8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

March 18, 2010

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-22660	95-3654013
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2300 N.E. Brookwood Parkway

Hillsboro, Oregon 97124

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(503) 615-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On March 18, 2010, TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. issued a press release announcing updated guidance for the three months ended April 3, 2010. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. dated March 18, 2010

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
By:	/s/ Steve Buhaly
	Steve Buhaly
	Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 18, 2010

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. dated March 18, 2010

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

TRIQUINT UPDATES Q1 2010 GUIDANCE

HILLSBORO, OREGON (USA) – March 18, 2010 - TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc (NASDAQ: TQNT) a leading RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, updated its Q1 2010 guidance and now expects revenue on the high end of previous guidance of $175 million, which represents over 47% year-on-year growth. A tax credit of about $1 million will be recorded, and non-GAAP earnings per share is expected to increase from previous guidance of $0.08 - $0.10 per share to approximately $0.11 per share for the quarter ending April 3, 2010. Ralph Quinsey, TriQuint’s President and Chief Executive Officer, announced this update at its annual Investor and Analyst Day in New York today. Following Quinsey’s overview, several members of the executive team are outlining TriQuint market strategies and operational initiatives; these presentations are being webcast and the audio will be archived and accessible from the Events tab of TriQuint’s investor website.

FACTS ABOUT TRIQUINT

Founded in 1985, we “Connect the Digital World to the Global Network”® by supplying high-performance RF modules, components and foundry services to the world’s leading communications companies. Specifically, TriQuint supplies products to four out of the top five mobile phone manufacturers, and is a leading gallium arsenide (GaAs) supplier to major defense and space contractors. TriQuint creates standard and custom products using advanced processes that include gallium arsenide, surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) technologies to serve diverse markets including wireless handsets, laptops, GPS/PND, base stations, broadband communications and military. TriQuint is also the lead researcher in a multi-year DARPA program to develop advanced gallium nitride (GaN) amplifiers. TriQuint, as named by Strategy Analytics¹, is the number-three worldwide leader in GaAs devices and the world’s largest commercial GaAs foundry. TriQuint has ISO9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Oregon, Texas, and Florida and a production plant in Costa Rica; design centers are located in North America and Germany. Visit TriQuint at www.triquint.com/rf to receive new product information and to register for our newsletters.

¹ Announced February 2009 and May 2009, respectively.