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RF Micro Devices: History, Companies, Art & Technology

RF Micro Devices (also known as RFMD or RF Micro), was an American company that designed and manufactured high-performance radio frequency systems for applications that drive wireless and broadband communications. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, RFMD traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol RFMD. The Company was founded in Greensboro, North…

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RF Micro Devices topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Companies, Art and Technology as prominent areas in the source structure around RF Micro Devices.

Related topics
62
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
66
Extracted relationships
54
Concept neighborhoods
21
Bridge connections
66

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Corporate history · 32 topics
Overview · 17 topics
Markets and competitors · 13 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
1991; 35 years ago (1991)
Industry
Semiconductor components
Headquarters
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Brands
PowerStar, PowerSmart, Polaris Total Radio
Defunct
January 2, 2015 (2015-01-02)

Suggested research paths

A focused starting point derived from the topic graph, ranked independently of the source article order.

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Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Corporate history

Markets and competitors

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How RF Micro Devices connects Entity context

The extracted context around RF Micro Devices shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, RF Micro Devices → US$-53.0 million (2013), US$0.9 million (2012) Another extracted example is RF Micro Devices → US$-15.7 million (2013), US$24.6 million (2012). Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

RF Micro Devices

Top relations

Net income · 2
RF Micro Devices → US$-53.0 million (2013), US$0.9 million (2012)
Operating income · 2
RF Micro Devices → US$-15.7 million (2013), US$24.6 million (2012)
Revenue · 2
RF Micro Devices → US$872 million (2012), US$944 million (2013)
Total assets · 2
RF Micro Devices → US$932 million (2013), US$965 million (2012)
Total equity · 2
RF Micro Devices → US$639 million (2013), US$672 million (2012)
Area served · 1
RF Micro Devices → Worldwide
Brands · 1
RF Micro Devices → PowerStar, PowerSmart, Polaris Total Radio
Defunct · 1
RF Micro Devices → January 2, 2015 (2015-01-02)
Fate · 1
RF Micro Devices → Merged with TriQuint Semiconductor
Founded · 1
RF Micro Devices → 1991; 35 years ago (1991)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

rfmd gaas wireless rf company applications technology semiconductor market announced triquint 2014 polaris products nasdaq power mobile north carolina companies

RF Micro Devices relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 54 structured relationships around RF Micro Devices. Examples in this analysis include RF Micro Devices → Area served → Worldwide and RF Micro Devices → Brands → PowerStar, PowerSmart, Polaris Total Radio. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RF Micro DevicesArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesBrandsPowerStar, PowerSmart, Polaris Total Radio1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesDefunctJanuary 2, 2015 (2015-01-02)1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesFateMerged with TriQuint Semiconductor1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesFounded1991; 35 years ago (1991)1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesHeadquartersGreensboro, North Carolina, U.S.1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesIndustrySemiconductor components1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesKey peopleRobert A. Bruggeworth (President and Chief Executive Officer)1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesNet incomeUS$-53.0 million (2013)1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesNet incomeUS$0.9 million (2012)1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesNumber of employees3,500 (2014)1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesOperating incomeUS$-15.7 million (2013)1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesOperating incomeUS$24.6 million (2012)1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesRevenueUS$944 million (2013)1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesRevenueUS$872 million (2012)1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesSuccessorQorvo1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesTotal assetsUS$932 million (2013)1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesTotal assetsUS$965 million (2012)1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesTotal equityUS$639 million (2013)1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesTotal equityUS$672 million (2012)1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesTraded asNasdaq: RFMD1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesTypePublic company1.00infobox
RF Micro DevicesWebsiterfmd.com1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around RF Micro Devices bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Rf, Devices and Micro. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • RF Micro Devices
    • Rf
    • Devices
    • Micro
    • Solutions
    • Polaris
    • Applications
    • Gaas-based
    • Used
    • Including
    • Mobile
    • Companies
    • Wireless
  • rf micro devices
    • Rf
    • Devices
    • Micro
    • Solutions
    • Gaas-based
    • Polaris
    • Applications
    • Used
    • Including
    • Mobile
    • Companies
    • Company
  • radio frequency integrated circuits (rfics)
    • Gaas-based
    • Wireless
    • Mobile
    • Polaris
    • Power
    • Applications
    • Market
    • Cellular
    • Greensboro
    • Infrastructure
    • Revenue
    • Rfics
  • mobile phones
    • Phones
    • Solutions
    • Infrastructure
    • Rfics
    • Wireless
    • Gaas-based
    • Used
    • Including
    • Power
    • Radio
    • Transceiver
    • Market
  • analog devices
    • Micro
    • Rf
    • Gaas-based
    • Applications
    • Radio
    • Technology
    • Cellular
    • Rfics
    • Transceiver
    • Used
    • Cmos
    • Solutions
  • cellular networks
    • Including
    • Infrastructure
    • Products
    • Used
    • Wireless
    • Radio
    • Rf
    • Devices
    • Revenue
    • Rfics
    • Transceiver
    • Phones
  • gaas
    • Technology
    • Power
    • Rfmd
    • Wireless
    • Market
    • Semiconductor
    • Cmos
    • Companies
    • Used
    • Including
    • Rfmd's
    • Mobile
  • market capitalization
    • Stock
    • Wireless
    • Cmos
    • Nasdaq
    • Rfmd
    • Mobile
    • Triquint
    • Gaas
    • Semiconductor
    • Rfics
    • Phones
    • Solutions

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For RF Micro Devices, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects RF Micro Devices with Corporate history. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
RF Micro Devices — Corporate history · splits 34 ⟂ 33
RF Micro Devices — Overview · splits 48 ⟂ 19
RF Micro Devices — Markets and competitors · splits 53 ⟂ 14

Map overview Semantic statistics

RF Micro Devices

Nodes67
Edges66
Triples54
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around RF Micro Devices to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Companies, Art & Technology, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — RF Micro Devices · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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