LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY - SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE
      The undersigned, as an officer or director of TriQuint
Semiconductor, Inc. (the Corporation), hereby constitutes
and appoints Steve Buhaly, Susan Lilis and Deborah Burke,
and each of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to complete and execute such Forms
144, Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other forms as such attorney shall
in his or her discretion determine to be required or
advisable pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933 (as amended), Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor
laws and regulations, as a consequence of the undersigned's
ownership, acquisition or disposition of securities of the
Corporation, and to do all acts necessary in order to file
such forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any
securities exchange or national association, the Corporation
and such other person or agency as the attorney shall deem
appropriate. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.

      This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required
to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Corporation unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in
a writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

      This Limited Power of Attorney is executed at
Hillsboro, OR, as of the date set forth below.

Signature:		/s/David H Y Ho
Type or Print Name:	David H Y Ho
Dated: 			5/13/2010
Witness:
Signature:		/s/Sally Fivecoat
Type or Print Name:	Sally Fivecoat
Dated:			5/13/2010