RF Micro Devices’ Shanghai facility has been expanded to include a research and development center. The center will expand RFMD's product development capacity to support original design manufacturers (ODMs), original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and local and international handset manufacturers throughout the Far East. RFMD employs more than 1000 people in the Greater China area."RFMD's continued expansion into the Greater China market demonstrates our focus on supporting the local manufacturers in this territory," said Greg Thompson, RFMD vice president of worldwide sales and applications engineering. "This new location will expand our research and development efforts, while strengthening RFMD's operations across Greater China as a complete source for design, manufacturing, supply chain, sales and field applications engineering support."