GREENSBORO, N.C., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Quarterly Highlights:

    --  Quarterly Revenue Totals $225.4 Million
    --  Sales Of 3G/4G Components Increase Sequentially, Outpacing Smartphone
        Market Growth
    --  GAAP Operating Loss Is ($2.2) Million, And GAAP Diluted LPS Is ($0.03)
    --  Non-GAAP Operating Income Is $8.8 Million, And Non-GAAP Diluted EPS Is
        $0.02
    --  Quarterly Shipments Of Switch And Signal Conditioning Products Exceed
        $25 Million

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 reported financial results for its fiscal 2012 third quarter ended December 31, 2011.

RFMD's third quarter revenue was $225.4 million, a decrease of approximately 8% sequentially versus $243.8 million in the September 2011 quarter, highlighted by market share gains in smartphones, offset by below-forecast sales to manufacturers of cellular handsets in China. On a GAAP basis, gross margin equaled 28.2%, quarterly operating loss totaled ($2.2) million, and quarterly net loss was ($9.4) million, or ($0.03) per diluted share. On a non-GAAP basis, gross margin equaled 30.2%, quarterly operating income totaled $8.8 million, and quarterly net income was $5.1 million, or $0.02 per diluted share.

During the December quarter, RFMD generated approximately $46.2 million in cash flow from operations and $37.5 million in free cash flow. RFMD repurchased approximately 2.3 million shares of common stock during the quarter and purchased and retired $6.0 million principal amount of convertible debt.

Strategic Highlights

    --  RFMD continued to diversify its customer base, with approximately 100%
        year-over-year revenue growth during the quarter at Foxconn, HTC,
        Huawei, Motorola, and Research In Motion
    --  Shipments of switch and signal conditioning products surpassed $25
        million in quarterly revenue, in support of Foxconn, HTC, Samsung, LG,
        Research In Motion, and others
    --  CPG continued to ramp its ultra-high efficiency 3G/4G PAs across a broad
        range of leading smartphone manufacturers
    --  CPG ramped PowerSmart® with an additional baseband supplier and is
        engaged with leading LTE baseband suppliers to deliver PowerSmart LTE to
        their customers
    --  CPG secured a major PA design win on a reference design for the 3G entry
        market
    --  MPG released a broad range of new products during the quarter, including
        15 new high frequency MMICs operating from 6 to 27 GHz for microwave
        backhaul
    --  RFMD secured major GaN-based design wins and commenced volume shipments
        of GaN-based components to a major defense contractor





                                                   GAAP RESULTS
                                                   ------------
       (in millions,                            Q2                                      Q3
           except          Q3 Fiscal         Fiscal           Change                 Fiscal   Change
      percentages and                                          vs. Q2                          vs. Q3
            per                 2012            2012            2012                    2011    2011
        share data)             ----            ----          -------                   ----  -------
        -----------
    Revenue                   $225.4          $243.8             (7.5)%               $278.8    (19.2)%
    Gross Margin                28.2%           37.1%             (8.9)  ppt            37.0%     (8.8) ppt
    Operating (Loss)
     Income                    $(2.2)          $23.0            $(25.2)                $43.3    $(45.5)
    Net (Loss) Income          $(9.4)          $14.3            $(23.7)                $36.7    $(46.1)
    Diluted (LPS) EPS         $(0.03)          $0.05            $(0.08)                $0.13    $(0.16)


                          NON-GAAP RESULTS (excluding share-based compensation,
                        amortization of intangibles, integration charges, start-up
                       costs, loss on retirement of convertible subordinated notes,
                      restructuring charges, (gain) loss on PP&E, (income) loss from
                           equity investment, and non-cash interest expense on
                           convertible subordinated notes and tax adjustments)
                      --------------------------------------------------------------
            (in
         millions,             Q3               Q2                                      Q3
           except            Fiscal          Fiscal           Change                 Fiscal   Change
        percentages
            and                                                vs. Q2                          vs. Q3
            per                 2012            2012            2012                    2011    2011
           share
           data)                ----            ----          -------                   ----  -------
           -----



    Gross
     Margin                     30.2%           39.1%             (8.9)  ppt            38.7%     (8.5) ppt
     Operating
     Income                     $8.8           $37.4            $(28.6)                $54.0    $(45.2)
    Net
     Income                     $5.1           $31.1            $(26.0)                $52.6    $(47.5)
    Diluted
     EPS                       $0.02           $0.11            $(0.09)                $0.19    $(0.17)

Financial Outlook and Business Commentary

For the March quarter, RFMD anticipates share gains in smartphones and projects 3G/4G products will represent approximately two-thirds of total cellular revenue. The Company currently forecasts a greater-than-seasonal decline in sales to cellular handset manufacturers in China, primarily as a result of the impact of lunar new year on order visibility and the projected impact of channel inventory.

RFMD currently believes the demand environment in its end markets supports the following expectations and projections for the March 2012 quarter:

    --  RFMD expects March quarter revenue of approximately $185 million
    --  RFMD expects gross margin to improve 200-300 basis points
    --  RFMD expects non-GAAP per share results of breakeven to ($.02)
    --  RFMD expects to reduce inventory levels and generate positive free cash
        flow

RFMD's actual quarterly results may differ from these expectations and projections, and such differences may be material.

Comments From Management

Bob Bruggeworth, president and chief executive officer of RFMD, said, "Although RFMD's December quarter clearly did not live up to our expectations, RFMD's growth drivers are very much intact, led by industry-leading new products and the release of exciting new product categories, like RFMD's antenna control solutions. In the March 2012 quarter, we anticipate sales of 3G/4G components will continue to increase as a percentage of CPG revenue, and we expect MPG will outperform its underlying markets. We have begun to see signs of stabilization in customer order activity, and we believe RFMD will return to growth in the June 2012 quarter."

Dean Priddy, CFO and vice president of administration of RFMD, said, "During the December quarter, RFMD's market share gains in smartphones were offset by less than forecasted demand from manufacturers of handsets in China. Despite this, RFMD was able to generate cash flow from operations of approximately $46 million and free cash flow of approximately $38 million. In the March 2012 quarter, we currently expect sequential improvement in gross margin, and we anticipate RFMD's gross margin will return to historical levels as revenue growth resumes."

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to disclosing financial results calculated in accordance with United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), RFMD's earnings release contains some or all of the following non-GAAP financial measures: (i) non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin, (ii) non-GAAP operating income and operating margin, (iii) non-GAAP net income, (iv) non-GAAP net income per diluted share, (v) non-GAAP operating expenses (research and development, marketing and selling and general and administrative), (vi) free cash flow, (vii), EBITDA, (viii) return on invested capital (ROIC), and (ix) net debt or positive net cash. Each of these non-GAAP financial measures is either adjusted from GAAP results to exclude certain expenses or derived from multiple GAAP measures, which are outlined in the "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" tables on page 10 and the "Additional Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures And Reconciliations" tables on pages 11 and 12.

In managing RFMD's business on a consolidated basis, management develops an annual operating plan, which is approved by our Board of Directors, using non-GAAP financial measures. In developing and monitoring performance against this plan, management considers the actual or potential impacts on these non-GAAP financial measures from actions taken to reduce unit costs with the goal of increasing gross margin and operating margin. In addition, management relies upon these non-GAAP financial measures to assess whether research and development efforts are at an appropriate level, and when making decisions about product spending, administrative budgets, and marketing programs. In addition, we believe that non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information to investors and enable investors to analyze the results of operations in the same way as management. We have chosen to provide this supplemental information to enable investors to perform additional comparisons of operating results, to assess our liquidity and capital position and to analyze financial performance excluding the effect of expenses unrelated to operations, certain non-cash expenses and share-based compensation expense, which may obscure trends in RFMD's underlying performance.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures offer an additional view of RFMD's operations that, when coupled with the GAAP results and the reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of RFMD's results of operations and the factors and trends affecting RFMD's business. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Our rationale for using these non-GAAP financial measures, as well as their impact on the presentation of RFMD's operations, are outlined below:

Non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin. Non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, other non-cash expenses and adjustments for restructuring and integration charges. We believe that exclusion of these costs in presenting non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin gives management and investors a more effective means of evaluating RFMD's historical performance and projected costs and the potential for realizing cost efficiencies. We believe that the majority of RFMD's purchased intangibles are not relevant to analyzing current operations because they generally represent costs incurred by the acquired company to build value prior to acquisition, and thus are effectively part of transaction costs rather than ongoing costs of operating RFMD's business. In this regard, we note that (i) once the intangibles are fully amortized, the intangibles will not be replaced with cash costs and therefore, the exclusion of these costs provides management and investors with better visibility into the actual costs required to generate revenues over time, and (ii) although we set the amortization expense based on useful life of the various assets at the time of the transaction, we cannot influence the timing and amount of the future amortization expense recognition once the lives are established. Similarly, we believe that presentation of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin and other non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the impact of share-based compensation expense assists management and investors in evaluating the period-over-period performance of RFMD's ongoing operations because (i) the expenses are non-cash in nature, and (ii) although the size of the grants is within our control, the amount of expense varies depending on factors such as short-term fluctuations in stock price volatility and prevailing interest rates, which can be unrelated to the operational performance of RFMD during the period in which the expense is incurred and generally is outside the control of management. Moreover, we believe that the exclusion of share-based compensation expense in presenting non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin and other non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors to understand the impact of the expensing of share-based compensation to RFMD's gross profit and gross margins and other financial measures in comparison to both prior periods as well as to its competitors. We also believe that the adjustments to profit and margin related to other non-cash expenses and restructuring and integration charges do not constitute part of RFMD's ongoing operations and therefore the exclusion of these costs provides management and investors with better visibility into the actual costs required to generate revenues over time and gives management and investors a more effective means of evaluating our historical and projected performance. We believe disclosure of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin has economic substance because the excluded expenses do not represent continuing cash expenditures and, as described above, we have little control over the timing and amount of the expenses in question.

Non-GAAP operating income and operating margin. Non-GAAP operating income and operating margin exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, other non-cash expenses, restructuring and integration charges, (gain) loss on PP&E and start-up costs. We believe that presentation of a measure of operating income and operating margin that excludes amortization of intangible assets and share-based compensation expense is useful to both management and investors for the same reasons as described above with respect to our use of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin. We believe that other non-cash expenses, restructuring and integration charges, (gain) loss on PP&E and start-up costs do not constitute part of RFMD's ongoing operations and therefore, the exclusion of these costs provides management and investors with better visibility into the actual costs required to generate revenues over time and gives management and investors a more effective means of evaluating our historical and projected performance. We believe disclosure of non-GAAP operating income and operating margin has economic substance because the excluded expenses are either unrelated to operations or do not represent current cash expenditures.

Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share exclude the effects of share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, other non-cash expenses, restructuring and integration charges, (gain) loss on PP&E, start-up costs, loss on retirement of convertible subordinated notes, non-cash interest expense on convertible subordinated notes, loss (income) from equity investment and also reflect an adjustment of income taxes for cash basis. We believe that presentation of measures of net income and net income per diluted share that exclude these items is useful to both management and investors for the reasons described above with respect to non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin and non-GAAP operating income and operating margin. We believe disclosure of non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share has economic substance because the excluded expenses are either unrelated to operations or do not represent current cash expenditures.

Non-GAAP research and development, marketing and selling and general and administrative expenses. Non-GAAP research and development, marketing and selling and general and administrative expenses exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, other non-cash expenses and restructuring and integration charges. We believe that presentation of measures of these operating expenses that exclude amortization of intangible assets and share-based compensation expense is useful to both management and investors for the same reasons as described above with respect to our use of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin. We believe that other non-cash expenses and restructuring and integration charges do not constitute part of RFMD's ongoing operations and therefore, the exclusion of these costs provides management and investors with better visibility into the actual costs required to generate revenues over time and gives management and investors a more effective means of evaluating our historical and projected performance. We believe disclosure of these non-GAAP operating expenses has economic substance because the excluded expenses are either unrelated to operations or do not represent current cash expenditures.

Free cash flow. RFMD defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities during the period minus property and equipment expenditures made during the period. We use free cash flow as a supplemental financial measure in our evaluation of liquidity and financial strength. Management believes that this measure is useful as an indicator of our ability to service our debt, meet other payment obligations and make strategic investments. Free cash flow should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, net income as a measure of our performance and net cash provided by operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. Additionally, our definition of free cash flow is limited, in that it does not represent residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures due to the fact that the measure does not deduct the payments required for debt service and other contractual obligations. Therefore, we believe it is important to view free cash flow as a measure that provides supplemental information to our entire statement of cash flows.

EBITDA. RFMD defines EBITDA as earnings before interest expense and interest income, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and intangible amortization. Management believes that this measure is useful to evaluate our ongoing operations and as a general indicator of our operating cash flow (in conjunction with a cash flow statement which also includes among other items, changes in working capital and the effect of non-cash charges). The amounts shown for EBITDA as presented herein differ from the amounts calculated under the definition of EBITDA used in our equipment term loan agreement. The definition of EBITDA as used in the loan agreement is further adjusted for certain cash and non-cash charges, including stock compensation expense, and is used to determine compliance with financial covenants.

Non-GAAP ROIC. Return on invested capital (ROIC) is a non-GAAP financial measure that management believes provides useful supplemental information for management and the investor by measuring the effectiveness of our operations' use of invested capital to generate profits. We use ROIC to track how much value we are creating for our shareholders. Non-GAAP ROIC is calculated by dividing annualized non-GAAP operating income, net of cash taxes, by average invested capital. Average invested capital is calculated by subtracting the average of the beginning balance and the ending balance of current liabilities (excluding the current portion of long-term debt and other short-term financings) from the average of the beginning balance and the ending balance of net accounts receivable, inventories, other current assets, net property and equipment and a cash amount equal to seven days of quarterly revenue.

Net debt or positive net cash. Net debt or positive net cash is defined as unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments minus the principal amount of RFMD's convertible subordinated notes due 2012 and 2014. Management believes that net debt or positive net cash provides useful information regarding the level of RFMD's indebtedness by reflecting cash and investments that could be used to repay debt.

Limitations of non-GAAP financial measures. The primary material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income and operating margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per diluted share, free cash flow, EBITDA, non-GAAP ROIC and net debt or positive net cash, as compared to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures of gross profit and gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, net income, net income per diluted share and net cash provided by operating activities are (i) they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in RFMD's industry, and (ii) they exclude financial information that some may consider important in evaluating our performance. We compensate for these limitations by providing full disclosure of the differences between these non-GAAP financial measures and the corresponding GAAP financial measures, including a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP financial measures, to enable investors to perform their own analysis of our gross profit and gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, net income, net income per diluted share and net cash provided by operating activities.

RF Micro Devices will conduct a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EST today to discuss today's press release. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by any interested party at http://www.rfmd.com (under "Investors"). A telephone playback of the conference call will be available approximately one hour after the call's completion by dialing 303-590-3030 and entering pass code 4500529.

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.

The RF Micro Devices, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=6436

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.



                   RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                    (In thousands, except per share data)
                                 (Unaudited)
                                              Three Months Ended
                                              ------------------
                                       December 31,           January 1,
                                       ------------                  2011
                                                2011                 ----
                                                ----
    Total revenue                           $225,425             $278,794

    Costs and expenses:
       Cost of goods sold                    161,864              175,705
       Research and development               37,455               33,920
       Marketing and selling                  16,047               14,621
       General and administrative             12,238               11,036
       Other operating expense                     5                  192
                                                 ---                  ---

       Total costs and expenses              227,609              235,474
                                             -------              -------

    Operating (loss) income                   (2,184)              43,320
    Other expense                             (2,084)              (3,034)
                                              ------               ------

    (Loss) income before income
     taxes                                   $(4,268)             $40,286
    Income tax expense                        (5,125)              (3,600)
                                              ------               ------

    Net (loss) income                        $(9,393)             $36,686
                                             =======              =======

    Net (loss) income per
     share, diluted                           $(0.03)               $0.13
                                              ======                =====

    Weighted average
     outstanding diluted shares              283,918              284,152
                                             =======              =======



                  RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                   (In thousands, except per share data)
                                (Unaudited)
                                              Nine Months Ended
                                              -----------------
                                        December
                                           31,              January 1,
                                       ---------                    2011
                                             2011                   ----
                                             ----
    Total revenue                        $683,427               $838,430

    Costs and expenses:
       Cost of goods sold                 451,305                524,280
       Research and development           110,999                105,626
       Marketing and selling               46,901                 44,083
       General and administrative          38,396                 36,941
       Other operating expense                136                  1,229
                                              ---                  -----

       Total costs and expenses           647,737                712,159
                                          -------                -------

    Operating income                       35,690                126,271
    Other expense                          (8,013)               (11,851)
                                           ------                -------

    Income before income taxes            $27,677               $114,420
    Income tax expense                    (13,829)               (13,996)
                                          -------                -------

    Net income                            $13,848               $100,424
                                          =======               ========

    Net income per share,
     diluted                                $0.05                  $0.36
                                            =====                  =====

    Weighted average
     outstanding diluted shares           283,079                279,493
                                          =======                =======




                              RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
                       (In thousands, except percentages and per share data)
                                            (Unaudited)

                                                             Three Months Ended
                                                             ------------------
                                                   December          October
                                                         31,               1,     January 1,
                                                        2011            2011         2011
                                                        ----            ----         ----

    GAAP operating
     (loss) income                                 $(2,184)        $23,021      $43,320
      Share-based
       compensation expense                          6,409           9,784        5,615
      Amortization of
       intangible assets                             4,598           4,597        4,614
      Other expenses
       (income)
       (restructuring,
       (gain) loss on PP&E,                              5             (45)         454
            start-up costs and
             other non-cash
             expenses)
     Non-GAAP operating
      income                                         8,828          37,357       54,003
                                                     =====          ======       ======

    GAAP net (loss)
     income                                         (9,393)         14,310       36,686
      Share-based
       compensation expense                          6,409           9,784        5,615
      Amortization of
       intangible assets                             4,598           4,597        4,614
      Other expenses
       (income)
       (restructuring,
       (gain) loss on PP&E,                              5             (45)         454
            start-up costs and
             other non-cash
             expenses)
      Loss on retirement of
       convertible
       subordinated notes                               20               -            -
      Non-cash interest
       expense on
       convertible
       subordinated notes                            2,388           2,332        3,046
      (Income) loss from
       equity investment                              (497)             13          (34)
      Tax adjustments                                1,555             112        2,257
                                                     -----             ---        -----

    Non-GAAP net income                             $5,085         $31,103      $52,638
                                                    ======         =======      =======

    GAAP and Non-GAAP
     weighted average
     outstanding diluted                           283,918         282,711      284,152
        shares                                     =======         =======      =======

    Non-GAAP net income
     per share, diluted                              $0.02           $0.11        $0.19
                                                     =====           =====        =====





                                      Three Months Ended
                                      ------------------
                         December 31,          October 1,        January 1,
                             2011               2011             2011
                       -------------      -----------       -----------
    GAAP gross margin $63,561   28.2%    $90,393   37.1%  $103,089   37.0%
      Adjustment for
       intangible
       amortization     3,515    1.6%      3,514    1.4%     3,515    1.2%
      Adjustment for
       share-based
       compensation       993    0.4%      1,455    0.6%     1,065    0.4%
      Other expenses        -    0.0%          -    0.0%       262    0.1%
    Non-GAAP gross
     margin           $68,069   30.2%    $95,362   39.1%  $107,931   38.7%
                      =======   ====     =======   ====   ========   ====




                       RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 ADDITIONAL SELECTED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND
                                    RECONCILIATIONS
                          (In thousands, except percentages)
                                     (Unaudited)

                                                                 Three Months
                                                                 Ended
                                                                  December 31,
    Non-GAAP Operating Income                                         2011
    -------------------------                                    -------------
    (as a percentage of sales)

    GAAP operating loss                                                   (1.0)%
      Share-based compensation expense                                      2.9%
      Amortization of intangible assets                                     2.0%
      Other expenses (restructuring, (gain) loss on
       PP&E, start-up costs and other non-cash                              0.0%
              expenses)
    Non-GAAP operating income                                               3.9%
                                                                            ===





                                        Three Months Ended
                                        ------------------
                       December 31,              October 1,             January 1,
                              2011                   2011                 2011
                              ----                   ----                 ----
    GAAP
     research
     and
     development
     expense            $37,455         $36,961         $33,920
    Less:
      Share-
       based
       compensation
       expense               1,515                  1,533                1,405
       Amortization
       of
       intangible
       assets                   13                     13                   13
    Non-GAAP
     research
     and                   $35,927                $35,415              $32,502
         development
         expense          =======               =======             =======


                                  Three Months Ended
                                  ------------------
                     December 31,           October 1,          January 1,
                              2011                   2011                 2011
                              ----                   ----                 ----
    GAAP
     marketing
     and
     selling
     expense            $16,047         $15,828         $14,621
    Less:
      Share-
       based
       compensation
       expense               1,339                  1,546                1,255
       Amortization
       of
       intangible
       assets                1,070                  1,070                1,086
    Non-GAAP
     marketing
     and
     selling
     expense            $13,638         $13,212         $12,280
                           =======                =======              =======


                                  Three Months Ended
                                  ------------------
                     December 31,           October 1,          January 1,
                              2011                   2011                 2011
                              ----                   ----                 ----
    GAAP
     general
     and
     administrative
     expense            $12,238         $14,629         $11,036
    Less:
      Share-
       based
       compensation
       expense               2,562                  5,250                1,890
    Non-GAAP
     general
     and
     administrative         $9,676                 $9,379               $9,146
        expense             ======                 ======               ======



                        RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  ADDITIONAL SELECTED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND
                                    RECONCILIATIONS
                                      (Unaudited)

                                                                  Three Months
    Free Cash Flow (1)                                                Ended
    ----------------------
                                                               December 31, 2011
                                                               -----------------
    (In millions)

     Net cash provided by operating activities                             $46.2
     Purchases of property and equipment                                    (8.7)
     Free cash flow                                                        $37.5
                                                                           =====

    (1)   Free Cash Flow is calculated as net cash provided by
     operating activities minus property and equipment expenditures.




                 RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                              (In thousands)
                               (Unaudited)

                                          December
                                                31,            April 2,
                                               2011              2011
                                                ---              ----
    ASSETS
    Current assets:
        Cash and cash equivalents        $134,484          $131,760
        Restricted cash                       519               422
        Short-term investments            160,931           159,881
        Accounts receivable, net          115,539           120,375
        Inventories                       147,887           149,813
        Other current assets               29,415            37,908
                                           ------            ------
      Total current assets                588,775           600,159

    Property and equipment, net           202,484           209,478
    Intangible assets, net                 69,888            83,685
    Goodwill                               95,628            95,628
    Long-term investments                   3,246             2,694
    Other non-current assets               30,310            33,749
      Total assets                       $990,331        $1,025,393
                                         ========        ==========

    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
     EQUITY
    Current liabilities:
        Accounts payable and accrued
         liabilities                      121,514           130,973
        Current portion of long-term
         debt                              39,947             3,852
        Other short-term liabilities,
         net                                5,315               112
                                            -----               ---
      Total current liabilities           166,776           134,937

    Long-term debt, net                   117,173           177,343
    Other long-term liabilities            27,437            36,758
                                           ------            ------
      Total liabilities                   311,386           349,038

      Shareholders' equity                678,945           676,355
                                          -------           -------

      Total liabilities and
       shareholders' equity              $990,331        $1,025,393
                                         ========        ==========

SOURCE RF Micro Devices, Inc.