TAHOE RF GAINS DOD TRUSTED ACREDITATION FROM DMEA

TAHOE RF ACCREDITED AS DoD TRUSTED IC SUPPLIER BY DMEA.
Tahoe RF becomes one of the first RF & Analog IC design companies to become a Trusted IC Supplier

AUBURN, CA – MAY 6, 2009- The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), through the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), has granted Tahoe RF Semiconductor, Inc., a leading fabless RFIC company and Wireless Electronic Design Services (EDS) provider, accreditation as a Microelectronics Trusted IC Supplier for the DoD and all other U.S. Government customers. The DoD requires that all Mission Assurance Category I systems employ only Trusted IC service(s) to fabricate its custom designed ICs.

This important Trusted Accreditation award includes both Design and Broker services. Tahoe RF has served the DoD, U.S. Government agencies and major prime contractors in providing state-of-the-art RFICs and microelectronics design services with military and aerospace reliability. Tahoe RF is one of a very select group of small business companies offering Trusted Microelectronics Design and Broker services.

"Tahoe RF Semiconductor is honored to be one of the few companies to be awarded Trusted IC Accreditation as the DoD is advancing a broad strategy to address the challenges of acquiring mission critical microelectronic components in the globalized microelectronics industry," said Irshad Rasheed, president and chief executive officer of Tahoe RF. Chris Saint, VP of engineering added, "We have already earned the respect and confidence from a number of major DoD contractors due to our diligent design approach and ability to innovate. We look forward to expanding our existing relationships and building new ones following this accreditation.”

ABOUT TAHOE RF SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
Tahoe RF Semiconductor, Inc., provides world-class RFIC design services and IP blocks to SoC manufacturers in the wireless communications market. Tahoe RF was founded in 2002 by key engineers and managers from IBM’s analog and mixed signal design center. Located in the Sierras near Lake Tahoe in California, this team provides everything from front-end architecture, design and simulation all the way to post-layout simulation and fully packaged fabrication support and management. For additional information, visit us at www.tahoerf.com.

Contact: Irshad Rasheed
Company: Tahoe RF Semiconductor, Inc.
Title: President and CEO
Voice: (530) 368-2498
Email: irshad@tahoerf.com

Website: www.tahoerf.com
Head Offices: 12834 Earhart Avenue, Auburn, California 95602 USA