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EXHIBIT 21.1

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

NAME OF SUBSIDIARY			STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION
Sawtek Inc.			Florida
	Sawtek International, Inc.		Barbados
	Sawtek Far East, Inc.		Florida
		Sawtek Korea	South Korea
		TriQuint Shanghai	China
	Sawtek Sweden AB		Sweden
	TriQuint Hungary Holding Ltd.		Hungary
		Sawtek Costa Rica S.R.L.	Costa Rica
		Sawtek Tianjin	China
	Triquint Semiconductor GmbH		Germany
TriQuint Texas General Holding Company			Delaware
TriQuint Texas Limited Holding Company			Delaware
	TriQuint Semiconductor Texas, LP		Texas
TriQuint Optoelectronics, Inc.			Delaware
TriQuint Technology Holding Co.			Delaware
TriQuint International Holding Co.			Delaware
	TriQuint International Holding LLC		Delaware
		TriQuint de Mexico	Mexico
TriQuint Korea Ltd.			South Korea
TriQuint Foreign Sales Corporation			Barbados

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EXHIBIT 21.1

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT