UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)  November 2, 2004
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                          RF Micro Devices, Inc.
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          (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


North Carolina               0-22511                    56-1733461
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(State or Other          (Commission File           (I.R.S. Employer
 Jurisdiction of              Number)                Identification No.)
 Incorporation)


7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, North Carolina           27409-9421
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)


                                (336) 664-1233
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           (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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        (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
            Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.


     (d)    On November 2, 2004, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of RF
Micro Devices, Inc. (the "Company"), upon the recommendation of the Board's
Governance and Nominating Committee, elected Jeffery R. Gardner to serve as
a director, effective immediately, until the 2005 annual meeting of the
Company's shareholders or until his prior death, resignation or removal.
Mr. Gardner, who currently is the executive vice president and chief
financial officer of ALLTEL Corporation, was appointed by the Board to serve
as a member of the Board's Audit and Governance and Nominating Committees
effective January 1, 2005.  A copy of the press release announcing
Mr. Gardner's election to the Board, dated November 4, 2004, is attached
as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)    Exhibits.

            Exhibit No.          Description of Exhibit
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            99.1                 Press release dated November 4, 2004



                                    SIGNATURES


       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        RF Micro Devices, Inc.
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                                        (Registrant)


                                        By: /s/ William A. Priddy, Jr.
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                                             William A. Priddy, Jr.
                                             Vice President, Finance
                                             and Administration and
                                             Chief Financial Officer


Date:  November 4, 2004



                        EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                 Description of Exhibit
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99.1                        Press release dated November 4, 2004