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Mohan Maheswaran Named as CEO at Semtech

March 13, 2006 by Jeff Shepard

Semtech Corp. has tapped Mohan Maheswaran to assume the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 3, 2006. In addition, Mr. Maheswaran will become a member of the Company's Board of Directors as of that date.

Mr. Maheswaran will replace John D. "Jack" Poe, who has been serving as Semtech's acting Chief Executive Officer on an interim since September 27, 2005. Mr. Poe will remain as Semtech's Chairman of the Board of Directors, a position he has held since March 1998.

With over 20 years experience in the semiconductor and electronics industries, Mr. Maheswaran most recently held the position of Executive Vice President, General Manager at Intersil Corp.. Mr. Maheswaran joined Intersil Corp. by way of its acquisition of Elantec Semiconductor Inc. in 2002. In addition to having worked for Intersil and Elantec, Mr. Maheswaran has been employed by Allayer Communications, IBM Microelectronics, Texas Instruments, Hewlett-Packard and Nortel Communications.

Mr. Maheswaran holds a BSEE from Surrey University and a MBA from Henley Executive Management College, both of which are located in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Poe commented, "We are very pleased to announce Mohan as our new CEO. He has a rare combination of skills to understand our markets, create strategies, and instill operating disciplines for managing growth. He has a track record of professional and personal accomplishments in our industry that speaks for itself."