Catalyst Semiconductor Appoints 25-Year Industry Veteran as VP of Worldwide Sales.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq:CATS), today announced the appointment of Daniel Hauck as the company's Vice President of Worldwide Sales. He comes to Catalyst from Leadis Technology Inc., where he held a similar position for the leading designer and developer of mixed signal products for small panel displays.

"We are pleased to have Dan join our team. He brings over 25 years of semiconductor industry experience including senior management positions in corporations such as Cirrus Logic, NeoMagic and, most recently, Leadis Technology," said Gelu Voicu, President and Chief Executive Officer. "In addition to his worldwide sales background, in both domestic and international markets, Dan has extensive experience with both direct and indirect sales organizations. As a result, he is well-suited to grow Catalyst Semiconductor's sales penetration."

"Dan and Irv Kovalik, our current Vice President of Worldwide Sales, will work together over the next quarter to ensure a smooth transition, following which Irv will become Vice President of Strategic Accounts with specific focus on the printer and DIMM markets, as well as other memory products sales opportunities," Voicu said.

Mr. Hauck received his bachelor's degree in electronic engineering technology from The Ohio Institute of Technology in Columbus 1979. He joined Rockwell International earlier that year as a design engineer.

About Catalyst Semiconductor

Founded in 1985, Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The Company is a leading supplier of high performance analog/mixed-signal solutions and nonvolatile memory products used in automotive, aircraft, telecommunications, computation, industrial and consumer markets. The Company designs and markets a broad range of analog/mixed-signal products such as LED Drivers, DC-DC Converters, GPI/O Expanders, Digitally Programmable Potentiometers (DPP[TM]), Microcontroller Supervisory circuits and other analog/mixed-signal products. Programmable products include Serial and Parallel EEPROMs with I2C, SPI and Microwire interfaces, as well as NVRAM and low density Flash Memories. Typical applications include LCD displays, digital cameras, cell phones, automotive instrumentation, modems, wireless LANs, network cards, DIMM modules, digital satellite box receivers, set-top boxes and Internet routers. Catalyst's Quality Management System is ISO 9001:2000 certified. For additional information about Catalyst Semiconductor, visit our web site at www.catsemi.com.