IQE's MBET Division recognized as top supplier ...

IQE plc

("IQE" or the "Group")

15 September 2010




IQE plc (AIM: IQE) , the leading global supplier of advanced semiconductor
epitaxial wafer products and wafer services to the semiconductor industry, is
pleased to announce that IQE's Singapore operation, MBE Technology Pte Ltd, has
been recognized as a top supplier to leading wireless chip manufacturer,
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ:  TQNT).

TriQuint, a leading RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services
provider, announced its Top Supplier Awards for 2009 during TriQuint's Supplier
Day Conference, an annual educational and networking event for TriQuint's top
suppliers held in Portland, Oregon.

Winners were selected by members of TriQuint's Supply Chain and Business Unit
organizations in recognition of TriQuint's top suppliers for their overall
performance to TriQuint including innovation, operational excellence, service
levels, and industry leadership.

Steve Grant, Vice President of Worldwide Operations said:

"The capability of our strategic suppliers to provide us with zero-defect
material, position capacity to support TriQuint's continued growth, and
collaborate on reducing costs while developing innovative solutions greatly
contributes to our ability to deliver RF solutions that improve the performance
and lower the cost of our customers' applications."

Receiving the award,  together with Dr J Jiang Sales Director of MBET,  Dr. Drew
Nelson, IQE Group CEO and President said:

"We are delighted that MBE Technology has been honoured with this award from one
of the leading chip manufacturers in the wireless industry. IQE enjoys a close
working relationship with many of its customers globally and the particular
recognition of our Singapore operation by TriQuint demonstrates the Group's
commitment to providing the highest level of quality in terms of products,
services and innovation."




Contacts:


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Note to Editors

ABOUT IQE (www.iqep.com)

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').   The   world's   major  chip
manufacturing  companies use  IQE's wafers  to make  the leading-edge components
which  form the  heart of  virtually all  of today's  high-tech devices.  IQE is
unique  in being able to  supply wafers using all  of the leading crystal growth
technology  platforms and has developed  and maintained significant intellectual
property in relation to its products and services.

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. Our  technology is an  integral part of mobile handsets,
particularly  smartphones,  wireless  infrastructure,  Wi-Fi, GPS, and satellite
communications. The unique optoelectronic properties of IQE's materials are also
found   in  applications  including  optical communications, optical connectors,
optical  storage, laser printers/copiers,  thermal imaging, leading-edge medical
products,  finger  navigation  devices  and  ultra  high  brightness LEDs. IQE's
expertise  also  extends  to  a  variety  of  advanced silicon based systems and
high-efficiency concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar cells.

The  epitaxy production process is complex and highly specialised. As such, chip
manufacturers   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. The Group is also able to lever 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  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.

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

ABOUT TRIQUINT (www.triquint.com/rf)

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 mobile phone 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,
laptops, GPS/PND, base stations, broadband communications and military. TriQuint
is  also the lead researcher  in a multi-year DARPA  program to develop advanced
gallium  nitride (GaN) amplifiers. TriQuint, as named by Strategy Analytics1, 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.



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