SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Micrel, Incorporated (Nasdaq: MCRL), an industry leader in high performance analog and high-speed mixed signal solutions, will announce financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008 after the market closes on Thursday, January 29, 2009.

The Company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time) on January 29, 2009. Chief Executive Officer Raymond Zinn and Chief Financial Officer Ray Wallin will present an overview of fourth quarter 2008 financial results, discuss current business conditions and then respond to questions.

The call is available, live, to any interested party on a listen only basis by dialing 800-257-1927. For international callers, please dial 303-262-2053. Interested callers should dial in at least five minutes before the scheduled start time and ask to be connected to the Micrel, Incorporated Conference Call. A live webcast will also be available through www.vcall.com. An audio replay of the conference call will be available through February 12, 2009, by dialing 800-405-2236 or 303-590-3000, and entering access code number 11125697. The webcast replay will also be available on the Company's website at: http://www.micrel.com.

About Micrel, Inc.

Micrel Inc., is a leading global manufacturer of IC solutions for the worldwide analog, Ethernet and high bandwidth markets. The Company's products include advanced mixed-signal, analog and power semiconductors; high performance communication, clock management, Ethernet switch and physical layer transceiver ICs. Company customers include leading manufacturers of enterprise, consumer, industrial, mobile, telecommunications, automotive, and computer products. Corporation headquarters and state-of-the-art wafer fabrication facilities are located in San Jose, CA with regional sales and support offices and advanced technology design centers situated throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. In addition, the Company maintains an extensive network of distributors and reps worldwide. Web: http://www.micrel.com.

For further information, contact Ray Wallin at: Micrel, Incorporated, 2180 Fortune Drive, San Jose, California 95131, (408) 944-0800; or visit the Micrel website at: http://www.micrel.com.

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