Exar to Participate in 24th Annual ROTH Conference March 12, 2012

FREMONT, Calif., March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) announced today that Louis DiNardo, president and chief executive officer, and Kevin Bauer, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will be participating in the 24th Annual ROTH Conference held at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, CA.  Executive Management will be hosting individual meetings with investors to discuss the Company's financial performance, business trends and growth opportunities.

Individual Investor Meetings March 12, 2012

Messrs. DiNardo and Bauer will be available for individual investor meetings on Monday, March 12, 2012.  To arrange for a meeting at the ROTH Conference, please contact Laura Guerrant-Oiye at (808) 882-1467 or via email at [email protected].

The Company will be posting a copy of the materials that it will be using in the individual investor meetings on its website.  The materials will be posted to the Exar Corporation website the morning of Monday, March 12, 2012 at http://www.exar.com.

Strengthening Presence in Power Management, Analog Mixed-Signal and Cloud Computing

Mr. DiNardo noted, "As we strengthen our presence in power management, analog mixed-signal and cloud computing, we expect 2012 will be a year of focus on revenue growth and profitability for Exar Corporation.  Our data and storage products serve a vibrant market in cloud computing, storage and big data, and our component products support a diverse set of customer requirements in the industrial, computing, and communications markets.  Our fiscal 2012 fourth quarter marks the start of a process to demonstrate clear progress in refining our markets, developing feature rich products, and leveraging our customer and channel partner relationships to position Exar as a leader in the area of power management and high performance analog mixed-signal products.  Exar is building a team that is capable of engaging a large customer base, leveraging strong channel partners, and providing superior power management devices."

About Exar

Exar Corporation designs, develops and markets high performance analog mixed-signal integrated circuits and advanced sub-system solutions for data communication, networking, storage, consumer and industrial applications.  Exar's product portfolio includes power management and connectivity components, communications products and storage optimization, security and accelerations solutions.  Exar has locations worldwide providing real-time customer support to drive rapid product development.  For more information about Exar, visit: http://www.exar.com.

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