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RF Monolithics Announces Agreement With Two Manufacturing Partners

1 November 2000

RF Monolithics, Inc. Announces Agreement With Two Offshore, Manufacturing Partners

    DALLAS--Nov. 1, 2000--RF Monolithics, Inc. (RFM) today announced that is has signed manufacturing agreements with Automated Technology (Phil.), Inc. (ATEC) and Cirtek Electronics Corporation (Cirtek).
    Both ATEC and Cirtek are located in the Philippines. RFM will begin shipment of initial production from both partners, of its filter and low power products, later this month.
    David Kirk, President and CEO of RFM, stated, "These agreements are a continuation of the Strategic Plan we embarked on earlier this year. Our partners in the Philippines have significant experience in hermetic semiconductor manufacturing, are knowledgeable of the unique aspects of Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) component assembly and test, and they meet the high quality standards of our industry. They will provide significant manufacturing capacity flexibility and will help us continue to exceed the performance requirements that our customers demand."
    Tony Villaruel, President of ATEC, commented, "ATEC's recent QS9000 quality certification and current initiatives to further increase our manufacturing capacity provides RFM with a strong strategic partner to serve their telecommunications and automotive customer base. We look forward to being a part of RFM' s business growth."
    Jerry Liu, President & General Manager of Cirtek, commented, "RFM is a welcome addition to our growing SAW based business. We welcome the partnership with RFM and the opportunity to participate in their aggressive strategic plan."