Stanford Microdevices Achieves ISO 9001 Certification

Business Wire, Sept 6, 2001

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2001

Stanford Microdevices (Nasdaq:SMDI), a leading designer and supplier of high-performance radio-frequency (RF) components for communications equipment manufacturers, today announced that it has been registered to ISO 9001-1994 by the Quality Management Institute (QMI), of Canada.

"Our successful completion of the ISO 9001 certification process assures our customers of the uncompromising nature of our overall quality system," said Bob Van Buskirk, SMDI's president and CEO. "Achieving this internationally recognized standard will further solidify Stanford Microdevices' standing as a premier supplier to wireless and wireline equipment OEMs worldwide."

"This registration represents a significant step beyond our earlier ISO 9002 certification," according to Guy Krevet, vice president of operations. "It is a real tribute to the quality consciousness of SMDI's design professionals."

ISO 9000 is the global standard that represents good management practices. ISO 9001 establishes the guidelines for an organization whose business processes range from design and development, to production, distribution and service.

Stanford Microdevices, now registered to ISO 9001-1994, is a leading supplier of high-performance RF components for the wireless and wireline telecommunications markets. SMDI's products include power modules, low-noise amplifiers, high-linearity gain blocks, high-performance transistors, modulators, switches, mixers, upconverters and downconverters, and high-performance multicomponent modules (MCMs) for transmit and receive applications. Product information may be found at Stanford Microdevices' website at www.stanfordmicro.com

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