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www.semtech.com - Semtech Corporation Terry Sears 805-480-2052 tsears@semtech.com Semtech Corp. (Nasdaq:SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced it has opened a new design and application center in Shenzhen, China. The new design center demonstrates Semtech's expanded level of commitment to customers in the region. The center will provide design and applications

support for Semtech's Protection, Power Management and Advanced Communications & Sensing products.

The center's comprehensive Protection testing laboratory matches the capability available at Semtech's US headquarters, offering extensive testing capabilities and ESD protection consultancy to support a wide range of customers in telecomm, mobile phones, set-top boxes, digital TVs, and other high-end consumer applications. The center is also equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and is being staffed with experienced engineers to support customers designing analog platforms in the high-end Consumer, Communications, Computing and Industrial segments. The office will focus on ultra-low power and green power applications and will initially provide system-level application support, system testing, turnkey solution assistance and reference design development.

"Expanding our design and application assistance in China allows us to provide our customers in the region with a broad range of resources and support for leveraging Semtech's advanced technology in their designs," said Dr. Liu Yang, Director of the Center. "We are committed to providing a higher level of service to our customers and helping to speed their time-to-market."

About Semtech

Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of high-quality analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products that are designed to benefit the engineering community as well as our environment. The company is dedicated to providing customers with proprietary solutions and breakthrough technology in power management, protection, advanced communications, and wireless connectivity products. Development of our products focuses on smaller form factors, greater energy efficiency, hazardous waste reduction, and an understanding of environmental stewardship. Publicly traded since 1967, Semtech is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol SMTC. For more information, contact Semtech Corp. at 200 Flynn Road, Camarillo, CA 93012-8790; phone (805) 498-2111; email to info@semtech.com; or visit its web site at www.semtech.com.

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Center to Expand Regional Design and Application Support