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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 10-Q

                  QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                                       of
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                       For the Quarter ended July 3, 1999
                         Commission File Number 0-22660

                          TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
                                  (Registrant)

                     Incorporated in the State of Delaware

                I.R.S. Employer Identification Number 95-3654013

                 2300 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124

                           Telephone: (503) 615-9000

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 / /

  As of July 3, 1999, there were 14,568,542 shares of the registrant's common
                               stock outstanding.

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                          TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

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                                     INDEX



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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations--Three months and six
           months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998.................................         3

         Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets--June 30, 1999 and December 31,
           1998................................................................         4

         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows--Six months ended June
           30, 1999 and 1998...................................................         5

         Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements..................         6

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
           Results of Operations...............................................        10

Item 3.  Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market and Interest
           Rate Risk...........................................................        24

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.....................................................        25

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K......................................        25

SIGNATURES.....................................................................        26


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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                          ITEM 1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                          TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                    (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)



                                                                        THREE MONTHS ENDED     SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                       --------------------  ---------------------
                                                                       JUNE 30,   JUNE 30,   JUNE 30,    JUNE 30,
                                                                         1999       1998       1999        1998
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
                                                                                            
Total revenues.......................................................  $  38,109  $  27,874  $  71,804  $   51,555

Operating costs and expenses:
  Cost of goods sold.................................................     22,803     17,610     43,754      35,951
  Research, development and engineering..............................      5,413      5,075     10,007       9,499
  Selling, general and administrative................................      5,766      3,560     10,949       7,020
  Special charges....................................................         --         --         --      10,220
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
    Total operating costs and expenses...............................     33,982     26,245     64,710      62,690
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
    Income (loss) from operations....................................      4,127      1,629      7,094     (11,135)
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------

Other income (expense):
  Interest income....................................................        835        752      1,626       1,609
  Interest expense...................................................       (270)      (369)      (583)       (748)
  Other, net.........................................................         10         58         57          54
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
    Total other income, net..........................................        575        441      1,100         915
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------

    Income (loss) before income taxes................................      4,702      2,070      8,194     (10,220)
Income tax expense...................................................        375         65        654          65
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
    Net income (loss)................................................  $   4,327  $   2,005  $   7,540  $  (10,285)
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------

Per share data:
    Basic............................................................  $    0.30  $    0.14  $    0.52  $    (0.74)
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------

    Weighted average common shares...................................     14,445     14,102     14,391      13,986
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------

    Diluted..........................................................  $    0.26  $    0.14  $    0.47  $    (0.74)
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
    Weighted average common and common equivalent shares.............     16,521     14,586     16,107      13,986
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------


           See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                          TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)



                                                                                          JUNE 30,   DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                            1999       1998(1)
                                                                                         ----------  ------------
                                                                                               
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents............................................................  $   17,248   $   14,602
  Investments..........................................................................      12,434       11,460
  Accounts receivable, net.............................................................      25,783       21,020
  Inventories, net.....................................................................      22,811       19,706
  Prepaid expenses and other assets....................................................       1,717        2,028
                                                                                         ----------  ------------
    Total current assets...............................................................      79,993       68,816
                                                                                         ----------  ------------
Property, plant and equipment, net.....................................................      28,004       30,529
Restricted investments.................................................................      40,163       40,163
Other non-current assets, net..........................................................       1,633        1,798
                                                                                         ----------  ------------
    Total assets.......................................................................  $  149,793   $  141,306
                                                                                         ----------  ------------
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Current installments of capital lease and installment note obligations...............  $    5,018   $    4,934
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses................................................      20,772       19,388
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    Total current liabilities..........................................................      25,790       24,322

Capital lease obligations and installment note obligations, less current
  installments.........................................................................       6,839        9,369
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    Total liabilities..................................................................      32,629       33,691
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Shareholders' equity:
  Common stock.........................................................................     135,601      133,592
  Accumulated deficit..................................................................     (18,437)     (25,977)
                                                                                         ----------  ------------
    Total shareholders' equity.........................................................     117,164      107,615
                                                                                         ----------  ------------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity.............................................  $  149,793   $  141,306
                                                                                         ----------  ------------
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(1) The information in this column was derived from the Company's audited
    financial statements as of December 31, 1998.

           See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                          TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)



                                                                                               SIX MONTHS ENDED
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                                                                                             JUNE 30,    JUNE 30,
                                                                                               1999        1998
                                                                                            ----------  ----------
                                                                                                  
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income (loss).......................................................................  $    7,540  $  (10,285)
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization.........................................................       3,653       2,735
    Special charges.......................................................................           0       8,820
    Gain on disposal of assets............................................................         (12)        (58)
    Change in assets and liabilities (net of assets acquired and liabilities assumed)
      (Increase) decrease in:
      Accounts receivable.................................................................      (4,763)     (2,014)
      Inventories.........................................................................      (3,105)     (2,590)
      Prepaid expense and other assets....................................................         328         353
      Accounts payable and accrued expenses...............................................       1,384       4,817
      Other current liabilities...........................................................           0         327
                                                                                            ----------  ----------
    NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES.............................................       5,025       2,105

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchase of investments.................................................................     (60,246)    (59,833)
  Sale/Maturity of investments............................................................      59,272      57,137
  Capital expenditures....................................................................        (980)       (850)
  Proceeds from sale of assets............................................................          12          67
                                                                                            ----------  ----------
    NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES.................................................      (1,942)     (3,479)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Principal payments under capital lease obligations......................................      (2,446)     (2,648)
  Issuance of common stock, net...........................................................       2,009       1,116
                                                                                            ----------  ----------
    NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES.................................................        (437)     (1,532)

    NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS..................................       2,646      (2,906)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD..................................      14,602      18,734
                                                                                            ----------  ----------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD........................................  $   17,248  $   15,828
                                                                                            ----------  ----------
                                                                                            ----------  ----------


           See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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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 consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. However, certain
information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been
condensed, or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, the statements include
all adjustments necessary (which are of a normal and recurring nature) for the
fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. These
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
Company's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1998, as
included in the Company's 1998 Annual Report to Shareholders.

    The Company's quarters end on the Saturday nearest the end of the calendar
quarter. For convenience, the Company has indicated that its second quarter
ended on June 30. The Company's fiscal year ends on December 31.

2.  STOCK SPLIT AND NET INCOME PER SHARE

    On June 10, 1999, the Board of Directors approved a three-for-two stock
split of the outstanding common shares effected in the form of a stock dividend
on July 2, 1999 to stockholders of record as of June 22, 1999. Common share and
per share data for all periods presented have been adjusted to give effect to
the stock split effected in the form of a stock dividend.

    Earnings per share is presented as basic and diluted net income per share.
Basic net income per share is net income available to common shareholders
divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net
income per share is similar to basic 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 earnings per
share:



                                                                                                  PER SHARE
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999                                            INCOME     SHARES      AMOUNT
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Basic earnings per share:
  Income available to shareholders.......................................  $   4,327     14,445   $    0.30
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Effect of dilutive securities:
  Stock options and warrants.............................................         --      2,076
                                                                           ---------  ---------
Diluted earnings per share:
  Income available to shareholders.......................................  $   4,327     16,521   $    0.26
                                                                           ---------  ---------       -----
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                          TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

                    (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

                                  (UNAUDITED)



                                                                                                  PER SHARE
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999                                              INCOME     SHARES      AMOUNT
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Basic earnings per share:
  Income available to shareholders.......................................  $   7,540     14,391   $     .52
                                                                                                      -----
Effect of dilutive securities:
  Stock options and warrants.............................................         --      1,716
                                                                           ---------  ---------
Diluted earnings per share:
  Income available to shareholders.......................................  $   7,540     16,107   $     .47
                                                                           ---------  ---------       -----
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                                                                                                  PER SHARE
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998                                            INCOME     SHARES      AMOUNT
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Basic earnings per share:
  Income available to shareholders.......................................  $   2,005     14,102   $    0.14
                                                                                                      -----
Effect of dilutive securities:
  Stock options and warrants.............................................         --        484
                                                                           ---------  ---------
Diluted earnings per share:
  Income available to shareholders.......................................  $   2,005     14,586   $    0.14
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                                                                                                 PER SHARE
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998                                             INCOME     SHARES      AMOUNT
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Basic loss per share:
  Loss available to shareholders.......................................  $  (10,285)    13,986   $   (0.74)
                                                                                                -----------
Effect of dilutive securities:
  Stock options and warrants...........................................          --         --
                                                                         ----------  ---------
Diluted loss per share:
  Loss available to shareholders.......................................  $  (10,285)    13,986   $   (0.74)
                                                                         ----------  ---------  -----------
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    The dilutive effect of common equivalent shares outstanding for the purchase
of approximately 37 and 64 shares for the three months and six months ended June
30, 1999, respectively, and 586 and 407 shares for the three months and six
months ended June 30, 1998, respectively, were not included in the net income
(loss) per share calculations, because to do so would have been antidilutive.

3.  RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS

    The Company charges all research and development costs associated with the
development of new products to expense when incurred. Engineering and design
costs related to revenues on non-recurring engineering services billed to
customers are classified as research, development and engineering expense.
Additionally, certain related contract engineering costs are also included in
research, development and engineering expense.

4.  INCOME TAXES

    The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method.
Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are
recognized for the future tax consequences

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                          TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

                    (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

                                  (UNAUDITED)

attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of
existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.

    The provision for income taxes has been recorded based on the current
estimate of the Company's annual effective tax rate. For periods of income, this
rate differs from the federal statutory rate primarily because of the
utilization of net operating loss carryforwards.

5.  INVENTORIES

    Inventories, net of reserves of $3,275 and $2,422 as of June 30, 1999 and
December 31, 1998, respectively, stated at the lower of cost or market, consist
of:



                                                                       JUNE 30,   DECEMBER 31,
                                                                         1999         1998
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Raw Material.........................................................  $   5,124   $    5,066

Work in Progress.....................................................     14,584       10,749

Finished Goods.......................................................      3,103        3,891
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  Total Inventories..................................................  $  22,811   $   19,706
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6.  SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Components of shareholders' equity:



                                                                       JUNE 30,   DECEMBER 31,
                                                                         1999         1998
                                                                       ---------  ------------
                                                                            
Preferred stock, no par value, 5,000,000 shares
  authorized.........................................................         --           --

Common stock, $.001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized,
  14,568,542 and 14,327,670 outstanding, respectively................         15           14

Additional paid-in capital...........................................    135,586      133,578


7.  SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION



                                                                            SIX MONTHS ENDED
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                                                                        JUNE 30,      JUNE 30,
                                                                          1999          1998
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Cash Transactions:

  Cash paid for interest.............................................   $     591     $     741

  Cash paid for income taxes.........................................         170             0

Non-Cash Transactions:

  Purchase of assets through capital leases..........................           0         2,215


8.  COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

    The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS")
No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income. There is no difference between net
income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss).

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                          TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

                    (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

                                  (UNAUDITED)

9.  SEGMENT INFORMATION

    The Company has adopted SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information. The Company has concluded that it has only
one reportable segment.

10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

    In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". SFAS No. 133 establishes
accounting and reporting standards requiring that every derivative instrument be
recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset or liability measured at its
fair value. SFAS No. 133 also requires that changes in the derivative's fair
value be recognized currently in results of operations unless specific hedge
accounting criteria are met. SFAS No. 133 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after June 15, 2000. The Company is evaluating any possible effect
SFAS No. 133 may have on its consolidated financial statements.

11. LITIGATION

    See Part II, Item 1, of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a description
of legal proceedings.

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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
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE NOTES THERETO INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM
10-Q. THE DISCUSSION IN THIS REPORT CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THAT
INVOLVE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDE, AMONG
OTHERS, THOSE STATEMENTS INCLUDING THE WORDS "EXPECTS," "ANTICIPATES,"
"INTENDS," "BELIEVES" AND SIMILAR LANGUAGE. OUR ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER
MATERIALLY FROM THOSE DISCUSSED BELOW. FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO
THESE DIFFERENCES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED, TO THE RISKS DISCUSSED IN THE
SECTION TITLED "RISK FACTORS" BELOW.

    We are a leading supplier of high performance gallium arsenide integrated
circuits for the wireless communications, telecommunications, data
communications and aerospace markets. Our products incorporate our proprietary
analog and mixed signal designs and our advanced gallium arsenide manufacturing
processes to address a broad range of applications and customers. We sell our
products worldwide to end user customers, including Bosch, Ericsson, Hittite,
Hughes, Lucent, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel, QUALCOMM and Raytheon.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

    The following table sets forth the results of our operations expressed as a
percentage of total revenues. Our historical operating results are not
necessarily indicative of the results for any future period.



                                                                  THREE MONTHS ENDED         SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                               ------------------------  ------------------------
                                                                JUNE 30,     JUNE 30,     JUNE 30,     JUNE 30,
                                                                  1999         1998         1999         1998
                                                               -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
                                                                                          
Total revenues...............................................       100.0%       100.0%       100.0%       100.0%
Operating costs and expenses:
  Cost of goods sold.........................................        59.9         63.2         60.9         69.7
  Research, development and engineering......................        14.2         18.2         13.9         18.5
  Selling, general and administrative........................        15.1         12.8         15.3         13.6
  Special charges............................................         0.0          0.0          0.0         19.8
                                                                    -----        -----        -----        -----
    Total operating costs and expenses.......................        89.2         94.2         90.1        121.6
                                                                    -----        -----        -----        -----
Income (loss) from operations................................        10.8          5.8          9.9        (21.6)
Other income, net............................................         1.5          1.6          1.5          1.8
                                                                    -----        -----        -----        -----
  Income (loss) before income taxes..........................        12.3          7.4         11.4        (19.8)
Income tax expense...........................................         1.0          0.2          0.9          0.1
                                                                    -----        -----        -----        -----
Net income (loss)............................................        11.3%         7.2%        10.5%       (19.9)%
                                                                    -----        -----        -----        -----
                                                                    -----        -----        -----        -----


TOTAL REVENUES

    We derive revenues from the sale of standard and customer-specific products
and services. Our revenues also include non-recurring engineering revenues
relating to the development of customer-specific products. Total revenues for
the three and six months ended June 30, 1999 increased 36.7% and 39.3%,
respectively, to $38.1 million and $71.8 million from $27.9 million and $51.6
million, respectively, for the comparable three and six months ended June 30,
1998. The increases in total revenues in the three and six months ended June 30,
1999 reflected strong demand for our products. Domestic revenues for the three
and six months ended June 30, 1999 increased to $27.3 and $52.0 million,
respectively, from $20.1 and $38.4 million, respectively, for the three and six
months ended June 30, 1998. International revenues increased to $10.8 and $19.8
million for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, respectively, from
$7.8 and $13.1 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June
30, 1998.

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COST OF GOODS SOLD

    Cost of goods sold includes all direct material, labor and overhead expenses
and certain production costs related to non-recurring engineering revenues. In
general, gross profit generated from the sale of customer-specific products and
from non-recurring engineering revenues is typically higher than gross profit
generated from the sale of standard products. The factors affecting product mix
include the relative demand in our various market applications, as well as the
number of non-recurring engineering contracts.

    Cost of goods sold increased to $22.8 million for the three months ended
June 30, 1999 from $17.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 1998. Cost
of goods sold as a percentage of total revenues for the three months ended June
30, 1999 decreased to 59.9% from 63.2% for the three months ended June 30, 1998.
For the six months ended June 30, 1999, cost of goods sold increased to $43.8
million from $36.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 1998. As a
percentage of total revenues, cost of goods sold for the six months ended June
30, 1999 decreased to 60.9% from 69.7% for the six months ended June 30, 1998.
The increase in absolute dollar value of cost of goods sold was primarily
attributable to the related increase in sales volume. The decrease in cost of
goods sold as a percentage of revenues is attributable to continuing
improvements in production yields and increased economies of scale associated
with increased sales volumes. In addition, cost of goods sold for the six months
ended June 30, 1998 included nonrecurring costs related to the relocation of our
manufacturing facility to our Hillsboro facility.

    We have at various times in the past experienced lower than expected
production yields which have delayed shipments of a given product and adversely
affected gross margins. There can be no assurance that the we will be able to
maintain acceptable production yields in the future and, to the extent that we
do not achieve acceptable production yields, our operating results would be
materially adversely affected. The operation of our own leased wafer fabrication
facilities entails a high degree of fixed costs and requires an adequate volume
of production and sales to be profitable. During periods of decreased demand,
high fixed wafer fabrication costs would have a material adverse effect on the
our operating results.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING

    Research, development and engineering expenses include the costs incurred in
the design of products associated with nonrecurring engineering revenues, as
well as ongoing product development and research and development expenses. Our
research, development and engineering expenses for the three and six months
ended June 30, 1999 increased to $5.4 million and $10.0 million, respectively,
from $5.1 million and $9.5 million, respectively for the three and six months
ended June 30, 1998. Research, development and engineering expenses as a
percentage of total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999
decreased to 14.2% and 13.9%, respectively, from 18.2% and 18.5%, respectively,
for the three and six months ended June 30, 1998. The increase in research,
development and engineering expenses on an absolute dollar basis is primarily
due to the addition of new employees. The decrease in research, development and
engineering expenses as a percentage of total revenues was due to revenues
increasing at a faster rate than research, development and engineering spending.
We are committed to substantial investments in research, development, and
engineering and expect these expenses will continue to increase in absolute
dollar amount in the future.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

    Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and six months
ended June 30, 1999 increased to $5.8 million and $10.9 million, respectively,
from $3.6 million and $7.0 million, respectively, for the three and six months
ended June 30, 1998. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a
percentage of total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999
increased to 15.1% and 15.3%, respectively, from 12.8% and 13.6%, respectively,
for the three and six months ended June 30, 1998. The increase in selling,
general and administrative expenses is primarily attributable to increased costs
associated with the on-going development of infrastructure and business support.

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SPECIAL CHARGES

    Special charges for the six months ended June 30, 1998 relate to a one-time
write-off of in-process research and development of $8.8 million associated with
our acquisition of our Millimeter Wave Communications business and a charge of
$1.4 million related to the settlement of a stockholder class action filed in
1994.

OTHER INCOME, NET

    Other income, net for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999 increased
to $575,000 and $1,100,000, respectively, from $441,000 and $915,000,
respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 1998. This increase
resulted primarily from increased interest income on slightly higher cash
balances and decreased interest expense due to reductions in long-term debt.

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

    Income tax expense for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 1999
increased to $375,000 and $654,000, respectively, from $65,000 for both the
three and six months ended June 30, 1998. The increase in income tax expense is
attributable to the increased income before income taxes.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

    In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". SFAS No. 133 establishes
accounting and reporting standards requiring that every derivative instrument be
recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset or liability measured at its
fair value. SFAS No. 133 also requires that changes in the derivative's fair
value be recognized currently in results of operations unless specific hedge
accounting criteria are met. SFAS No. 133 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after June 15, 2000. The Company is evaluating any possible effect
SFAS No. 133 may have on its consolidated financial statements.

RISK FACTORS

OUR OPERATING RESULTS MAY FLUCTUATE SUBSTANTIALLY.

    Our quarterly and annual results of operations have varied in the past and
may vary significantly in the future due to a number of factors including, but
not limited to, the following:

    - cancellation or delay of customer orders or shipments;

    - our success in achieving design wins in which our products are designed
      into those of our customers;

    - market acceptance of our products and those of our customers;

    - variability of the life cycles of our customers' products;

    - variations in manufacturing yields;

    - timing of announcement and introduction of new products by us and our
      competitors;

    - changes in the mix of products we sell;

    - declining average sales prices for our products;

    - changes in manufacturing capacity and variations in the utilization of
      that capacity;

    - variations in operating expenses;

    - the long sales cycles associated with our customer specific products;

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    - the timing and level of product and process development costs;

    - the cyclicality of the semiconductor industry;

    - the timing and level of nonrecurring engineering revenues and expenses
      relating to customer specific products; and

    - significant changes in our and our customers' inventory levels.

    We expect that our operating results will continue to fluctuate in the
future as a result of these and other factors. Any unfavorable changes in these
or other factors could cause our results of operations to suffer as some of
these factors have had in the past. For example, in June 1994, Nortel, formerly
Northern Telecom, requested that we delay shipment of some of our products.
Nortel was then our largest customer and the delay, together with lower than
expected orders, materially reduced our revenues and results of operations in
the second quarter and for the remainder of 1994. Due to potential fluctuations,
we believe that period to period comparisons of our results of operations are
not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as indicators of our
future performance.

WE RELY ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS FOR A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF OUR REVENUES.

    A limited number of customers have accounted for a significant portion of
our revenues in each fiscal period. In recent periods, sales to some of our
major customers as a percentage of total revenues have fluctuated. In 1998,
Nokia accounted for approximately 12.0% and Raytheon accounted for approximately
11.7% of total revenues. We expect that sales to a limited number of customers
will continue to account for a substantial portion of our total revenues in
future periods. We do not have long-term agreements with any of our customers.
Customers generally purchase our products pursuant to cancelable short-term
purchase orders. Our results of operations have been negatively affected in the
past by the failure of anticipated orders to materialize and by delays in or
cancellations of orders. If we were to lose a major customer or if orders by or
shipments to a major customer were to otherwise decrease or be delayed, our
results of operations would be harmed.

WE FACE RISKS FROM FAILURES IN OUR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES.

    The fabrication of integrated circuits, particularly those made of gallium
arsenide, is a highly complex and precise process. Our integrated circuits are
manufactured from four inch round wafers made of gallium arsenide. During
manufacturing, each wafer is processed to contain numerous die, the individual
integrated circuits. We may reject or be unable to sell a substantial percentage
of wafers or the die on a given wafer because of:

    - minute impurities;

    - difficulties in the fabrication process;

    - defects in the masks used to print circuits on a wafer;

    - electrical performance;

    - wafer breakage; or

    - other factors.

    We refer to the proportion of final good integrated circuits that have been
processed, assembled and tested relative to the gross number of integrated
circuits that could be constructed from the raw materials as our manufacturing
yield. Compared to the manufacture of silicon integrated circuits, gallium
arsenide technology is less mature and more difficult to design and manufacture
within specifications in large volume. In addition, the more brittle nature of
gallium arsenide wafers can result in lower manufacturing yields than with
silicon wafers. We have in the past experienced lower than expected
manufacturing yields,

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which have delayed product shipments and negatively impacted our results of
operations. We may experience difficulty maintaining acceptable manufacturing
yields in the future.

    In addition, the maintenance of our two fabrication facilities is subject to
risks, including:

    - the demands of managing and coordinating workflow between two
      geographically separate production facilities;

    - disruption of production in one of our facilities as a result of a
      slowdown or shutdown in our other facility; and

    - higher operating costs from managing two geographically separate
      manufacturing facilities.

IF WE FAIL TO SELL A HIGH VOLUME OF PRODUCTS, OUR OPERATING RESULTS WILL BE
  HARMED.

    Because the majority of our manufacturing costs are relatively fixed, our
manufacturing volumes are critical to our operating results. If we fail to
achieve acceptable manufacturing volumes or experience product shipment delays,
our results of operations could be harmed. During periods of decreased demand,
our high fixed manufacturing costs could have a negative effect on our results
of operations. We base our expense levels in part on our expectations of future
orders and these expense levels are predominantly fixed in the short-term. If we
receive fewer customer orders than expected, we may not be able to reduce our
manufacturing costs in the short-term and our operating results would be harmed.

IF WE DO NOT SELL OUR CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC PRODUCTS IN LARGE VOLUMES, OUR OPERATING
  RESULTS MAY BE HARMED.

    We manufacture a substantial portion of our products to address the needs of
individual customers. Frequent product introductions by systems manufacturers
make our future success dependent on our ability to select development projects
which will result in sufficient volumes to enable us to achieve manufacturing
efficiencies. Because customer specific products are developed for unique
applications, we expect that some of our current and future customer specific
products may never be produced in volume and may impair our ability to cover our
fixed manufacturing costs. In addition, if we experience delays in completing
designs or if we fail to obtain development contracts from customers whose
products are successful, our revenues could be harmed.

OUR OPERATING RESULTS COULD BE HARMED IF WE LOSE ACCESS TO SOLE OR LIMITED
  SOURCES OF MATERIALS OR SERVICES.

    We currently obtain some components and services for our products from
limited or single sources, such as ceramic packages from Kyocera. We purchase
these components and services on a purchase order basis, do not carry
significant inventories of these components and do not have any long-term supply
contracts with these vendors. Our requirements are relatively small compared to
silicon semiconductor manufacturers. Because we often do not account for a
significant part of our vendors' business, we may not have access to sufficient
capacity from these vendors in periods of high demand. If we were to change any
of our sole or limited source vendors, we would be required to requalify each
new vendor. Requalification could prevent or delay product shipments that could
negatively affect our results of operations. In addition, our reliance on these
vendors may negatively affect our production if the components vary in
reliability or quality. If we are unable to obtain timely deliveries of
sufficient components of acceptable quality or if the prices of components for
which we do not have alternative sources increase, our results of operations
could be harmed.

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IF OUR PRODUCTS FAIL TO PERFORM OR MEET CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS, WE COULD INCUR
  SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL COSTS.

    The fabrication of gallium arsenide integrated circuits is a highly complex
and precise process. Our customers specify quality, performance and reliability
standards that we must meet. If our products do not meet these standards, we may
be required to rework or replace the products. Gallium arsenide integrated
circuits may contain undetected defects or failures that only become evident
after we commence volume shipments. We have experienced product quality,
performance or reliability problems from time to time. Defects or failures may
occur in the future. If failures or defects occur, we could:

    - lose revenue;

    - incur increased costs such as warranty expense and costs associated with
      customer support;

    - experience delays, cancellations or rescheduling of orders for our
      products; or

    - experience increased product returns or discounts.

OUR OPERATING RESULTS MAY SUFFER IF WE DO NOT EXPAND OUR MANUFACTURING CAPACITY
  IN A TIMELY MANNER.

    We may attempt to increase our capacity by converting our existing facility
to accommodate equipment that uses six-inch wafers. We do not have any
experience processing six-inch wafers in our fabrication facilities. We may be
required to redesign our processes and procedures substantially to accommodate
the larger wafers. As a result, implementing additional capacity for six-inch
wafers may take longer than planned, which could harm our results of operations.

    Our facilities have a level of capacity beyond which we cannot cost
effectively produce our products. Although we are not currently approaching
those constraints, we may be unable to further expand our business if we fail to
plan and build sufficient capacity. The process of building, testing and
qualifying a gallium arsenide integrated circuit fabrication facility is time
consuming. We must begin to design and implement additional manufacturing
facilities well in advance of our needs.

WE MAY FACE FINES OR OUR FACILITIES COULD BE CLOSED IF WE FAIL TO COMPLY WITH
  ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

    Federal, state and local regulations impose various environmental controls
on the storage, handling, discharge and disposal of chemicals and gases used in
our manufacturing process. For our manufacturing facility located in Hillsboro,
Oregon, we provide our own manufacturing waste treatment and disposal. We are
required by the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to report
usage of environmentally hazardous materials.

    At our Texas facility, we utilize Texas Instruments' waste treatment and
waste storage facilities and services for the treatment, storage, disposal and
discharge of wastes we generate. Our waste streams are commingled with those of
Texas Instruments and are covered by Texas Instruments' waste water permit.

    The failure to comply with present or future regulations could result in
fines being imposed on us and we could be required to suspend production or
cease our operations. These regulations could require us to acquire significant
equipment or to incur substantial other expenses to comply with environmental
regulations. We rely to a great extent on Texas Instruments' hazardous waste
disposal system at our Texas facility. Any failure by us, or by Texas
Instruments with respect to our Texas facility, to control the use of, or to
adequately restrict the discharge of, hazardous substances could subject us to
future liabilities and harm our results of operations.

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WE DEPEND ON THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF COMMUNICATIONS MARKETS.

    We derive a substantial portion of our product revenues from sales of
products for communication applications. These markets are characterized by the
following:

    - intense competition;

    - rapid technological change; and

    - short product life cycles, especially in the cellular telephone market.

    In addition, although the communications markets have grown rapidly in the
last few years, these markets may not continue to grow or a significant slowdown
in these markets may occur.

    Products for communications applications are often based on industry
standards, which are continually evolving. Our future success will depend, in
part, upon our ability to successfully develop and introduce new products based
on emerging industry standards, which could render our existing products
unmarketable or obsolete. If communications markets evolve to new standards, we
may be unable to successfully design and manufacture new products that address
the needs of our customers or that will meet with substantial market acceptance.

OUR BUSINESS WILL BE IMPACTED IF SYSTEMS MANUFACTURERS DO NOT USE GALLIUM
  ARSENIDE COMPONENTS.

    Silicon semiconductor technologies are the dominant process technologies for
integrated circuits and the performance of silicon integrated circuits continues
to improve. Our prospective customers may be systems designers and manufacturers
who are utilizing such silicon technologies in their existing systems and who
are evaluating gallium arsenide integrated circuits for use in their next
generation high performance systems. Customers may be reluctant to adopt our
products because of:

    - their unfamiliarity with designing systems with gallium arsenide products;

    - their concerns related to manufacturing costs and yields;

    - their unfamiliarity with design and manufacturing processes; and

    - uncertainties about the relative cost effectiveness of our products
      compared to high performance silicon components.

    Systems manufacturers may not use gallium arsenide components because the
production of gallium arsenide integrated circuits has been and continues to be
more costly than the production of silicon devices. As a result, we must offer
devices that provide superior performance to that of silicon-based devices.

    In addition, customers may be reluctant to rely on a smaller company like us
for critical components. We cannot be certain that additional systems
manufacturers will design our products into their systems, that the companies
that have utilized our products will continue to do so in the future or that
gallium arsenide technology will continue to achieve widespread market
acceptance. If our gallium arsenide products fail to achieve market acceptance,
our results of operations would suffer.

CUSTOMERS MAY DELAY OR CANCEL ORDERS DUE TO REGULATORY DELAYS.

    The increasing demand for communications products has exerted pressure on
regulatory bodies worldwide to adopt new standards for these products, generally
following extensive investigation of and deliberation over competing
technologies. The delays inherent in the regulatory approval process may in the
future cause the cancellation, postponement or rescheduling of the installation
of communications systems by our customers. These delays have in the past had
and may in the future have a negative effect on our sales and our results of
operations.

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OUR REVENUES ARE AT RISK IF WE DO NOT INTRODUCE NEW PRODUCTS AND/OR DECREASE
  COSTS.

    Historically, the average selling prices of our products have decreased over
the products' lives, and we expect them to continue to do so. To offset these
decreases, we rely primarily on achieving yield improvements and other cost
reductions for existing products and on introducing new products that can often
be sold at higher average selling prices. We believe our future success depends,
in part, on our timely development and introduction of new products that compete
effectively on the basis of price and performance and adequately address
customer requirements. The success of new product and process introductions
depends on several factors, including:

    - proper selection of products and processes;

    - successful and timely completion of product and process development and
      commercialization;

    - market acceptance of our or our customers' new products;

    - achievement of acceptable manufacturing yields; and

    - our ability to offer new products at competitive prices.

    Our product and process development efforts may not be successful and our
new products or processes may not achieve market acceptance. To the extent that
our cost reductions and new product introductions do not occur in a timely
manner, our results of operations could suffer.

WE MUST IMPROVE OUR PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE.

    If technologies or standards supported by our or our customers' products
become obsolete or fail to gain widespread commercial acceptance, our results of
operations may be materially impacted. Because of continual improvements in
semiconductor technology, including those in high performance silicon where
substantially more resources are invested than in gallium arsenide, we believe
that our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to continue to
improve our product and process technologies. We must also develop new
technologies in a timely manner. In addition, we must adapt our products and
processes to technological changes and to support emerging and established
industry standards. We may not be able to improve our existing products and
process technologies, develop new technologies in a timely manner or effectively
support industry standards. If we fail to do so, our customers may select
another gallium arsenide product or move to an alternative technology.

OUR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS MAY SUFFER IF WE DO NOT COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY.

    The semiconductor industry is intensely competitive and is characterized by
rapid technological change, rapid product obsolescence and price erosion.
Currently, we compete primarily with manufacturers of high performance silicon
integrated circuits such as Applied Micro Circuits, Motorola and Philips and
with manufacturers of gallium arsenide integrated circuits such as Anadigics,
Raytheon, RF Micro Devices and Vitesse. We also face competition from the
internal semiconductor operations of some of our current and potential
customers. We expect increased competition from existing competitors and from a
number of companies that may enter the gallium arsenide integrated circuits
market, as well as future competition from companies that may offer new or
emerging technologies such as silicon germanium. Most of our current and
potential competitors have significantly greater financial, technical,
manufacturing and marketing resources than we do. Manufacturers of high
performance silicon integrated circuits have achieved greater market acceptance
of their existing products and technologies in some applications.

    We compete with both gallium arsenide and silicon suppliers in the wireless,
data communications and telecommunications markets. In the microwave and
millimeter wave markets, our competition is primarily from a limited number of
gallium arsenide suppliers, which are in the process of expanding their product
offerings to address commercial applications other than aerospace.

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    Our prospective customers are typically systems designers and manufacturers
that are considering the use of gallium arsenide integrated circuits for their
high performance systems. Competition is primarily based on performance elements
such as speed, complexity and power dissipation, as well as price, product
quality and ability to deliver products in a timely fashion. Due to the
proprietary nature of our products, competition occurs almost exclusively at the
system design stage. As a result, a design win by TriQuint or our competitors
typically limits further competition with respect to manufacturing a given
design.

OUR OPERATING RESULTS MAY SUFFER DUE TO DECLINING DEMAND FOR SEMICONDUCTORS.

    From time to time, the semiconductor industry has experienced significant
downturns and wide fluctuations in product supply and demand. This cyclicality
has led to significant imbalances in demand and production capacity. It has also
accelerated the decrease of average selling prices per unit. We may experience
periodic fluctuations in our future financial results because of these or other
industry wide conditions.

IF WE FAIL TO INTEGRATE ANY FUTURE ACQUISITIONS, OUR BUSINESS WILL BE HARMED.

    We face risks from any future acquisitions, including the following:

    - we may fail to combine and coordinate the operations and personnel of
      newly acquired companies with our existing business;

    - our ongoing business may be disrupted or receive insufficient management
      attention;

    - we may not cost effectively and rapidly incorporate the technology we
      acquire;

    - we may not be able to recognize the cost savings or other financial
      benefits we anticipated;

    - we may not be able to retain the existing customers of newly acquired
      operations;

    - our corporate culture may clash with that of the acquired businesses; and

    - we may incur unknown liabilities associated with acquired businesses.

    We may not successfully address these risks or any other problems that arise
in connection with future acquisitions.

    We will continue to evaluate strategic opportunities available to us and we
may pursue product, technology or business acquisitions. On January 13, 1998, we
acquired our Millimeter Wave Communications operation, which included
substantially all of the assets of the monolithic microwave integrated circuit
operation of Texas Instruments' former Defense Systems & Electronics Group. In
addition, in connection with any future acquisitions, we may issue equity
securities that could dilute the percentage ownership of our existing
stockholders, we may incur additional debt and we may be required to amortize
expenses related to goodwill and other intangible assets that may negatively
affect our results of operations.

WE MUST MANAGE OUR GROWTH.

    Our total number of employees grew from 371 in 1997 to 679 in 1998. The
resulting growth has placed, and is expected to continue to place significant
demands on our personnel, management and other resources. We must continue to
improve our operational, financial and management information systems to keep
pace with the growth of our business.

IF WE DO NOT HIRE AND RETAIN KEY EMPLOYEES, OUR BUSINESS WILL SUFFER.

    Our future success depends in large part on the continued service of our key
technical, marketing and management personnel. We also depend on our ability to
continue to identify, attract and retain qualified

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technical employees, particularly highly skilled design, process and test
engineers involved in the manufacture and development of our products and
processes. We must also recruit and train employees to manufacture our products
without a substantial reduction in manufacturing yields. There are many other
semiconductor companies located in the communities near our facilities and it
may become increasingly difficult for us to attract and retain those employees.
The competition for these employees is intense, and the inability to recruit
employees or the loss of key employees could negatively affect us.

OUR BUSINESS MAY BE HARMED IF WE FAIL TO PROTECT OUR PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY.

    We rely on a combination of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secret
laws, confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements to protect our
intellectual property rights. We currently have patents granted and pending in
the United States and in foreign countries and intend to seek further
international and United States patents on our technology. We cannot be certain
that patents will be issued from any of our pending applications or that patents
will be issued in all countries where our products can be sold or that any
claims allowed from pending applications or will be of sufficient scope or
strength to provide meaningful protection or any commercial advantage. Our
competitors may also be able to design around our patents. The laws of some
countries in which our products are or may be developed, manufactured or sold,
including various countries in Asia, may not protect our products or
intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United
States, increasing the possibility of piracy of our technology and products.
Although we intend to vigorously defend our intellectual property rights, we may
not be able to prevent misappropriation of our technology. Our competitors may
also independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or
superior to our technology.

OUR ABILITY TO PRODUCE OUR SEMICONDUCTORS MAY SUFFER IF SOMEONE CLAIMS WE
  INFRINGE ON THEIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

    The semiconductor industry is characterized by vigorous protection and
pursuit of intellectual property rights or positions, which have resulted in
significant and often protracted and expensive litigation. If it is necessary or
desirable, we may seek licenses under such patents or other intellectual
property rights. However, we cannot be certain that licenses will be offered or
that we would find the terms of licenses that are offered acceptable or
commercially reasonable. Our failure to obtain a license from a third party for
technology used by us could cause us to incur substantial liabilities and to
suspend the manufacture of products. Furthermore, we may initiate claims or
litigation against third parties for infringement of our proprietary rights or
to establish the validity of our proprietary rights. Litigation by or against us
could result in significant expense and divert the efforts of our technical
personnel and management, whether or not the litigation results in a favorable
determination. In the event of an adverse result in any litigation, we could be
required to:

    - pay substantial damages;

    - indemnify our customers;

    - stop manufacturing, use and sale of the infringing products;

    - expend significant resources to develop non-infringing technology;

    - discontinue the use of certain processes;

    - or obtain licenses to the technology.

    We may be unsuccessful in developing noninfringing products or negotiating
licenses upon reasonable terms, or at all. These problems might not be resolved
in time to avoid harming our results of operations. If any third party makes a
successful claim against our customers or us and a license is not made available
to us on commercially reasonable terms, our business could be harmed.

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    On February 26, 1999, a lawsuit was filed against 88 firms, including
TriQuint, in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The
suit alleges that the defendants, including us, infringe upon certain patents
held by The Lemelson Medical, Education and Research Foundation, Limited
Partnership. Although we believe the suit is without merit and intend to
vigorously defend ourselves against the charges, we cannot be certain that we
will be successful. Moreover, this litigation may require us to spend a
substantial amount of time and money and could distract management from our day
to day operations.

OUR BUSINESS MAY SUFFER DUE TO RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH INTERNATIONAL SALES.

    Our sales outside of the United States were 30.4% of total revenues in 1996,
34.0% of total revenues in 1997 and 24.0% of total revenues in 1998. We face
inherent risks from these sales, including:

    - imposition of government controls;

    - currency exchange fluctuations;

    - longer payment cycles and difficulties related to the collection of
      receivables from international customers;

    - reduced protection for intellectual property rights in some countries;

    - the impact of recessionary environments in economies outside the United
      States;

    - unfavorable tax consequences;

    - political instability; and

    - tariffs and other trade barriers.

    In addition, due to the technological advantages provided by gallium
arsenide integrated circuits in many military applications, all of our sales
outside of North America must be licensed by the Office of Export Administration
of the U.S. Department of Commerce. If we fail to obtain these licenses or
experience delays in obtaining these licenses in the future, our results of
operations could be harmed. Also, because substantially all of our foreign sales
are denominated in U.S. dollars, increases in the value of the dollar would
increase the price in local currencies of our products and make our products
less price competitive.

WE MAY BE SUBJECT TO A SECURITIES CLASS ACTION SUIT IF OUR STOCK PRICE FALLS.

    Following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's stock,
some stockholders may file a securities class action litigation. For example, in
1994, a stockholder class action lawsuit was filed against us, our underwriters,
and some of our officers, directors and investors, which alleged that we, our
underwriters, and certain of our officers, directors and investors intentionally
misled the investing public regarding our financial prospects. We settled the
action and recorded a special charge of $1.4 million associated with the
settlement of this lawsuit and related legal expenses, net of accruals in 1998.
Any future securities class action litigation could be expensive and divert our
management's attention and harm our business, regardless of its merits.

WE FACE RISKS FROM THE YEAR 2000 ISSUE.

    Many information technology hardware and software systems, as well as other
non-information technology equipment utilizing microprocessors, can accept only
two digit entries in the date code field. To operate using dates after December
31, 1999, the date code fields will need to accept four digit entries to
distinguish twenty-first century dates from twentieth century dates. This is
commonly referred to as the "Year 2000" issue. We have initiated a comprehensive
Year 2000 audit program, which consists of a six step plan to inventory and
correct any systems that are not Year 2000 compliant. We have completed the
planning phase of our audit program and are currently in the remediation phase,
for both information

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technology and non-information technology systems as well as third-party
vendors, manufacturers and suppliers. Because of the existence of numerous
systems and related components within our organization and the interdependency
of these systems, it is possible that some of our systems, or systems at our
suppliers, may fail to operate in the Year 2000. Our inability to become Year
2000 compliant on a timely basis or the failure of one or more of our systems or
our suppliers' systems may have a material impact on our future operating
results.

OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS INCLUDE ANTITAKEOVER PROVISIONS
  WHICH MAY DETER OR PREVENT A TAKEOVER ATTEMPT.

    Some provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and
provisions of Delaware law may deter or prevent a takeover attempt, including a
takeover that might result in a premium over the market price for our common
stock. These provisions include:

    CUMULATIVE VOTING.  Our stockholders are entitled to cumulate their votes
for directors. This may limit the ability of the stockholders to remove a
director other than for cause.

    STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS AND NOMINATIONS.  Our stockholders must give advance
notice, generally 120 days prior to the relevant meeting to nominate a candidate
for director or present a proposal to our stockholders at a meeting. These
notice requirements could inhibit a takeover by delaying stockholder action.

    STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN.  We may trigger our stockholder rights plan in the
event our board of directors does not agree to an acquisition proposal. The
rights plan may make it more difficult and costly to acquire our company.

    PREFERRED STOCK.  Our certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of
directors to issue up to 5 million shares of preferred stock and to determine
what rights, preferences and privileges such shares have. No action by our
stockholders is necessary before our board of directors can issue the preferred
stock. Our board of directors could use the preferred stock to make it more
difficult and costly to acquire our company.

    DELAWARE ANTI-TAKEOVER STATUTE.  The Delaware anti-takeover law restricts
business combinations with some stockholders once the stockholder acquires 15%
or more of our common stock. The Delaware statute makes it harder for our
company to be acquired without the consent of our board of directors and
management.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

    We completed follow-on public offerings in July 1999 and September 1995,
raising approximately $147.2 million and $48.1 million, respectively, net of
offering expenses. In December 1993 and January 1994, we completed our initial
public offering raising approximately $16.7 million, net of offering expenses.
In addition, the we have funded our operations to date through other sales of
equity, bank borrowing, equipment leases, and cash flow from operations. As of
June 30, 1999, we had working capital of approximately $54.2 million, including
$29.7 million in cash, cash equivalents, and unrestricted investments.

    We have a $10.0 million unsecured revolving line of credit with a financial
institution. Restrictive covenants included in the line of credit require the
Company to maintain (a) a total liability to tangible net worth ratio of not
more than 0.75 to 1.00, (b) a current ratio of not less than 1.75 to 1.00, (c)
minimum tangible net worth greater than $86.9 million and (d) cash and
investments, including restricted investments, greater than $45.0 million. As of
June 30, 1999 we were in compliance with the restrictive covenants contained in
this line of credit.

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    In May 1996, we entered into a five year synthetic lease through a
participation agreement with Wolverine Leasing Corp., Matisse Holding Company
and United States National Bank of Oregon ("USNB"). The lease provides for the
construction and occupancy of our headquarters and wafer fabrication facility in
Hillsboro under an operating lease from Wolverine and provides us with an option
to purchase the property or renew our lease for an additional five years. Under
the terms of the agreement, USNB and Matisse made loans to Wolverine, which in
turn advanced the funds to us for the construction of the Hillsboro facility and
other associated costs and expenses. The loan from USNB is collateralized by
investment securities we have pledged. These investment securities are
classified on our balance sheet as restricted investments. In addition,
restrictive covenants in the participation agreement require us to maintain (a)
a total liability to tangible net worth ratio of not more than 0.75 to 1.00, (b)
minimum tangible net worth greater than $50.0 million and (c) cash and liquid
investment securities, including restricted securities, greater than $45.0
million. As of June 30, 1999, we were in compliance with the covenants described
above.

    In November 1997, we entered into a $1.5 million lease agreement for land
adjacent to our Hillsboro facility. Under the terms of that agreement, USNB
provided loans to Matisse to purchase the land, and Matisse in turn leased it to
us under a renewable one year lease agreement. The loan from USNB is partially
collateralized by a guarantee from us. As of June 30, 1999 we were in compliance
with the terms of the agreement.

    In January 1998, we acquired our Millimeter Wave Communications operation
for approximately $19.5 million in cash and 1,266,919 shares of our common stock
then valued at approximately $19.5 million. The cash portion of the purchase
price was financed through an operating lease.

    The following table presents a summary of the Company's cash flows (IN
THOUSANDS):



                                                                             SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                                 JUNE 30,
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                                                                             1999       1998
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Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities...........  $   5,025  $   2,105
Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities...............     (1,942)    (3,479)
Net cash and cash equivalents used in financing activities...............       (437)    (1,532)
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents.....................  $   2,646  $  (2,906)
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    The $5.0 million of cash provided by operating activities for the six months
ended June 30, 1999 related primarily to net income of $7.5 million and an
increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1.4 million and
depreciation and amortization of $3.7 million. This was offset by increases in
accounts receivable of $4.8 million and inventories of $3.1 million. The $2.1
million of cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June
30, 1998 related primarily to a combined increase in accounts payable and
accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $5.1 million and depreciation
and amortization of $2.7 million. This was offset by increases in accounts
receivable of $2.0 million, inventories of $2.6 million and a net loss of $10.3
million. Cash provided by operating activities also included $8.8 million
related to the special charges associated with the acquisition of the MMIC
business as an offset to the net changes in assets and liabilities.

    The $1.9 million of cash used by investing activities for the six months
ended June 30, 1999 related to the purchase of $60.2 million of investments and
capital expenditures of approximately $980,000, but was offset in part by the
sale/maturity of $59.3 million of investments. The $3.5 million of cash used by
investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 1998 related primarily to
the net purchase of investments of $2.7 million and the purchase of
approximately $850,000 of capital equipment.

    The $437,000 of cash used by financing activities for the six months ended
June 30, 1999 related primarily to the payment of principal on capital leases of
$2.4 million and was offset in part by the issuance

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of common stock of $2.0 million upon option exercises. The $1.5 million of cash
used by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 1998 also related
primarily to the payment of principal on capital leases and was offset in part
by the issuance of common stock upon option exercises.

    Cash used for capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 1999
was approximately $980,000. We anticipate that our capital equipment needs,
including manufacturing and test equipment and computer hardware and software,
will require additional expenditures of approximately $11.0 million during the
remainder of 1999.

    We believe that our current cash and cash equivalent balances, together with
cash anticipated to be generated from operations and anticipated financing
arrangements, will satisfy our projected working capital and capital expenditure
requirements, at a minimum, through the end of 2000. However, we may be required
to finance any additional requirements through additional equity, debt
financings, or credit facilities. We may not be able to obtain additional
financings or credit facilities, or if these funds are available, they may not
be available on satisfactory terms.

YEAR 2000 READINESS

    Many information technology hardware and software systems, as well as other
non-information technology equipment utilizing microprocessors, can accept only
two digit entries in the date code field. To operate using dates after December
31, 1999, the date code fields will need to accept four digit entries to
distinguish twenty-first century dates from twentieth century dates. This is
commonly referred to as the "Year 2000" issue.

    STATE OF READINESS.  We have initiated a comprehensive Year 2000 audit
program, which consists of a six step plan to inventory and correct any
non-compliant systems. We expect to complete this audit by October of 1999.
These six steps are: inventory, assessment, planning, remediation, testing and
implementation. Our audit program encompasses a review of information technology
systems used in our internal business as well as non-information technology
systems such as manufacturing systems and building systems. It also includes an
audit and evaluation of third party vendors, manufacturers and suppliers. We
have completed the planning phase of our audit program and are currently in the
remediation phase, for both information technology and non-information
technology systems as well as third-party vendors, manufacturers and suppliers.
Our products have no specific date functions or date dependencies and will
operate according to specifications through the Year 2000 date rollover and
thereafter.

    COSTS.  We do not believe that the historical or anticipated costs of
remediation have had, or will have, a material effect on our financial condition
or results of operations. For information technology systems and most
non-information technology systems, the costs of remediation have been or will
be encompassed in the normal anticipated expenditures for maintenance contracts
and version upgrades. We estimate total incremental cost of remediation at
$150,000.

    RISK, CONTINGENCY PLANS AND REASONABLY LIKELY WORST CASE SCENARIO.  While we
rely heavily on our computer systems, software applications and other
electronics containing date-sensitive, embedded technology as part of our
business operations, the components upon which we primarily rely were developed
with current state-of-the-art technology. Accordingly, we anticipate that our
audit and remediation program will demonstrate that many of our high-priority
systems do not present material Year 2000 compliance issues. For computer
systems, software applications and other electronics containing date-sensitive
embedded technology that have met our desired level of Year 2000 readiness, we
will use our existing contingency plans to mitigate or eliminate problems we may
experience if an unanticipated system failure were to occur. For components that
have not met our desired level of readiness, specific contingency plans will be
developed to determine the actions we would take if such a component failed. We
will be better able to develop a contingency plan as we move through the testing
phase of the audit program and as we continue to monitor progress of critical
third-party vendors, manufacturers and

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suppliers. At the present time, we anticipate the development in the third
quarter of 1999 of a contingency plan to respond to a worst case scenario.
Because of our numerous systems and related components and the interdependency
of these systems, it is possible that certain of our systems, or systems at
entities that provide us services or goods may fail to operate in the Year 2000.
Our inability to become Year 2000 compliant on a timely basis or the failure of
our systems or at an entity that provides services or goods to us may have a
material impact on our future operating results or financial condition. See
"Risk Factors--We face risks from the Year 2000 issue."

ITEM 3: QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET AND INTEREST RATE
        RISK

    We are exposed to minimal market risks. We manage the sensitivity of our
results of operations to these risks by maintaining a conservative investment
portfolio, which is comprised solely of highly-rated, short-term investments. We
do not hold or issue derivative, derivative commodity instruments or other
financial instruments for trading purposes. We are exposed to currency exchange
fluctuations, as we sell our products internationally. We manage the sensitivity
of our international sales by denominating all transactions in U.S. dollars.

    We are exposed to interest rate risk, as we use additional financing
periodically to fund capital expenditures. The interest rate that we may be able
to obtain on financings will depend on market conditions at that time and may
differ from the rates we have secured in the past. Sensitivity of results of
operations to market and interest rate risks is managed by maintaining a
conservative investment portfolio.

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PART II--OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

    On February 26, 1999, a lawsuit was filed against 88 firms, including
TriQuint, in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The
suit alleges that the defendants, including us, infringe upon certain patents
held by The Lemelson Medical, Education and Research Foundation, Limited
Partnership. Although we believe the suit is without merit and intend to
vigorously defend ourselves against the charges, we cannot be certain that we
will be successful. Moreover, this litigation may require us to spend a
substantial amount of time and money and could distract management from our day
to day operations.

ITEM 6: EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

    (a) Exhibits

        Exhibit 27.1    Financial Data Schedule

    (b) Reports on Form 8-K

        The Company did not file any reports on Form 8-K during the six months
        ended June 30, 1999.

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                                   SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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 13, 1999          /s/ STEVEN J. SHARP
                                -----------------------------------------------
                                STEVEN J. SHARP
                                PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND
                                CHAIRMAN (PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

                                /s/ EDWARD C.V. WINN
Dated: August 13, 1999          -----------------------------------------------
                                EDWARD C.V. WINN
                                EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE AND
                                ADMINISTRATION,
                                CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND SECRETARY
                                (PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING OFFICER)


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                          TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS



EXHIBIT                                                                SEQUENTIAL
NO.                              DESCRIPTION                            PAGE NO.
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 27.1  Financial Data Schedule


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