August
13, 2012 Product Announcement
Contact: Irma Swain Sr. Manager, Communications RFMD 336-931-6653
iswain@rfmd.com
- RFMD’s Ultra-High Efficiency Power Amplifiers Support Highly Anticipated LTE Version Of
Galaxy S3 Smartphone Greensboro, N.C., August 13, 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 begun production shipments of its ultra-high efficiency power
amplifiers to Samsung in support of the highly anticipated next-generation Galaxy S3 4G LTE smartphone.
RFMD expects to supply the majority
of the 3G and 4G power amplifiers in Samsung’s highest volume smartphones this calendar year. RFMD already
supports multiple feature phones, smartphones and tablets for Samsung with a broad range of products, including
PowerSmart® power platforms, ultra-high efficiency power amplifiers, and other critical high-performance
components. This most recent 4G LTE smartphone to be supported by RFMD features a dual core multi-mode 3G/LTE
modem.
Eric Creviston,
president of RFMD’s Cellular Products Group, said, “These shipments of RFMD’s ultra-high efficiency 3G/4G power
amplifiers to Samsung underscore our strong design momentum in next-generation mobile devices and our early market
share leadership in the rapidly growing LTE market. We currently forecast robust growth in LTE in calendar 2012,
as LTE devices grow from approximately 20 million units in calendar 2011 to greater than 100 million units in
calendar 2012.”
RFMD's ultra-high efficiency 3G and 4G LTE PAs enable increased battery life in smartphones
while reducing the thermal impact of advanced data-based applications, including web surfing, video calling and
internet radio. The product family covers WCDMA bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8, and LTE bands 3, 4, 7, 11, 13, 17, 20,
and 21 — addressing the most common UMTS/HSPA+ and LTE frequency bands and band combinations.
RFMD
supplies the industry’s broadest portfolio of 3G and 4G LTE power amplifier solutions, ranging from
single-mode/single-band components to complete multimode/multi-band front end reference designs. RFMD’s 3G and 4G
LTE product portfolio is aligned with the world’s leading baseband chipset providers.
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 mobile device,
wireless infrastructure, wireless local area network (WLAN or WiFi), cable television (CATV)/broadband, Smart
Energy/advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), 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-, ISO 14001-, and ISO/TS 16949-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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