EXHIBIT 32.1


CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT


I, Robert A. Bruggeworth, 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, 2004 (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/ Robert A. Bruggeworth
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Robert A. Bruggeworth
President and Chief Executive Officer
August 10, 2004