ANADIGICS Leverages CATV Technology Edge to Deliver New High Performance 1GHz Hybrid Line Amplifiers
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ANADIGICS Leverages CATV Technology Edge to Deliver New High Performance 1GHz Hybrid Line Amplifiers

WARREN, NJ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- Oct 28, 2009 -- ANADIGICS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANAD) today launched a new family of 1GHz hybrid line amplifiers that leverage the Company's high performance CATV amplifier technology and manufacturing experience to provide exceptional linearity and distortion performance in an industry standard SOT115J package. ANADIGICS' new 1GHz hybrid line amplifiers deliver the additional channel spectrum required by multiple systems operators (MSOs) looking to upgrade infrastructure to support higher throughput applications, such as high definition video, VOD, and high data rate internet.

Over the past 15 years ANADIGICS has lead the line amplifier marketplace and shipped over 20 million devices in surface mount packages. ANADIGICS has utilized this industry experience to develop new 1GHz hybrid devices that deliver unmatched levels of linearity and exceptional return loss, while providing exceptionally high tolerance to electro static discharge (ESD), a feature that enhances ruggedness for outdoor operation.

Ray Aubert, Sr. Product Marketing Manager for ANADIGICS, reports, "Our new 1 GHz line amplifiers provide MSOs with valuable added spectrum. With today's compression technology, some MSOs are maxing out their spectrum as they add more standard and HD channels to their lineup. And as new bandwidth intensive, high data rate technologies, such as DOCSIS 3.0, gain momentum, spectrum expansion to 1GHz will become more prevalent."

Another trend in the CATV industry is to push the fiber content of hybrid fiber-coax networks deeper towards the subscriber terminal. MSOs now have the opportunity to provide systems that will support growing bandwidth demands by incorporating the latest 1GHz devices when performing node splits, or when installing new fiber nodes and system amplifiers in greenfield deployments.

Doug Johnson, VP of CATV Products, ANADIGICS, Inc., reports, "20 million line amplifiers shipped clearly demonstrates that ANADIGICS' has a commanding, competitive edge in line amplifier technology. We have leveraged our vast experience in GaAs MESFET processes to deliver industry leading performance. To assure field ruggedness, our parts have been tested to ESD levels which far exceed any other hybrid available today."

Product Specs Highlights:

--  The ACA2784 is a 1GHz power doubler that delivers 21.5dB gain and
    +58dBmV per channel linear output power.
--  The ACA2782 is a 1GHz power doubler that delivers 21.5dB gain and
    +55dBmV per channel linear output power.
--  The ACA2764 is a 1GHz push-pull amplifier that delivers 21.5dB gain
    and +40dBmV per channel linear output power.
--  The ACA2786 is a 1GHz power doubler that delivers 25dB gain and
    +58dBmV per channel linear output power.
    

For additional product information, pricing or samples, contact your local ANADIGICS representative. Visit www.anadigics.com/worldwide_sales to locate a sales representative or distributor in your area; or contact ANADIGICS at +1.908.668.5000 (phone) or +1.908.668.5132 (FAX).

About ANADIGICS, Inc.

ANADIGICS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANAD) is a leading provider of semiconductor solutions in the rapidly growing broadband wireless and wireline communications markets. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Warren, NJ, the company's award-winning products include power amplifiers, tuner integrated circuits, active splitters, line amplifiers, and other components, which can be sold individually or packaged as integrated radio frequency and front end modules. For more information, visit www.anadigics.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

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, 2008, and those discussed elsewhere herein.

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