EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) OR 15d-14(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Robert A. Bruggeworth, certify that:

1.      I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of RF Micro Devices, Inc.;

2.      Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
         fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
         misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.      Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present
         in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
         periods presented in this report;

4.      The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
         procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting
         (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

         a)     Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
                 designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its  
                 consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
                 which this report is being prepared;

         b)     Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting
                 to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
                 reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
                 accounting principles;

         c)     Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
                  conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
                  by this report based on such evaluation; and

         d)     Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
                  the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that
                  has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
                  reporting; and

5.      The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
         over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or
         persons performing the equivalent functions):

         a)     All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial
                 reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
                 report financial information; and

         b)     Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in
                 the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


           Date:  February 11, 2010

                                                                                                       /s/ Robert A. Bruggeworth                         
                                                                                                            Robert A. Bruggeworth
                                                                                                            President and Chief Executive Officer