. As of June 27, 2009 the Company had $4,023 of excess land classified as available for sale. The land consists of 17.25 undeveloped acres in Hillsboro, Oregon and is currently listed for sale.

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10. Other Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets

Information regarding the Company’s acquisition-related intangible assets is as follows:

	Useful Life (Years)	June 27, 2009						December 31, 2008
		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Amortizing:
Patents, trademarks and other	2 -10		43,707		13,822		29,885		44,181		11,286		32,895
Total intangible assets		$	43,707	$	13,822	$	29,885	$	44,181	$	11,286	$	32,895

Amortization expense of amortizing intangible assets was $1,259 and $2,536 for the three and six months ended June 27, 2009 respectively. During the three and six months ended June 28, 2008, amortization expense of amortizing intangible assets was $603 and $867, respectively.

11. Bank Line

On June 27, 2008, the Company and Bank of America, N.A. (the “Lender”) entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”). The Agreement provides the Company with a two-year unsecured revolving credit facility of $50,000.

Borrowings under the Agreement bear interest in two possible ways, at the election of the Company. The Company pays interest at an amount equal to the sum of a rate per annum calculated from the British Bankers Association LIBOR rate plus a designated percentage per annum (the “Applicable Rate.”) The Applicable Rate is based on the Company’s consolidated total leverage ratio (as defined in the Agreement) and is subject to a floor of 1.25% per annum and a cap of 1.75% per annum. Alternatively, the Company may pay interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate plus ¹/2 % and the prime rate of the Lender plus the Applicable Rate. The interest payment date (as defined in the Agreement) varies based on the type of loan but generally is either quarterly or a specified period of every one, two or three months.

The Agreement contains non-financial covenants including restrictions on the ability to create, incur or assume liens and indebtedness, make certain investments and dispositions, including payments of dividends or repurchases of stock, change the nature of the business, and merge with other entities. The Agreement requires the Company to maintain a consolidated total leverage ratio during any period of four fiscal quarters not in excess of 2.00:1.00 and a consolidated liquidity ratio (as defined in the Agreement) of at least 1.50:1.00.

Outstanding amounts are due in full on the maturity date of June 27, 2010, subject to a one-year extension at the Company’s option and with the Lender’s consent. Upon the occurrence of certain events of default specified in the Agreement, amounts due under the Agreement may be declared immediately due and payable. At June 27, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company had no amounts outstanding under the Agreement.

12. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS No. 123(R) consists of stock-based compensation expense related to unvested grants of employee stock options and the Company’s 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Program. The table below summarizes the stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 27, 2009		June 28, 2008		June 27, 2009		June 28, 2008
Stock-based compensation expense:
Cost of goods sold	$	615	$	1,099	$	1,263	$	2,085
Total in cost of goods sold		615		1,099		1,263		2,085
Research, development and engineering		1,503		586		2,801		1,089
Selling, general and administrative		1,277		1,091		2,474		2,004
Total in operating expenses		2,780		1,677		5,275		3,093
Total in income from operations	$	3,395	$	2,776	$	6,538	$	5,178

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Stock Option Plans

The following summarizes the Company’s stock option transactions for the six months ended June 27, 2009:

	Six months ended June 27, 2009
	Shares		Weighted- average exercise price per share
Outstanding at the beginning of the period	29,851		$	9.36
Granted	4,784			2.27
Exercised	(82	)		3.88
Forfeitures	(698	)		7.09
Outstanding at the end of the period	33,855		$	8.42

13. Income Taxes

During the three and six months ended June 27, 2009, the Company recorded net income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations of $386 and $(380), respectively. The second quarter net tax expense was primarily associated with estimated taxes from the Company’s foreign entities. The net tax benefit for the six months ended June 27, 2009 was primarily associated with the release of a FIN 48 liability due to the expiration of the statute of limitations offset by tax expense recorded from foreign entities. The Company’s income tax liability recorded on its condensed consolidated balance sheets relates primarily to management’s estimate of the income tax expense in the jurisdictions in which the Company has operations.

No provision has been made for the U.S, state or additional foreign income taxes related to approximately $99,041 of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries which have been, or are, intended to be permanently reinvested.

The Company expects to receive an 89% income tax exemption in 2009 due to agreements with the Costa Rican government that grant a 50% income tax exemption through March 24, 2009 and a 100% exemption thereafter. Full exemption from Costa Rican income tax is expected through March 2017, subject to the Company meeting certain employment and investment requirements.

14. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Matters

On July 23, 2009, the Company filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona against Avago Technologies Limited, Avago Technologies U.S., and Avago Technologies Wireless IP (collectively, “Avago”). Avago sent letters to the Company’s customers advising them that Avago owns certain U.S. patents (“Avago patents”) identified in the letter. Avago’s letters further stated that Avago has not licensed its patents to any competitors, and that if customers purchase certain radio frequency products from suppliers other than Avago, they will not be protected against Avago’s patents. The Company’s complaint seeks a declaration that the Avago patents are invalid and that no TriQuint products infringe them. The Company’s complaint also alleges that certain Avago products infringe on certain of TriQuint’s U.S. patents. Avago has not yet filed an answer to the Company’s complaint.

On February 28, 2007, a purported derivative action (case no. C-07-0299) was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, allegedly on behalf of the Company, against certain of the Company’s officers and directors. On March 16, 2007, a substantially similar action (case no. C-07-0398) was filed. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants violated Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, breached their fiduciary duty, abused control, engaged in constructive fraud, corporate waste, insider selling, and gross mismanagement, and were unjustly enriched by improperly backdating stock options. The plaintiffs also allege that the Company failed to properly account for stock options and that the defendants’ conduct caused artificial inflation in the Company’s stock price. The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages and disgorgement of profits from the alleged conduct, corporate governance reform, establishment of a constructive trust over defendants’ stock options and proceeds derived therefrom, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney’s, accountant’s, and expert’s fees. On April 25, 2007, the Court consolidated the two cases. Plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint on or about May 25, 2007. On July 23, 2007, the Company and the individual defendants filed separate motions for the dismissal of all claims in each case with the District Court for the District of Oregon. On September 28, 2007, the plaintiffs filed a consolidated opposition to the motions for the dismissal of all claims in each case. On October 26, 2007, the Company and the individual defendants filed separate reply briefs in support of their motions for the dismissal of all claims in each case. On March 13, 2008, the Court granted motions for dismissal, but indicated that plaintiffs could amend their complaint to address the grounds on which the Court based the dismissal. On March 28, 2008, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint pursuant to the Court’s ruling on the motions for dismissal. Defendants filed an answer to the amended complaint on September 29, 2008. The parties to this action have negotiated a preliminary settlement agreement, which the Company expects to be memorialized in a Stipulation of Settlement submitted to the Court during the third quarter of 2009. The anticipated settlement of $2,950 has been recorded in the results of operations for the three months ended June 27, 2009. The parties are expected to move the Court for preliminary approval of the settlement, which, if granted, will be followed by notice of the proposed settlement to TriQuint stockholders, and a Settlement Hearing at which the Court will determine if the terms of the settlement are fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the best interests of TriQuint and current TriQuint stockholders.

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In October 2006, the Company received an informal request for information from the staff of the San Francisco district office of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its option granting practices. In November 2006, the Company was contacted by the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon and was asked to produce documents relating to option granting practices on a voluntary basis. On October 24, 2007, the San Francisco district office of the SEC sent the Company a letter indicating that the district office had terminated its investigation and is not recommending that the SEC take any enforcement action against the Company. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon has also stated that it has terminated its inquiry.

Prior to filing the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, the Company conducted an extensive review of its option granting practices. Accordingly, the Company concluded that no backdating had occurred with respect to its option grants and that the Company’s prior disclosures regarding its option grants were not incorrect. The Company remains current in its reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Environmental Remediation

Current operations are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the use, storage, disposal of and exposure to hazardous materials, the release of pollutants into the environment and the remediation of contamination.

The Company continues to be in compliance with the remedial action plans being monitored by various regulatory agencies at WJ’s former Palo Alto and Scotts Valley sites. WJ had entered into funded fixed price remediation contracts and obtained cost-overrun and unknown pollution conditions insurance coverage. The Company believes that it is remote that it would incur any significant liability beyond that which it has recorded. The Company does ultimately retain responsibility for these environmental liabilities in the unlikely event that the environmental remediation firm and the insurance company do not meet their obligations.

With respect to other former production facilities, to date either no contamination of significance has been identified or reported to the Company or the regulatory agency involved has granted closure with respect to the identified contamination. Nevertheless, the Company may face environmental liabilities related to these sites in the future.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Introduction

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included in this Report on Form 10-Q and with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. The discussion in this Report contains forward-looking statements including statements regarding fundamental drivers of long-term growth in the handset market, functional price erosion in the handset market, continued government funding, participation in government programs and expansion of programs in the future, future acquisitions or investments in strategic partners, projected working capital and capital expenditures, potential investment needs, and other statements preceded by terminology such as “believes,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “goal,” “hope,” “intends,” “may,” “our future success depends,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “reasonably,” “should,” “thinks,” “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. In addition, historical information should not be considered an indicator of future performance.

A number of factors affect our operating results and could cause our actual future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements made below, including, but not limited to, those related to expected demand and growth in the wireless handset, broadband, base station, networks, networking and defense & aerospace markets; changes in our critical accounting estimates; the reasonableness of our estimates; the ability to enter into defense & aerospace contracts; our ability to meet our revenue guidance and penetrate our market; expected operating expenses, gross margins and per share earnings; transactions affecting liquidity; expected capital expenditures and other factors and risks referenced in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. In addition, historical information should not be considered an indicator of future performance.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Report on Form 10-Q to conform these statements to actual results. These forward-looking statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provision of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Overview

We are a supplier of high performance modules, components and foundry services for communications applications. Our focus is on the specialized expertise, materials and know-how of RF and other high and intermediate frequency applications. We enjoy diversity in our markets, applications, products, technology and customer base. Our products are designed on various wafer substrates, including compound semiconductor materials such as gallium arsenide (“GaAs”), gallium nitride on silicon carbide (“GaN”), and piezoelectric crystals such as LiTaO3. We use a variety of process technologies using GaAs substrates including heterojunction bipolar transistors (“HBT”) and pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistors (“pHEMT”). Using various other substrates we also manufacture surface acoustic wave (“SAW”) and bulk acoustic wave (“BAW”) products. Using these materials and our proprietary technology, we believe our products can offer key advantages such as steeper selectivity, lower distortion, higher power and power-added efficiency, reduced size and weight and more precise frequency control. For example, GaAs has inherent physical properties that allow its electrons to move up to five times faster than those of silicon. This higher electron mobility permits the manufacture of GaAs integrated circuits that operate at higher levels of performance than silicon devices. We believe that these advantages are a tremendous benefit to our customers, which include major communication companies worldwide.

We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Our principal executive offices are located at 2300 N.E. Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 and our telephone number at that location is (503) 615-9000. Information about the company is also available at our website at www.triquint.com, which includes links to reports we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The contents of our website are not incorporated by reference in this Report on Form 10-Q.

Strategy and Industry Considerations

Our business strategy is to provide our customers with high-performance, low-cost solutions to applications in the handset, networks and defense & aerospace markets. Our mission is, “Connecting the Digital World to the Global Network™,” and we accomplish this through a diversified product portfolio within the communications and defense & aerospace industries. In the handset market, we primarily provide transmit and power amplifier modules. In the networks markets, we are a supplier of both active GaAs and passive SAW components. We provide the defense & aerospace market with phased-array radar antenna components and in 2005 were chosen to be the prime contractor on a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (“DARPA”) contract to develop high power wide band amplifiers in GaN, a next generation GaAs-derived technology. Subsequently, we have obtained additional funding from DARPA and other government and defense industry sources for development of future generation materials and technologies.

Wafer and semiconductor manufacturing facilities require a significant level of fixed cost due to investments in plant and equipment, labor costs, and repair and maintenance costs. During periods of low demand, selling prices also tend to decrease which, when combined with high fixed manufacturing costs, can create an adverse impact on operating results. During the fourth quarter of

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2008 and the first quarter of 2009, demand slowed and as a result, we experienced a corresponding decrease in factory utilization which created downward pressure on gross margins. Demand increased in the second quarter of 2009 resulting in an increase in factory utilization which improved gross margins. The increase in gross margins was offset by inefficiencies associated with the high sequential growth in the second quarter of 2009 after the low demand in the first quarter of 2009 and the ramping of our new BAW filter line.

We experienced 33% overall revenue growth in the second quarter of 2009 compared to the second quarter of 2008, lead by handset growth of 77% and defense & aerospace growth of 41%. The handset growth is primarily attributable to strong growth in 3G and EDGE product revenues with an increase of 195% for the second quarter of 2009 compared to 2008. We produce a highly integrated transmit modules built using our copper flip interconnect technology which allows us to build small, robust and power efficient solutions. The current demand for increased RF content required for the higher data rates and increased functionality of 3G handset devices has allowed average selling prices to stabilize. Our opportunity in a 3G phone, which is quad band capable in the GPRS/GSM/EDGE mode and supports 3 bands in the wideband code division multiple access (“WCDMA”) mode, is $6.00 to $8.00 per unit. By comparison, our content for a low cost dual-band GSM/GPRS phone is $0.90 to $1.50 per unit. Typical functional price erosion is 10-15% per year, offset by increasing content. We believe the fundamental drivers of continued long-term growth in the handset market remain solid as the number of new users in developed countries grows and existing users are adopting 3G enabled handsets that offer additional features and functionality compared to a traditional 2G handset. These more sophisticated handsets, sometimes called Smartphones, which incorporate a variety of features, and offer wireless broadband access enabled by 3G technologies, represent one of the fastest growing portions of the handset market. This transition to more sophisticated handsets increases the RF content in each device, increasing our addressable market. Further, China, India and other emerging countries with improving economies are growing the traditional 2G as well as the new 3G market by introducing a new customer base. In the past, however, during times of growing demand we have also experienced significant selling price pressure on some of our highest volume products.

Networks revenue decreased 27% in the second quarter of 2009 compared to 2008 with large declines in most submarkets offset slightly by growth in 3G infrastructure. The decrease was primarily driven by a decline in WLAN revenue due to high inventory buildup in the channel in the third quarter of 2008 that cleared in the second quarter of 2009 with shipments of WLAN products resuming late in the second quarter. This decrease was partially offset by increases in revenue from point-to-point radio and 3G basestation products. Revenue from our networks submarkets are gradually recovering from the softness in the fourth quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009 when companies delayed build outs and capital purchases due to the economic conditions. Our networks market includes products that support the transfer of data at high rates across wireless or fixed line networks. Our products for this market include those related to base station, wireless client, transport, and emerging markets. Wireless client includes submarkets such as wireless local area networks (“WLANs”), worldwide interoperability for microwaved access (“WiMAX”) and global positioning system (“GPS”). Transport includes submarkets such as cable, microwave radio, satellite, groundstation, and optical communications. We also support emerging wireless markets such as automotive and radio-frequency identification (“RFID”). We include our multi-market standard products in the emerging markets category.

Revenues from the defense & aerospace market are generally for products in large scale programs with long lead-times. Once a component has been designed into an end-use product for a defense & aerospace application, the same component is generally used during the entire production life of the end-use product. Currently, we are actively engaged with multiple defense & aerospace industry contractors in the development of next-generation phased-array systems and have key design wins in major projects such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (“JSF”) and Active Electronically Scanned Array (“AESA”) airborne radar. In addition, in 2005 we entered into a multi-year contract with DARPA to develop high power, wide band amplifiers in GaN. We are currently executing phase III of our DARPA GaN contract which represents approximately $16 million of revenue over 2 years. From the Office of Naval Research, we were awarded a $4.5 million, 2 year contract to advance manufacturing methods in the production of GaAs technologies. We expect to continue to win government funding for advanced technologies in the future and to participate in other large projects such as the B-2 radar upgrade. In 2008, we launched a new family of GaN power amplifier products and PowerBand, a disruptive new technology enabling wide bandwidth with output power and efficiency performance previously restricted to narrow band amplifiers. These products also have crossover application in our aerospace and networks markets. During the second quarter of 2009 we received increased contract-based revenue for research sponsored by the US government and defense industry as compared to the same period in 2008 when we saw a pause in funding between phases of a major program.

On an ongoing basis, we review acquisition and investment opportunities that would strengthen our product lines, expand our market presence and complement our technologies. We will continue to evaluate strategic opportunities available to us and we may pursue product, technology or business acquisitions or investments in strategic partners.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Some of our accounting policies require us to make difficult and subjective

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judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Our accounting policies involve critical accounting estimates because they are particularly dependent on estimates and assumptions made by management about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the accounting estimates are made. While we have used our best estimates based on facts and circumstances available to us at the time, different estimates reasonably could have been used. Changes in the accounting estimates we use are reasonably likely to occur from time to time, which may have a material impact on the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations. Our most critical accounting estimates include revenue recognition; the valuation of inventory, which impacts gross margin; assessment of recoverability of long-lived assets, which primarily impacts operating expense when we impair assets or accelerate depreciation; valuation of investments and debt in privately held companies, which impacts net income when we record impairments; valuation of deferred income tax assets and liabilities, which impacts our tax provision; and stock-based compensation, which impacts cost of goods sold and operating expenses. We also have other policies that we consider to be key accounting policies, such as our policies for the valuation of accounts receivable, reserves for sales returns and allowances, reserves for warranty costs and our reserves for commitments and contingencies; however, these policies either do not meet the definition of critical accounting estimates described above or are not currently material items in our financial statements. We review our estimates, judgments, and assumptions periodically and reflect the effects of revisions in the period in which they are deemed to be necessary. We believe that these estimates are reasonable; however, actual results could differ from these estimates.

Revenue Recognition

We derive revenues primarily from the sale of standard and customer-specific products and foundry services in the handset, networks and defense & aerospace markets. We also receive revenues from non-recurring engineering fees and cost-plus contracts for research and development work, which collectively are between 5% and 10% of consolidated revenues for any period. Our handset distribution channels include our direct sales staff, manufacturers’ representatives and independent distributors. The majority of our shipments are made directly to our customers. Revenues from the sale of standard and customer-specific products are recognized when title to the product passes to the buyer.

We receive periodic reports from customers who utilize inventory hubs and recognize revenues when the customers acknowledge they have pulled inventory from our hub, which is the point at which title to the product passes to the customer.

Revenues from foundry services and non-recurring engineering fees are recorded when the service is completed. Revenues from cost plus contracts are recognized as costs are incurred.

Revenues from our distributors are recognized when the product is sold to the distributors. Our distributor agreements provide for selling prices that are fixed at the date of sale, although we offer price protections, which are specific, of a fixed duration and for which we reserve. Further, the distributors are obligated to pay the amount and the price or payment obligation is not contingent on reselling the product. The distributors take title to the product and bear substantially all of the risks of ownership; the distributors have economic substance; and we have no significant obligations for future performance to bring about resale. We can reasonably estimate the amount of future returns. Sales to our distributors were less than 10% of our total revenues for the three and six months ended June 27, 2009 and approximately 20% for the same period in 2008. We allow our distributors to return products for warranty reasons and give them stock rotation rights, within certain limitations, and reserve for such instances. Customers that are not distributors can only return products for warranty reasons. If we are unable to repair or replace products returned under warranty, we will issue a credit for a warranty return.

Inventories

We state our inventories at the lower of cost or market. We use a combination of standard cost and moving average cost methodologies to determine our cost basis for our inventories. This methodology approximates actual cost on a first-in, first-out basis. In addition to stating our inventory at the lower of cost or market, we also evaluate it each period for excess quantities and obsolescence. We analyze forecasted demand versus quantities on hand and reserve for the excess.

Long-Lived Assets

We evaluate long-lived assets for impairment of their carrying value when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors we consider in deciding when to perform an impairment review include significant negative industry or economic trends, significant changes or planned changes in our use of the assets, plant closure or production line discontinuance, technological obsolescence, or other changes in circumstances which indicate the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. If such an event occurs, we evaluate whether the sum of the estimated undiscounted cash flows attributable to the assets in question is less than their carrying value. If this is the case, we recognize an impairment loss to the extent that carrying value exceeds fair value. Fair value is determined based on market prices or discounted cash flow analysis, depending on the nature of the asset and the availability of market data. Any estimate of future cash flows is inherently uncertain. The factors we take into consideration in making estimates of future cash flows include product life cycles, pricing trends, future capital needs, cost trends, product development costs, competitive factors and technology trends as they each affect cash inflows and outflows. If an asset is written down to fair value, that value becomes the asset’s new carrying value and is depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset.

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Investments in Privately Held Companies

In previous years, we made a number of investments in small, privately held technology companies in which we held less than 20% of the capital stock or held notes receivable. We account for all of these investments at cost unless their value has been determined to be other than temporarily impaired, in which case we write the investment down to its estimated fair value. We review these investments periodically for impairment and make appropriate reductions in carrying value when an other-than-temporary decline is evident; however, for non-marketable equity securities, the impairment analysis requires significant judgment. During our review, we evaluate the financial condition of the issuer, market conditions, and other factors providing an indication of the fair value of the investments. Adverse changes in market conditions or operating results of the issuer that differ from expectation could result in additional other-than-temporary losses in future periods.

In addition, as a result of the sale of our former optoelectronics operations, we received as partial consideration $4.5 million of preferred stock in CyOptics, Inc. (“CyOptics”) and an unsecured promissory note from CyOptics for $5.6 million, that was discounted by $2.3 million to reflect the current market rate for similar debt of comparable companies. CyOptics paid $0.7 million towards the promissory note for the six months ended June 27, 2009 and $0.9 million for the six months ended June 28, 2008. On October 9, 2007, we participated in an additional bridge financing where we purchased $0.5 million of a subordinated convertible promissory note from CyOptics which converted into preferred stock on July 24, 2008. In December 2008, we received a letter of intent from Millennium Partners (“Millennium”) and signed a definitive agreement to sell the preferred stock and debt to Millennium for approximately $3.8 million, inclusive of certain purchase adjustments. On February 13, 2009, we received notice from Millennium indicating that it no longer wished to pursue completion of the purchase of our preferred stock and that it believed it had the right to purchase the note for $1.0 million. We dispute Millennium’s interpretation of the agreement and do not believe any transaction with them is probable. The carrying value of the investments is $2.4 million as of June 27, 2009.

Income Taxes

We are subject to taxation from federal, state and international jurisdictions. A significant amount of management judgment is involved in preparing our annual provision for income taxes and the calculation of resulting deferred tax assets and liabilities. We evaluate liabilities for estimated tax exposures in jurisdictions of operation which include federal, state and international tax jurisdictions. Significant income tax exposures include potential challenges on foreign entities, merger, acquisition and disposition transactions and intercompany pricing. Exposures are settled primarily through the completion of audits within these tax jurisdictions, but can also be affected by other factors. Changes could cause management to find a revision of past estimates appropriate. The liabilities are frequently reviewed by management for their adequacy and appropriateness. As of June 27, 2009, we were not under audit by U.S. income taxing authorities. We have previously concluded federal income tax audits for the U.S. consolidated tax group on earlier years, most recently for the years 2000 and 2001. During the first quarter of 2009, a 2004 to 2007 German tax audit of our subsidiary, TriQuint Semiconductor GmbH, was completed, with no adjustments. Tax periods within the statutory period of limitations not previously audited are potentially open for examination by the taxing authorities. Potential liabilities associated with these years will be resolved when an event occurs to warrant closure, primarily through the completion of audits by the taxing jurisdictions and/or the expiration of the statutes of limitation. To the extent audits or other events result in a material adjustment to the accrued estimates, the effect would be recognized during the period of the event. Management believes that an appropriate estimated liability has been established for potential exposures.

In January 2008, we made a $63.3 million dividend distribution from our Costa Rica subsidiary. Of the $63.3 million dividend, the majority was from previously taxed income with the remainder taxed in 2008 on which a deferred tax liability was established in prior years. No provision has been made for the U.S, state or additional foreign income taxes related to approximately $99.0 million of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries which have been, or are, intended to be permanently reinvested.

In 2002, we determined that a valuation allowance should be recorded against all of our deferred tax assets based on the criteria of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. We record the valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of the deferred tax assets may not be realized. We consider future taxable income and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in determining the need for a valuation allowance and evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a regular basis.

In assessing the realizability of our deferred tax assets, we considered the four sources of taxable income. Because we have no carryback ability and have not identified any viable tax planning strategies, two of the sources are not available. Reversing taxable temporary differences have been properly considered as the deferred tax liabilities reverse in the same period as existing deferred tax assets. However, reversing the deferred tax liabilities is insufficient to fully recover existing deferred tax assets. Therefore, future taxable income, the most subjective of the four sources, is the remaining source available for realization of our net deferred tax assets.

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Significant operating losses in the first quarter of 2009, the years ended 2008, 2005 and prior years, modest earnings levels in other recent years that are highly sensitive to changes in the business environment, instances of missed projections, the cyclical nature of our industry and the recent significant economic uncertainties in the market have been important in concluding that projected future taxable income is too uncertain to be used as justification for the realization of deferred tax assets. For example, the pre-tax loss for the year ended 2008 was below earlier projections. Subsequently, a number of events have made forecasting taxable income even more difficult. The substantial slow down in the world economy has also heightened the risk of a material reduction in business levels. Our customers and competitors have noted similar uncertainties regarding the performance of our industry. In addition, during the second and third quarters of 2008, we added significant capacity and fixed costs to respond to growth in demand, adding more risk to taxable income should sales decline. Finally, our third quarter 2008 earnings were negatively impacted by the unpredictable volatility in platinum pricing which resulted in higher costs that could not be passed on to customers. Our first quarter of 2009 operating loss combined with a highly uncertain economic environment indicates continued need for the valuation reserve.

Stock-Based Compensation

There were no significant changes to our stock-based compensation accounting estimates and assumptions in the three and six months ended June 27, 2009. Refer to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for a complete description of our stock-based compensation accounting estimates and assumptions.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth the results of our operations expressed as a percentage of revenues for the three and six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 27, 2009		June 28, 2008		June 27, 2009		June 28, 2008
Revenues	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%
Cost of goods sold	67.7		65.4		73.0		65.4
Gross profit	32.3		34.6		27.0		34.6
Operating expenses:
Research, development and engineering	16.3		17.1		17.6		17.5
Selling, general and administrative	11.8		14.8		12.7		14.7
In-process research and development	—		1.1		—		0.6
Settlement of lawsuit	1.7		—		1.0		—
Loss (gain) on disposal of equipment	0.0		0.0		0.0		(0.2	)
Total operating expenses	29.8		33.0		31.3		32.6
Income (loss) from operations	2.5		1.6		(4.3	)	2.0
Other (expense) income:
Interest income	0.1		0.9		0.2		1.3
Interest expense	(0.1	)	(0.0	)	(0.2	)	(0.0	)
Foreign currency (loss) gain	(0.0	)	0.3		(0.0	)	0.2
Recovery of impairment	—		—		—		0.1
Other, net	0.0		0.0		0.1		0.0
Total other (expense) income, net	(0.0	)	1.2		0.1		1.6
Income (loss) before income tax	2.5		2.8		(4.2	)	3.6
Income tax expense (benefit)	0.2		0.2		(0.1	)	0.3
Net income (loss)	2.3	%	2.6	%	(4.1	)%	3.3	%

Three Months Ended June 27, 2009 and June, 28, 2008

Revenues from Operations.

Our revenues increased $42.1 million, or 33%, to $169.1 million in the second quarter of 2009 compared to $127.0 million in the second quarter of 2008.

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Our revenues by end market for the second quarter of 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

(as a % of Total Revenues)	Three Months Ended
	June 27, 2009		June 28, 2008
Handsets	65	%	48	%
Networks	23		41
Defense & aerospace	12		11
Total	100	%	100	%

Handsets

Revenues from the handset market products increased approximately 77% for the three months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the three months ended June 28, 2008. The revenue increase resulted from a higher volume of sales of our 3G products. Revenues from our WCDMA/EDGE 3G products increased approximately 195%, in the second quarter of 2009 compared to the second quarter of 2008. These products collectively accounted for 57% of handset revenues for the three months ended June 27, 2009 and 34% of handset revenues for the three months ended June 28, 2008. Revenues from our CDMA products increased approximately 42% in the second quarter of 2009 compared to the second quarter of 2008. These products accounted for 27% of handset revenues in the second quarter of 2009 compared with 33% of handset revenues in the second quarter of 2008.

The increases in 3G product revenues were partially offset by decreases in revenues from sales of our GSM/GPRS products of approximately 29%, for the three months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the three months ended June 28, 2008. The revenues from our GSM/GPRS products comprised approximately 11% of total handset revenues in the second quarter of 2009, compared to 28% of total handset revenues in the second quarter of 2008.

Networks

Revenues from the networks market products decreased approximately 27% for the three months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the three months ended June 28, 2008, primarily as a result of decreases in our wireless client and transport products. Revenue from wireless client products such as WLAN and broadband wireless access (“BWA”) products decreased 68% and 76%, respectively, in the three months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the three months ended June 28, 2008. Revenue from transport products such as cable and optical broadband products decreased 50% and 46%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2009, compared to the second quarter of 2008.

Defense & Aerospace

Revenues from our defense & aerospace-related market products increased approximately 41% for the three months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the three months ended June 28, 2008. The increase in revenue during the second quarter of 2009 compared to the second quarter of 2008 was primarily the result of an 18% increase in radar products revenue and a 402% increase in contract based revenue.

Gross Profit

Our gross profit as a percentage of revenues decreased to 32% for the second quarter of 2009, compared to 35% for the second quarter of 2008. The decrease in gross profit margin was primarily due to a change in the product mix to more handset revenue which have lower gross margins and less network revenue which have higher gross margins, inefficiencies associated with high sequential growth and the ramping of our new BAW filter line.

Operating expenses

Research, development and engineering

Our research, development and engineering expenses for the second quarter of 2009 increased $5.8 million, or 27%, to $27.5 million, from $21.7 million in the second quarter of 2008. Research, development and engineering expenses increased primarily due to an increase in labor costs and a full quarter of WJ operations.

Selling, general and administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2009 increased $1.1 million, or 6%, to $19.9 million, from $18.8 million for the second quarter of 2008. Our selling, general and administrative expenses increase was due to an increase in labor costs.

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Settlement of lawsuit

The anticipated settlement of the derivative lawsuit of $2.95 million resulted from a negotiated settlement between the parties.

Other income (expense), net

In the second quarter of 2009, net other income decreased $1.5 million from the second quarter of 2008. The change from the prior year was primarily a result of decreased interest income of $0.9 million due to a decrease in interest rates.

Income tax expense

In the second quarter of 2009, we recorded a net income tax expense of $0.4 million, an increase from the $0.2 million recorded for the second quarter of 2008. The change from the prior year was primarily a result of an increase in tax expense recorded from foreign entities.

Six Months Ended June 27, 2009 and June, 28, 2008

Revenues increased $49.9 million, or 21%, to $288.0 million for the six months ended June 27, 2009 as compared to $238.1 million for the six months ended June 28, 2008. Our revenues by end market for the six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008 were as follows:

(as a % of Total Revenues)	Six Months Ended
	June 27, 2009		June 28, 2008
Handsets	62	%	49	%
Networks	25		39
Military	13		12
Total	100	%	100	%

Handsets

Our revenues in the wireless handset market increased 52% during the six months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the six months ended June 28, 2008. Revenues from our 3G and handset WLAN products increased approximately 199% and 104%, respectively for the six months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the six months ended June 28, 2008. The 3G products increase is primarily due to an increase in the power amplifier modules and transmit modules of 81% and 420%, respectively.

The increases were offset by a decrease in revenue from our GSM/GPRS products of approximately 41% for the six months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the six months ended June 28, 2008.

Networks

Revenues from the networks market decreased approximately 24% in the six months ended June 27, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 28, 2008. This decrease was primarily a result of decreases in our wireless client and transport products. Revenues from our wireless client products such as WLAN and BWA products decreased 77% and 82%, respectively, in the six months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the six months ended June 28, 2008. Revenues from our transport products such as cable and optical broadband products decreased 45% and 53%, respectively, for the six months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the six months ended June 28, 2008.

Defense & Aerospace

Revenues from our military-related products increased approximately 33% during the six months ended June 27, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 28, 2008. The increase in revenue was primarily due to a 184% increase in contract based revenue and a 19% increase in radar products revenue.

Gross Profit

Our gross profit margin as a percentage of revenues decreased to 27% in the six months ended June 27, 2009, compared to 35% in the six months ended June 28, 2008. The decrease in gross profit margin was primarily due to a change in the product mix to more handset revenue which have lower gross margins and less network revenue which have lower gross margins, inefficiencies associated with high sequential growth and the ramping of our new BAW filter line.

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Operating expenses

Research, development and engineering

Our research, development and engineering expenses during the six months ended June 27, 2009 increased $9.1 million, or 22%, to $50.7 million, from $41.6 million in the six months ended June 28, 2008. Research, development and engineering expenses increased primarily due to increases in labor costs and a full six months of WJ operations.

Selling, general and administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses during the six months ended June 27, 2009 increased $1.6 million, or 5%, to $36.7 million from $35.0 million in the six months ended June 28, 2008. Our selling, general and administrative expenses increased primarily due to increased labor costs.

In-process research and development

In-process research and development costs of $1.4 million in the six months ended June 28, 2008, resulted from the acquisition of WJ Communications, which was completed on May 22, 2009. No similar charges were incurred during the six months ended June 27, 2009.

Settlement of lawsuit

The anticipated settlement of the derivative lawsuit of $3.0 million resulted from a negotiated settlement between the parties.

Other income (expense), net

Our net other income during the six months ended June 27, 2009 decreased $3.5 or 92%, to $0.3 million from $3.8 million in the six months ended June 28, 2008. The decrease in other income is primarily due to a decrease of $2.6 million in interest income for the six months ended June 27, 2009, which totaled $0.5 million, as compared to $3.1 million for the six months ended June 28, 2008.

Income tax expense

During the six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008, we recorded a net income tax benefit of $0.4 million and expense of $0.7 million, respectively. The change from the prior year was primarily a result of tax expense recorded from foreign entities.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

As of June 27, 2009 our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities increased $13.4 million, or 16%, to $99.4 million, from $86.1 million as of December 31, 2008. This increase in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities for the six months ended June 27, 2009 was primarily due to cash from operations and from the sale of long-term investments. The primary use of cash was for capital expenditures.

At June 27, 2009, our net accounts receivable balance increased $28.9 million, or 37%, to $107.3 million, from $78.4 million at December 31, 2008. This increase was primarily a result of shipments that occurred late in the quarter. Our days sales outstanding were 58 days as of June 27, 2009 compared to 48 days as of December 31, 2008.

At June 27, 2009, our net inventory balance decreased $20.0 million, or 19%, to $88.2 million, from $108.3 million at December 31, 2008. Inventory turns are now at a roughly appropriate level.

At June 27, 2009, our net property, plant and equipment increased $0.8 million, to $265.1 million, from $264.3 million at December 31, 2008. The increase was primarily a result of capital expenditures of $24.1 million during the six months ended June 27, 2009, partially offset by depreciation of $20.1 million. The capital expenditures made during the six months ended June 27, 2009 was primarily for equipment to support new products and technologies.

At June 27, 2009, our accounts payable and accrued expenses increased $9.5 million, or 14% to $78.8 million, from $69.3 million at December 31, 2008. The increase is primarily a result of an increase in production levels in addition to an accrual of $3.0 million for the anticipated settlement of the derivative lawsuit.

Sources of Liquidity

Our current cash, cash equivalent and short-term investment balances together with cash anticipated to be generated from operations and the balance available on our revolving loan constitute our principal sources of liquidity. We believe these will satisfy our projected working capital and capital expenditure through the next 12 months. The principal risks to these sources of liquidity are lower than expected earnings or capital expenditures in excess of our expectations, in which case we may be required to finance any shortfall through additional equity offerings, debt financings or credit facilities. We may not be able to obtain additional financing or credit facilities, or if these funds are available, they may not be available on satisfactory terms.

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Except for the anticipated legal settlement for the derivative lawsuit of $2.95 million as disclosed above, there have been no material changes in the disclosure related to our contractual obligations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 27, 2009, we did not have any off balance sheet arrangements as defined in Regulation S-K Item 303 (a)(4). We did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As such, we are not exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our investments in cash equivalents are classified as available-for-sale securities and consist of highly rated, short term investments, such as money market funds, in accordance with an investment policy approved by our board of directors. All of these investments are held at fair value. We do not hold or issue derivatives, derivative commodity instruments or other financial instruments for speculative trading purposes. In addition, at June 27, 2009, we did not have any investments in auction-rate securities.

The following table shows the fair values of our investments as of June 27, 2009 (in millions):

	Cost		Fair Value
Cash and Cash equivalents (including unrealized gain of less than $0.000)	$	59.3	$	59.3
Available-for-sale investments (including net unrealized gains of $0.142)	$	40.0	$	40.1

Foreign Currency Risk

We are exposed to currency exchange rate fluctuations, because we sell our products internationally and have operations in Costa Rica and Germany. We manage the foreign currency risk of our international sales, purchases of raw materials and equipment by denominating most transactions in U.S. dollars.

Customer Risk

For the three and six months ended June 27, 2009, Futaihua Industrial (Shenzhen) Co Ltd, a sister of company of Foxconn, accounted for 20% and 18%, respectively, of our revenues. For the three and six months ended June 28, 2008 there were no customers that accounted for more than 10% of our revenues.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our management evaluated, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding our required disclosure, and that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

On July 23, 2009, we filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona against Avago Technologies Limited, Avago Technologies U.S., and Avago Technologies Wireless IP (collectively, “Avago”). Avago sent letters to our customers advising them that Avago owns certain U.S. patents (“Avago patents”) identified in the letter. Avago’s letters further

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stated that Avago has not licensed its patents to any competitors, and that if customers purchase certain radio frequency products from suppliers other than Avago, they will not be protected against Avago’s patents. Our complaint seeks a declaration that the Avago patents are invalid and that no TriQuint products infringe them. Our complaint also alleges that certain Avago products infringe on certain of TriQuint’s U.S. patents. Avago has not yet filed an answer to our complaint.

On February 28, 2007, a purported derivative action (case no. C-07-0299) was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, allegedly on behalf of TriQuint, against certain of TriQuint’s officers and directors. On March 16, 2007, a substantially similar action (case no. C-07-0398) was filed. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants violated Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, breached their fiduciary duty, abused control, engaged in constructive fraud, corporate waste, insider selling, and gross mismanagement, and were unjustly enriched by improperly backdating stock options. The plaintiffs also allege that TriQuint failed to properly account for stock options and that the defendants’ conduct caused artificial inflation in TriQuint’s stock price. The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages and disgorgement of profits from the alleged conduct, corporate governance reform, establishment of a constructive trust over defendants’ stock options and proceeds derived therefrom, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney’s, accountant’s, and expert’s fees. On April 25, 2007, the Court consolidated the two cases. Plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint on or about May 25, 2007. On July 23, 2007, we filed separate motions for the dismissal of all claims in each case with the District Court for the District of Oregon. On September 28, 2007, the Plaintiffs filed a consolidated opposition to our motions for the dismissal of all claims in each case. On October 26, 2007, we filed separate reply briefs in support of our motions for the dismissal of all claims in each case. On March 13, 2008, the Court granted us motions for dismissal, but indicated that Plaintiffs could amend their complaint to address the grounds on which the Court based the dismissal. On March 28, 2008, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint pursuant to the Court’s ruling on the motions for dismissal. Defendants filed an answer to the amended complaint on September 29, 2008. The parties to this action have negotiated a preliminary settlement agreement, which we expect to be memorialized in a Stipulation of Settlement submitted to the Court during the third quarter of 2009. The anticipated settlement of $2.95 million has been recorded in the results of operations for the three months ended June 27, 2009. The parties are expected to move the Court for preliminary approval of the settlement, which, if granted, will be followed by notice of the proposed settlement to TriQuint stockholders, and a Settlement Hearing at which the Court will determine if the terms of the settlement are fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the best interests of TriQuint and current TriQuint stockholders.

In October 2006, we received an informal request for information from the staff of the San Francisco district office of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its option granting practices. In November 2006, we were contacted by the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon and were asked to produce documents relating to its option granting practices on a voluntary basis. On October 24, 2007, the San Francisco district office of the SEC sent us a letter indicating that the district office has terminated its investigation and is not recommending that the SEC take any enforcement action against us. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon has also stated that it has terminated its inquiry.

Prior to the filing of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, we conducted an extensive review of our option granting practices. Our management concluded that no backdating had occurred with respect to our option grants and that our prior disclosures regarding our option grants were not incorrect. We remain current in our reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

In addition, from time to time we are involved in judicial and administrative proceedings incidental to our business. Although occasional adverse decisions (or settlements) may occur, we believe that the final disposition of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to our market risk exposures during the first six months of fiscal 2009. For a discussion on our exposure to market risk, refer to Item 1A, Risk Factors, contained in our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.

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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 5, 2009, we held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Hillsboro, Oregon. We solicited votes by proxy pursuant to proxy solicitation materials first distributed to our stockholders on or about March 26, 2009. All directors were elected and all proposed matters were approved. The following is a brief description of the matters voted on at the meeting and a statement of the number of votes cast for, withheld and against and the number abstentions:

1. The election of Dr. Paul A. Gary, Charles Scott Gibson, Nicolas Kauser, Ralph G. Quinsey, Dr. Walden C. Rhines, Steven J. Sharp and Willis C. Young as directors of the Company until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected:

Nominee	For	Withheld
Dr. Paul A. Gary	72,406,169	57,824,095
Charles Scott Gibson	59,048,681	71,181,583
Nicolas Kauser	74,371,069	55,859,195
Ralph G. Quinsey	80,899,536	49,330,728
Dr. Walden C. Rhines	73,332,002	56,898,262
Steven J. Sharp	62,937,322	71,279,596
Willis C. Young	81,060,812	49,169,452

2. The ratification of the audit committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008:

For	Against	Abstain
128,971,793	1,651,298	176,695

3. The approval of the amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate cumulative voting in the election of directors and adopt a majority voting standard in uncontested elections of directors:

For	Against	Abstain
95,451,564	3,744,486	913,673

4. The approval of the amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation to provide for indemnification of directors and officers:

For	Against	Abstain
125,734,984	4,357,149	707,652

5. The adoption and approval of the Company’s 2009 Incentive Plan:

For	Against	Abstain
72,219,576	27,507,201	382,947

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Item 6. Exhibits

3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
3.2	Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant
10.1+	TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2009 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2009)
10.2+	Automatic Stock Option Grant Program for Eligible Directors Under the TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2009 Incentive Plan
10.3+	Form of Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement under the TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2009 Incentive Plan
10.54+	TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a—14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a—14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32	Certification pursuant to 18.U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

+ Management contract or compensatory plan

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
Dated: August 4, 2009	By:	/s/    RALPH G. QUINSEY
		Ralph G. Quinsey President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: August 4, 2009	By:	/s/    STEVE BUHALY
		Steve Buhaly
		Vice President of Finance, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
3.2	Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant
10.1+	TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2009 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2009)
10.2+	Automatic Stock Option Grant Program for Eligible Directors Under the TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2009 Incentive Plan
10.3+	Form of Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement under the TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2009 Incentive Plan
10.54+	TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a—14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a—14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32	Certification pursuant to 18.U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002.

+ Management contract or compensatory plan

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