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Exhibit 24.1
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 Registration Statement with which this
Power of Attorney is filed, and any and all amendments to said Registration
Statement, 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.
SIGNATURE DATE
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/s/ BRIAN L. HALLA September 21, 2000
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Brian L. Halla
/s/ GARY P. ARNOLD September 21, 2000
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Gary P. Arnold
/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
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/s/ DONALD MACLEOD September 9, 2000
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Donald Macleod
/s/ LEWIS CHEW September 6, 2000
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Lewis Chew
