Investor Presentation

IQE PLC
28 September 2007

28 September 2007



IQE plc



Investor and analyst presentations on compound semiconductor markets and
technologies



IQE plc (AIM: IQE), the leading global supplier of advanced wafer products and
wafer services to the semiconductor industry, is today hosting a series of
presentations for fund managers and analysts on the rapidly growing markets for
compound semiconductor technologies.



The presentations will cover wireless communications, laser technology, high
efficiency solar power generation and high efficiency light generation.



The speakers include:



•         Dr Bami Bastani, President & CEO of ANADIGICS Inc, one of the world's
          leading and most dynamic wireless chip manufacturers;



•         Dr Steve Eglash, President & CEO, Cyrium Technologies Inc, a leading
          developer of high efficiency compound semiconductor solar energy 
          technology;



•         Dr Wyn Meredith, IQE plc, on laser technologies;



•         Shaun Oxenham, CEO, Enfis Group plc, a leading designer and supplier
          of intelligent high power light emitting diode (LED) arrays and smart
          light engines; and



•         Asif Anwar, Director, Strategy Analytics, a leading market industry
          analyst and commentator on advanced semiconductor technologies.



Drew Nelson, IQE's Chief Executive and Phil Rasmussen, IQE's CFO, will also
attend.



No new material financial information on IQE will be made available at this
conference.



For more information please contact:


College Hill
Adrian Duffield / Ben Way                                   [phone]
                                                            [phone]

Noble & Company

John Llewellyn-Lloyd



NOTE TO EDITORS



IQE

IQE is the leading global supplier of advanced semiconductor wafers with
products that cover a diverse range of applications, supported by an innovative
outsourced foundry services portfolio that allows the Group to provide a 'one
stop shop' for the wafer needs of the world's leading semiconductor
manufacturers.



IQE uses advanced crystal growth technology (epitaxy) to manufacture and supply
bespoke semiconductor wafers ('epi-wafers') to the major chip manufacturing
companies, who then use these wafers to make the chips which form the key
components of virtually all high technology systems. IQE is unique in being able
to supply wafers using all of the leading crystal growth technology platforms.



IQE's products are found in many leading-edge consumer, communication, computing
and industrial applications, including a complete range of wafer products for
the wireless industry, such as mobile handsets and wireless infrastructure,
Wi-Fi, WiMAX, base stations, power amplifiers, digital set top boxes, GPS, and
satellite communications; optical communications, optical storage (CD, DVD, HD/
Blu-ray DVD), laser optical mouse, laser printers & photocopiers, laser
projection, thermal imagers, leading-edge medical products, barcode, high
efficiency LEDs and a variety of advanced silicon based systems.



The manufacturers of these chips are increasingly seeking to outsource wafer
production to specialist foundries such as IQE in order to reduce overall wafer
costs and accelerate time to market.



IQE also provides bespoke R&D services to deliver customised materials for
specific applications and offers specialist technical staff to manufacture to
specification either at its own facilities or on the customer's own sites. The
Group is also able to leverage its global purchasing volumes to reduce the cost
of raw materials. In this way IQE's outsourced services, provide compelling
benefits in terms of flexibility and predictability of cost, thereby
significantly reducing operating risk.



IQE operates six manufacturing facilities located in Cardiff (two) and Milton
Keynes in the UK, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Somerset, New Jersey in the USA,
and Singapore. The Group also has 11 sales offices located in major economic
centres worldwide.






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