Notice of Interim Results - 2 September 2008

13 August 2008

IQE plc ("IQE" or the "Company")

IQE plc (AIM: IQE), the leading global supplier of advanced
semiconductor wafer products and services to the semiconductor
industry, will be publishing its interim results for the six months
ended 30 June 2008 on Tuesday, 2 September 2008.

A presentation for analysts will be held at 9.30am on 2 September
2008 at the offices of College Hill, The Registry, Royal Mint Court,
London, EC3N 4QN.


Enquiries:


Contacts:
IQE plc ([phone])
Drew Nelson
Phil Rasmussen
Chris Meadows

College Hill ([phone])
Adrian Duffield

Noble & Company Limited (+ 44 20 7763 2200)
Matthew Hall, Director
Sam Reynolds, Senior Manager



NOTE TO EDITORS

IQE is the leading global supplier of advanced semiconductor wafers
with products that cover a diverse range of applications, supported
by an innovative outsourced foundry services portfolio that allows
the Group to provide a 'one stop shop' for the wafer needs of the
world's leading semiconductor manufacturers.

IQE uses advanced crystal growth technology (epitaxy) to manufacture
and supply bespoke semiconductor wafers ('epi-wafers') to the major
chip manufacturing companies, who then use these wafers to make the
chips which form the key components of virtually all high technology
systems. IQE is unique in being able to supply wafers using all of
the leading crystal growth technology platforms.

IQE's products are found in many leading-edge consumer,
communication, computing and industrial applications, including a
complete range of wafer products for the wireless industry, such as
mobile handsets and wireless infrastructure, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, base
stations, GPS, and satellite communications; optical communications,
optical storage (CD, DVD), laser optical mouse, laser printers &
photocopiers, thermal imagers, leading-edge medical products,
barcode, high efficiency LEDs and a variety of advanced silicon based
systems.

The manufacturers of these chips are increasingly seeking to
outsource wafer production to specialist foundries such as IQE in
order to reduce overall wafer costs and accelerate time to market.

IQE also provides bespoke R&D services to deliver customised
materials for specific applications and offers specialist technical
staff to manufacture to specification either at its own facilities or
on the customer's own sites. The Group is also able to leverage its
global purchasing volumes to reduce the cost of raw materials. In
this way IQE's outsourced services, provide compelling benefits in
terms of flexibility and predictability of cost, thereby
significantly reducing operating risk.

IQE operates six manufacturing facilities located in Cardiff (two)
and Milton Keynes in the UK; in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Somerset,
New Jersey in the USA; and Singapore. The Group also has 11 sales
offices located in major economic centres worldwide.

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