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RF Micro Devices® Press Release - June 2, 2011
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RFMD Expands Industry-Leading General Product Catalog with Two New
Voltage Controlled Attenuators
-- RFMD's Voltage Controlled Attenuators Optimized for Wireless
and Wired Markets
GREENSBORO, N.C., June 2, 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 the release of two new voltage controlled
attenuators (VCAs), the RFSA2013 and RFSA2023. The new VCA components,
which operate from 5V and 3V supplies, respectively, cover a wideband
frequency range of 50 to 4000MHz and satisfy a wide range of applications
across end markets.
These fully monolithic VCAs feature exceptional
linearity with a third order intercept point greater than 50dBm over
a 30dB gain control range. The devices incorporate a revolutionary new
circuit architecture that provides industry-leading overall performance
in linearity, attenuation range, DC current and bandwidth, as well as
a linear attenuation profile versus control voltage. These VCAs also
employ internal temperature compensation to provide a stable attenuation
profile over an operating temperature range from -40 to +85C.
Competing VCAs, typically using PIN diodes, have poor attenuation
over temperature and a nonlinear attenuation profile versus control
voltage. To correct performance shortcomings, these competing VCAs require
further off-chip calibration and correction circuitry, which consumes
valuable board space, adds cost and requires additional DC power. By
comparison, RFMD's innovative products provide customers a complete
monolithic solution in a small 3mm x 3mm QFN package.
John Pelose,
general manager of RFMD's Wireless Products Business Unit, said, "RFMD's
new attenuator products help customers significantly reduce cost by
lowering the overall component count and reducing power consumption
for the attenuator application. We are very pleased to offer our customers
additional industry-leading products that can not only lower overall
system cost but increase end-product performance."
RFMD will
exhibit the above components at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium
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
statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans,
objectives, representations and contentions and are not historical facts
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"predict," "potential," "continue" and similar words, although some
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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.
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and RFMD® are trademarks of RFMD, LLC. All other trade names, trademarks
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CONTACT: Douglas DeLieto VP of Investor
Relations RF Micro Devices 336-678-7088
Posted
6/2/2011
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