HILLSBORO, OR (USA) – June 3, 2008 – TriQuint Semiconductor® (NASDAQ: TQNT), a leading RF semiconductor manufacturer and foundry services provider, today announced that its wide range of packaged products for wireless and network communications applications will now be available more quickly and easily through Digi-Key Corporation, the fastest growing electronic components distributor in North America.

TriQuint Director of Global Distribution, Jim DeBord, said adding Digi-Key further supports TriQuint’s strategy of increasing and simplifying access for communications manufacturers to its expansive portfolio of RF devices.

“We’re pleased to be partnering with Digi-Key and appreciate bringing its award-winning service and responsiveness to our customers. Their growth from a catalogue distributor to a nearly $1B on-line powerhouse has been phenomenal,” remarked Mr. DeBord. “Their web portals will give our worldwide customers the opportunity to place and track orders 24/7. That supports TriQuint’s strategy to provide simpler, faster access to our wide product range.”

Digi-Key is now ranked as the 5th largest electronics distributor among more than 300 based in North America. Last year it mailed nearly 5 million catalogs while processing more than 2 million orders worldwide, nearly 100% of which shipped on the same day.

"We believe Digi-Key provides the best service in the industry," said Digi-Key President Mark Larson. "That complements TriQuint's strategy to provide easier access to its broad portfolio of RF power and filter devices that have made TriQuint an industry leader serving wireless base station, infrastructure and mobile handset markets."

Customers can access TriQuint products available through Digi-Key distribution by visiting: www.digi-key.com, or by calling 1-800-344-4539 to speak with a customer service representative or to request a catalog. Digi-Key product and customer service information can also be accessed through www.triquint.com/sales/distributors.

For the latest information about TriQuint RF products including gallium arsenide (GaAs) power amplifiers and transistors, LDMOS RF transistors, surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters for wide-ranging telecommunications applications, visit www.triquint.com or www.triquint.com/china. Register for new product information and our company newsletters at www.triquint.com/rf or www.triquint.com/china/rf.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT) press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. The cautionary statements made in this press release should be read as being applicable to all related statements wherever they appear. Statements containing such words as ‘leading’, ‘exceptional’, ‘high efficiency’, ‘adding value’, ‘leading supplier’, or similar terms are considered to contain uncertainty and are forward-looking statements. A number of factors affect TriQuint’s operating results and could cause its actual future results to differ materially from any results indicated in this press release or in any other forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, TriQuint including, but not limited to: those associated with the unpredictability and volatility of customer acceptance of and demand for our products and technologies, the ability of our production facilities and those of our vendors to meet demand, the ability of our production facilities and those of our vendors to produce products with yields sufficient to maintain profitability, as well as the other “Risk Factors” set forth in TriQuint’s most recent 10-Q report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This and other reports can be found on the SEC web site, www.sec.gov. A reader of this release should understand that these and other risks could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations expressed / implied in forward-looking statements.

FACTS ABOUT TRIQUINT
Founded in 1985, we “Connect the Digital World to the Global Network”™ by supplying high-performance RF modules, components and foundry services to the world's leading communications companies. Specifically, TriQuint supplies products to four out of the top five cellular handset manufacturers, and is a leading gallium arsenide (GaAs) supplier to major defense and space contractors. TriQuint creates standard and custom products using advanced processes that include gallium arsenide, surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) technologies to serve diverse markets including wireless handsets, base stations, broadband communications and military. TriQuint is also lead researcher in a 3-year DARPA program to develop advanced gallium nitride (GaN) amplifiers. TriQuint, as named by Strategy Analytics in August 2007, is the number-three worldwide leader in GaAs devices and the world’s largest commercial GaAs foundry. TriQuint has ISO9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Oregon, Texas, and Florida and a production plant in Costa Rica; design centers are located in North America and Germany. Visit TriQuint at www.triquint.com/rf to register for our newsletters.

Mr. Steven G. Tsukichi
Vice President of Marketing
Digi-Key Corporation
Tel: +1 (218) 681-8000, ext: 1001
E-mail: steve.tsukichi@digikey.com

Mr. Jim DeBord
Director, Global Distribution
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
Tel: +1 (503) 615-9060
FAX: +1 (503) 615-8901
E-mail: jim.debord@tqs.com

Media Contact:
Mr. Mark Andrews
Strategic MarComm Manager
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
Tel: +1 (407) 884-3404
Mobile: +1 (407) 353-8727
E-mail: mark.andrews@tqs.com