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To: alice simmons who wrote (31249)	4/6/1999 12:07:00 PM
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Alice...another one to watch for strength and staying power. AHAA - the GaAs rival of ANAD... BusinessWire, Monday, April 05, 1999 at 18:52 WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 1999--Alpha Industries announced today that it has received multiple design wins and increased production orders from Motorola for gallium arsenide (GaAs) integrated circuits and semiconductors to be used in multiple versions of the new CDMA digital StarTAC(TM) phone. The CDMA StarTAC is the most popular new digital wireless telephone handset introduced by Motorola within the last few months, with versions aimed at major markets, including the United States and China. "Growth in the market for GaAs control ICs is extremely strong, as new handsets become more complex. We are expanding our market share in high-efficiency GaAs ICs, which let new multi-mode, multi-band handsets change instantly and seamlessly between frequencies and operating standards," said David Fryklund, Alpha's Business Unit Director for RF IC Products. "Alpha has more GaAs control devices in these CDMA StarTac platforms than we have ever had in any other phone. The new generation of multi-band, multi-mode wireless handsets need two to three times as many control products as older phones, and our strong position in the GaAs control IC market allows us to grow sales of these products faster than the growth of the overall market. "Alpha has product in virtually every new Motorola digital handset platform. We are working closely with Motorola on its next generation of wireless phones, which will add Internet access and even more convenient size and features." Alpha Industries designs and manufactures a broad range of products for microwave and radio frequency wireless communications applications. The Wireless Semiconductor segment provides gallium arsenide (GaAs) integrated circuits and other semiconductors to the dynamic global market for wireless telephone handsets. The Application Specific Products (ASP) segment provides a broad range of GaAs and silicon devices to satellite, instrumentation, defense and other communications markets. The Ceramic Products segment provides technical ceramic products for wireless telephony infrastructure and other wireless markets. Additional information is available at Alpha's Website - www.alphaind.com. StarTAC is a trademark of Motorola, Inc. CONTACT: Alpha Industries, Inc. Jim Nemiah, 781/935-5150 Ext. 4426 KEYWORD: MASSACHUSETTS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS TELECOMMUNICATIONS