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                                                   FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                   Bob Dickinson, President/CEO
                                                   408.934.3172
                                                   bobd@calmicro.com

                                                   Kim Kacir, Investor Relations
                                                   408.934.3108
                                                   kimk@calmicro.com


           CALIFORNIA MICRO DEVICES ANNOUNCES NEW SALES VICE PRESIDENT

September 14, 2001,  Milpitas,  California (Nasdaq NMS:CAMD) -- California Micro
Devices  announced today the appointment of David E. Witkowski as Vice President
of Sales. Reporting to President and CEO, Robert V. Dickinson, Witkowski will be
responsible for the company's overall sales strategy and operations.

In announcing  Witkowski's  appointment,  Robert V. Dickinson,  California Micro
Devices president and CEO said, "Dave is an outstanding sales  professional whom
I have known and worked with for fifteen years.  It is a pleasure to have him on
CAMD's  executive  management  team and I know that he will bring a new level of
focus and energy to our sales efforts." Witkowski commented, "I am very happy to
be joining the California Micro Devices team at this time, as their products are
the key to making reliable and cost effective portable electronic devices."

Immediately  before joining  California  Micro Devices,  Mr.  Witkowski was Vice
President of Sales,  Asia  Pacific/Japan  for LynuxWorks Inc. He previously held
senior  sales  management  positions  with ISD Corp.,  Cirrus Logic Inc. and ATI
Technologies Inc.  Witkowski holds a B.S. degree in business from the University
of Maryland.

California  Micro Devices also indicated that Chuck Bellavia,  former Sales vice
president, has left the company to pursue other opportunities.



Headquartered in Milpitas, California, California Micro Devices Corporation is a
leading  supplier of  integrated  thin film  passive  devices and  complementary
analog  semiconductors.  The company's  products are  typically  employed on the
periphery  edge of  complex  systems to deal with real  world  issues  including
termination,  filtering,  electrostatic  discharge  (ESD),  power management and
amplification  for a broad  spectrum of  computer,  communications,  medical and
lighting applications.

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