Short-Range Radios and/or RF Components are right for you if the following describes your organization* Access to a team experienced in obtaining unlicensed radio band certification from FCC, CI, ETSI or others Possess or have access (internally or externally) to expert RF engineering and / or wireless networking expertise for incorporating low-power communications into applications Design, engineering and testing facilities and equipment Possess reliable RF manufacturing capabilities or outsource to experienced contract manufacturer with RF device manufacturing capabilities that also manages ongoing RF yields in product manufacturing Marketing requirements demand a proprietary design, and design processes allows ample time for custom design, testing and certification		RF Modules and/or Boxed Radios are right for you if the following describes your organization* Need wireless solution that is pre-certified by FCC, CI, and / or ETSI and that is field-tested Do not possess or have access to expert RF engineering and / or wireless networking expertise for incorporating low-power communications into applications Lack RF design, engineering and testing facilities and equipment Do not want to be concerned with manufacturing RF elements or managing ongoing RF yields in product manufacturing, prefer to leave that to RF modules supplier Marketing requirements necessitate faster time-tomarket, reduced design engineering timeframe and reduced design costs

Whether you are an RF engineering expert or a product designer with little RF engineering background, RFM has the wireless products to meet your needs.
RF Modules and Boxed Radios		RFIC and SAW-Based Short-Range Radios		RF Components
RF Modules		Choose from a broad selection of pre-certified RF Modules from a single supplier - RFM. In 2006 through the acquisition of Cirronet, RFM added RF Modules and Boxed Radio products to the company’s product portfolio. Since then, RFM has introduced three new product families to its line of RF Module products, making RFM’s RF Modules portfolio one of the most extensive in the market. RF Modules enable original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to quickly embed wireless communications into their products. They are attractive to OEMs that desire to save time, effort and costs associated with designing, testing, certifying, and manufacturing a radio circuit for an end-product. RF Modules are highly cost-effective for a wide range of production levels.
SAW-Based and RFIC Short-Range Radios		Select from an assortment of ultra-low-power RF integrated circuits (RFICs) and surface acoustical wave (SAW) subsystem short-range radios from RFM. RFM has been offering Short-Range Radios since the early 1990s when the company first introduced its patented Amplifier-Sequenced Hybrid (ASH) radio architecture. ASH technology integrates SAW filtering and frequency control components into a single hybrid radio which greatly simplifies and speeds up the RF design task. In 2005 RFM introduced a line of RFICs featuring an integrated PLL, IF and Baseband circuitry which significantly minimizes external component count and greatly simplifies and speeds up design-in. RFM Short-Range Radios are attractive to OEMs that design their own RF circuit. OEMs choose RFM Short-Range Radios for their superior performance and cost-effectiveness. They are highly cost-effective in high volume applications.
RF Components		Choose from a wide variety of frequencies, bandwidths and packages from RF Components leader - RFM. In 1979 RFM was founded as a manufacturer of SAW- and Crystal- Based RF Components used in low-power unlicensed communications equipment. Over 30 years later, RFM continues to introduce innovative RF Component products to meet the rapidly changing needs of customers. OEMs choose RFM RF Components for their superior performance and reliability. RFM also provides custom-designed filter components for high volume applications.

Industrial	Medical	Automotive	Consumer	Telecommunications
Industrial. For years RFM has been a leading provider of low-power, energy-efficient Short-Range Radios for the automated meter reading (AMR) market. The industrial market includes applications such as automated meter reading (AMR), monitoring such as for oil and gas applications.
Medical. RFM short-range radio products are well suited for medical device implanted applications requiring low power consumption and high reliability, such as insulin pumps, pacemakers and defibrillators. RFM RF modules are used in medical telemetry applications, including real-time wireless EKG monitors where high transmission reliability and data rate are essential. RFM products are only used in data acquisition mode and not in a life-critical function of the device.
Automotive. RFM SAW-based components are used in automotive transmitter and receiver designs for remote keyless entry, tire pressure monitoring and satellite radio applications. With an on-going drive toward smaller size and low power, RFM short-range radios and RF modules are used in a variety of automotive electronic applications such as vehicle theft detection and tracking.
Consumer. RFM products are embedded in a wide range of consumer products such as electronic gaming, electronic toys, home security, internet appliances, sports and fitness, garage doors, and cable TV.
Telecommunications. Digital Cellular Telephone. RFM SAW-based RF components provide intermediate filters for the base station infrastructures of the growing digital cellular telephone market which is being driven by the deployment of digital phone standards such as GSM, CDMA, EDGE, WCDMA, and TD-SCDMA. Wireless Internet Access. Wireless Internet access (such as Wi-Fi) and emerging broadband multimedia (for example, WiMax) also use RFM SAW-based filter and frequency control products in order to maximize bandwidth in order for content to flow efficiently. These products meet requirements to minimize systems noise present in broadband wireless communications and provide clean timing to maximize throughput around the system’s backbone. More Applications. Analog communications, Internet infrastructure, high-end computer work station and military applications also depend on RFM SAW-based frequency control products to ensure timing integrity while eliminating system noise in circuits.

Fiscally disciplined executives who manage top and bottom lines, as well as strategic direction lead our Wireless is… RFM M2M Solutions strategy.
David M. Kirk, President & CEO Harley E. "Buddy“ Barnes, III, Chief Financial Officer James P. Farley, VP and Controller Farlin Halsey, VP Marketing		Darrell L. Ash, Founder David B. Crawford, VP Sales Jon S. Prokop, VP Operations Robert M. Gemmell, Executive Director, Engineering
David M. Kirk, President and CEO. David Kirk was named President and CEO, as well as a member of the Board of Directors, in November 1999. Prior to this appointment, David had been Vice President of Marketing since June 1998. His goal is to use his engineering expertise and marketing talents to provide leadership in the coming years. Prior to joining RFM, David was a successful marketing executive for fourteen years, holding various positions at Murata Electronics North America, Inc. David holds a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Clemson University in South Carolina.  Darrell L. Ash, Founder. Darrell Ash, is one of three co-founders of RFM. On March 1, 1979, Darrell co-founded RFM where he served as Vice President of Engineering until July 1995. Since that time, he has served in various capacities working on new technologies, including the new, miniature RF transceiver. Prior to founding the Company, Darrell was on the engineering staff of the Government and Industrial Group of Magnavox Company. He later served as a member of the technical staff with the Corporate Research Laboratories of Texas Instruments. Darrell received his Bachelor's in electrical engineering from the University of Evansville. He was then awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to attend Brigham Young University where he received his Master's in electrical engineering, magna cum laude. Darrell has 32 years of experience in the design of radio frequency filters, circuits, RF hybrids and systems. He has had 12 patents issued in his name on the application of SAW devices to circuits and systems. He has presented numerous technical papers on his work and is presently a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Harley E. "Buddy“ Barnes, III, Chief Financial Officer Buddy Barmes was named Chief Financial Officer in December 2001. Prior to joining RFM, Buddy was a Mentor at STARTech Early Ventures and a consultant to TeleCentric, Inc. Buddy hopes to contribute to the success of RFM with his financial, investor and systems experience. Previously, Buddy was a successful financial executive for twelve years, holding various positions at DSC Communications Corporation and Alcatel USA, Inc. Buddy holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Mississippi. David B. Crawford, VP Sales. David Crawford is responsible for planning and establishing regional sales and marketing organizations and strategically enhancing sales in the highly competitive electronic original equipment arena. He has been with RFM since May 1999 when he initiated the strategic realignment of the sales organization to enable growth with strategic customers. His goal is to ensure customer continuity and add-on sales by "providing customer satisfaction in everything we do." Previously he held various positions at Kingston Technology, Hitachi America, and Signetics/Philips Corporation. Dave graduated with a Bachelor's degree from San Jose State University James P. Farley, VP and Controller. James Farley has been with RFM since November 1987 when he accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer. In October 1993 he became Controller; and four years later he was elected as Vice President, Controller and Secretary of the Company. Prior to joining RFM, Jim worked in several positions in the Midtex Division of Midland Ross for approximately 13 years. He was awarded a Bachelor's in accounting, from the University of Notre Dame and received an Master's in finance, from Cleveland State University.  Farlin Halsey, VP Marketing. Farlin Halsey joined RFM in May 2008. Prior to joining RFM, from June 2002 until May 2008, Farlin was Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Alliances as well as Vice President, Marketing for NovAtel Incorporated. Prior to 2002, Farlin served in a number of senior marketing and sales roles in the mobile server, geographical database and optoelectronic industries. Farlin holds a Bachelor's degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Jon S. Prokop, VP Operations. Jon Prokop joined RFM in 1998. His initial work included the development of several key processes under very tight schedules, including solder sealing for our new generation products. As Director of Manufacturing Engineering, he initiated many cost reduction, process simplification, materials improvement, and yield improvement projects which had significant impact on our products. He was promoted to Vice President, Manufacturing in November of 2000 where his problem solving skills and management expertise continue to increase manufacturing capacity, improve yields, and reduce costs for both domestic and offshore product manufacturing. Prior to joining RFM, Jon led a group developing new ceramic technology at Sarnoff Corporation in Princeton, New Jersey. He was Director of Government Marketing and managed a group developing Tape Automated Bonding Technology at MCC in Austin, Texas. He also managed a number of different operations including Quality, Reliability, and Manufacturing Engineering at Cincinnati Microwave, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Additionally, he held a variety of manufacturing and technology development positions at Texas Instruments, Inc., in Dallas, Texas. Jon has more than 30 years experience in the electronics industry, and has been active in a number of professional societies where he has held several officer positions, including Board Chairman. He has developed and taught short courses on advanced electronic packaging technology. In addition, he has one patent and seven others pending, and is an internationally known speaker and author with over thirty papers and articles published to date, including two best paper of the year awards. He was also recognized by the International Electronics Packaging Society (now IMAPS) as Engineer of the Year in 1982. Robert M. Gemmell, Executive Director, Engineering. Robert Gemmell was previously Chairman and CEO of Cirronet prior to its acquisition by RFM and led Cirronet in ten consecutive years of profitable growth. Mr. Gemmell joined Cirronet in 1992 as vice president of marketing and sales, taking the lead in developing successful OEM partner channels and international markets. Prior to joining Cirronet, Mr. Gemmell career included consulting assignments for the Georgia Institute of Technology and over 100 startup companies, plus marketing management positions at General Electric and Intel. Mr. Gemmell holds two patents for telecommunications-related CMOS analog integrated circuits he designed in the early 1980s. During the 1970s, he developed spread spectrum technology for the NSA. Mr. Gemmell holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and completed Duke University’s MBA program in 1985. He is a member of Georgia Tech’s Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni.

RFM has over 30 years experience in RF component manufacturing. In 2006, the company discontinued its domestic fab manufacturing, relocating it to one of it manufacturing partners in the Philippines. Today, RFM products are manufactured in facilities in Japan, Philippines, and Taiwan. Daily management of the manufacturing of RFM products is directed by onsite RFM personnel in these offshore facilities RFM products are manufactured in facilities that are ISO 9001 : 2008 certified. The facilities manufacturing RFM RF Components are also ISO 9001 / TS 16949 certified.