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,  Lewis Chew, 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  (the  "Company"),  to sign the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the  Company's  2004 fiscal year,  and any and all  amendments  to said
Annual Report on Form 10-K,  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


   //S// BRIAN L. HALLA                                 July 14, 2004
         Brian L. Halla

   //S// STEVEN R. APPLETON                             July 14, 2004
         Steven R. Appleton

   //S// GARY P. ARNOLD                                 July 14, 2004
         Gary P. Arnold

   //S// RICHARD J. DANZIG                              July 14, 2004
         Richard J. Danzig

   //S// ROBERT J. FRANKENBERG                          July 14, 2004
         Robert J. Frankenberg

   //S// E. FLOYD KVAMME                                July 14, 2004
         E. Floyd Kvamme

   //S// MODESTO A. MAIDIQUE                            July 14, 2004
         Modesto A. Maidique

   //S// EDWARD R. McCRACKEN                            July 14, 2004
         Edward R. McCracken

   //S// LEWIS CHEW                                     July 9, 2004
      Lewis Chew

   //S// ROBERT E. DeBARR                               July 9, 2004
         Robert E. DeBarr