8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  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): November 10, 2008

MICREL,   INCORPORATED

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

California	94-2526744
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

2180 Fortune Drive, San Jose, CA       95131

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 944-0800

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On November 10, 2008, the board of directors of Micrel, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Daniel Heneghan to serve on the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), effective immediately, to serve until the Company’s 2009 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.  The Company’s Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee (the “Committee”) continually searches for, and identifies, qualified candidates to serve on the Board and its committees.  As a result, the Committee recommended to the Board that Mr. Heneghan be elected.  As one of the Company’s independent directors, Mr. Heneghan has been appointed, concurrent with his election to the Board, to serve on the Audit and the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees.

There is no prior arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Heneghan was selected as a director, and there are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Heneghan that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.  Mr. Heneghan has been granted options to purchase common stock of the Company, and will receive certain other compensation, in keeping with the Company’s current director compensation program for non-employee directors, as described in the Company’s Form DEF 14A, Proxy Statement, dated August 29, 2008, mailed to shareholders in connection with the annual meeting of shareholders held October 1, 2008.  The Company also intends to enter into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Heneghan in substantially the same form as executed with the other members of its Board.

On November 11, 2008, Micrel issued a press release announcing the election of Daniel Heneghan to the Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this report.

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.

MICREL, INCORPORATED

(the Registrant)

By: /s/ Robert J. Barker

Robert J. Barker

Vice President, Finance and

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and

Accounting Officer)

Dated: November 12, 2008

EX-99

Exhibit 99

Micrel, Inc. Announces the Election of Daniel Heneghan to Board of Directors

Tuesday November 11, 7:00 am ET

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Micrel Inc., (Nasdaq: MCRL - News), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today announced the election of Mr. Daniel Heneghan to Micrel's Board of Directors. Mr. Heneghan represents the fifth independent director on the Company's six-person board.

Mr. Heneghan has more than 25 years of experience in financial and executive positions in the semiconductor and high tech industries. He recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Intersil Corporation from its inception in August 1999 until he retired in June 2005. From 1996 to August 1999, Mr. Heneghan was Vice President and Controller of the semiconductor business at Harris Corporation ("Harris"). From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Heneghan was Vice President and General Manager of the Digital Products Division at Harris. Mr. Heneghan also served at various times as Division Controller of the semiconductor business, Director of Planning and Director of Finance at Harris. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Pixelworks, Inc., and NTELOS Holdings Corp., and also works as an advisor to the semiconductor industry. Mr. Heneghan holds a B.S. in Accounting from Quincy University in Illinois, and an MBA from Western Illinois University. He will serve on the Company's Audit and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees.

"We are extremely pleased to have Dan Heneghan join Micrel's Board of Directors," said Ray Zinn, President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board. "Dan's addition will further enhance an already very qualified and capable board for Micrel. His strong financial background will help the Company deal with these turbulent economic times."

About Micrel, Inc.

Micrel Inc., is a leading global manufacturer of IC solutions for the worldwide analog, Ethernet and high bandwidth markets. The Company's products include advanced mixed-signal, analog and power semiconductors; high performance communication, clock management, Ethernet switch and physical layer transceiver ICs. Company customers include leading manufacturers of enterprise, consumer, industrial, mobile, telecommunications, automotive, and computer products. Corporation headquarters and state-of-the-art wafer fabrication facilities are located in San Jose, CA with regional sales and support offices and advanced technology design centers situated throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. In addition, the Company maintains an extensive network of distributors and reps worldwide. Web: http://www.micrel.com/.

Contact:

Julieanne DiBene, Marketing Communications

1-408-474-1276

Email Julie.DiBene@Micrel.com