RF Micro announces layoffs May 8, 2008
RF Micro Devices will cut about 350 employees from its global work force as it cuts back its investments in wireless systems, the company has announced. The move is intended to increase focus on the Greensboro-based company's most profitable product lines, including its core business in cell phone components and in its new Multi-Market Product Group, which applies RF Micro technology to new industries. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
RF Micro Still Bleeding May 8, 2008
You don't even have to read beyond the headline of wireless chipmaker RF Micro Devices' (Nasdaq: RFMD) fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report to see that things haven't been getting better lately. Last quarter, my investing antennae snapped to attention when the report opened with the announcement of a stock buyback. (MSNBC -- Business)
RF Micro cuts wireless systems unit, $75M in costs, 350 jobs May 7, 2008
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Chip maker RF Micro Devices Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to cut $75 million in product development expenses this fiscal year by eliminating its wireless systems unit, which includes a GPS chip business and a cellular transceivers business. The company expects to reduce its work force by about 350 employees as a result. (CNNMoney.com)
RF Micro cuts 80 testing jobs Apr 17, 2008
GREENSBORO RF Micro Devices will cut 80 local jobs to consolidate its microchip testing in China, the first time the homegrown company has eliminated positions in its headquarters city. But the cuts don't represent a trend or looming trouble for the company's microchip manufacturing operations here, said Jerry Neal, a founder and executive vice president. (Greensboro News Record, NC)
RF Micro adds handset customer Mar 1, 2008
RF Micro Devices has begun volume shipments of its "Edge" cellular front end microchips to a "tier one" cell phone manufacturer, the company announced. The Greensboro-based RF Micro (NASDAQ: RFMD) did not identify the manufacturer, but it said it "is now supplying production volumes to all five of the cellular handset industry's largest (original equipment manufacturers).". (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Buy Chips on Dips Mar 1, 2008
At Jefferies, RF Micro Devices () suffered cuts and a downgrade to boot. And yet the market maintains that Street estimates on semis are still too high, Rakesh says, a situation that extends to most of the tech sector. (SmartMoney)
RFMD Achieves DigRF3G Hardware Validation with Top-Tier Handset Baseband Manufacturer Feb 13, 2008
RFMD's LodeStar 3G RF Solution To Feature DigRF3G Digital Interface BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high- performance radio systems and solutions, today announced the Company has extended its digital radio interface leadership by validating the interface between RFMD's DigRF3G-compliant RF hardware and the baseband processor IC of a top-tier cellular handset baseband manufacturer ...... (PR Newswire)
RF Micro upgraded by Deutsche Bank on lower outlook; other firms ... Jan 15, 2008
RF Micro upgraded by Deutsche Bank on lower outlook; other firms cautious. Let Larry Connors and the Connors Research team show you the route to more successful trading. (Trading Markets (press release), CA)
Subprime Woes Slam Stocks Again Jan 12, 2008
Amazon fell 4% on consumer spending worries, and RF Micro Devices, Interactive Intelligence and Opnext tumbled after lowering financial guidance. Research in Motion lost 7% on a downgrade, and Apple shed 3% ahead of next week's Macworld conference. (SmallBusinessComputing)
RF Micro warns of soft demand Jan 12, 2008
RF Micro Devices warned investors Thursday that demand for its wireless cell phone chips as well as infrastructure and broadband components softened in the December quarter and will likely result in a loss of 4 or 5 cents per share on revenue of about $268 million. After accounting for special items like share-based compensation expenses and restructuring charges, the company said the quarter should see a profit of 6 or 7 cents per share, down from 8 or 9 cents per share the company had... (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
RF Micro Devices cuts forecast Jan 12, 2008
-- Amid a slowdown in Asia, RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) has cut its forecast for its fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 29, 2007. RF chip maker RFMD said that it experienced reduced demand late in the December quarter from customers in Asia. (EETimes)
Under the Hood: Low-cost phone is rich in features Jan 11, 2008
The communication software and application software for the digital baseband are stored in a Spansion multichip package containing 8 Mbytes of NOR flash memory and 2 Mbytes of ETron low-power pseudo-SRAM. The other key cellular components are a MediaTek MT6129 GSM transceiver, an RF Micro Devices RF3166 power amplifier module with two power amplifiers and a PA controller, and a MediaTek MT6305 power management IC. The RFMD PA module first appeared in 2005 in high-end, UMTS handsets amplifying... (EETimes)
Rudy elected to FNB United board Jan 6, 2008
Rudy is vice president, corporate treasurer, compliance officer and assistant secretary for RF Micro Devices in Greensboro. Her previous experience includes eight years as controller with Precision Fabrics Group, Inc. and six years as a Certified Public Accountant and tax manager for BDO Seidman. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
RF Micro Devices to Present at the 10th Annual Needham Growth Stock Conference on Friday, January 11, 2008 Jan 4, 2008
Source: RF Micro Devices, Inc. ... GREENSBORO, N.C., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ), global leader in the design and manufacture of high- performance radio frequency systems and solutions, today announced that Company executives will present at the 10th Annual Needham Growth Stock Conference in New York on Friday, January 11, 2008, at 8:30 am Eastern Time ... About RFMD: RF Micro Devices (Nasdaq: - ) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Turning the Periodic Tables Nov 29, 2007
RF Micro Devices (), which specializes in GaAs radio chips for cellphones, increased its wafer fabrication factory 40% in fiscal 2007, which ended in March ... You Are Viewing: RF Micro Reaps Rewards of Gallium Arsenide Chips (RF Micro Devices, Humana, Dress Barn, Gardner Denver, ENSCO International). (SmartMoney)
Raytheon charges RF Micro with patent infringement Nov 29, 2007
NEW YORK -- Defense contractor Raytheon Co has charged chip maker RF Micro Devices Inc with patent infringement and is seeking damages. Raytheon alleges in a complaint filed last week in the U.S. District Court of Central California that RF Micro's product RF3866, known as a "two stage low noise amplifier," infringes on a patent issued to Raytheon in 1992. (EETimes)
Small-cap stocks look like bargains amid turmoil Nov 26, 2007
Richard Jandrain at Fort Washington Investment Advisors said overseas demand for mobile phones with extra features would help RF Micro Devices, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The company, which makes chips and radio systems for mobile phones, has a market value of $1. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
RFMD(R) Delivers 21% Sequential Growth in Quarterly Revenue Oct 24, 2007
Source: RF Micro Devices, Inc. ... GREENSBORO, N.C., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high- performance radio systems and solutions for applications that drive mobile communications, today reported financial results for its fiscal 2008 second quarter ended September 29, 2007 ... Bob Bruggeworth, president and CEO of RF Micro Devices, said, "RFMD's record September quarterly revenue performance was driven by... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
RFMD expands compound semis production capacity Oct 4, 2007
LONDON RF Micro Devices is expanding its compound semiconductor manufacturing capacity to support anticipated growth at both its cellular handset PA and multi-market product groups ... Earlier this year, RF Micro Devices Inc. acquired Sirenza Microdevices Inc. for $900 million in cash and stock. (EETimes)
Analyst: Compound semi spending spree to continue Oct 4, 2007
3 million in cash; Avago Technologies Inc. Infineon Technologies AG's polymer optical fiber (POF) business in Regensburg, Germany, for an undisclosed sum; Philips Electronics paying about $790 million for , a leading developer and maker of LEDs for solid state lighting; RF Micro Devices Inc. Sirenza Microdevices Inc., enabling RF Micro (Greensboro, N.C.) to expand its communications-chip business; and TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. buying, for an undisclosed sum, Peak Devices Inc., a... (EETimes)
Worth a Second Look Oct 2, 2007
Finally, RF Micro Devices makes chips for cellphones. It's weathering a downturn in Motorola's sales in part by increasing sales to market leader Nokia. (SmartMoney)
TriQuint to acquire Peak Devices Aug 22, 2007
(08/21/2007 10:27 AM EDT). riQuint Semiconductor Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Peak Devices Inc. for an undisclosed price. (EETimes)
RF Micro buys Broomfield's Sirenza Aug 14, 2007
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RF Micro Devices Holds 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Aug 10, 2007
Source: RF Micro Devices ... GREENSBORO, N.C., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, (Nasdaq: - ), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high- performance radio systems and solutions for applications that drive mobile communications, today announced the results of its fiscal 2007 annual meeting of shareholders held Thursday, August 9, 2007, at the Greensboro Embassy Suites Hotel, Greensboro, North Carolina ... About RFMD: RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ) is a global... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Reports Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results for Year 2007 Second-Quarter Aug 3, 2007
ASE, Inc.'s international customer base of more than 200 customers includes such leading names as ATI Technologies Inc., CSR plc, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., MediaTek Inc., NEC Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, NXP Semiconductors, Qualcomm Incorporated, RF Micro Devices Inc., STMicroelectronics N.V. and VIA Technologies, Inc. With advanced technological capabilities and a global presence spanning Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and the United States, ASE, Inc. has established a... (PR Newswire)
Stocks to Watch Jul 25, 2007
RF Micro Devices Inc.'s () fiscal first-quarter net income jumped 82 percent to $25. 3 million, or 11 cents a share, from $13. (Fox News)
RFMD(R) Commences Production of POLARIS(TM) 3 Total Radio(TM) Jul 25, 2007
Source: RF Micro Devices ... GREENSBORO, N.C., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, (Nasdaq: - ), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high- performance radio systems and solutions for applications that drive mobile communications, today announced that it has commenced volume production of its POLARIS(TM) 3 TOTAL RADIO(TM) RF system solution to support customer orders ... About RFMD: RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ) is a global leader in the design and manufacture... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
RF Micro takes micro sales hit Jul 13, 2007
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RF Micro takes micro sales hit Satya Chillara, an analyst with Pacific Growth Equities LLC, on RF Micro Devices: Look out below. Mark LaPedus Semiconductor Editor. (EETimes)
Qualcomm fallout limited, but Apple's iPhone may benefit Jun 11, 2007
iSuppli highlighted TriQuint Semiconductor Inc., RF Micro Devices, Inc. and Anadigics Inc.. "The effect of the ban will not be reduced shipments ut rather lower Average Selling Prices, as wireless carriers are forced to push aging models that have lower price points, rather than more expensive latest-model EV-DO and WCDMA mobile phones," said Jagdish Rebello, director of wireless communications for iSuppli. (EETimes)
Stocks Rise To Close Week May 29, 2007
RF Micro Devices Inc., which makes radio frequency components used in mobile devices, advanced 34 cents, or 5. 5 percent, to $6. (WCCO.com, MN)
RF Micro Devices Delivers Record March Quarterly Revenue Apr 25, 2007
Source: RF Micro Devices, Inc. ... GREENSBORO, N.C., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio systems and solutions for applications that drive mobile communications, today reported financial results for its fiscal 2007 fourth quarter ended March 31, 2007 ... Bob Bruggeworth, president and CEO of RF Micro Devices, said, "RF Micro Devices is winning opportunities to grow its dollar content in... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Stock Of The Week: A Call To Buy RF Micro Apr 14, 2007
Vahan Janjigian, editor of , recommends buying shares of Greensboro, N.C.-based RF Micro Devices ... More than 20% of RF Micro Devices' (nasdaq: - - ) sales come from Motorola, and 38% come from Nokia (nyse: - - ). (Forbes)
Action Greensboro celebrates school success Apr 11, 2007
The airport project was funded by Greensboro wireless chip maker RF Micro Devices and builds on the public relations campaign the group launched last summer with the theme "Striving-Achieving-Excelling." RF Micro co-founder Jerry Neal said it's important that the community hear about progress in the public schools. "As business leaders, we understand the important role quality schools play in the recruitment and retention of employees and future businesses," Neal said. (Triad Business Journal, NC)
RF Micro Devices Earnings Conference Call to be Webcast April 24, 2007 Apr 10, 2007
Source: RF Micro Devices, Inc. ... GREENSBORO, N.C., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ), a leading provider of proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for wireless communications applications, will host a conference call to review fiscal 2007 fourth quarter financial results and provide forward-looking guidance on Tuesday, April 24 at 5 p.m. (ET) ... About RFMD: RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ) is a global leader in the design and manufacture... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
RFMD Prices $350 Million Private Placement of 0.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2012 and 1.00% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2014 Mar 30, 2007
GREENSBORO, N.C., March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ) today announced the pricing of its offering of $175 million aggregate principal amount of 0 ... SOURCE RF Micro Devices, Inc.. (PR Newswire)
Stocks end higher despite oil price gain Mar 30, 2007
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Stocks gain as market heads for blue chips Mar 30, 2007
All but two of the 19 components of the Philadelphia Semiconductor index fell after ATMI Inc., a supplier of specialty materials to chip makers, and RF Micro Devices Inc., a maker of analog chips for cell phones, both cut first-quarter outlooks. Shares of RF Micro Devices slid 11. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
S&P Boosts CNOOC to Strong Buy Mar 30, 2007
The shares of RF Micro Devices are trading 10% lower this morning on heavy volume after the company sees slowed June quarter demand from one major customer. We believe this will result in marketshare gain at other RF Micro Devices handset customers like Nokia, Samsung, LG Electronics and Sony Ericsson, and we see a marginal impact on fiscal year 2008 (ending Sep. (BusinessWeek)
Thursday's Stocks to Watch Mar 29, 2007
RF Micro Devices Inc. () said it still backs its previous outlook of fourth-quarter earnings of 11 cents to 12 cents a share on revenue of $250 million to $260 million, assuming the Jazz Semiconductor transaction closes in March. The Greensboro, N.C.-based company also confirmed it still sees pro forma per-share earnings of 10 cents to 11 cents a share. (Fox News)
U.S. stocks climb after report shows economy grew faster than expected in 4th quarter Mar 29, 2007
RF Micro Devices Inc., which makes radio frequency components, warned weaker demand from a major customer would hurt its first-quarter results. Shares fell 48 cents, or 6. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
RFMD Confirms Guidance for March 2007 Quarter and Provides Preliminary Guidance for June 2007 Quarter Mar 29, 2007
Source: RF Micro Devices, Inc. ... GREENSBORO, N.C., March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high- performance radio systems and solutions for applications that drive mobile communications, announced today that it is confirming its revenue and earnings per share guidance for the fourth fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2007, which was originally provided on January 23, 2007 ... RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ) is a... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sector Wrap: Motorola Suppliers Mar 23, 2007
RF Micro Devices, Inc. () ... Meanwhile, RF Micro Devices Inc. and Skyworks Solutions Inc. shares declined, after ThinkEquity analyst Amit Kapur in a client note said these companies could prove vulnerable to the shortfall. (MSN Money)
Chips Snap: Motorola Drags Semi Stocks Mar 23, 2007
RF Micro Devices Inc. (nasdaq: - - ), Skyworks Solutions (nasdaq: - - ) Inc. and TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (nasdaq: - - ) are among a handful of companies that may be particularly vulnerable to Motorola's weakness, according to ThinkEquity analyst Amit Kapur ... RF Micro Devices Inc. fell the hardest of the three, losing 42 cents, or 5. (Forbes, NY)
TSX powers higher Mar 22, 2007
And chip maker RF Micro Devices was downgraded to sector performer from sector outperformer by CIBC World Markets, which also removed its $9 (U.S.) price target. We believe RFMD's story outside of Motorola remains strong and consistent, yet given Motorola's contribution to RFMD's top line we see downside to our fiscal 2008 targets, CIBC concludes. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
It ain't sexy, but Mar 22, 2007
Many other multinationals also do assembly and test here, including Intel, STMicroelectronics, RF Micro Devices, Amkor, United Test and Assembly Co. (with SMIC) and the main Taiwan firms ASE and SPIL.. Foundry may get most of the attention in China, but packaging and testing outfits are driving a lot of the revenue growth, registering a 30 percent increase year on year, according to the Shanghai semiconductor association. (EETimes)
* Makers of single chips gain on rise in cheap phones Mar 9, 2007
These makers include RF Micro Devices Inc, STMicroelectronics NV and Skyworks Solutions Inc.. However, the news is good for Texas Instruments Inc, a leader in the single-chip movement. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Reports Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results for Year 2006 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Feb 6, 2007
ASE, Inc.'s international customer base of more than 200 customers includes such leading names as ATI Technologies Inc., CSR plc, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., IBM Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Qualcomm Incorporated, RF Micro Devices Inc., STMicroelectronics N.V. and VIA Technologies, Inc. With advanced technological capabilities and a global presence spanning Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and the United States, ASE, Inc. has established a... (PR Newswire)
A small world Jan 30, 2007
Billboards hawked cell phones from manufacturers including Motorola Inc. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (some, no doubt, containing chips from Greensboro's RF Micro Devices Inc.). Shops sold Wrangler Jeans and backpacks from The North Face, both VF Corp. brands. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
RF Micro Zooms: Fool by Numbers Jan 26, 2007
On Jan. 23, radio frequency components maker RF Micro Devices (Nasdaq: RFMD) released third-quarter earnings for the period ended Dec 31. Revenues increased by 35%, while GAAP EPS went from $0. (MSNBC -- Business)
Motorola's profit warning shakes investors' faith in wireless stocks Jan 7, 2007
Nokia shares fell 4 percent in Helsinki, and shares of other industry players like RF Micro Devices and Broadcom, which supply chips to Motorola, fell in U.S. trading. Today in Technology & Media. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Wireless stocks fall on Motorola warning Jan 7, 2007
Motorola chip supplier RF Micro Devices Inc and wireless chip maker Broadcom Corp were down nearly 4 percent. Leading cell phone chip maker Texas Instruments Inc fell more than 1 percent, and its rival Qualcomm Inc dropped nearly 2 percent. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
RF Micro Devices to Present at 9th Annual Needham & Company, LLC Growth Conference Jan 5, 2007
RF Micro Devices to Present at 9th Annual Needham ny, LLC Growth Conference ... RF Micro Devices to Present at 9th Annual Needham ny, LLC Growth Conference ... GREENSBORO, N.C., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ), a leading provider of proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for wireless communications applications, today announced that Company executives will present at the upcoming 9th Annual Needham ny, LLC Growth Conference on January 9, 2007... (PR Newswire)
