SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

CORDNER THOMAS V

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2300 NE BROOKWOOD PKWY

(Street)

HILLSBORO

97124

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC [ TQNT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	VICE PRESIDENT, TRIQUINT TEXAS

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/02/2006

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock								51,764⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.83	03/02/2006		M		17,835		03/01/2008⁽²⁾	03/02/2016	Common Stock	17,835	⁽³⁾	17,835	D
NonQualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.83	03/02/2006		M		17,165		09/01/2006⁽⁴⁾	03/02/2016	Common Stock	17,165	⁽³⁾	17,165	D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.83	03/02/2006		M		11,953		03/01/2009⁽⁵⁾	03/02/2016	Common Stock	11,953	⁽³⁾	11,953	D
NonQualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.83	03/02/2006		M		23,047		09/01/2008⁽⁶⁾	03/02/2016	Common Stock	23,047	⁽³⁾	23,047	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Holdings include 5,656 shares acquired 5/31/2005 pursuant to the Company's 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

2. Option vests in 1178 shares March 1, 2008, 1177 shares, June 1, 2008, 1178 shares September 1, 2008, 1177 shares December 1, 2008, and 2188 shares March 1, 2009, 2187 shares June 1, 2009, 2188 shares September 1, 2009, 2187 shares December 1, 2009, 2188 shares March 1, 2010, and 2187 shares June 1, 2010.

3. Stock option grant has no purchase price

4. Option vests 2188 shares on September 1, 2006, 2187 shares December 1, 2006, 2188 shares March 1, 2007, 2187 shares June 1, 2007, 2188 shares September 1, 2007, 2187 shares December 1, 2007, and 1010 shares respectively on March 1, 2008, June 1, 2008, September 1, 2008, and December 1, 2008.

5. Option vests 5,977 shares March 1, 2009 and 5,976 June 1, 2009.

6. Option vests 8,750 shares September 1, 2008, 8,750 shares December 1, 2008, 2,774 shares March 1, 2009, and 2,773 shares June 1, 2009.

Remarks:

	Thomas V. Cordner	03/06/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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