LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY - SECURITIES LAW

COMPLIANCE

The undersigned, as an officer or director of TriQuint

Semiconductor, Inc. (the Corporation), hereby constitutes and appoints

Stephanie Welty, Jeff Killian, 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, Oregon, as of

the date set forth below.



Signature:  /s/ Steven J. Sharp

Type or Print Name: Steven J. Sharp

Dated:    May 14, 2007



Witness:

Signature:  /s/ Joseph Pugh

Type or Print Name: Joseph Pugh

Dated:   May 14, 2007