California Micro Devices Establishes Phoenix Design Center; Will Broaden Protection...

California Micro Devices Establishes Phoenix Design Center; Will Broaden
Protection Product Offering and Markets

MILPITAS, Calif., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- California Micro
Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) today announced that it has established a design center
in Phoenix, Arizona. The mission of the Phoenix Design Center is to develop
advanced protection products for markets not currently served by CMD,
including telecom infrastructure.
The new design center will be led by Dr. Sudhama Shastri, who recently
joined CMD. Before joining CMD, Dr. Shastri held engineering management
positions at ON Semiconductor as well as engineering management and technical
positions at Motorola. Dr. Shastri holds a B.Tech. degree from the Indian
Institute of Technology and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering
from the University of Texas.
In a related move, CMD also announced the promotion of Dr. Albert Gu to
head its protection development activities in Milpitas aimed at high volume
markets including mobile handsets and digital televisions. Prior to joining
CMD in 2007, Dr. Gu held technical management positions at TriQuint and Global
Communication Technology as well as technical positions at Motorola and Sandia
Labs. Dr. Gu holds a B.S. degree from National Tsing-Hua University, an M.S.
degree from the University of New Mexico and a Ph.D. from Kansas State
University. Both Dr. Gu and Dr. Shastri report to Juergen Lutz, CMD
engineering vice president.
Lutz noted that the new Phoenix Design Center represents a major new
thrust for the company's protection R&D capabilities and enables it to tap
into a large pool of talented and experienced engineers. "I'm delighted that
Dr. Shastri has agreed to lead our Phoenix Design Center and to announce the
well deserved promotion of Dr. Gu. Both gentlemen bring a wealth of experience
and demonstrated leadership capability to their new roles."
About California Micro Devices Corporation
California Micro Devices Corporation is a leading supplier of application
specific analog and mixed signal semiconductor products for the mobile
handset, digital consumer electronics and personal computer markets. Key
products include protection devices for mobile handsets, digital consumer
electronics products such as digital TVs, and personal computers as well as
analog and mixed signal ICs for mobile handset displays. Detailed corporate
and product information may be accessed at http://www.cmd.com.
SOURCE California Micro Devices

Kevin Berry, Chief Financial Officer of California Micro Devices,
+1-408-934-3144, kevinb@cmd.com