Exar

Fremont, California, October 22, 2007 - Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) today announced that Trong Vu has joined Exar as Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Information Technology. Mr. Vu reports to Ralph Schmitt, president and chief executive officer and is responsible for worldwide IT systems and operations.

"I am truly excited to have Trong on my executive team and he will play a vital role as we build the organization to move Exar to the next level," said Ralph Schmitt, president and chief executive officer. "Trong has a demonstrated track record of success in the industry, and extensive technology and IT systems experience giving Exar the opportunity to use IT as a competitive weapon. We have shown the ability to develop differentiating applications to better support our customers and effectively manage the supply chain. Between this capability and the ability to integrate industry standard platforms across the enterprise, we have an IT organization that will execute and add value to the transformation of Exar."

Mr. Vu has over 25 years of experience with leading semiconductor companies. Prior to joining Exar, Mr. Vu was a Vice President of IT at Mattson Technology as well as serving as IT director at LSI Logic and National Semiconductor. Mr. Vu has a broad background in system integration as well as developing software for the enterprise. Mr. Vu has also been involved in building computer centers and infrastructure needed for companies to effectively run their worldwide information systems. Recently Mr. Vu had his own company in which he worked on ERP systems and other implementations at Advanced Analogic Technologies and Monolithic Power Systems.

Mr. Vu received his Bachelor of Information System Management degree from University of San Francisco.

About Exar

Exar Corporation is Powering Connectivity by delivering highly differentiated silicon solutions empowering products to connect. With distinctive knowledge in analog and digital technologies, Exar enables a wide array of applications such as portable devices, home media gateways, communications systems, and industrial automation equipment. Exar has locations worldwide providing real-time system-level support to drive rapid product innovation. For more information about Exar visit: http://www.exar.com.