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Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned persons hereby
constitutes and appoints Brian L. Halla, Donald Macleod, and John M. Clark III,
and each of them singly, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and in his name,
place, and stead, and in any and all of his offices and capacities with National
Semiconductor Corporation, to sign the Post Effective Amendment to the
Registration Statement with which this Power of Attorney is filed, and generally
to do and perform all things and acts necessary or advisable in connection
therewith, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has hereunto executed this
Power of Attorney as of the date set forth opposite his signature.
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SIGNATURE DATE
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//s// BRIAN L. HALLA September 21, 2000
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Brian L. Halla
//s// ROBERT J. FRANKENBERG September 21, 2000
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Robert J. Frankenberg
//s// E. FLOYD KVAMME September 21, 2000
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E. Floyd Kvamme
//s// MODESTO A. MAIDIQUE September 21, 2000
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Modesto A. Maidique
//s// EDWARD R. McCRACKEN September 21, 2000
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Edward R. McCracken
//s// LEWIS CHEW September 6, 2000
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Lewis Chew
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