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RF Micro Devices® Press Release - July 19, 2011
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RFMD Announces Availability of New pHEMT Process Technologies
for
Foundry Customers
GREENSBORO, N.C., July 19, 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 its Foundry Services business unit has
expanded its portfolio of process technologies to include two additional
GaAs process technologies — RFMD's FD25 low noise pHEMT process and
RFMD's FET1H switching pHEMT process. The two additional GaAs pHEMT
process technologies are available immediately to foundry customers.
RFMD's 0.25-micron FD25 pHEMT process technology delivers low noise,
medium power and high linearity for applications including low noise
front ends and transmitter MMICs. RFMD's 0.6-micron FET1H pHEMT process
technology delivers low noise and high linearity switching of RF signals
for applications including wireless front ends, transmit/receive modules
and phased arrays.
The two new process technologies complement
RFMD's existing 0.3-micron FD30 pHEMT process technology, which was
made available to foundry customers in 2010 and is optimized for applications
including X-band phased array power amplifiers and 8-16 GHz wideband
military EW jammers.
The rapid growth in the wireless communications,
aerospace and defense, and radar/radar jammer markets continues throughout
the world, driven by end applications requiring the higher levels of
integration enabled by leading semiconductor technologies. This increases
the need for semiconductor foundries to develop and offer world-class
technologies with flexible high performance capabilities. RFMD's low
noise FD25 and high linearity switch FET1H technologies, along with
RFMD's existing FD30 0.3-micron power process technology, offer customers
the ability to design and manufacture world-class devices for a wide
range of application needs.
Bob Van Buskirk, president of RFMD's
Multi-Market Products Group (MPG), said, "Our FD25 0.25-micron and FET1H
0.6-micron processes further expand on our goal to provide the wireless
industry a technically advanced semiconductor foundry service offering.
We are pleased to expand and grow our foundry services business beyond
our current GaN and GaAs offerings to assist our customers in meeting
their individual market and product needs."
More information
on RFMD's foundry services can be obtained by contacting
RFMDFoundryServices@rfmd.com.
About RFMD
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: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® 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 7/19/2011
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