UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on November 9, 2010.

MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.

Meeting Information

Meeting Type:

Annual Meeting

For holders as of:

September 13, 2010

Date: November 9, 2010 Time: 10:00 a.m., PT

Location: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

Event Center

433 N. Mathilda Avenue

Sunnyvale, CA 94086

MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. ATTN: MARK CASPER

120 SAN GABRIEL DRIVE SUNNYVALE, CA 94086

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Voting Items

Our board of directors recommends that you

vote these shares (1) “FOR” each of the

nominees to the board of directors,

(2) “FOR” the ratification of our independent

registered public accounting firm for the

2011 fiscal year, (3) “FOR” the ratification and

approval of an amendment to our

2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase

the number of shares available for issuance

thereunder by 2,000,000 shares, and

(4) “FOR” the ratification and approval of an

amendment to our Amended and Restated

1996 Equity Plan to increase the number of

shares available for issuance thereunder by

7,000,000 shares.

1. To elect seven members of the board of directors

to hold office until the next annual meeting of

stockholders or until their respective

successors have been elected and qualified.

The seven director nominees are

as follows:

01) Tunc Doluca

05) Robert E. Grady

02) B. Kipling Hagopian

06) William D. Watkins

03) James R. Bergman

07) A. R. Frank Wazzan

04) Joseph R. Bronson

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:

2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Maxim’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 25, 2011.

3. To ratify and approve an amendment to Maxim’s 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 2,000,000 shares.

4. To ratify and approve an amendment to Maxim’s Amended and Restated 1996 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 7,000,000 shares.

5. To consider such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

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