RFMD® Extends Leadership In Wireless Front Ends with Introduction of New Enabling Technologies
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NEW YORK, Nov. 15-- RF Micro Devices, (NASDAQ: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency systems and solutions, will announce at its analyst day today the introduction of new technologies developed by RFMD to enable unprecedented levels of functional integration in RF applications.
The new technologies include hermetically sealed wafer level packaging (WLP), micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS), integrated conformal shielding, gallium nitride (GaN), GaAs E/D pHEMT and GaAs BiFET. RFMD anticipates the new processes and enabling technologies will support the Company's forecasted growth in calendar year 2008 and extend the Company's reach into new cellular product categories, including cellular mode switches, filters, duplexers and other high performance RF components for cellular handsets.
The foundation for RFMD's new technology offerings is the Company's historical emphasis on Optimum Technology Matching® OTM®, in which RFMD's designers select the optimum technology for each application according to considerations of cost and performance. RFMD's new technologies drive OTM one step further by leveraging a greatly expanded portfolio of enabling technologies optimized specifically for increased levels of functional integration in RF applications.
In addition to wireless opportunities, RFMD anticipates its new technologies will expand its growth prospects in markets targeted by its newly formed Multi-Market Products Group (MPG), including wireless infrastructure, wireless access, standard products, broadband/consumer and aerospace & defense.
RFMD is number one in RF. The leading independent research firm Gartner recently recognized RFMD as the number-one provider of digital subscriber RF devices and the number-one provider of cellular power amplifier and front end modules.
About RFMD: RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ GS: RFMD) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency systems and solutions for applications that drive wireless and broadband communications. RFMD's cellular front ends, cellular transceivers, RF components and system- on-chip (SoC) solutions enable worldwide mobility, provide enhanced connectivity and support advanced functionality in the cellular handset, cellular base station, wireless local area network (WLAN), CATV networking, aerospace, defense, and global positioning systems (GPS) markets. Recognized for its diverse portfolio of state-of-the-art semiconductor technologies and vast RF systems expertise, RFMD is a preferred supplier to the world's leading mobile device and RF equipment manufacturers.
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.
Source: RF Micro Devices
CONTACT: Dean Priddy,CFO,
+1-336-678-7975, or
or Jerry Neal,
Executive Vice President,
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Web site: www.rfmd.com/
