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RF Micro Devices® Selected to Support Next Generation
Family
of Leading Smartphones
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February 28, 2012 Press Release
Contact:
Irma Swain
Sr. Manager, Communications
RFMD
336-931-6653
iswain@rfmd.com |
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-- RFMD® Powering Multiple Devices for Top-Tier Smartphone Manufacturer
Barcelona, Spain, February 28, 2012 – RF Micro Devices,
Inc. (Nasdaq GS: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture
of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor
technologies, today announced it has been selected to support multiple
next-generation devices for a leading manufacturer of 3G/4G smartphones.
The next-generation devices include a highly anticipated LTE smartphone
that will feature multiple variants of RFMD’s family of ultra-high efficiency
WCDMA and 4G LTE power amplifiers.
RFMD is currently supporting
multiple devices for this top-tier smartphone manufacturer with a broad
range of high-performance products, including PowerSmart® power platforms,
ultra-high efficiency 3G/4G power amplifiers, and multiple switch-based
components.
Eric Creviston, president of RFMD’s Cellular Products Group, said,
“RFMD continues to increase our exposure to the world’s leading smartphone
manufacturers. With these wins, we expand our participation in a growing
family of highly popular smartphones and bolster our position in the
high-growth LTE category. We look forward to expanding our content opportunity
in future devices as new programs ramp and as new product families are
introduced.”
RFMD’s ultra-high efficiency 3G and 4G LTE PAs deliver
an enhanced user experience by extending battery life and reducing the
thermal impact of data usage in smartphones. The product family currently
covers WCDMA bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8, and LTE bands 4, 7, 11, 13,
17, 18, 20, and 21 – addressing the most common UMTS/HSPA+ and LTE frequency
bands and band combinations. Additional multimode, multi-band (MMMB)
and single-mode LTE variants will be introduced in the first half of
calendar 2012.
RFMD offers a broad portfolio of 3G and 4G LTE
solutions in single-mode and converged architectures to ensure alignment
with leading chipset providers and enable worldwide network compatibility.
RFMD's 3G and 4G LTE product portfolio reduces the thermal impact of
data usage in smartphones while enabling increased battery life during
data-based applications, such as web surfing, video calls and internet
radio services.
About RFMD RF Micro
Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: 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®,
RFMD® and PowerSmart® are trademarks of RFMD, LLC. All other trade names,
trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
At RFMD®
Douglas DeLieto
VP, Investor Relations
336-678-5322
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