SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 17, 2000 ------------------------------ TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 000-22660 95-3654013 - ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (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) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5. OTHER EVENTS. On February 17, 2000, TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. announced that it had sold $300 million of subordinated convertible notes to qualified institutional investors in a private placement. A copy of TriQuint's press release is attached hereto. Item 7 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- 99.1 Press release dated February 17, 2000 of TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. -2- 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 hereunto duly authorized. Dated: February 18, 2000 TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. By: /s/ Steven J. Sharp --------------------------------------- President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors -3- TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. FORM 8-K INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- 99.1 Press release dated February 17, 2000 of TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. -4-