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   September  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
              November 12, 2002