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                                        Filed by Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

                           Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
                                        and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
                                       under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                      Subject Company: Maxim Integrated Products
                                                   Commission File No. 000-16538

                                                                  March 21, 2001


                                                               PRESS INFORMATION


                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                                              NASDAQ SYMBOL MXIM
                                                                  NYSE SYMBOL DS

Contact:   John F. Gifford, Chairman,
           President and Chief Executive Officer
           (408) 737-7600


                      MAXIM CONFIRMS IT IS WORKING TOWARDS
                   CLOSING OF DALLAS SEMICONDUCTOR ACQUISITION

     SUNNYVALE, CA - March 21, 2001 - In response to Dallas Semiconductor
Corporation's March 21, 2001 press release regarding its first quarter revenues,
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., announced today that it is aware of the revenue
information that was disclosed in Dallas Semiconductor's press release. This has
not changed Maxim's desire to complete the merger on the terms and conditions of
its merger agreement with Dallas Semiconductor and Maxim continues to work
towards completion of the transaction.

     ABOUT MAXIM

          Established in 1983, Maxim Integrated Products is a worldwide leader
in design, development, and manufacture of linear and mixed-signal integrated
circuits (ICs). Maxim's circuits "connect" the real world and digital world by
detecting, measuring, amplifying, and converting real-world signals, such as
temperature, pressure, or sound, into the digital signals necessary for computer
processing.

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     Except for historical information contained herein, matters discussed in
this release include forward looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties, including risks associated with the acquisition, such as the risk
that the closing conditions will not be satisfied,


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including the ability to obtain the approval of Dallas Semiconductor's
stockholders, matters arising in connection with the parties' efforts to comply
with applicable regulatory requirements relating to the transaction, and the
risk that the merger will not be consummated.


     Additional Information: Maxim has filed a Registration Statement on SEC
Form S-4 in connection with the merger and Dallas Semiconductor has mailed a
Proxy Statement/Prospectus to its stockholders containing information about the
merger. Investors and security holders are urged to read the Registration
Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus carefully.

     The  Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus contain
important information about Maxim, Dallas Semiconductor, the merger, and related
matters. Investors and security holders are able to obtain free copies of these
documents through the web site maintained by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission at http://www.sec.gov. In addition to the Registration Statement and
the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, Maxim and Dallas Semiconductor file annual,
quarterly, and special reports, proxy statements, and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. You may read and copy any reports,
statements, and other information filed by Maxim and Dallas Semiconductor at the
SEC public reference rooms at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 or
at the Commission's other public reference rooms in New York, New York and
Chicago, Illinois. Please call the Commission at 800-SEC-0330 for further
information on public reference rooms. Maxim's and Dallas Semiconductor's
filings with the Commission are also available to the public from commercial
document-retrieval services and the web site maintained by the Commission at
http://www.sec.gov. The Registration Statement and Proxy Statement/Prospectus
and these other documents may also be obtained for free from the parties.

     Maxim, Dallas Semiconductor, and their respective directors and executive
officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from
the security holders of Dallas Semiconductor in favor of the merger. The
directors and executive officers of Maxim and their beneficial ownership of
Maxim common stock are set forth in the proxy statement for the 2000 annual
meeting of Maxim. The directors and executive officers of Dallas Semiconductor
and their beneficial ownership of Dallas Semiconductor common stock are set
forth in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Dallas Semiconductor for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2000. In addition, upon completion of the merger, M.D.
Sampels, a director of Dallas Semiconductor, will become a director of Maxim,
the directors and executive officers of Dallas Semiconductor own options to
purchase shares of Dallas Semiconductor common stock which will become vested
and exercisable in connection with the merger, and Maxim has agreed to provide
indemnification and director and officer liability insurance coverage to the
directors and executive officers of Dallas Semiconductor following the merger.
Security holders of Dallas Semiconductor may obtain additional information
regarding the interests of the foregoing people by reading the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus.

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