EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Raouf Y. Halim, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A of Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.; and |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
Dated: June 29, 2012
| /s/ RAOUF Y. HALIM | ||
| Raouf Y. Halim | ||
| Chief Executive Officer |
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