org . All other trademarks
and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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carter@nsc. National's innovative power
management products include best-in-class linear regulators; power monitoring,
control and reference ICs; and switching converters, such as high-voltage ICs
for DC/DC conversion, switched capacitor converters, lighting management ICs
and inductive switching converters.

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Three of National's technical experts will speak
on a range of power management topics during the conference.m.

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Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol TXN.

National's Featured Speakers at APEC:

Tuesday, March 8
* Speaker: Jeff Nilles, MTS Analog Design Manager, and Chunping
Song, Design Engineer
Session 7 Voltage Regulator Modules
Time: 8:30 a .m. - 12 p.7
percent in 2003 over the previous year, compared to 17.98 billion for fiscal 2004,
which ended May 30, 2004.

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com/sc06065 .
In addition to Semiconductor, the company's businesses include Sensors +
Controls, and Educational + Productivity Solutions.com .

About National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor, the industry's premier analog company, creates
high-performance analog devices and subsystems. National's leading-edge
products include power management circuits, display drivers, audio and
operational amplifiers, communication interface products and data conversion
solutions . National's key markets include wireless handsets, displays, PCs and
laptops.

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More information is located on the World Wide Web at
http://www.8 percent market share, according to iSuppli's 2004 voltage
regulator/reference survey.

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, National
Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: NSM) will showcase its newest power
management technology at the Applied Power Electronics Conference and Expo
(APEC ) in Austin, Texas, March 6-10.

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Texas Instruments Unveils Energy-Saving Chip for Consumer Electronics and AC Adapters

Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star power
requirements for consumer electronic systems.
Location: Governor's Ballroom, Salon D
Topic: Accuracy Analysis of Hysteretic Current-Mode Voltage
Regulator

Thursday , March 10
* Speaker: Wei Gu, Staff Applications Engineer
Session 23 Analysis and Control of Non-Isolated DC-DC
Converters
Time: 8:30 a.carter@nsc.

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For additional
information and complete agenda of APEC, see: http://www.com .com.

3 percent growth for
the industry during the same time period.national.

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The controller implements
quasi-resonant control techniques, frequency fold-back operation in light load
conditions and features a dedicated pin to disable the power factor correction
(PFC) stage in standby operation .

TI Power Management Speakers at APEC
More than a dozen TI power management experts will present on power
management design techniques and innovation this week at APEC. - National Showcases Power Management Technology at APEC

- Three National Power Experts Speak at the Conference

SANTA CLARA, Calif.

About National's Power Management Products
National Semiconductor is the number one supplier of power management ICs
with 12.

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TI is headquartered in
Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than
25 countries .

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Trademarks
DLP is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments.

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ti. For example, the device enables
standby power supplies in DLP(R) HDTVs, LCD and plasma digital TVs to achieve
active -power mode efficiencies in excess of 88 percent and no-load power
consumption levels below 300 milliwatts (mW). The UCC28600 also integrates high-level
protection features for energy-efficient power supplies up to 200 W, including
cycle-by-cycle power limit and over-current hiccup re-start mode.

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Suggested resale pricing in quantities of
1,000 is $0.ti.

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See: http://www. National will introduce new pulse-width
modulation (PWM) controllers and a high-voltage buck regulator, and provide
product demonstrations in its booth (number 606/608). National's WEBENCH online design tool
allows designers to select a power management product, create and analyze a
design, and then build custom prototypes that can be delivered within 24
hours. The company's analog products are also optimized for numerous
applications in a variety of electronics markets, including medical,
automotive, industrial, and test and measurement.

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TI will demonstrate the energy-saving device
in a 120 W adapter application at APEC from March 20-23 (TI booth #97 and
#98).

14-Pin Performance in an 8-Pin Package
The UCC28600 is a flyback, pulse-width modulation (PWM) device that
efficiently meets the U.
The UCC28600 comes in a simple-to-design, 8-pin SOIC package.

National Semiconductor to Introduce New Power Management Products at Applied Power Electronics Conference and Expo

- 12 p.m.
Location: Governor's Ballroom, Salon D
Topic: Small Signal Modeling for Current-Mode Controlled Cuk
and SEPIC Converters

Press Interviews at APEC
National's power management experts will be available for press and
analyst interviews throughout the conference. National's power management revenue grew 29.

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In addition, the UCC28600
improves power efficiency in notebook PC and gaming system AC adapters that
support 40 watts (W) to 200 W . TI
speaker topics include:

* The Art of Implementing Digital Control Workshop
* Battery Selection, Charging and Extending Run-time Workshop
* Understanding Thermal Performance of DC/DC Power Modules
* Multi-Phase Power Factor Correction
* Fuel Cell Applications
* Power and E-Commerce Panel
* Digital Power Rap Session: "Is there Money in Digital Power?"
* Focus on China Rap Session: "China - Promise or Peril?"
* Single -Inductor, Multi-Output Converter with Peak-Current, State-
Machine Control
* Compensating Point-of-Load Converters with Variable Output Capacitance
* Power Line Communications for Lighting Applications Using a DSP
Controller
* Digital Power-Based, High-Efficiency Utility Interactive Inverter

About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog
technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements .

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More information about National's power management products is
available at http:/ /power. Additional company and product information is
available at http://www.com

Includes listings for manufacturers of AC and DC power supplies, converters, inverters, batteries, and chargers .

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8-Pin Green-Mode Controller Enables Systems to Meet EPA Energy Star Standby
Power Requirements

DALLAS, Texas Instruments Incorporated
(NYSE: TXN) (TI) announced today at the 2006 Applied Power Electronics
Conference (APEC) in Dallas an innovative, green-mode power management circuit
that significantly improves energy efficiency in consumer electronic systems
and AC power adapters.
TI's 8-pin, quasi-resonant, UCC28600 green-mode controller provides high
power efficiency in full and light-load operating conditions and decreases
power consumption in no-load standby mode.

Media Contact
Megan Carter
National Semiconductor
+1-408-721-6929
megan.

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S. It is
sampling today from TI and its authorized distributors with volume production
expected in the second quarter. In addition, TI will conduct an hour-long seminar at APEC on
"Designing by the Milliwatt - A Green-Mode Power Design Example" on Tuesday,
March 21. To schedule an interview before
or during APEC, please contact Megan Carter at 408-721-6929, 408-930-7624
(cell) or at megan.

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In addition to demonstrating these new products, National will also
exhibit its WEBENCH(R) online design tool for power management applications ,
as well as a tear-down of a popular consumer product that utilizes National's
power management solutions.

NOTE: WEBENCH and National Semiconductor are registered trademarks of
National Semiconductor Corporation.

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apec-conf.national. Headquartered in Santa
Clara, California, National reported sales of $1. All other brands or product names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.