Linear Technology Announces Resignation of President
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Linear Technology Announces Resignation of President

MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: LLTC), a leading supplier of high-performance analog integrated circuits, today announced that the company's President David Bell has resigned effective January 16, 2007 to pursue personal interests and spend more time with his family. With Mr. Bell's departure, the company is eliminating the position of president. Chief Executive Officer Lothar Maier will assume the responsibilities previously handled by Mr. Bell.

Lothar Maier stated, "Dave Bell has been with Linear Technology for 12 years and has been a key contributor to its success. He helped grow and set the strategic direction for the Power business as general manager, and for the past three years as president, he has been instrumental in setting the company's product strategy and growing our worldwide design and sales organizations. We wish Dave the best of luck in his future endeavors."

Dave Bell added, "I'm grateful to have been part of such an exceptional company for the past 12 years. Linear Technology is the best-managed company in the analog semiconductor business and is well positioned to continue this success in the future."

About Linear Technology

Linear Technology Corporation, a manufacturer of high performance linear integrated circuits, was founded in 1981, became a public company in 1986 and joined the S&P 500 index of major public companies in 2000. Linear Technology products include high performance amplifiers, comparators, voltage references, monolithic filters, linear regulators, DC-DC converters, battery chargers, data converters, communications interface circuits, RF signal conditioning circuits, and many other analog functions. Applications for Linear Technology's high performance circuits include telecommunications, cellular telephones, networking products such as optical switches, notebook and desktop computers, computer peripherals, video/multimedia, industrial instrumentation, security monitoring devices, high-end consumer products such as digital cameras and MP3 players, complex medical devices, automotive electronics, factory automation, process control, and military and space systems. For more information, visit www.linear.com

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