EXHIBIT 23.1


                CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in the  Registration  Statements
(Form  S-8  Nos.  333-31037,  333-74230,  333-93095,  and  333-102048)  and  the
Registration Statements (Form S-3 Nos. 333-49432, 333-74578 and 333-85530) of RF
Micro Devices,  Inc. and  subsidiaries of our report dated March 8, 2002 (except
for  Note 9 as to  which  the  date  is  June  17,  2002)  with  respect  to the
consolidated financial statements of Resonext Communications, Inc. as of and for
the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001 and the period from November 24, 1999
(inception)  through  December 31, 2001,  included in the Current Report on Form
8-K/A  of RF  Micro  Devices,  Inc.  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission on February 11, 2003.

                                                           /s/ERNST & YOUNG, LLP


San Jose, California
February 10, 2003