8-K

                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 12, 2002

                           SILICON LABORATORIES INC.
                (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

         Delaware                       000-29823               74-2793174
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(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

                        4635 Boston Lane, Austin, TX 78735
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                (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (512) 416-8500

                                Not Applicable
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            (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)



ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

    On September 12, 2002, Silicon Laboratories Inc. (the "Registrant")
announced that it has appointed Russell J. Brennan as chief financial
officer.  A copy of the press release issued by the Registrant on September
12, 2002 concerning this appointment is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.



SIGNATURE

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                         Silicon Laboratories Inc.,
                                         a Delaware corporation


Dated: September 12, 2002                  By: /s/ NAVDEEP S. SOOCH
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                                                 Navdeep S. Sooch
                                                   CHAIRMAN AND
                                              CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                          (PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER)



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit
Number                              Description
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 99.1           Press Release dated September 12, 2002, of the Registrant.

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                 SILICON LABORATORIES APPOINTS RUSSELL J. BRENNAN
                           AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

AUSTIN, TEXAS - SEPT. 12, 2002 - Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq NM: SLAB),
the mixed-signal IC innovator for the communications industry, announced
effective today that Russell J. Brennan has been appointed chief financial
officer. Mr. Brennan arrives at Silicon Laboratories with strong industry
experience, including 14 years at Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI) where he
served most recently as vice president of finance and corporate controller.
His prior experience also includes finance roles at Schlumberger/Fairchild
and Texas Instruments. Mr. Brennan holds a master's in business
administration from New York University Graduate School of Business and a
bachelor's degree from Boston College. Mr. Brennan is a Certified Public
Accountant.

"Russ Brennan is a natural fit with the team at Silicon Labs," said Nav
Sooch, chairman and chief executive officer.  "Russ has successfully grown a
finance organization in the mixed-signal analog IC industry from our current
size to one that supports a multi-billion dollar business. His broad
international experience in the semiconductor industry is ideal to support
the growth of Silicon Labs."

John W. McGovern has served as chief financial officer of Silicon Labs since
December, 1996, and guided the company through early capital formation, a
successful initial public offering and years of operations as a public
company. Mr. McGovern has decided to retire from his full-time duties but
plans to remain with the company temporarily in a transitional role.

"I want to thank John for his extraordinary efforts over the last six years
working tirelessly to lead the company through critical growth stages," Mr.
Sooch added. "During this time, John has built a strong finance team,
implemented financial accounting best practices, created a culture of
profitable operations and helped position the company for strong revenue
growth. John's ongoing commitment to help acclimate Russ into his new role to
ensure stability and continuity is greatly appreciated. John has left a
significant legacy of competence and confidence throughout all of our
financial, accounting and administrative activities at Silicon Labs."


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SILICON LABORATORIES INC.

Silicon Laboratories Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets proprietary
high-performance mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) for a broad range of
communications markets. Silicon Laboratories is an ISO9001-certified
manufacturer and has applied for more than 145 patents on its mixed-signal
technology. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Austin,
Texas. Additional information about Silicon Labs is available at
WWW.SILABS.COM or through the toll free investor relations line at
1-877-411-SLAB (7522)

CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE

This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on Silicon
Laboratories' current expectations. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
Silicon Laboratories believes that it is important to communicate the
company's future expectations to investors. However, there may be events in
the future that Silicon Laboratories is not able to accurately predict or
control. For a discussion of these and other factors which could impact
Silicon Labs' financial results and cause actual results to differ materially
from those in the forward-looking statements, please refer to Silicon Labs'
recent filings with the SEC, particularly the Form 10-K filed January 22,
2002 and the Form 10-Q filed July 22, 2002.

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