RFMD to phase out manufacturing at Newton Aycliffe. Parts are available as last time buy, or support for alternate product solutions supported via Microwave Marketing.
RFMD will phase out manufacturing in its Newton Aycliffe, UK-based GaAs pHEMT facility and transition most GaAs manufacturing to its GaAs HBT manufacturing facility in Greensboro, NC. RFMD will also partner with leading GaAs HBT foundries for additional capacity.
The Newton Aycliffe GaAs pHEMT facility had been RFMD's primary source for cellular switches, which RFMD has transitioned to higher performance, lower cost silicon on insulator (SOI). The transition will occur over the next nine to 12 months to support existing millimeter wave customer contracts. Once implemented, RFMD expects annual cost savings of approximately $20 million, or $5 million per quarter.
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