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4 For more than 30 years, Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) has been all around you. We've been innovating, researching, developing, and acquiring cutting-edge technologies that shape the world as you know it. Regardless of the route to becoming Qorvo, the mission has always remained the same: To drive connectivity, no matter the technology. From the start of RF Micro Devices ® (RFMD ® ) in 1991, TriQuint in 1985, and dating back to roots in Tektronix ® , Texas Instruments ™ , Raytheon ® , and Watkins-Johnson, we've helped send rockets to Mars, connected you with your family and friends through cell phones, and brought satellite radio to your car. Deep Roots in Core Technologies Here are a few of the milestones that got us where we are today, and where Qorvo will help take you tomorrow. 1957 Mark of Our Beginning Dean A. Watkins and H. Richard Johnson form Watkins-Johnson Company (WJ) a leader in semiconductor-manufacturing equipment and electronic products for the wireless-telecommunications and defense industries. TriQuint acquires WJ in 2008. 1985 TriQuint Forms as Tektronix Spinoff A group of talented engineers founds TriQuint as a spinoff of Tektronix to research and develop the use of gallium arsenide (GaAs) for high-performance wireless applications. 1991 RFMD Is Formed Visionaries in high-performance radio frequency (RF) founded RFMD to design and manufacture solutions for mobility, connectivity, and enhanced functionality for mobile devices. 1998 Texas Instruments and Raytheon Acquisitions TriQuint acquires Texas Instruments' GaAs Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) business and Raytheon Defense Systems and Electronics Group. 2005 Communication Received from Huygens Probe on Saturn's Moon, Titan TriQuint enabled communication included data and a photo of Titan's surface. 2012 Mission to Mars: Curiosity The TriQuint-enabled Mars Curiosity rover lands safely on Mars, marking the beginning of NASA's most ambitious Mars mission. Our History