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Dr. Keh-Shew Lu was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in June 2005 after serving on the Board of Directors since 2001. From 1998 to 2001, Dr. Keh-Shew Lu served as Senior Vice President of TI and General Manager of Worldwide Mixed-Signal and Logic Products. His responsibilities included all aspects of the analog, mixed-signal and logic products for TI worldwide analog business, including design, process and product development, manufacturing and marketing. From 1996 to 1998 Dr. Lu was manager of TI's worldwide memory business. In addition, he served as President of TI Asia from 1994 until 1997, where he had responsibility for all of TI's activities in Asia (excluding Japan). Since beginning his career at TI in 1974, Dr. Lu has held a number of technical and managerial positions within TI's Semiconductor Group, including Vice President and division manager of the Linear Products Division. Dr. Lu holds a Bachelor's degree in engineering from the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, and a Master's degree and doctorate in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University. Dr. Lu is also a director of two publicly held companies in Taiwan: Lite-On Technology Corporation and Winbond Electronics Corporation ("Winbond"). Winbond is focused on the development, manufacture, and marketing of personal computer, telecommunications, and consumer electronics products. Dr. Lu is Founding Chairman of Asia American Citizen's Council, and is a member of the Advisory Board to Southern Methodist University's Asian Studies Program. Dr. Lu is Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee. | 