News: Suppliers
11 April 2024
IQE expands customer partnership with AWSC with multi-year supply agreement
Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has announced an expansion of its partnership with Taiwan-based compound semiconductor wafer foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) with a multi-year supply agreement.
As part of its strategic partnership, IQE will supply AWSC with gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafers for the manufacture of smartphone power amplifier devices to be supplied to its key customer Lansus, the Chinese RF technology supplier. This will supply tier-one China-based OEMs in the Android ecosystem, in a market that is expected to return to growth following a period of inventory build-up.
AWSC has been a partner of IQE for over 20 years. IQE says that the expansion of this previously announced agreement demonstrates the strength of the partnership and reflects its expertise in GaAs wafers for power amplifier products. This supports IQE’s expectations for the coming year, while delivering on its strategy to defend its position in wireless markets. “IQE is expanding its wireless addressable market into the Android ecosystem,” says the firm’s CEO Americo Lemos.
IQE signs three-year wireless epi supply agreement with AWSC
