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California Micro Devices' Board of Directors Elects Manuel H. Mere an Officer MILPITAS, Calif., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- California Micro Devices today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Manuel (Manny) H. Mere an officer of the company. His position and responsibilities as vice president, supply chain management, a position he has held more than two years, will not change. According to Robert V. Dickinson, president and CEO, "Manny has been the architect for our outsourcing strategy in our core business and has provided strong leadership during its implementation. His election as an officer reflects the importance of his role going forward as well as his significant contribution to our successful turnaround." (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040503/SFM137 ) Mere has served in key management positions with California Micro Devices for more than eight years. Prior to his current position he served as vice president, thin film operations. Before joining California Micro Devices in 1995, Mere was vice president of manufacturing at Cypress Semiconductor for its Bangkok and San Jose, California plants. He has also served as vice president of operations for Xicor. Earlier in his career, he held engineering management positions at IBM and National Semiconductor. Mere holds a BSEE and a MSEE from the University of Miami, as well as a MS in Systems Management from the Florida Institute of Technology. Other Recent Appointments Heber Clement has been appointed director of operations and Syed Husaini, director of digital design. Clement will report to Manny Mere, vice president, supply chain management, while Husaini will report to John Jorgensen, vice president, engineering. Clement brings over 20 years of experience in operations to his new role. After early engineering roles, Clement's career focused on running large manufacturing operations, including foundry and subcontractor management, both in the U. S. and in Asia, at Intel Corporation, Cypress Semiconductor, Dallas Semiconductor, Catalyst and Maxim. Husaini has over 20 years of experience in high-performance digital systems and mixed signal IC development with GTE Government Systems, Plessey Semiconductors and Cirrus Logic. About California Micro Devices Corporation California Micro Devices Corporation is a leading supplier of application specific analog semiconductor products for the mobile, computing and consumer electronics markets. Key products include Application Specific Integrated Passive(TM) (ASIP(TM)) devices plus power management and interface ICs. Detailed corporate and product information may be accessed at http://www.calmicro.com/. NOTE: Application Specific Integrated Passive(TM) and ASIP(TM) are trademarks of California Micro Devices. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040503/SFM137 http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: California Micro Devices Corporation CONTACT: Richard Haas of California Micro Devices, +1-408-934-3108, or Web site: http://www.calmicro.com/

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