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WJ Communications Expands Asia Operations

Growing Market Opportunities Drive WJ to Appoint Three New Members to Its Sales Management Team

WJ Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: WJCI), a leading designer and supplier of RF solutions for the wireless infrastructure and RFID reader markets, today announced that it has significantly increased its presence in Asia.

Tony Liang has been appointed as the director of Asia Sales. Mr. Liang comes to WJ with 18 years of experience in the telecom industry. Previously he was vice president of APAC sales for AMI Semiconductor, Inc. and director of sales at PMC-Sierra. He received his B.S. degree from National Oceanic University of Taiwan and his M.S. degree from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA.

"The wireless infrastructure market continues to grow rapidly throughout Asia and accounts for more than half of WJ's current revenue. Asia remains one of the fastest growing technology markets in the world for RF and wireless solutions," said Haresh Patel, senior vice president of sales and marketing for WJ Communications. "We are excited to have Tony join WJ's sales team. He brings extensive Asia sales experience in the semiconductor industry, along with strong established customer relationships. Increasing our investment in local sales and technical support teams under the leadership of Tony, will allow us to successfully meet our customers goals and continue to grow our business in Asia."

In addition, Taine Wu and KM Choi have been appointed as country managers for China, and Korea, respectively. Mr. Wu and Mr. Choi will report directly to Tony Liang.

Taine Wu brings 18 years of experience in the semiconductor component industry. Prior to joining WJ Communications, Mr. Wu was a regional sales manager of South China for Fairchild Semiconductor. He received his degree in Industrial Engineering Management from Chin-Yin Industrial College.

KM Choi joins WJ with more than 15 years of experience in sales and marketing positions in the telecom industry. Prior to joining WJ Communications, Mr. Choi served as market business development director for Qualcomm. He received both his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electronic Materials Engineering from Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Korea.

About WJ Communications

WJ Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of radio frequency (RF) solutions serving multiple markets targeting wireless communications, RF identification (RFID), and broadband cable. WJ addresses the RF challenges in these multiple markets with its highly reliable amplifiers, mixers, RF integrated circuits (RFICs), RFID reader modules, chipsets, and multi-chip (MCM) modules. For more information visit www.wj.com or call 408-577-6200.

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This release contains forward-looking statements including statements as to the plans and objectives of management for the future operations, and statements as to the Company's expectation regarding the future economic performance, financial condition or results of operations. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but rather are based on current expectations and our beliefs. Words such as "may," "will," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks" "could" and "estimates" and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The Company's actual results may differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the growth in the wireless infrastructure market, the timing and the rate of deployment of 2.5G and 3G systems, the Company's Risk Factors as contained in the Form 10-K for year ended 2004 and such other factors as described from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Readers of this release are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect changed events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

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