Microsemi Forms New Business Group

Promotes Steven G. Litchfield to Executive VP and Group President of New High Performance Analog Mixed Signal Group

Microsemi Corporation, a leading manufacturer of high performance analog and mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, announced today that it has promoted Steven G. Litchfield to Executive Vice President and Group President of the newly-formed High Performance Analog Mixed Signal Group.

Effective immediately, Mr. Litchfield will be responsible for all of Microsemi's existing high performance analog mixed signal business as well as for the product lines added with Microsemi's acquisition of PowerDsine Ltd.

Litchfield, who joined Microsemi in 2001, has been serving as corporate vice president of marketing and business development. In this role he was instrumental in the company's acquisition of PowerDsine, an Israeli pioneer in Power over Ethernet technology. He is an engineering graduate of Purdue University and received his MBA from the University of Southern California.

"Steve is both qualified and deserving of his new responsibilities," said Peterson. "He has been responsible for significant contributions for the past three years during which he provided leadership in two important acquisitions, Advanced Power Technology, Inc. and PowerDsine. He has the leadership ability and business acumen to drive both growth and profitability in our new High Performance Analog Mixed Signal Group" - Microsemi.