UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
RUSSELL J. PHILIP
2092 Concourse Drive
San Jose, CA 95131
Phone: (408) 433 5200
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MICRO LINEAR CORPORATION (MLIN)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
03/98
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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Incentive Stock Option (right $7.2500 03/04/98 A V 13,793.00 03/04/08
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $7.3750 01/27/98 A V 9,606.00 01/27/08
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $11.6250 01/27/98 D V 9,606.00 01/27/07
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $7.2500 03/04/98 A V 26,207.00 03/04/08
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $7.3750 01/27/98 A V 20,394.00 01/27/08
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $11.6250 01/27/98 D V 20,394.00 01/27/07
(right to buy)
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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Incentive Stock Option (right 03/04/98 Common Stock 13,793.00 13,793.00 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right 01/27/98 Common Stock 9,606.00 17,732.00 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right 01/27/98 Common Stock 9,606.00 0.00 D Direct
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 03/04/98 Common Stock 26,207.00 26,207.00 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 01/27/98 Common Stock 20,394.00 42,268.00 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 01/27/98 Common Stock 20,394.00 0.00 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ RUSSELL J. PHILIP
DATE
