Craig Barratt Joins Atheros Communications as Vice President, Technology.

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SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2002

Atheros Communications Inc. today announced that Craig Barratt has joined the company as vice president, technology. Barratt will report to Rich Redelfs, president and CEO of Atheros, and will help provide technology and system architecture leadership in addition to supporting technical business development and strategic partnerships.

Barratt comes to Atheros with a deep and broad understanding of technology issues including wireless communications, software and networking, in addition to business management and operations expertise. He most recently served as executive vice president and general manager for ArrayComm Inc., a wireless technology company that has deployed its technology in approximately 100,000 wireless base stations. Prior to ArrayComm, Barratt held positions at several companies in the areas of medical imaging, control systems and computer systems.

"We are very pleased with Craig's decision to join our executive team," said Redelfs. "His breadth of expertise spanning from design and development to operations makes him the ideal person to help expand our technology leadership and partner strategies."

"Atheros dominates the market for leading-edge wireless LANs. I am honored and excited to be able to work with some of the leading wireless and networking experts in the world," said Barratt. "Together we will continue to bring to market the most innovative, high performance, low power and integrated wireless LAN solutions available."

Barratt holds a doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University. A named contributor to many patented and patent-pending inventions, he has published numerous technical articles and co-authored a volume on linear controller design and performance.

About Atheros Communications, Inc.

Atheros Communications is the leading developer of networking technologies for secure, high-performance wireless local area networks. As the industry innovator and market-share leader in wireless OFDM technology compliant with the IEEE 802.11 specifications, Atheros is driving transparent connections among electronic devices in the office, home and on the road. Atheros technology is being used by many of the world's leading wireless equipment manufacturers including Accton, Actiontec, ALPS Electric, Intel, Intermec, Netgear, Philips, Proxim, SMC Networks, Sony, TDK, UltraDevices and others. For more information, visit www.atheros.com or send email to [e-mail].

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