Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 2, 2005

Paresh Maniar – Maxim Integrated Products Inc (mxim)

PARESH MANIAR is Director of Investor Relations for Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Mr. Maniar had 12 years in the semiconductor industry in various marketing and business unit management roles. This included five years at Maxim Integrated Products in the early days of the company (1984 ' 1989), Mr. Maniar left the industry in 1990 to established his own investment advisory company Maniar Money Management, Inc. in 1990. Mr. Maniar sold the investment advisory company to a larger financial services firm. He rejoined Maxim in November 2004 as Director of Investor Relations. He received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India and his MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. Profile
TWST: Can you give us an overview of Maxim and how you see the company

at this point?

Mr. Maniar: We feel that we are a leader in the industry. Our primary

strength is in the product