RF Monolithics, Inc. Announces Agreement with two Offshore, Manufacturing Partners

RF Monolithics, Inc. (RFM)ompany%> 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."

RFM, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leading developer and manufacturer of a broad range of radio frequency components and modules based on surface acoustic wave technology for the automotive, computer, consumer, industrial and telecommunications markets worldwide.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These risks and Uncertainties include, but or not limited to, timely development, acceptance and pricing of new products, competing technologies, impact of competitive products and pricing, general economic conditions as they affect the Company's customers and our manufacturing partners, as well as other potential risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company's SEC reports, including Form 10-K for the year dated August 31, 1999. The Company does not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release.