New York, New York 1/14/2010 5:15:00 AM
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TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ: TWNT) Raises 4Q Earnings Forecast

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (NASDAQ: TQNT) said Wednesday that it raised its fourth-quarter earnings forecast, citing better-than-expected sales, according to Associated Press.

 

The company, which makes radio frequency chips, now expects to report earnings of 9 cents to 10 cents per share and revenue of $190 million. Excluding special items, it expects earnings of 12 cents to 13 cents a share.

 

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Their previous forecast called for adjusted earnings of 10 cents to 12 cents per share and sales of between $175 million and $185 million.

 

Analysts, who typically exclude special charges from their estimates, expected earnings of 11 cents per share and sales of $180.9 million, according to a Thomson Reuters poll.

 

TriQuint shares jumped 63 cents, or 10.8 percent, to $6.45 in afternoon trading.

 

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