Telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd of Shenzhen, China has presented RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA with its Supplier of the Year Award for 2013. This is the second time in three years that RFMD has earned this 'Golden Core Partner' award, which was accepted by RFMD president & CEO Bob Bruggeworth at an awards ceremony in Shenzhen.

RFMD is a key component supplier to Huawei (one of the world's largest LTE providers), providing the handset maker with discrete antenna switches, antenna switch modules, power amplifiers, power management ICs, and Wi-Fi low-noise amplifiers. In addition to supporting Huawei on handsets/smartphones, RFMD provides Huawei components for wireless infrastructure and point-to-point cellular backhaul.

"RFMD has been a key strategic partner for Huawei, providing outstanding technology and new product development, field applications support, proactive local customer support and excellent on-time delivery," comments Xiong Lening, vice president of Huawei's Supply Chain Management Department. "This award is a testament to RFMD's ability to deliver industry-leading technologies on time and in very high volumes, and we look forward to the continued expansion of our long-standing relationship," he adds.