RFMD to Showcase Industry-Leading High Performance RF Components
at 2011 IEEE International Microwave Symposium

GREENSBORO, N.C., June 1, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RF Micro Devices,
Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of
high-performance radio frequency components and semiconductor components,
today announced the Company will showcase its broad portfolio of industry-leading
products and technologies for the wireless and wired broadband markets
at the 2011 IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in Baltimore,
Maryland, from June 6 to June 8, 2011. At the symposium, RFMD® will
highlight its portfolio of innovative products servicing a diverse range
of end-market segments including: Broadband Transmission, Defense and
Aerospace, Point-to-Point Microwave Radio, WiFi, Wireless Infrastructure,
Wireless Consumer Products, WiMAX and SmartEnergy.
The RFMD products to be displayed span the Company's broad portfolio,
including:
- A variety of revolutionary GaN-based products, including RFMD's
high power transistors and ICs
- The RFMD2080/81 world-class IQ modulators with integrated LO
oscillators, designed for Point-to-Point and other software defined
radio applications
- Point-to-Point products including Up/Down Converters, MMIC VCOs
and other products addressing the RF and IF functions of the Point-to-Point
radio transceiver
- The newly released RFSA2714 and RFSA2724 digital step attenuators
and the RFSA2013 and RF2023 voltage controlled attenuators, optimized
for cellular 3G/4G/LTE and WiMAX markets
- RFMD's portfolio of highly integrated multi-chip modules (MCMs)
for wireless infrastructure applications
Additionally, RFMD will introduce its 2011-2012 Product Selection Guide,
which features specifications for over 900 products including over 90
recently released products targeting multiple end-market applications.
The new 63-page guide allows customers to cross-reference and search
products using end market application diagrams. RFMD employees
presenting papers, chairing sessions and hosting proceedings at the
Symposium will represent the Company's Broadband Components, Defense
and Power, Wireless Connectivity, Wireless Products, and Foundry Services
business units.
RFMD will be exhibiting at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium
(IMS) 2011, June 6-8, at the Baltimore Convention Center, in Booth 1402.
About RFMD 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.
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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.
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CONTACT: Douglas DeLieto VP of Investor
Relations RF Micro Devices 336-678-7088
Posted
6/1/2011
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