Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA, a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-sapphire (SOS) and silicon-on-insulator (SOI), has completed its 2013 initiative to deliver a higher level of customer support globally. The firm has opened new lab facilities and expanded technical resources at its sales offices in the UK, Korea and China. Peregrine says that the new facilities and resources enable it to service key global markets during local business hours.
“Field application engineering (FAE) support is the secret ingredient to sales success in this fast-paced global economy,” says Carl Burrow, VP of sales. “Peregrine can now develop deeper technical relationships with customers and work together in real time as they deploy our technology.”
Peregrine’s 2013 facilities expansion began with Korea in April, the UK in July, and China in October. The new facilities are co-located with existing Peregrine sales offices and offer complete lab-bench capabilities supported by RF engineering technical staff.
“In today’s global economy, businesses operate 24 hours a day around the world,” says Diana Baxter, director of worldwide applications engineering and architect of the initiative. “To support customers locally, Peregrine has embraced this idea and expanded our presence by placing highly technical experts in the field,” she adds. “This support model enables our customers to quickly move forward when using our products.”
