ECONOMIC OPPOSITES; RF MICRO SIGNS DEAL TO INCREASE REVENUE, REACH.(GENERAL NEWS) From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC) | Date: May 17, 2001| Author: Joyner, Amy | COPYRIGHT 2001 News & Record. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: AMY JOYNER Staff Writer

GREENSBORO -- RF Micro Devices soon will begin making even more of the tiny components inside mobile phones. The move toward diversification should generate millions in additional revenue during the next five years.

The Greensboro company will announce today during a technology conference in Phoenix that it has struck a deal to begin making silicon chips with Agere Systems. RF Micro Devices will invest about $58 million in the ...