NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2003 Contacts: (336) 664-1233 Jerry Neal Executive Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Development Bill Rhyne Marketing Manager of Wireless LAN Products RF MICRO DEVICES ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF 802.11g TRANSCEIVER SOLUTION 802.11g Transceiver Solution Provides Advantages In Power Consumption, Cost, Size And Performance Taipei, Taiwan September 22, 2003 (Computex 2003, Wireless Pavilion) RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), a leading provider of proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for wireless communications applications, today announced the availability of its new wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver solution for 802.11g applications. The 802.11g transceiver solution enables long battery life, superior range, small size and low bill of material (BOM) cost, all of which are necessary requirements in the WLAN marketplace. 802.11g technology extends the data rate of the 802.11b standard from 11 Mbps to 54 Mbps while maintaining backward compatibility with all 802.11b devices. RF Micro Devices is a leading provider of transceivers for 802.11b, which is currently the highest volume segment of the WLAN market. Given the Company's leadership position in 802.11b and the advantages of its new 802.11g transceiver solution, the Company anticipates strong customer interest in its 802.11g products. Eric Creviston, corporate vice president of wireless products at RF Micro Devices, said, "Our opportunity in the WLAN market continues to be driven by the breadth and depth of our RF system design expertise, our growing WLAN product portfolio, our specialization in low-cost manufacturing and our in-country engineering support in Taiwan. Just as we experienced with our 802.11b solutions, we anticipate quick traction with our new 802.11g offerings, due to our flexible, collaborative business approach and the solution's advantages in cost, size, performance and power consumption." RFMD's 802.11g solution is comprised of the RF2959 single-chip transceiver and the RF5190 power amplifier (PA). The RF5190 PA builds upon RFMD's experience and leadership in the design and manufacture of GaAs HBT power amplifiers. The performance of the RF2959 transceiver enables long
battery life, superior range and low bill of materials (BOM) cost. The RF2959 transceiver is available in a 6x6mm 40-pin package and requires minimal external components. The RF2959 transceiver features a standard interface compatible with multiple baseband/MACs (media access controllers), providing flexibility to our customers. RFMD offers complete reference design kits containing software, design documents and assembly files to fully characterize the RF2959 and RF5190. RF Micro Devices is sampling its transceiver solution to customers now. RF Micro Devices, Inc., an ISO 9001- and ISO 14001-certified manufacturer, designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary RFICs primarily for wireless communications products and applications such as cellular and PCS phones, base stations, WLANs, and cable television modems. The Company offers a broad array of products - including amplifiers, mixers, modulators/demodulators, and single-chip receivers, transmitters and transceivers - representing a substantial majority of the RFICs required in wireless subscriber equipment. The Company's goal is to be the premier supplier of low-cost, high-performance integrated circuits and solutions for applications that enable wireless connectivity. RF Micro Devices, Inc. is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol RFMD. For more information about RFMD or the new WLAN 802.11g transceiver solution, please visit www.rfmd.com. Product photography is available by contacting Angie Finney, 336.664.1233, extension 6652 or by downloading it from the product photography website: http://www.rfmd.com/coInfoPromotionalPhotos.asp . This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to the company's plans, objectives and estimates. The company's business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including
fluctuations in operating results and market growth rates, wafer fabrication risks, management of growth and production yield variability. These and other risks, which are described in the company's annual report and other filings with the SEC, could cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these statements.
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