Exhibit 23

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of RF Micro Devices,  Inc. and  subsidiaries of our report dated April 16, 2003,
included in the 2003 Annual Report to Shareholders of RF Micro Devices, Inc. and
subsidiaries.

Our audits also included the financial  statement  schedule of RF Micro Devices,
Inc.  and   subsidiaries   listed  in  Item  15(a)(2).   This  schedule  is  the
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an
opinion based on our audits. In our opinion,  the financial  statement  schedule
referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements
taken as a whole,  presents fairly in all material  respects the information set
forth therein.

We also 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 April 16, 2003, with
respect to the consolidated  financial statements of RF Micro Devices,  Inc. and
subsidiaries  incorporated by reference in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) and the
related financial  statement  schedule included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended March 29, 2003.

                                                    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Greensboro, North Carolina
June 12, 2003