Dec 16, 2016

GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Dec 16, 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 the Board of Directors have elected Dr. Vijay Kumar to serve on the Company's Board. Dr.

Kumar brings to O₂Micro's Board of Directors his extensive experience in Embedded Internetworking of Cyber-Physical

Systems,Internet of Things, Mechanical, Electrical and Systems Engineering, along with industry leading Autonomous Robotics

and Computer Learning technologies. He will replace Mr. Zhuoping Yu as a Class III Director, who is resigning from the Board.

Dr. Kumar will also be a member of the Company's nominating committee.

"We are extremely pleased to welcome Dr. Kumar 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."

Dr. Kumar received his Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and his Ph.D. from The Ohio

State University in 1987. He is the Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering and been a faculty member at the University of

Pennsylvania since 1987. Dr. Kumar has held many administrative positions in the School of Engineering and Applied Science,

including director of the GRASP Laboratory, chair of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, and the position of Deputy

Dean. He also served as the assistant director of robotics and cyber physical systems at the White House Office of Science and Technology

Policy.

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.

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