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National Semiconductor Corp. will announce its second quarter fiscal year 2010 results at approximately 1 p.m. PST on Thursday, Dec. 10. Speakers: Brian Halla, chairman. Don Macleod, president and chief executive officer. Lewis Chew, chief financial officer. Mark Veeh, investor relations manager. When: Thursday, Dec. 10. 1 p.m. - earnings press release issued. 1:30 p.m. - conference call begins.

Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, today announced that the company has introduced the availability of WEBENCH® Designer customized specifically for Bourns and its inductor customers.

National Semiconductor Corp. today introduced WEBENCH® Visualizer, a powerful comparison and selection tool that enables engineers to rapidly select an optimal power system design.

Despite upbeat pronouncements by Intel about its resurgent sales and evidence the economy finally is growing, the prospects for other chip companies and their thousands of Silicon Valley employees remain unsettlingly murky.

Despite upbeat pronouncements by Intel about its resurgent sales and evidence the economy finally is growing, the prospects for other chip companies and their thousands of Silicon Valley employees remain unsettlingly murky.

Brian L. Halla, chairman and CEO of National Semiconductor Corp., today addressed the role of electronics in creating more energy-efficient systems, optimizing renewable energy sources and enabling smarter energy storage systems. Halla highlighted innovations showing promise to help the world consume less energy.

Michael Polacek, Senior Vice President Key Market Segments & Business Development of National Semiconductor Corp., will speak at 8:45 a.m. PST on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 at the Wedbush Clean Technology & Industrial Growth Conference 2009. A live audio webcast will be available http://www.national.com/analog/invest/conf.

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