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RFMD(R) Expands Product Portfolio to Include Microwave and Millimeter Wave Components

Wednesday 16. April 2008 - GaAs pHEMT Multi-Purpose Amplifiers Target Multiple Infrastructure Markets

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio systems and solutions, today announced the expansion of its industry-leading RF product portfolio to include microwave and millimeter wave components. The new RFMD(R) products include gallium arsenide (GaAs) pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (pHEMT) gain blocks and low noise amplifiers (LNAs) targeting the base station, satellite communications and short-haul telecommunications segments of the wireless infrastructure market.

RFMD’s pHEMT gain blocks are microwave monolithic-microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) targeting the microwave point-to-point communications segment of wireless infrastructure markets. The multi-purpose pHEMT amplifier MMICs support all wireless applications in the 1 to 16 GHz frequency range, and applications include gain blocks up to 5W, satellite communications and point-to-point and point-to-multi-point radio link systems. RFMD’s pHEMT LNAs are packaged field effect transistors (FETs) supporting low noise and medium-power amplifier applications in the 0.5-18 GHz frequency range, and applications include base station systems, terrestrial satellite communications and short-haul telecommunications. RFMD is the world’s leading manufacturer of GaAs pHEMT and GaAs pHEMT devices.

John Pelose, general manager of RFMD’s Wireless Infrastructure Business Unit, said, “RFMD’s ability to leverage core capabilities, such as our RF design expertise and our leadership in compound semiconductors, enables the Company to aggressively target new customers in new markets, including the high-value wireless infrastructure and point-to-point markets.”

RFMD intends to grow its industry-leading RF product portfolio through the introduction of more than 100 new products in fiscal 2009. In addition to wireless infrastructure, new products will support aerospace & defense, wireless LAN (WLAN), WiMAX, consumer, cable TV and other target markets.

RFMD’s wireless infrastructure product portfolio includes base station products for the WCDMA, EDGE, GSM/GPRS, CDMA and TD-SCDMA air interface standards, as well as microwave point-to-point radios. Products include gain blocks, LNAs, VCO modules, PLL modules, pre-driver and driver amplifiers, modulators, isolators and circulators, LDMOS and GaN high power devices and custom, up-conversion and down-conversion multi-chip modules.