Qorvo, Inc. is an American
multinational company specializing in products for wireless, wired, and power markets. The company was created by the merger of
TriQuint Semiconductor and
RF Micro Devices, which was announced in 2014 and completed on January 1, 2015.
It trades on
Nasdaq
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under the
ticker symbol
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''QRVO''.
The headquarters for the company originally were in both
Hillsboro, Oregon
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(home of TriQuint), and
Greensboro, North Carolina
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(home of RFMD), but in mid-2016 the company began referring to its
North Carolina
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site as its exclusive headquarters.
History
Qorvo was created on January 1, 2015, with the merger of TriQuint Semiconductor and RF Micro Devices (RFMD).
[ In June 2015, the new company became a component of the ]S&P 500
The Standard and Poor's 500, or simply the S&P 500, is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followed equity indices and in ...
. At the time of joining the S&P 500, Qorvo was valued at $12 billion.[ The company employs more than 8,000 people. As of mid-2016, the ]Oregon
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plant alone was employing almost 1,000 people.
In 2016, GreenPeak Technologies was acquired, adding ultra-low power, short range wireless connected home and IoT to its portfolio. GreenPeak Technologies was best known for its Zigbee
Zigbee is an IEEE 802.15.4-based specification for a suite of high-level communication protocols used to create personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios, such as for home automation, medical device data collection, and oth ...
chips of which they had sold 100 million in 2015. GreenPeak Technologies is headquartered in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
In 2019, Qorvo acquired Active-Semi International, a fabless company with expertise in power efficiency and power management, which have become critical skills for designing circuitry for 5G equipment, the Internet of things (IoT), and a rapidly growing list of other products.
In 2020, Qorvo acquired the Irish fabless semiconductor company Decawave in a deal that was estimated to be worth $400 million.
In 2021, Qorvo announced the acquisition of Mountain View, California–based NextInput, a pioneer in the emerging field of force-sensing for human-machine interface (HMI). On November 3, 2021, Qorvo announced the acquisition of Princeton, New Jersey–based United Silicon Carbide (UnitedSiC), a leading manufacturer of silicon carbide
Silicon carbide (SiC), also known as carborundum (), is a hard chemical compound containing silicon and carbon. A wide bandgap semiconductor, it occurs in nature as the extremely rare mineral moissanite, but has been mass-produced as a powder a ...
–based semiconductors, such SiC FETs, SiC JFETs, SiC Diodes.
In 2023, Qorvo announced QSPICE circuit simulation software would be limited beta testing in May, then open beta testing in July. It is developed by Mike Engelhardt, the author of LTspice.
In 2024, Qorvo announced the acquisition of Anokiwave, a company that specializes in high-performance RFIC design.
Products
Qorvo products include Amplifier
An amplifier, electronic amplifier or (informally) amp is an electronic device that can increase the magnitude of a signal (a time-varying voltage or current). It is a two-port electronic circuit that uses electric power from a power su ...
, for usage in radar
Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance ('' ranging''), direction ( azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It is a radiodetermination method used to detect and track ...
systems, PMICs for device charging in vehicles as well as transistor
A transistor is a semiconductor device used to Electronic amplifier, amplify or electronic switch, switch electrical signals and electric power, power. It is one of the basic building blocks of modern electronics. It is composed of semicondu ...
s that are needed in IFF
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and avionic devices. The company also sells RF chips and front end components for use in smartphone
A smartphone is a mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities. It typically has a touchscreen interface, allowing users to access a wide range of applications and services, such as web browsing, email, and social media, as well as multi ...
s. Furthermore Qorvo offers SiC power semiconductors, as well as low power wireless components.
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Companies listed on the Nasdaq
Semiconductor companies of the United States
2015 establishments in Oregon
Companies based in Greensboro, North Carolina
American companies established in 2015
Electronics companies established in 2015