MLIN Micro Linear

Offers Compatibility with a Broad Set of Basebands SAN JOSE, Calif., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Micro Linear Corporation (NASDAQ:MLIN), a leading supplier of highly integrated digital wireless transceivers, announced today that samples are available of the Company's new ML1905 advanced Personal Handyphone System (PHS) integrated circuit. The availability of these samples for potential customers is a follow-on to customer evaluation platforms that were demonstrated to PHS handset manufacturers in May 2006. The ML1905, Micro Linear's second-generation PHS transceiver, is a highly integrated device that combines transmit, receive and synthesizer functionality, and power amplifier, into a single integrated circuit. The ML1905 PHS transceiver is designed to interface with a wide variety of baseband integrated circuits. "We are pleased to offer the ML1905 to PHS handset manufacturers. As compared to our prior generation of PHS products, the ML1900 and ML1901, the ML1905 offers compatibility with a broader set of basebands, reduces power consumption and improves overall RF performance," stated Tim Richardson, President and Chief Executive Office of Micro Linear. "We continue to believe the expanding PHS market offers an important opportunity for us as handset manufacturers build smaller, more affordable phones with increased functionality and higher performance," he added. Steve Moore, VP of Sales and Applications at Micro Linear, said, "We currently have multiple potential customers starting projects based on the ML1905 and we are encouraged by their progress to date with these efforts." For more information, and to obtain samples of the ML1905, qualified manufacturers should contact . About Micro Linear: Micro Linear Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in wireless integrated circuit solutions, which enable a variety of wireless products serving a global market. These transceivers can be used in many streaming wireless applications such as cordless phones, PHS handsets, wireless speakers and headphones, security cameras, game controllers, cordless headsets and other personal electronic appliances. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Micro Linear's products are available through its authorized representatives and distributors worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.microlinear.com/ Forward Looking Statements: Except for the historical information contained herein, the statements in this press release, including, but not limited to statements regarding the ability of our ML1905 PHS transceivers to interface with a wide variety of baseband integrated circuits, the expected features and benefits of the ML1905 generally and relative to the Company's ML1900 and 1901 transceivers, our belief as to the potential opportunities for the Company offered by the expanding PHS market as handset manufacturers build smaller, more affordable phones with increased functionality and higher performance, and the efforts and progress of customers starting projects based on the ML1905, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the risk that PHS manufacturers may decide not to use the ML1905 in their products after their evaluation is complete, the risk that unanticipated compatibility problems with basebands or other design issues may be discovered during the evaluation process or thereafter, the risks associated with the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry; the risk that significant levels of product orders for the ML1905 may never be achieved; new product announcements or introductions by competitors; the market's acceptance of the Company's products; product defects; and other factors that may cause the Company's business or operating results to fluctuate in the future. Additional risks are detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2006 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 2, 2006. Statements included in this release are based on information known to the Company as of the date of this release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update information contained in this release. DATASOURCE: Micro Linear Corporation CONTACT: Michael Schradle, Chief Financial Officer of Micro Linear Corporation, +1-408-433-5200, or investors, Jim Mathias, Senior Account Manager of Shelton Group Investor Relations, +1-972-239-5119, ext. 115, or , for Micro Linear Corporation Web site: http://www.microlinear.com/

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