RFMD Expands Shanghai Facility to Include Research & Development

RFMD Expands Shanghai Facility to Include Research & Development

April 25, 2007

    GREENSBORO, N.C. April 25 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- RF
Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the
design and manufacture of high-performance radio systems
and solutions for applications that drive mobile
communications, today announced the addition of a research
and development (R&D) center in the Company's Shanghai
facility. Located in Shanghai's Zhanjiang High-Tech Park,
the addition of this R&D center underscores the
Company's continued growth in the world's largest market
for handheld devices. 

    The new center will expand RFMD's product development
capacity to support original design manufacturers (ODMs),
original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and local and
international handset manufacturers throughout the Far
East. Increasing RFMD's internal design capacity of
front-end solutions and transceivers will allow for
significantly improved design cycle times and reduced
manufacturing and shipping costs to customers. 

    "The opening of RFMD's new research and
development center greatly increases the value we provide
our existing customers and enables RFMD to further meet
customer demand in Greater China,  said David Wang, RFMD
country manager of China & director of the Shanghai
research and development center. "With this new
center, RFMD's world-class R&D team is better equipped
to deliver innovative RF solutions that meet our customers 
needs.  

    "RFMD's continued expansion into the Greater China
market demonstrates our focus on supporting the local
manufacturers in this territory,  said Greg Thompson, RFMD
vice president of worldwide sales and applications
engineering. "This new location will expand our
research and development efforts, while strengthening
RFMD's operations across Greater China as a complete source
for design, manufacturing, supply chain, sales and field
applications engineering support.  

    With the addition of RFMD's new research and
development center, the Company's investment in the Greater
China market includes a sales and customer support center in
Shenzhen, China, a module assembly facility and test and
tape and reel facility in Beijing, China, a customer
support center in Shanghai, China and a sales and customer
support center in Taipei, Taiwan. RFMD employs more than
1000 people in the Greater China area 

    About RFMD:

    RFMD (Nasdaq: RFMD) is a global leader in the design
and manufacture of high-performance radio systems and
solutions for applications that drive mobile
communications. RFMD's power amplifiers, transmit modules,
cellular transceivers and system-on-chip (SOC) solutions
enable worldwide mobility, provide enhanced connectivity
and support advanced functionality in current- and
next-generation mobile handsets, cellular base stations,
wireless local area networks (WLANs) and global positioning
systems (GPS). Recognized for its diverse portfolio of
state-of-the-art semiconductor technologies and vast RF
systems expertise, RFMD is a preferred supplier enabling
the world's leading mobile device manufacturers to deliver
advanced wireless capabilities that satisfy current and
future market demands. 

    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
http://www.rfmd.com . 

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numerous risks and uncertainties, including variability in
quarterly operating results, the rate of growth and
development of wireless markets, risks associated with the
operation of our wafer fabrication facilities, molecular
beam epitaxy facility, assembly facility and test and tape
and reel facilities, our ability to attract and retain
skilled personnel and develop leaders, variability in
production yields, our ability to reduce costs and improve
gross margins by implementing innovative technologies, our
ability to bring new products to market, our ability to
adjust production capacity in a timely fashion in response
to changes in demand for our products, dependence on a
limited number of customers, and dependence on third
parties. These and other risks and uncertainties, which are
described in more detail in RF Micro Devices' most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, could cause actual results and
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