Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On August 21, 2008, the Board of Directors of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (the "Company") amended and restated its Bylaws (the "Amended Bylaws"). The following is a summary of the changes effected by the adoption of the Amended Bylaws, which is qualified in its entirety by the Amended Bylaws and Exhibit 3.4 to this current report:

º The Amended Bylaws impose advance notice requirements for stockholders seeking to nominate directors or propose other business at a stockholders meeting or to have a stockholder proposal considered for inclusion in the Company's proxy statement.

º The Amended Bylaws provide that special meetings of the stockholders of the Company may be called for any purpose by the Board of Directors. Prior to the effectiveness of the Amended Bylaws, the Board of Directors or stockholders holding at least 10% of the voting power of the Company had the ability to call special meeting of the stockholders for any purpose.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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

Exhibit No. Description
3.4 Amendments to the Bylaws of the Company

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