To: gdichaz who wrote (10224 ) 4/23/1998 4:55:00 PM From: 2brasil Respond to of 152472
Spectrian Receives 1997 Key Supplier Appreciation Award From QUALCOMM SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 1998--Spectrian Corporation (NASDAQ:SPCT - news), the leading independent supplier of ultra linear, high power RF amplifiers for wireless communications systems, today announced that the Company received a Key Supplier Appreciation Award from QUALCOMM Incorporated. Spectrian received the award at QUALCOMM's 1998 Key Supplier Conference, held in San Diego, Calif. last month, for its supplier support and achievement in 1997. Spectrian was also a recipient of the award in 1996. ''We are pleased to again be recognized by QUALCOMM as being a part of their key supplier base,'' commented Garrett A. Garrettson, president and chief executive officer at Spectrian. ''The long standing partnership we have with QUALCOMM has enabled us to supply the high-performance RF amplifiers and advanced technology solutions essential for QUALCOMM's CDMA-based wireless infrastructures. CDMA customers like QUALCOMM have played a major part in Spectrian's recent growth and we look forward to future opportunities in cellular, PCS, and WLL CDMA deployments around the world.'' Spectrian has been working with QUALCOMM on high-performance RF amplifiers since 1991. The Company is currently supplying QUALCOMM with single channel power amplifiers for PCS CDMA base stations. The Company's amplifiers are specifically designed to meet the stringent requirements of the J-STD-008 standard for CDMA-based wireless infrastructures. ''QUALCOMM is proud to recognize the efforts of its suppliers,'' said Ted Walker, senior manager of procurement for QUALCOMM. ''Spectrian has been an integral part of QUALCOMM's success due to our ongoing partnership.'' Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM develops, manufactures, markets, licenses, and operates advanced communications systems and products based on its proprietary digital wireless technologies. The Company's CDMA technology has been adopted as a US standard and is being applied worldwide to cellular, Personal Communications Services (PCS) and Wireless Local Loop (WLL) applications. Spectrian is the leading independent supplier of ultra linear, high power RF power amplifiers to wireless communications infrastructure manufacturers and service providers worldwide. As an ISO-9001 quality system-certified company, Spectrian designs and manufactures power amplifiers for use in microcell and macrocell base stations for cellular, PCS and wireless local loop networks. Spectrian is located at 350 West Java Drive, Sunnyvale, CA, 94089. For more information, contact the Company's Website at www.spectrian.com, or call 408/745-5400. Spectrian is a registered trademark of Spectrian Corporation. Other brand or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. (c)Spectrian Corporation, 1998. All rights reserved.