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RF Micro Devices® Press Release - May 31, 2011
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RFMD Expands Portfolio of Broadband Components With New IQ Modulators
Featuring Integrated Local Oscillators
-- RFMD's World-Class IQ Modulators Drive Superior Integration and
Industry-Leading Performance
GREENSBORO,
N.C., May 31, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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
announced it has extended its portfolio of broadband components to include
two new low power IQ Modulators featuring integrated fractional-N synthesizers
and voltage controlled oscillators (VCO).
The
RFMD2080 and
RFMD2081 are broadband devices capable of generating output frequencies
from 45MHz to 2700MHz. They are suitable for a wide range of applications,
including satellite communications, Point-to-Point radio, software defined
radio, and other wireless and wireline applications requiring QPSK/QAM
modulators. The broadband nature of the components and the integration
of the local oscillator offer customers a competitive combination of
functionality, versatility, and size.
The RFMD2080 features a
baseband interface incorporating programmable filtering and gain control.
Optimized for low power operation, the device has current consumption
of 150mA from a 3V supply, allowing customers to create more environmentally
friendly systems with reduced power consumption. Both the RFMD2080 and
RFMD2081 are programmable using a simple 3-wire serial interface and
offered in QFN 5x5mm packages.
Alastair Upton, general manager
of RFMD's Broadband Components Business Unit, said,"RFMD's new IQ Modulator
products significantly reduce implementation size and complexity, power
consumption and cost for our customers. We are very pleased to offer
these market-leading devices, which leverage our optimal technology
matching (OTM®) strategy and highlight our 'green' approach to product
development and performance."
RFMD will exhibit the above components
at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2011, June 6-8,
at the Baltimore Convention Center, in Booth 1402.
Availability
Samples and production quantities are available now through RFMD's online
store at http://www.rfmd.com/products
or through local RFMD sales channels.
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.
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
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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®
and RFMD® are trademarks of RFMD, LLC. All other trade names, trademarks
and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Douglas DeLieto VP of Investor
Relations RF Micro Devices 336-678-7088
Posted
5/31/2011
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