(d) Effective as of August 5, 2008, the Board of Directors of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), appointed Robert E. Grady and William D. Watkins to serve as members of the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Grady and Mr. Watkins shall each be entitled to receive a quarterly cash retainer of $12,500 for serving on the Board of Directors, which is the same amount paid to the other non-employee members of the Company's Board of Directors. As new members of the Board of Directors, Mr. Grady and Mr. Watkins will each be granted non-qualified stock options to purchase 48,000 shares of our common stock and 2,000 restricted stock units pursuant to the Company's 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, the material terms of which are described in the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Grady and Mr. Watkins to the Company's Board of Directors, dated as of August 5, 2008, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

(a) Effective as of August 5, 2008, the Board of Directors amended Article IV,
Section 15 of the Bylaws of the Company to increase the authorized number of directors from six (6) to seven (7).

(d) Exhibits.

The exhibit listed below is being furnished with this Form 8-K.

Exhibit No. Description
   3.4(a)   Certificate of Amendment to the Bylaws of Maxim Integrated Products,
            Inc., effective August 5, 2008
    99.1    Press release dated August 5, 2008