Qorvo QSPICE® Wins 2023 Elektra Design Tool and Development Software Product of the Year Award

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Greensboro, NC, December 14, 2023 – Qorvo^® (Nasdaq: QRVO), a leading global provider of connectivity and power solutions, announces that its QSPICE^® circuit simulation software was honored as the Design Tool and Development Software Product of the Year at the 2023 Elektra Awards. This year's Elektra Award winners were named at a ceremony in London on November 29, 2023, to recognize outstanding achievements by the most innovative and talented individuals and companies in the electronics industry.

Jeff Strang, general manager for Qorvo’s Power Management business, said, “We are extremely gratified to be recognized at this year’s Elektra Awards. Qorvo’s QSPICE represents a breakthrough in power and analog circuit design and development by improving simulation speed, functionality and reliability. We believe this prestigious industry award will encourage designers everywhere to leverage this powerful tool for their most complex projects.”

Qorvo’s winning product, QSPICE, is a new generation of circuit simulation software that offers significantly better SPICE basics, supports vast amounts of digital logic without performance penalties and provides the speed and accuracy required for reliable power electronics simulation. Since its introduction in July 2023, QSPICE has been downloaded by more than 15,000 users. QSPICE is available free of charge and actively supported by Qorvo as well as a robust user community through Qorvo's QSPICE forum at http://forum.qorvo.com/.

The Elektra Awards are decided by an independent panel of senior representatives from end-user organizations, consultants and key industry players selected by the editors of Electronics Weekly. Every judge signs a non-disclosure agreement and must declare any association or involvement with any of the entries. Their meetings are held in private, confidential environments and all scores are collated, verified and averaged to determine the winners.

About Qorvo
Qorvo (Nasdaq: QRVO) supplies innovative semiconductor solutions that make a better world possible. We combine product and technology leadership, systems-level expertise and global manufacturing scale to quickly solve our customers' most complex technical challenges. Qorvo serves diverse high-growth segments of large global markets, including consumer electronics, smart home/IoT, automotive, EVs, battery-powered appliances, network infrastructure, healthcare and aerospace/defense. Visit www.qorvo.com to learn how our diverse and innovative team is helping connect, protect and power our planet.

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