NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTS ROBERT FRANKENBERG TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

April 29, 1999 ? National Semiconductor Corporation® (NYSE:NSM) has elected Robert J. Frankenberg to its Board of Directors. Frankenberg is president and CEO of Encanto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, California, a leading provider of small business Internet Web servers based on integration of hardware, software, and Internet access service into a low-cost, easy-to-use package.

Brian L. Halla, chairman, president and CEO of National Semiconductor, said "Bob Frankenberg's broad range of experience and deep understanding of information technology brings a vital asset to our board as we continue to increase our focus on providing highly integrated solutions for the expanding age of information appliances. His background is tailor-made for National's strategy."

Frankenberg was president and CEO of Novell, Inc. from April 1994 to August 1996, when he joined Encanto Networks. He led Novell through a major strategy change to focus the company on the network software business and the Internet, groupware, embedded, and mobile network software markets.

Prior to Novell, Frankenberg was vice president and general manager of Hewlett Packard?s Personal Information Products Group, responsible for the personal computer, PC server, networking, calculator, and consumer product lines. Under his leadership HP?s personal computer business moved from 26th in market share to 7th.

Frankenberg also serves on the boards of Caere, Inc; Daw Technologies; ElectroGlas, Inc., and as chairman of the board of Wall Data, Inc. In addition, he is a member of the boards of the Sundance Film Festival and Westminster College. He is a graduate of San Jose State University with a bachelor?s degree in computer engineering and an SEP graduate of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.