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Registrant today used the following slideshow in connection with a stockholder presentation. Registrant also posted this slideshow to its http://annualmeeting.cmd.com website under the stockholder presentation tab.


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Focused on Building Shareholder Value
September 2009


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Forward Looking Statements and Non-GAAP
Financial Measure Use
All
items in this slideshow and all statements and responses to questions in the associated presentation
which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made in reliance upon a Federal securities law
safe harbor.  Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events; rather
they are based upon our current expectations, estimates, beliefs, and assumptions about the future, which
may prove incorrect, and upon our goals and objectives, which may change.  Such forward-looking
statements include our expectations for fiscal 2010 to grow market share, especially in Europe in Q2, to have
positive cash flow in Q3, and to achieve non-GAAP profitability in Q4; our guidance for revenue and loss for
fiscal 2010 Q2 and our expectation for revenue growth to continue in Q3 and Q4; our ability to grow in a slow
economy by gaining market share in certain markets and taking advantage of growth in others; our action plan
and current priorities; and the growth drivers and 2010 SAM for the protection market, which we believe is a
large and growing opportunity.  These statements are subject to risks such as whether the global economy
improves;
whether
our
target
markets
and
our
penetration
of
them
grow
as
anticipated
with
little
price
erosion;
whether we are able to reduce costs to meet competition faster than product price declines; whether we
encounter unanticipated expenses; whether we target the right areas for R&D and whether that R&D is
successful as well as other risks and factors set forth in our fiscal 2010 first quarter Form 10-Q.  Therefore,
actual events or our actual financial or other results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements.  We disclaim any duty to update such statements which speak only as of today.  Reference is
made to our fiscal 2010 first quarter earnings release and August 4, 2010, Form 8-K for a discussion of our
calculation and use of the non-GAAP profit or loss financial measure.


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Topics and Key Points
CMD overview
CMD has a history of responding successfully to
macroeconomic challenges and evolving markets
CMD has a clear plan to build shareholder value by
focusing on its core protection business to exploit the
current large market opportunity
Dialectic has no plan and its nominees would not add
value to the CMD Board
The CMD Board is highly qualified and has a strong
commitment to sound corporate governance
Conclusion


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CMD Overview


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CMD Highlights
Five consecutive years of profit and positive operating
cash flow through fiscal 2008
Customer value proposition is more relevant than ever
creating an opportunity to grow even in a slow
economy
Addressing challenges with a clear action plan
Focused on
returning to positive cash flow and profitability
Strengthening key customer relationships
Investing in key new products for high growth protection
markets
Solid balance sheet means financial staying power and
ability to invest in future
Committed to enhancing shareholder value and to
sound corporate governance


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What is a Protection Device?
ESD Protection
EMI Protection
Signal Integrity


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A Track Record of Innovation
2000
2008
2002
2004
2006
1   <1pF ESD
1   integration of
CMOS & ESD
1   inductor based
EMI filter
1   impedance
matched ESD
1   CSPs
for
handsets
1   Praetorian III
EMI filter
st
st
st
st
st
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World Class Customers
All of the top 5 mobile handset manufacturers plus
one of the leading smart phone manufacturers
3 of the top 5 digital consumer manufacturers
One of the top HBLED manufacturers
All of the top 5 PC manufacturers
The leading printer manufacturer
Most leading ODMs
and CEMS worldwide
And still growing…


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A Global Presence


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Successful Response to
Macroeconomic Challenges and
Evolving Markets


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$-
$10
$20
$30
$40
$50
$60
$70
$80
FY01
FY02
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
FY091H
Annualized
Mature PC/DCE Protection
Low Cap
Handset Protection
HBLED Lighting
Non-Core
Display Controller
11
CMD
Revenue
2001
-
H1
2009
New
management
team
Market share loss by
major customer and
move away from CSP
New customer
and product traction


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CMD
Revenue
Q1FY09
-
Q2FY10E
$-
$2
$4
$6
$8
$10
$12
$14
$16
$18
Q1FY09
Q2FY09
Q3FY09
Q4FY09
Q1FY10
Q2FY10E
Mature PC/DCE Protection
Low Cap
Handset Protection
HBLED Lighting
Non-Core
Display Controller
Impact of
Recession
Recovery
Begins


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Responding to Challenges—2001
Sharp drop in demand
especially in telecom
infrastructure
Two fabs, inhouse
test and
large excess inventory
Significant long term debt
and negative net cash
Weak management team
Refocused on high volume
growth markets and
generated revenue growth
Outsourced manufacturing,
resized company and
restructured balance sheet
Paid off debt and built solid
cash balance
Strengthened management
team and overall
organization
Challenges
Responses


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Responding to Challenges—2006/7
Shift from Chip Scale
Packages (CSP) to plastic
by major handset customers
Inroads by ceramic filters
Significant loss of market
share by our largest handset
customer
Put in place a complete line
of handset protection
devices while continuing to
promote advantages of CSP
Instituted major product cost
reductions
Significantly broadened
customer base including all
of top five handset
manufacturers
Challenges
Responses


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2001 versus 2009
Most of revenue from
telecom infrastructure and
PC markets
Thousands of products—
most old and generating little
or no revenue
Two
fabs
and
inhouse
test
300 plus employees
($3.0 million) net cash* as of
3/31/01
Most of revenue from mobile
handset, consumer electronics
and HBLED markets
Product portfolio tightly
focused on market
opportunities—vast majority of
revenue from new products
Production fully outsourced
Fewer than 100 employees
$45.6 million net cash* as of
3/31/09
* Net cash: cash
plus
short
term
investment
less
indebtedness,
both
current and long-term
portions,
and capital leases.


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Competitive Performance vs. Peers
Despite Challenging Economic Conditions
*Peer Group includes: ANAD, ELON, EXAR, LDIS, TUNE, MIPS, NETL, PSEM, PXLW, PLXT, QUIK, SCMM, SUPX, VIRL, VLTR, and ZILG.
1-Year Price Performance
-60%
-40%
-20%
0%
20%
Aug-08
Sep-08
Oct-08
Nov-08
Dec-08
Jan-09
Feb-09
Mar-09
Apr-09
May-09
Jun-09
Jul-09
Aug-09
CAMD
Peer Group*
3-Year Price Performance
-60%
-40%
-20%
0%
20%
40%
Aug-06
Nov-06
Feb-07
May-07
Aug-07
Nov-07
Feb-08
May-08
Aug-08
Nov-08
Feb-09
May-09
Aug-09
CAMD
Peer Group*


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0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Companies with Cash can Better Compete
Operating Margin Relative to Peers
Total Debt/Assets
2006
2006
2007
2007
2008
2008
In
this
industry
and
climate,
solid
financial
condition
provides
a
competitive
advantage
by
reassuring
customers
they
can
count
on
CMD
to
continue
meeting
their
future
needs
Peer Average
CAMD


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A Clear Plan to Build Shareholder
Value by Focusing on Our Core
Protection Business


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Plan to Build Shareholder Value
Focus on leading edge products for protection market
which represents a large and growing opportunity
Capitalize on market share gains and secular growth in
end markets, especially HBLED lighting, to generate
growth even in a slow economy
Exit display controller business and focus all of our
effort on exploiting protection opportunity while
significantly lowering spending
Implement additional significant cost savings to
improve margins, reduce spending and accelerate
return to positive cash flow and non-GAAP profitability


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Benefiting from Current Environment
Greater receptiveness of key customers to value
proposition especially technology leadership and
fabless
business model economics—expect to grow
market share, especially in Europe, starting in Q2
Severe financial pressure on some competitors,
especially those with fabs
and heavy debt burdens,
creates window of opportunity
Cost and space pressures leading to growing interest
in CSP even at customers that had previously moved
away from it
Greater leverage with suppliers together with process
and design improvements helps boost gross margins


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Protection Growth Markets


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Protection Growth Markets
Mobile Handset
Digital Consumer
HBLED Lighting
2010
$901M
Source:  iSuppli, CMD Estimates


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Protection Market Growth Drivers
Rapid growth of the smart phone market
Secular growth in High Brightness LED lighting for
the foreseeable future
Growing use of the High Definition Multimedia
Interface (HDMI) in TVs, digital settops, Blu-ray Disk
players, digital cameras, digital camcorders and
videoconferencing  systems
The growing number of netbooks
and ebooks
that
include cellular modems


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Leading Edge Products
Praetorian 
EMI
filters
Provide the most advanced EMI suppression
available for mobile phones and netbooks
LuxGuard
ESD
protection
Protection devices for High Brightness LED
lighting applications
PicoGuard
and
MediaGuard
ESD protection devices for the high speed
HDMI®
video interfaces used in digital TVs
and set top boxes
Strongest Product Portfolio and Pipeline in Company’s History
®
®


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Current Priorities
Continue to strengthen key customer relationships
Accelerate design win activity for leading edge
products
Invest in key new products
Improve gross margin
Reduce spending
Return to positive cash flow and non-GAAP
profitability!


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Outlook For the Future
Revenue bottomed in March quarter and grew slightly
in June
Expect accelerated growth in September based
largely on market share gains
Expect growth to continue and to achieve positive
cash flow in December quarter and non-GAAP
profitability in March
Believe we can continue to gain market share in
handsets and digital consumer electronics and
capitalize on long term secular growth in HBLED
lighting


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“We have a positive view of CMD’s
decisive action to
drive costs down in an effort to quickly return to
positive operating cash flow…
and profitability.”
Wells Fargo Securities, August 5, 2009


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Dialectic Has No Plan and its
Nominees Would Not Add Value to the
CMD Board


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Dialectic Offers No Plan or Ideas to Build
Stockholder Value
Dialectic has presented opposing views on what the Company should
pursue…
December 31, 2008:
Dialectic calls for CMD to “return $33 million or $1.42 a share in a
dividend to all stockholders and immediately engage an investment bank and begin a
sale process of the Company”
July 30, 2009:
Dialectic’s
definitive
proxy
states
that
its
nominees
“are
not
committed
to
paying a large special cash dividend or pursuing a sale of the Company”
August 20, 2009:
In
a
letter
to
CMD
stockholders
Dialectic
said
its
nominees
will
join
the
Board “with a mandate to fully and objectively explore all strategic alternatives with one
goal
-
the
maximization
of
stockholder
value”—
generally
understood
to
mean
“sell
the
company”
and whether it wants to control the Company 
March 4, 2009:
Dialectic
notified
CMD
of
its
intent
to
nominate
four
persons,
including
Bryant Riley, to the then six person Board, which would have constituted a majority
July 30, 2009:
Dialectic’s definitive proxy lists three nominees (excluding Bryant Riley)
for election, which would constitute a minority of the then seven person Board
Dialectic has never offered a single concrete operational or financial step to
improve CMD’s
performance and profitability.


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Dialectic’s Proposal to Strip Cash from the Company
Demonstrates its Ignorance of CMD’s
Business
Our leading customers have made it clear that a
strong balance sheet is critical to continue doing
business with them
Cash not only allows us to survive an extended
downturn but makes it possible for us to continue
investing in the advanced technology and products
that they want from us
“Electronics buyers must scrutinize the financials of
key suppliers to make sure they will be able to
survive the downturn.”
Purchasing, January 15, 2009


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Dialectic refused to allow the CMD Board to assess
the qualifications of its nominees unless the
Company first agreed to accept them as directors
CMD has offered, if given the opportunity, to
interview Dialectic’s nominees and add to the CMD
Board either one of those nominees or a person
suggested by another 5% or greater stockholder. 
Dialectic rejected that offer and has since unilaterally
stopped active negotiation
Dialectic wants their own nominees on the CMD
Board, regardless of their quality or experience
The replacement of three CMD directors with Dialectic’s nominees would not enhance
the experience or expertise of the Board; we are concerned that Dialectic nominees
would act in the interest of Dialectic, not all CMD stockholders.


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Dialectic Nominees Have the Wrong or
No Experience
Mr. Potashner
was terminated as Chairman, President and CEO of SONICblue, Incorporated
just seven and a half months before the company filed for bankruptcy.
Mr.
Gullard
was
Chairman
of
DynTek
Inc
when
it
was
delisted
from
the
OTCBB
as
well
as
a
director at Proxim
Wireless Corp when the company was delisted from the NASDAQ exchange.
History of
Litigiousness
Ousted as Public
Company Executive
Company Delisted While on
Board
No Public Co.
Experience
CMD Nominees
Jon Castor
Bob Dickinson
Wade Meyercord
Dr. Ed Ross
Dr. David Sear
Dr. John Sprague
David Wittrock
Dialectic Nominees
Kenneth Potashner
X
X
J. Michael Gullard
X
John Fichthorn
X


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The CMD Board is Highly Qualified
and Has a Strong Commitment to
Sound Corporate Governance


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CMD Nominees Score High in
Right Experience and Expertise
Industry
Member of Other
Public Boards
Executive at Other
Public Company
Financial
Background
Consulting
CMD Nominees
Jon Castor
X
X
X
X
Bob Dickinson
X
X
X
Wade Meyercord
X
X
X
X
X
Dr. Ed Ross
X
X
X
Dr. David Sear
X
X
X
X
Dr. John Sprague
X
X
X
X
David Wittrock
X
X
Dialectic Nominees
Kenneth Potashner
X
X
J. Michael Gullard
X
X
John Fichthorn
X
*See appendix for further details regarding Director experience
Every
CMD
nominee
has
many
years
of
relevant
industry
experience
and
has
served as either a director or senior executive of other public companies, with the
exception of the Chairman of our Audit Committee, who has 21 years of experience
at
a
Big
4
accounting
firm
The
Dialectic
nominees
add
nothing


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Wade Meyercord: former CEO and CFO with 38 years
accumulated board experience on 5 public company boards has
led the CMD board since 1994.  He has overseen 3 leadership
transitions, been a key player in developing new strategic
directions to build stockholder value and directed the
strengthening of the Board to further these changes.
Dr. David Sear: Ph.D. in physics and mathematics and 32 years
of broad experience in the semiconductor industry in roles from
product line manager to CEO of a public company enable him to
provide valuable insight into both opportunities and challenges
Dr. John Sprague: Ph.D. in chemistry from Stanford, industry
veteran with experience as a CEO and service on four public
boards, wealth of personal contacts in the passives industry and
the ability to put current issues into a broader perspective
Directors Meyercord, Sear and Sprague
The Right Experience & Expertise


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Committed to Strong Corporate Governance
Annually elected directors
Non-executive chairman
All directors are independent with the exception of Bob
Dickinson, the Company’s President and CEO
Have regularly introduced fresh and diverse perspectives
to the Board—most recently Jon Castor, who brings a
deep background in corporate strategy
Regularly speak with CMD stockholders and consider
their views with respect to the composition of the Board
As a result of communications with stockholders, recently
eliminated stockholder rights plan
This
Board
has
successfully
led
CMD
through
challenging
times
in
the
past
and
is the right Board to lead CMD to renewed success in the future.


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Conclusion
CMD has an independent, experienced Board with
the background and skills needed to lead CMD to
future success
CMD has a clear action plan to address challenges,
build stockholder value and return to positive cash
flow and profitability
Dialectic’s nominees would not enhance the
experience or expertise of the Board and would act in
the interest of Dialectic, not all CMD stockholders
Dialectic has not proposed any plan or ideas that
would produce greater value for the Company


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Appendix


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KNOW YOUR DIRECTORS
CALIFORNIA MICRO DEVICES HAS A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED, INDEPENDENT &
QUALIFIED BOARD
Jon
Castor
has
been
a
member
of
our
Board
of
Directors
since
July
2009.
He
has
been
a
private
investor
and
a
member
of
public and private board of directors since June 2004. Previously, from August 2003 to June 2004, Mr. Castor was an executive
with
Zoran
Corporation,
a
provider
of
digital
solutions
for
applications
in
the
digital
entertainment
and
digital
imaging
markets,
as
the
Senior
Vice
President
and
General
Manager
of
Zoran’s
DTV
Division
and
then
as
a
post-acquisition
advisor
to
the
CEO.
From
October
2002
to
August
2003,
Mr.
Castor
was
the
Senior
Vice
President
and
General
Manager
of
the
TeraLogic
Group
at
Oak Technology Inc., a developer of integrated circuits and software for digital televisions and printers, which was acquired by
Zoran. In 1996, Mr. Castor co-founded TeraLogic, Inc., a developer of digital television integrated circuits, software and
systems,
where
he
served
in
several
capacities,
including
as
its
Chief
Executive
Officer
and
director
from
November
2000
to
October 2002, when it was acquired, first by Oak Technology in 2002 for approximately $55 million and then indirectly in 2003
by
Zoran
when
Zoran
acquired
Oak
Technology.
Mr.
Castor
has
served
as
a
director
of
publicly-traded
Adaptec,
Inc.
(data
storage
hardware
and
software
solutions)
since
July
2006;
Omneon
(video
server
and
media
storage
equipment)
since
December 2006 and Chairman since April 2007; Staccato Communications (Ultra Wideband (UWB) silicon and software
solutions)
since
the
merger
of
Artimi
and
Staccato
in
November
2007;
and
publicly-traded
Genesis
Microchip
from
November
2004 until its sale to ST Microelectronics in January 2008. Mr. Castor earned a B.A. from Northwestern University in Evanston,
Illinois and an MBA from Stanford University in Stanford California.
Robert
Dickinson
has
been
President,
Chief
Executive
Officer,
and
a
member
of
our
Board
of
Directors
since
April
2001.
From
August 1999 to April 2001, he was Vice President and General Manager of the Optical Storage Division of Cirrus Logic, Inc., a
semiconductor manufacturer, where, starting in 1992, he served in several other senior executive roles including President of
its Japanese subsidiary. Previously, he held senior management positions at Western Digital Corporation, a semiconductor and
disk drive manufacturer, from 1988 to 1992, following its acquisition of Verticom, Inc., where he served as President and Chief
Executive
Officer,
from
1987
to
1988.
Mr.
Dickinson
also
served
as
a
Director
of
Transmeta
Corporation,
a
publicly-traded
semiconductor
company,
from
May
2005
though
its
acquisition
by
Novafora
in
January,
2009.
Mr.
Dickinson
earned
an
A.B.
in
Physics from the University of California in Berkeley, California and an M.S. in Physics from the University of Washington in
Seattle,
Washington.
He
also
was
a
Sloan
Fellow
at
the
Stanford
University
Graduate
School
of
Business
in
Stanford,
California.


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Wade
Meyercord
has
been
Chairman
of
the
Board
since
1994
and
a
Director
since
December
1992.
Mr.
Meyercord
has
been
President
of
and
a
consultant
for
Meyercord
& Associates,
Inc.,
a
consulting
firm
primarily
to
publicly-traded
companies
about
their management and director compensation, since 1987. From 1999 to 2002, he was Senior Vice President, Finance and
Administration, and Chief Financial Officer of Rioport, Inc., an applications service provider for digital music distribution.
Previously he was Senior Vice President of Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc., a multimedia and connectivity products
company, from 1997 to 1999, and Chief Executive Officer of Read-Rite Corp., an electronic data storage products company,
from
1984
to
1987.
Mr.
Meyercord
is
a
Director
and
member
of
the
Audit,
Compensation,
and
Nominating
and
Corporate
Governance Committees of Microchip Technology, Incorporated, a publicly-traded $900 million semiconductor manufacturer,
and a Director, Chairman of the Compensation Committee and member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee
of
Endwave
Corporation,
a
publicly-traded
supplier
of
RF
subsystems
for
broadband
wireless
devices.
Mr.
Meyercord
earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana and a M.S. in
Engineering
Administration
from
Syracuse
University
in
Syracuse,
New
York.
Dr. Ed Ross
has
been
a
Director
since
June
2002.
He
is
currently
retired,
having
previously
served
as
President
(2000
through
December 2004) and President Emeritus (January 2005 through December 2005) of TSMC North America, the multi-billion
dollar US subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., a Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer.
Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Synopsys, Inc., an electronic design automation supplier, from 1998 to 2000, and
President
of
Technology
and
Manufacturing
at
Cirrus
Logic,
Inc.,
a
semiconductor
manufacturer,
from
1995
to
1998.
Dr.
Ross
has
been
a
Director
of
publicly-traded
semiconductor
companies
Volterra
Semiconductor,
Inc.,
since
May,
2004,
and
Atmel
Corporation since April 2008. Dr. Ross earned a B.S.E.E. from Drexel Institute of Technology (now Drexel University) in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a M.S.E.E., M.A., and Ph.D. in Solid State Electronics from Princeton University in Princeton,
New Jersey.
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Dr.
David
Sear
has
been
a
Director
since
December
2003.
He
currently
is
an
independent
consultant.
Previously
he
was
Chief
Executive Officer of Forte Design Systems, an EDA software provider, from January 2006 through December 2006, and
previously was the Chief Executive Officer of NeoAxiom, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer, from February 2004 through
December 2005. Prior to joining NeoAxiom, Dr. Sear was an independent consultant from April 2003 to February 2004. Dr.
Sear also served as Chief Executive Officer of Optics Networks from January 2002 to March 2003. Previously, he served as
President
and
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
Vaishali
Semiconductor
(1999
to
2002),
President
and
Chief
Operating
Officer
of
Quality Semiconductor (1997 to 1999), President and Chief Executive Officer of Integrated Circuit Systems (1994 to 1997),
President and Chief Operating Officer of Catalyst Semiconductor (1991 to 1994), as well as senior management positions with
Fujitsu
Microelectronics
(1987
to
1991)
and
ICI
Array
Technology
(1984
to
1987).
Dr.
Sear
earned
a
B.Sc.
in
Electronic
Engineering and a Ph.D. in Solid State Physics and Quantum Mechanics from the University of London in London, England.
Dr.
John
Sprague
has
been
a
Director
since
July
1996
and
previously
from
January
1994
until
July
1995.
He
is
a
consultant
and was President of John L. Sprague Associates, a consulting company, from 1988 through 2002. He was President and
Chief Executive Officer of Sprague Electric Company, a manufacturer of electronics components, from 1981 to 1987, and
served in various technical and operations positions with that company from 1959 to 1981. During the mid 1980s, when Dr.
Sprague was President & CEO, Sprague Electric Company employed more than 10,000 persons worldwide and had revenues
in excess of $500 million. Dr. Sprague is a Director of MRA Labs, a private research and development and electronic materials
company and was a director of SIPEX Corporation, a publicly-traded semiconductor company from 1993 until May 2004. Dr.
Sprague
earned
an
A.B.
in
chemistry
from
Princeton
University
in
Princeton,
New
Jersey,
and
a
Ph.D.
in
chemistry
from
Stanford University in Stanford, California.
David
Wittrock
has
been
a
Director
since
June
2003.
Mr.
Wittrock
has
been
in
private
practice
as
a
tax
and
financial
consultant
to high technology and healthcare companies since October 2002. Previously, he was Vice President, Finance and Business
Affairs for Rioport, Inc., an applications service provider for digital music distribution, from 2000 through September 2002, and
was
a
tax
partner
at
KPMG,
LLP
from
1988
to
1999
where
he
served
as
the
partner
in
charge
of
the
tax
practice
professional
standards
for
the
firm’s
Northern
California
offices.
Mr.
Wittrock
is
the
past
President
of
the
Silicon
Valley
Chapter
of
Financial
Executives
International.
Mr.
Wittrock
earned
a
B.S.
in
Business
Administration,
Accounting
from
Creighton
University
in
Omaha, Nebraska and a J.D. from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
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stockholders, California Micro Devices Corporation has
established
a
website,
http://annualmeeting.cmd.com,
where stockholders may obtain information related to our
annual meeting, including our proxy statement and
annual report, and may vote.