RF Micro Devices, Inc. (RFMD)

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GREENSBORO, N.C., March 25, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RFMD (RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency solutions, today announced it has signed a $9.7 million agreement with the Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies Directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to transfer and produce a 0.14 micron Gallium Nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) technology. The technology will be scaled to 6-inch diameter wafers using RFMD's industry-leading 6-inch GaN-on-Silicon Carbide (SiC) manufacturing line.