ANADIGICS ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2010 RESULTS

Quarterly Net Sales of $43.5 Million; up 4.1% Sequentially

GAAP Net Loss of ($0.08) per Share; Non-GAAP Net Loss of ($0.04) per Share

Company targets a Non-GAAP profit in Second Quarter 2010

WARREN, N.J., April 26, 2010—ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions in the broadband wireless and wireline communications markets, reported first quarter 2010 net sales of $43.5 million, an increase of 4.1% sequentially and 42.7% from the first quarter of 2009.  As of April 3, 2010, cash, cash equivalents and short and long-term marketable securities totaled $90.4 million.

GAAP net loss for the first quarter of 2010 was $5.2 million, or ($0.08) per share. Non-GAAP net loss for the first quarter of 2010 was $2.7 million, or ($0.04) per share.  

“Our first quarter  sequential  revenue increase was a notable accomplishment as we countered the industry’s seasonal softness and achieved our fourth consecutive quarter of revenue growth,” commented Mario Rivas, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “Our new product releases and design win activity remains strong as we are gaining increased market share in wireless and across our customer base.”

“Over the last year, we increased our revenue by approximately $13.0 million, or over 40%, and reduced our non-GAAP loss by $10.1 million, nearly double the percentage rate of the improvement in revenue,” commented Tom Shields, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  “We anticipate crossing another key milestone for the Company by generating a non-GAAP profit in the second quarter of 2010 by capitalizing on the operating leverage created from our product mix and manufacturing operations.”

Outlook for the Second Quarter 2010

Net sales for the second quarter of 2010 are expected to increase approximately 12% sequentially to $48.7 million from the first quarter revenue of $43.5 million.   Net loss on a GAAP basis for the second quarter is expected to be approximately ($0.04) per share.  Non-GAAP income for the second quarter is expected to be approximately $0.1 million, or $0.001 per share, excluding non-cash stock compensation expense.  The per share numbers are based on an estimated diluted weighted average outstanding common share count of 64.5 million.

The statements regarding the Company’s anticipated future performance are forward looking and actual results may differ materially. Please see safe harbor statement at the end of this press release.

This press release includes financial measures that are not in accordance with GAAP, consisting of non-GAAP net income or loss and non-GAAP income or loss per share. Management uses non-GAAP net income or loss and non-GAAP income or loss per share to evaluate the company's operating and financial performance in light of business objectives, for planning purposes, when publicly providing our business outlook and to facilitate period-to-period comparisons. ANADIGICS believes that these measures are useful to investors because they enhance investors' ability to review the company's business from the same perspective as the company's management and facilitate comparisons of this period's results with prior periods. These non-GAAP measures exclude charges related to stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, auction rate securities and non-comparative charges in the first quarter of 2009 resulting from inventory reserves associated with reduced demand. Non-GAAP measures are used by some investors when assessing the ongoing operating and financial performance of our Company. These financial measures are not in accordance with GAAP and may differ from non-GAAP methods of accounting and reporting used by other companies. Management acknowledges that stock-based compensation is a recurring cost and is an important part of our employee’s compensation and impacts their performance. However the expense is non-cash in nature and there are various valuation methodologies and assumptions used in determining stock-based compensation that may be unrelated to operations, such as volatility and current interest rates. The presentation of the additional information should not be considered a substitute for net income or loss or income or loss per share prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Limitations of non-GAAP financial measures. The primary material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP measures as compared to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are (i) they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in ANADIGICS industry, and (ii) they exclude financial information that some may consider important in evaluating our performance. We compensate for these limitations by providing reconciliations of reported net income or loss and income or loss per share to non-GAAP net income or net loss and non-GAAP income or loss per share, respectively, within this press release.

Conference Call

ANADIGICS' senior management will conduct a conference call today at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. A live audio Webcast will be available at www.anadigics.com/investors. A recording of the call will be available approximately two hours after the end of the call on the ANADIGICS Web site or by dialing 800-642-1687 conference ID 68213587 (available until May 3, 2010).

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About ANADIGICS, Inc.

ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD - News) is a leading provider of semiconductor solutions in the growing broadband wireless and wireline communications markets. The Company's products include power amplifiers, tuner integrated circuits, active splitters, line amplifiers, and other components, which can be sold individually or packaged as integrated radio frequency and front end modules.

Safe Harbor Statement

Except for historical information contained herein, this press release contains projections and other forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). These projections and forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance and can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as "believe", "anticipate", "expect", or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives, estimates or goals are forward-looking statements. No assurances can be given, however, that these events will occur or that these projections will be achieved and actual results and developments could differ materially from those projected as a result of certain factors. Important factors that could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such projections and forward-looking statements include those factors detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, and those discussed elsewhere herein.

ANADIGICS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)
	Three months ended
	April 3, 2010			April 4, 2009
Net sales	$	43,531		$	30,495
Cost of sales		30,047			29,245
Gross profit		13,484			1,250
Research and development expenses		11,781			11,625
Selling and administrative expenses		6,992			7,432
Restructuring charge		-			2,598
Operating loss		(5,289	)		(20,405	)
Interest income		93			559
Interest expense		(52	)		(591	)
Other (expense) income		60			(1,545	)
Net loss	$	(5,188	)	$	(21,982	)
Net loss per share
Basic and diluted	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.36	)
Basic and dilutive shares outstanding		64,203			61,742
Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
GAAP net loss	$	(5,188	)	$	(21,982	)
Stock compensation expense
Cost of sales		573			725
Research and development		851			1,431
Selling and administrative		1,133			1,445
Cost of sales adjustment (1)		-			1,410
Auction rate securities (recovery) impairment		(38	)		1,565
Restructuring charge		-			2,598
Non-GAAP net loss	$	(2,669	)	$	(12,808	)
Non-GAAP loss per share *
Basic and diulted	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.21	)
(*) Calculated using related GAAP shares outstanding
(1) Three months ended April 4, 2009 includes $1,410 inventory reserves charge for products with reduced demand.

ANADIGICS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands)
	April 3, 2010		December 31, 2009
Assets	Unaudited
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	80,682	$	83,172
Accounts receivable		23,096		20,013
Inventory		18,176		18,250
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		3,648		2,503
Total current assets		125,602		123,938
Marketable securities		9,694		9,354
Plant and equipment, net		76,899		80,884
Other assets		287		276
	$	212,482	$	214,452
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	11,527	$	11,287
Accrued liabilities		10,641		10,208
Accrued restructuring costs		3		55
Total current liabilities		22,171		21,550
Other long-term liabilities		3,329		3,844
Stockholders’ equity		186,982		189,058
	$	212,482	$	214,452
* The condensed balance sheet at December 31, 2009 has been derived from the audited financial
statements at such date but does not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.