RF Micro Devices® Press Release - July 27, 2010

RFMD Achieves 29% Year-Over-Year Growth in Revenue and 236% Year-Over-Year Increase in Operating Income

Delivers Record Non-GAAP Operating Income Of $51.7 Million And Free Cash Flow Of $46 Million

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Company Highlights: - Executes On Key Customer Diversification Initiatives, Growing Revenue Outside RFMD's Largest Customer By 18.3% Sequentially - Increases Revenue 29% Year-Over-Year And 5% Sequentially To $273.8 Million - Achieves GAAP Operating Income Of $40.6 Million And EBITDA Of $62.2 Million; Non-GAAP Operating Income Expands To A Record $51.7 Million - Delivers GAAP Diluted EPS Of $0.10 And Non-GAAP Diluted EPS Of $0.16 - Generates Approximately $46 Million In Quarterly Free Cash Flow and $189 Million In Trailing 12 Month Free Cash Flow - Retires $110 Million Of Convertible Notes ($10 Million Recorded In June Quarter And $100 Million To Be Recorded In September Quarter)

GREENSBORO, N.C., July 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today reported financial results for its fiscal 2011 first quarter, ended July 3, 2010. RFMD's quarterly revenue increased 29% year-over-year and 5% sequentially to $273.8 million. On a GAAP basis, gross margin equaled 37.4%, quarterly operating income totaled $40.6 million, and quarterly net income was $28.1 million, or $0.10 per diluted share. On a non-GAAP basis, gross margin equaled 39.2%, quarterly operating income totaled a record $51.7 million, and quarterly net income was a record $44.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted share.

RFMD Strategic Highlights:
  • Demand was strong for both the cellular products group (CPG) and multi-market products group (MPG), with both product groups achieving year-over-year and sequential revenue growth
  • RFMD achieved key customer diversification initiatives during the quarter, with sales to customers outside RFMD's largest customer growing by approximately 77% year-over-year and adding $270 million in annualized incremental revenue
  • RFMD's product development engine continued to execute to plan, delivering 92 new and derivative products for diverse market segments including SmartEnergy, high-performance WiFi, 3G/4G wireless infrastructure, fixed and mobile broadband, and 3G/4G smart phones
  • RFMD secured major design wins during the quarter, including handset and smart phone platforms, SmartEnergy, high-power GaN and 4G wireless infrastructure applications at new and existing customers expected to ramp to volume beginning in calendar 2011

GAAP RESULTS
     (in millions,
         except
    percentages and               Q4                       Q1
           per      Q1 Fiscal  Fiscal      Change       Fiscal   Change
                                           vs. Q4                 vs. Q1
      share data)        2011     2010       2010          2010    2010
      -----------        ----     ----    -------          ----  -------
    Revenue            $273.8   $260.8         5.0%      $212.5      28.8%
    Gross Margin         37.4%    37.7%       (0.3) ppt    34.8%      2.6  ppt
    Operating
     Income             $40.6    $36.6        $4.0        $12.1     $28.5
    Net Income          $28.1    $26.7        $1.4         $4.8     $23.3
    Diluted EPS         $0.10    $0.10  $        -        $0.02     $0.08


        NON-GAAP RESULTS (excluding share-based compensation, amortization
                of intangibles, integration charges, manufacturing
          start-up costs, gain on retirement of convertible subordinated
            notes, restructuring charges, loss on PP&E, other non-cash
          expenses, non-cash interest expense on convertible subordinated
                            notes and tax adjustments)
     (in millions,
         except
    percentages and   Q1       Q4                       Q1
           per      Fiscal  Fiscal     Change        Fiscal    Change
                                        vs. Q4                 vs. Q1
      share data)     2011     2010      2010           2010    2010
      -----------     ----     ----    -------          ----  -------
    Gross Margin      39.2%    39.6%       (0.4) ppt    37.0%      2.2 ppt
    Operating
     Income          $51.7    $47.7        $4.0        $24.0     $27.7
    Net Income       $44.3    $43.8        $0.5        $18.9     $25.4
    Diluted EPS      $0.16    $0.16  $        -        $0.07     $0.09


Business Outlook

RFMD currently believes the demand environment in its end markets remains strong and supports the following expectations and projections:

  • RFMD currently expects September quarterly results will be in line with June quarterly results
  • RFMD expects to continue ramping new customer programs to offset declining end-of-life legacy products
  • RFMD currently expects fiscal 2011 cash taxes will increase to $26-$28 million, compared to $14.1 million in fiscal 2010, reflecting RFMD's improved profitability
  • RFMD currently expects fiscal 2011 free cash flow will be consistent with fiscal 2010 free cash flow of $177 million
  • RFMD currently expects to achieve a positive net cash position as early as the September quarter
  • RFMD currently expects revenue growth to accelerate in fiscal 2012 as major programs at new and existing customers ramp into volume production
  • RFMD's actual quarterly and annual results may differ from these expectations and projections, and such differences may be material.

Comments From Management

Bob Bruggeworth, president and CEO of RFMD, said, "RFMD's markets are expanding quickly with the deployment of broadband data across both fixed and mobile networks. This is accelerating the demand for always-on mobile data and for the exciting new devices and applications that connect us to our data and to each other.

"RFMD is a major beneficiary of these secular trends. We benefit as fixed broadband infrastructure is deployed, as demand grows for these mobile broadband devices, and as these devices increasingly offer more modes of wireless connectivity. Over the past four quarters RFMD has outpaced the market, expanding sales and diversifying our customer base significantly to drive strong earnings and cash flow. On the strength of our product leadership and diversification initiatives, we believe we've secured the major design wins that will power the next wave of our revenue growth."

Dean Priddy, CFO and vice president of administration of RFMD, said, "RFMD is currently on track to grow revenue and achieve double-digit earnings growth this fiscal year. We have made significant progress in broadening our customer base and generating superior free cash flow, which has strengthened our balance sheet and given us the flexibility to fund our growth strategies. We are on an annualized run rate exceeding last year's free cash flow of $177 million, and we are very confident in our ability to achieve a positive net cash position sooner than originally anticipated.

"Looking forward, we are forecasting continued strong free cash flow, and our potential future uses of cash include share buybacks, additional bond repurchases and incremental investment in our growth."

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to disclosing financial results calculated in accordance with United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), RFMD's earnings release contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: (i) non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin, (ii) non-GAAP operating income and operating margin, (iii) non-GAAP net income, (iv) non-GAAP net income per diluted share, (v) non-GAAP operating expenses (research and development, marketing and selling and general and administrative), (vi) free cash flow, (vii), EBITDA, (viii) return on invested capital (ROIC), and (ix) net debt or positive net cash. Each of these non-GAAP financial measures is either adjusted from GAAP results to exclude certain expenses or derived from multiple GAAP measures, which are outlined in the "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" tables on page 9 and the "Additional Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures And Reconciliations" tables on pages 10 and 11.

In managing RFMD's business on a consolidated basis, management develops an annual operating plan, which is approved by our Board of Directors, using non-GAAP financial measures. In developing and monitoring performance against this plan, management considers the actual or potential impacts on these non-GAAP financial measures from actions taken to reduce unit costs with the goal of increasing gross margin and operating margin. In addition, management relies upon these non-GAAP financial measures to assess whether research and development efforts are at an appropriate level, and when making decisions about product spending, administrative budgets, and marketing programs. In addition, we believe that non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information to investors and enable investors to analyze the results of operations in the same way as management. We have chosen to provide this supplemental information to enable investors to perform additional comparisons of operating results, to assess our liquidity and capital position and to analyze financial performance excluding the effect of expenses unrelated to operations, certain non-cash expenses and share-based compensation expense, which may obscure trends in RFMD's underlying performance.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures offer an additional view of RFMD's operations that, when coupled with the GAAP results and the reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of RFMD's results of operations and the factors and trends affecting RFMD's business. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Our rationale for using these non-GAAP financial measures, as well as their impact on the presentation of RFMD's operations, are outlined below:

Non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin. Non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, other non-cash expenses and adjustments for restructuring and integration charges. We believe that exclusion of these costs in presenting non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin gives management and investors a more effective means of evaluating RFMD's historical performance and projected costs and the potential for realizing cost efficiencies. We believe that the majority of RFMD's purchased intangibles are not relevant to analyzing current operations because they generally represent costs incurred by the acquired company to build value prior to acquisition, and thus are effectively part of transaction costs rather than ongoing costs of operating RFMD's business. In this regard, we note that (i) once the intangibles are fully amortized, the intangibles will not be replaced with cash costs and therefore, the exclusion of these costs provides management and investors with better visibility into the actual costs required to generate revenues over time, and (ii) although we set the amortization expense based on useful life of the various assets at the time of the transaction, we cannot influence the timing and amount of the future amortization expense recognition once the lives are established. Similarly, we believe that presentation of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin and other non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the impact of share-based compensation expense assists management and investors in evaluating the period-over-period performance of RFMD's ongoing operations because (i) the expenses are non-cash in nature, and (ii) although the size of the grants is within our control, the amount of expense varies depending on factors such as short-term fluctuations in stock price volatility and prevailing interest rates, which can be unrelated to the operational performance of RFMD during the period in which the expense is incurred and generally is outside the control of management. Moreover, we believe that the exclusion of share-based compensation expense in presenting non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin and other non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors to understand the impact of the expensing of share-based compensation to RFMD's gross profit and gross margins and other financial measures in comparison to both prior periods as well as to its competitors. We also believe that the adjustments to profit and margin related to other non-cash expenses and restructuring and integration charges do not constitute part of RFMD's ongoing operations and therefore the exclusion of these costs provides management and investors with better visibility into the actual costs required to generate revenues over time and gives management and investors a more effective means of evaluating our historical and projected performance. We believe disclosure of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin has economic substance because the excluded expenses do not represent continuing cash expenditures and, as described above, we have little control over the timing and amount of the expenses in question.

Non-GAAP operating income and operating margin. Non-GAAP operating income and operating margin exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, other non-cash expenses, restructuring and integration charges, loss on PP&E and start-up costs. We believe that presentation of a measure of operating income and operating margin that excludes amortization of intangible assets and share-based compensation expense is useful to both management and investors for the same reasons as described above with respect to our use of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin. We believe that other non-cash expenses, restructuring and integration charges, loss on PP&E and start-up costs do not constitute part of RFMD's ongoing operations and therefore, the exclusion of these costs provides management and investors with better visibility into the actual costs required to generate revenues over time and gives management and investors a more effective means of evaluating our historical and projected performance. We believe disclosure of non-GAAP operating income and operating margin has economic substance because the excluded expenses are either unrelated to operations or do not represent current cash expenditures.

Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share exclude the effects of share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, other non-cash expenses, restructuring and integration charges, loss on PP&E, start-up costs, gain on retirement of convertible subordinated notes, non-cash interest expense on convertible subordinated notes and also reflect an adjustment of income taxes for cash basis. We believe that presentation of measures of net income and net income per diluted share that exclude these items is useful to both management and investors for the reasons described above with respect to non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin and non-GAAP operating income and operating margin. We believe disclosure of non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share has economic substance because the excluded expenses are either unrelated to operations or do not represent current cash expenditures.

Non-GAAP research and development, marketing and selling and general and administrative expenses. Non-GAAP research and development, marketing and selling and general and administrative expenses exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, other non-cash expenses and restructuring and integration charges. We believe that presentation of measures of these operating expenses that exclude amortization of intangible assets and share-based compensation expense is useful to both management and investors for the same reasons as described above with respect to our use of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin. We believe that other non-cash expenses and restructuring and integration charges do not constitute part of RFMD's ongoing operations and therefore, the exclusion of these costs provides management and investors with better visibility into the actual costs required to generate revenues over time and gives management and investors a more effective means of evaluating our historical and projected performance. We believe disclosure of these non-GAAP operating expenses has economic substance because the excluded expenses are either unrelated to operations or do not represent current cash expenditures.

Free cash flow. RFMD defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities during the period minus property and equipment expenditures made during the period. We use free cash flow as a supplemental financial measure in our evaluation of liquidity and financial strength. Management believes that this measure is useful as an indicator of our ability to service our debt, meet other payment obligations and make strategic investments. Free cash flow should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, net income as a measure of our performance and net cash provided by operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. Additionally, our definition of free cash flow is limited, in that it does not represent residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures due to the fact that the measure does not deduct the payments required for debt service and other contractual obligations. Therefore, we believe it is important to view free cash flow as a measure that provides supplemental information to our entire statement of cash flows.

EBITDA. RFMD defines EBITDA as earnings before interest expense and interest income, income tax expenses, depreciation and intangible amortization. Management believes that this measure is useful to evaluate our ongoing operations and as a general indicator of our operating cash flow (in conjunction with a cash flow statement which also includes among other items, changes in working capital and the effect of non-cash charges). The amounts shown for EBITDA as presented herein differ from the amounts calculated under the definition of EBITDA used in our equipment term loan agreement. The definition of EBITDA as used in the loan agreement is further adjusted for certain cash and non-cash charges, including stock compensation expense, and is used to determine compliance with financial covenants.

Non-GAAP ROIC. Return on invested capital (ROIC) is a non-GAAP measure that management believes provides useful supplemental information for management and the investor by measuring the effectiveness of our operations' use of invested capital to generate profits. We use ROIC to track how much value we are creating for our shareholders. Non-GAAP ROIC is calculated by dividing annualized non-GAAP operating income, net of cash taxes, by average invested capital. Average invested capital is calculated by subtracting the average of the beginning balance and the ending balance of current liabilities (excluding the current portion of long-term debt and other short-term financings) from the average of the beginning balance and the ending balance of net accounts receivable, inventories, other current assets, net property and equipment and a cash amount equal to seven days of quarterly revenue.

Net debt or positive net cash. Net debt or positive net cash is defined as unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments minus the par value of RFMD's convertible subordinated notes due 2012 and 2014. Management believes that net debt or positive net cash provides useful information regarding the level of RFMD's indebtedness by reflecting cash and investments that could be used to repay debt.

Limitations of non-GAAP financial measures. The primary material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income and operating margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per diluted share, free cash flow, EBITDA, non-GAAP ROIC and net debt or positive net cash, as compared to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures of gross profit and gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, net income, net income per diluted share and net cash provided by operating activities are (i) they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in RFMD's industry, and (ii) they exclude financial information that some may consider important in evaluating our performance. We compensate for these limitations by providing full disclosure of the differences between these non-GAAP financial measures and the corresponding GAAP financial measures, including a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP financial measures, to enable investors to perform their own analysis of our gross profit and gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, net income, net income per diluted share and net cash provided by operating activities.

RF Micro Devices will conduct a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT today to discuss today's press release. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by any interested party at http://www.rfmd.com (under "Investors"). A telephone playback of the conference call will be available approximately one hour after the call's completion by dialing 303-590-3030 and entering pass code 4326183.

About RFMD
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies. RFMD's products enable worldwide mobility, provide enhanced connectivity and support advanced functionality in the cellular handset, wireless infrastructure, wireless local area network (WLAN), CATV/broadband and aerospace and defense markets. RFMD is recognized for its diverse portfolio of semiconductor technologies and RF systems expertise and is a preferred supplier to the world's leading mobile device, customer premises and communications equipment providers.

Headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., RFMD is an ISO 9001- and ISO 14001-certified manufacturer with worldwide engineering, design, sales and service facilities. RFMD is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol RFMD. For more information, please visit RFMD's web site at www.rfmd.com.

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, representations and contentions and are not historical facts and typically are identified by use of terms such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue" and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. You should be aware that the forward-looking statements included herein represent management's current judgment and expectations, but our actual results, events and performance could differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. We do not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements or publicly announce the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements, other than as is required under the federal securities laws. RF Micro Devices' business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including variability in operating results, risks associated with the impact of global macroeconomic and credit conditions on our business and the business of our suppliers and customers, our reliance on a few large customers for a substantial portion of our revenue, the rate of growth and development of wireless markets, our ability to bring new products to market, our reliance on inclusion in third party reference designs for a portion of our revenue, our ability to manage channel partner and customer relationships, risks associated with the operation of our wafer fabrication, molecular beam epitaxy, assembly and test and tape and reel facilities, our ability to complete acquisitions and integrate acquired companies, including the risk that we may not realize expected synergies from our business combinations, our ability to attract and retain skilled personnel and develop leaders, variability in production yields, raw material costs and availability, our ability to reduce costs and improve margins in response to declining average selling prices, our ability to adjust production capacity in a timely fashion in response to changes in demand for our products, dependence on gallium arsenide (GaAs) for the majority of our products, dependence on third parties, and substantial reliance on international sales and operations. These and other risks and uncertainties, which are described in more detail in RF Micro Devices' most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports and statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any of these forward-looking statements.

RF MICRO DEVICES(R) and RFMD(R) are trademarks of RFMD, LLC. All other trade names, trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Financial Tables To Follow

                      RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                       (In thousands, except per share data)
                                    (Unaudited)
                                              Three Months Ended
                                              ------------------
                                          July 3,
                                           2010            June 27, 2009
                                         --------          -------------
    Total revenue                         $273,842               $212,540
    Costs and expenses:
       Cost of goods sold                  171,435                138,539
       Research and development             36,101                 35,633
       Marketing and selling                14,368                 13,568
       General and administrative           11,070                 11,212
       Other operating expense                 309                  1,537
                                               ---                  -----
       Total costs and expenses            233,283                200,489
                                           -------                -------
    Operating income                        40,559                 12,051
    Other expense                           (4,541)                (4,197)
                                            ------                 ------
    Income before income taxes             $36,018                 $7,854
    Income tax expense                      (7,903)                (3,070)
                                            ------                 ------
    Net income                             $28,115                 $4,784
                                           =======                 ======
    Net income per share, diluted            $0.10                  $0.02
                                             =====                  =====
    Weighted average outstanding diluted
     shares                                277,933                269,302
                                           =======                =======



                        RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
                 (In thousands, except percentages and per share data)
                                      (Unaudited)
                                                Three Months Ended
                                                ------------------
                                                July 3,  April 3,  June 27,
                                                    2010     2010       2009
                                                    ----      ---       ----
    GAAP operating income                        $40,559  $36,639    $12,051
      Share-based compensation expense             5,311    5,047      4,137
      Amortization of intangible assets            4,615    4,750      4,716
      Restructuring charges related to fiscal
       2009 strategic restructuring and adverse
       macroeconomic conditions                      205      117      1,982
     Other expenses (restructuring, loss on
      PP&E, integration, start-up  costs and
      other non-cash expenses)                       999    1,131      1,136
    Non-GAAP operating income                     51,689   47,684     24,022
                                                  ======   ======     ======
    GAAP net income                               28,115   26,728      4,784
      Share-based compensation expense             5,311    5,047      4,137
      Amortization of intangible assets            4,615    4,750      4,716
      Restructuring charges related to fiscal
       2009 strategic restructuring and adverse
       macroeconomic conditions                      205      117      1,982
     Other expenses (restructuring, loss on
      PP&E, integration, start-up costs, and
      other non-cash expenses)                       999    1,131      1,136
      Gain on retirement of convertible
       subordinated notes                              -        -     (1,949)
      Non-cash interest expense on convertible
       subordinated notes                          4,414    4,316      4,279
      Tax adjustments                                684    1,717       (229)
                                                     ---    -----       ----
    Non-GAAP net income                           44,343   43,806     18,856
    Plus:  Income impact of assumed
     conversions for interest on 1.50%
     convertible notes                                15       37        596
    Non-GAAP net income plus assumed
     conversion of notes - Numerator for
     diluted income per share                    $44,358  $43,843    $19,452
                                                 =======  =======    =======
    GAAP weighted average outstanding diluted
     shares                                      277,933  275,986    269,302
    Adjustments:
        Assumed conversion of 1.5% convertible
         notes                                         -        -     27,130
    Non-GAAP weighted average outstanding
     diluted shares                              277,933  275,986    296,432
                                                 =======  =======    =======
    Non-GAAP net income per share, diluted         $0.16    $0.16      $0.07
                                                   =====    =====      =====





                                         Three Months Ended
                                         ------------------
                             July 3,            April 3,         June 27,
                              2010               2010              2009
                              ----               ----              ----
    GAAP gross margin  $102,407    37.4%   $98,429   37.7%   $74,001   34.8%
      Adjustment for
       intangible
       amortization       3,514     1.3%     3,651    1.4%     3,596    1.7%
      Adjustment for
       share-based
       compensation         960     0.3%       895    0.3%       484    0.3%
      Other expenses
       (restructuring,
       integration and
       other non-cash
       expenses)            508     0.2%       427    0.2%       458    0.2%
                            ---
    Non-GAAP gross
     margin            $107,389    39.2%  $103,402   39.6%   $78,539   37.0%
                       ========    ====   ========   ====    =======   ====



                    RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
      ADDITIONAL SELECTED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS
                       (In thousands, except percentages)
                                  (Unaudited)
                                                               Three Months
                                                               Ended
    Non-GAAP Operating Income                                  July 3, 2010
    -------------------------                                  ------------
    (as a percentage of sales)
    GAAP operating income                                               14.8%
      Share-based compensation expense                                   1.9%
      Amortization of intangible assets                                  1.7%
      Restructuring charges related to fiscal 2009 strategic
       restructuring and adverse macroeconomic conditions                0.1%
      Other expenses (restructuring, loss on PP&E,
       integration, start-up costs and other non-cash
       expenses)                                                         0.4%
    Non-GAAP operating income                                           18.9%
                                                                        ====





                                        Three Months Ended
                                        ------------------
                         July 3,               April 3,       June 27,
                           2010                 2010            2009
                       --------              ---------       ---------
    GAAP research
     and
     development
     expense              $36,101                $35,484        $35,633
    Less:
      Share-based
       compensation
       expense              1,343                  1,386          1,045
      Amortization
       of intangible
       assets                  14                     12             33
     Other expenses
      (restructuring,
      integration
      and other
      non-cash
      expenses)               384                      -            321
                                                     ---            ---
    Non-GAAP
     research and
     development
     expense              $34,360                $34,086        $34,234
                          =======                =======        =======
                                  Three Months Ended
                                  ------------------
                       July 3,              April 3,       June 27,
                           2010                   2010           2009
                       --------              ---------       ---------
    GAAP marketing
     and selling
     expense              $14,368                $14,461        $13,568
    Less:
      Share-based
       compensation
       expense              1,198                  1,213          1,043
      Amortization
       of intangible
       assets               1,087                  1,087          1,087
     Other expenses
      (restructuring,
      integration
      and other
      non- cash
      expenses)                 3                      -              9
    Non-GAAP
     marketing and
     selling
     expense              $12,080                $12,161        $11,429
                          =======                =======        =======
                                  Three Months Ended
                                  ------------------
                         July 3,              April 3,       June 27,
                           2010                   2010           2009
                       --------              ---------       ---------
    GAAP general
     and
     administrative
     expense              $11,070                $10,887        $11,212
    Less:
      Share-based
       compensation
       expense              1,810                  1,553          1,565
      Other expenses
       (restructuring,
       integration)            -                   (136)            19
                             ---
    Non-GAAP
     general and
     administrative
     expense               $9,260                 $9,470         $9,628
                           ======                 ======         ======



                   RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    ADDITIONAL SELECTED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS
                                 (Unaudited)
                                                      Three Months
    Free Cash Flow (1)                                    Ended
    ------------------
                                                      July 3, 2010
                                                      ------------
    (In millions)
     Net cash provided by operating activities                  $53
     Purchases of property and equipment                         (7)
     Free Cash Flow                                             $46
                                                                ===



    (1)   Free Cash Flow is calculated as net cash provided by operating
    activities minus property
    and equipment expenditures.



                                                       Three Months
    EBITDA (2)                                             Ended
    ----------
                                                       July 3, 2010
                                                       ------------
    (In millions)
    Net Income                                                 $28.1
       Interest                                                  5.1
       Income Tax Expense                                        7.9
       Depreciation                                             16.5
       Amortization                                              4.6
                                                                 ---
    EBITDA                                                     $62.2
                                                               =====



    (2)  EBITDA is calculated by adjusting net income for interest
    expense and interest income,
    income tax expense, depreciation and intangible amortization.
                       RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                    (In thousands)
                                     (Unaudited)

                                                  July 3,   April 3,
                                                       2010       2010
                                                       ----       ----
    ASSETS
    Current assets:
        Cash and cash equivalents                  $120,462   $104,778
        Restricted cash and trading security
         investments                                    451     17,698
        Short-term investments                      160,910    134,882
        Accounts receivable, net                    129,826    108,219
        Inventories                                 128,037    122,509
        Other current assets                         70,865     60,738
                                                     ------     ------
      Total current assets                          610,551    548,824
    Property and equipment, net                     237,207    247,085
    Intangible assets, net                           97,555    102,169
    Goodwill                                         95,628     95,628
    Long-term investments                             2,175      2,175
    Other non-current assets                         19,004     18,127
      Total assets                               $1,062,120 $1,014,008
                                                 ========== ==========
    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Current liabilities:
        Accounts payable and accrued liabilities    143,643    124,253
        Current portion of long-term debt             7,723     15,053
        Other short-term liabilities, net            15,308     13,427
                                                     ------     ------
      Total current liabilities                     166,674    152,733
    Long-term debt, net                             290,431    289,837
    Other long-term liabilities                      41,444     41,354
                                                     ------     ------
      Total liabilities                             498,549    483,924
      Shareholders' equity                          563,571    530,084
                                                    -------    -------
      Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $1,062,120 $1,014,008
                                                 ========== ==========



SOURCE RF Micro Devices, Inc. 


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Posted  7/27/2010