O2MICRO ANNOUNCES DANIEL LENEHAN ELECTED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jun 30, 2016

GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Jun 30, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- O2Micro ® International Limited (NASDAQ Global

Select Market: OIIM), a global leader in the design, development and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits and

solutions, today announced that Daniel Lenehan has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors.

Mr. Lenehan brings to O2Micro's Board of Directors more than thirty years of experience in semiconductor product development, technical

marketing, foundry management and engineering experience at a wide variety of technology companies in various Director and VP level positions.

"We are extremely pleased to welcome Daniel as a member of O2Micro's Board of Directors," said Sterling Du, chairman and CEO of O2Micro. "His broad

industry experience will provide valuable insight to O2Micro as we continue to expand the scope and impact of power and battery management products

and technology designed to improve and enhance people's lives around the world."


Mr. Lenehan was one of the key contributors to Intel's expansion of the notebook market by assuming a number of Director roles including leadership positions

in the areas of systems development, industry initiatives, mobile architecture, chipset design and R&D labs. As VP of Engineering at Xilinx Corp, he led the Spartan

Field Programmable Gate Array development team responsible for architecture, design, layout, product and test engineering across North America, Ireland, and Asia.

Mr. Lenehan has a BSEE from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.


About O2Micro:

Founded in April 1995, O2Micro develops and markets innovative power management components for the Computer, Consumer,

Industrial and Automotive markets. Products include Backlighting, Battery Management and Power Management.

O2Micro, the O2Micro logo, and combinations thereof are registered trademarks of O2Micro. All other trademarks or registered

trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Statements made in this release that are not historical, including statements regarding O2Micro's or management's intentions,

hopes, beliefs, expectations, representations, projections, plans or predictions of the future, are forward-looking statements within

the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause

actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially

include risks and uncertainties such as reduced demand for products of electronic equipment manufacturers which include

O2Micro's products due to adverse economic conditions in general or specifically affecting O2Micro's markets, technical difficulties

and delays in the developments process, and errors in the products. You are also referred to the Form F-1 in connection with the

company's initial public offering in August 2000, Form F-3 in connection with the company's public offering in November 2001, and

the annual reports on Form 20-F, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in

the forward-looking statements. The company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether

as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


Contact Information:

Investor Relations

Email: ir@o2micro.com


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