GREENSBORO, N.C., Oct. 28, 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 appointment of technology veteran
Hans Schwarz, age 54, as corporate vice president, business
development.

Mr. Schwarz brings more than 30 years of technology industry expertise
to RFMD(R) as well as wide-ranging involvement in successful business
development and M&A activity. In this newly created position, Mr.
Schwarz will report to Bob Bruggeworth, president and CEO of RFMD, with
responsibility for RFMD's corporate business development initiatives,
including strategic planning, M&A strategy and execution, and IP-based
acquisition and licensing. Mr. Schwarz will be based in RFMD's West
Coast office, in California's Silicon Valley.

Mr. Bruggeworth, said, "Hans is an exceptional leader with deep
semiconductor industry experience, and we are very pleased to welcome
him to RFMD. In previous positions at other semiconductor industry
leaders, Hans successfully developed and executed large-scale business
development programs that drove growth. As part of the RFMD team, we
expect him to contribute immediately to our strategic efforts to
deliver incremental growth and profitability."

Mr. Jerry Neal, co-founder and executive vice president of corporate
marketing of RFMD, said, "I am pleased with the successes our corporate
development team achieved in the past through several strategic
business and manufacturing asset acquisitions. These corporate
development successes have enabled RFMD to become a diversified growth
company with an extremely bright future. I am pleased that the
organizational changes announced today will allow me to continue my
focus in the areas of RFMD's branding, strategic marketing and other
corporate marketing initiatives."

Before joining RFMD, Mr. Schwarz served as managing director for a $300
million late stage venture capital crossover fund, where he was
responsible for searching for and investing in innovative,
market-leading late-stage companies in semiconductors, storage,
networking and telecom, cleantech, and other industries. Prior to that,
Mr. Schwarz spent 15 years at Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq:XLNX), a market
leader in programmable logic, serving most recently as VP of Business
and Strategy Development. While at Xilinx, his responsibilities
included global strategy development, managing a $300 million strategic
investment fund, corporate partnerships, and developing and
implementing an industry-leading M&A process.

Prior to Xilinx, Mr. Schwarz held various management, marketing and
engineering positions at Chips and Technologies, Inc.; LSI Logic and
Fairchild Semiconductor.

Mr. Schwarz holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
from Santa Clara University, in Silicon Valley. He is an independent
board member of Lattice Semiconductor Corp (Nasdaq:LSCC).

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.

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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
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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
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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
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