EXHIBIT 99.1


                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, David A. Norbury,  Chief  Executive  Officer of RF Micro  Devices,  Inc. (the
"Company"),  certify pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)       the  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of the Company  for the  quarterly
          period  ended June 30, 2002 (the  "Report")  fully  complies  with the
          requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act
          of 1934; and

(2)       the  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.



              /S/ DAVID A. NORBURY
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              David A. Norbury
              Chief Executive Officer
              August 13, 2002