WARREN, N.J., June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ANADIGICS, Inc. , a leading supplier of wireless and broadband solutions, today introduced new digital and analog tuners that provide complete RF front-end functionality in the industry's smallest package size. The highly integrated AIT1010 and AIT1021 offer excellent performance and space savings for cable and terrestrial broadband tuning applications, including digital television (DTV) and high definition television (HDTV). ANADIGICS' new family of integrated tuners enables high growth platforms, such as set-top boxes, multi-tuner personal video recorders (PVRs)/digital video recorders (DVRs), televisions, and personal computers, which industry analysts project will achieve a 45 percent unit compound average growth rate (CAGR) from 2004 to 2007.

The AIT1010 digital and analog video tuner offers ideal performance for all television applications, including multi-tuner DVRs/PVRs operating in mixed signal environments. The AIT1021 digital video and data tuner provides exceptional performance for digital television applications, including off-air digital receivers. These tuners feature a conversion gain of 36 dB, which minimizes the need for external amplifiers thereby reducing system PCB space requirements. The AIT1021 also offers integrated RF gain control to further reduce the external component count. ANADIGICS' AIT1010 and AIT1021 exhibit excellent noise figures ensuring outstanding picture quality at low signal levels. The design of these tuners has been optimized to offer industry-leading performance and to achieve a minimum bill of materials (BOM) cost for new designs.
"The high growth PVR/DVR market is being fueled by sophisticated platforms that incorporate multi-tuner functionality, mixed-signal performance, and space-intensive recording hardware, such as hard drives. ANADIGICS' new generation of tuners is designed for single- and multi-tuner environments to provide the highest levels of linearity and channel selectivity for broadband low-noise tuning, which is an essential requirement for service providers to make full use of available spectrum," said Ron Michels, Senior Vice President of Broadband Products at ANADIGICS. "The introduction of these highly integrated tuners solidifies our position as the world's leading supplier of tuner ICs for CATV applications, and further strengthens our reach into new high growth segments of the tuner market."
The AIT1010 and AIT1021 offer exceptional linearity and low noise figures, representing an ideal configuration for systems using a densely loaded spectrum. These tuners do not require a low noise amplifier (LNA) at the device input to achieve excellent noise figures in either singled-ended or differential implementations, further reducing the external component count. The AIT1021 features integrated RF gain control over a 25 dB range, which eliminates the need for external PIN-diode gain control circuitry. The tuners operate from a single +5 V supply, offer two-wire serial programming for compatibility with fast I2C buses, and provide four selectable device addresses for use in multi-tuner applications. The tuners use a double-conversion architecture to achieve superior channel selectivity and support a range of first IF frequencies, which reduces interference for multi-tuner applications.
ANADIGICS' AIT1010 and AIT1021 are available in 40 pin 6 mm by 6 mm by 1 mm surface-mount packages, which represent a significant space savings compared with other silicon-based tuner solutions. The Company's new integrated RF tuners combine upconverters, downconverters, dual phase-locked-loop synthesizers, and voltage-controlled oscillators with integrated on-die high Q varactors in a single QFN surface-mount package. This new line of highly integrated RF tuners combines RF CMOS and ANADIGICS' InGaP-Plus(TM) technologies. InGaP-Plus(TM) technology integrates field effect transistors and bipolar devices on the same InGaP GaAs die.
Pricing is $2.50 for the AIT1010 and $2.00 for the AIT1021, in quantities of 10,000 units. Samples are available on a selective basis. For additional information, contact ANADIGICS by phone (908) 668-5000 or FAX (908) 668-5132 or visit the Company's Web site at http://www.anadigics.com/.
ANADIGICS, Inc. designs and manufactures radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) solutions for growing broadband and wireless communications markets. The Company's innovative high frequency RFICs enable manufacturers of communications equipment to enhance overall system performance, and reduce manufacturing cost and time to market. By utilizing state-of-the-art manufacturing processes for its RFICs, ANADIGICS achieves the high-volume and cost-effective products required by leading companies in its targeted high-growth communications markets. ANADIGICS was the first GaAs IC manufacturer to receive ISO 9001 certification and is certified to the ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:1996 quality standards.
Except for historical information contained herein, this press release contains projections and other forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). These projections and forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance and can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as "believe," "anticipate," "expect," or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives, estimates or goals are forward-looking statements. No assurances can be given, however, that these events will occur or that these projections will be achieved and actual results and developments could differ materially from those projected as a result of certain factors. Important factors that could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such projections and forward-looking statements include those factors detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and those discussed elsewhere herein.
ANADIGICS, Inc.

CONTACT: Press, Allan Fliss of Richartz Fliss Clark & Pope,+1-973-627-8180, Fax, +1-973-627-8410, fliss@rfcp.com, for ANADIGICS; orCorporate Contact, Brian Ribeiro, +1-908-668-5000, Fax, +1-908-412-5978,bribeiro@anadigics.com, or Investor Relations, Thomas Shields,+1-908-412-5995, tshields@anadigics.com, both of ANADIGICS

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