In conjunction with the Defense Manufacturers Conference (DMC 2013) in Orlando, FL (2-5 December), RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA is releasing new gallium arsenide (GaAs) phase shifters, high-power limiters and gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) amplifiers that can improve system performance, increase efficiency and reduce part counts in wide-ranging defense and commercial applications.