Atheros Announces Dan Artusi as New Board Member

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Oct. 24, 2005 – Atheros Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR), a leading developer of advanced wireless solutions, today announced that industry veteran Dan Artusi has joined the Atheros board of directors. 

Artusi has more than 28 years of experience in the semiconductor and communications industries. He is currently chairman and CEO of Coldwatt, Inc., a provider of high efficiency power supplies for the communications and computer industry.  Prior to Coldwatt, he was president, CEO and director of Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leading developer of mixed signal integrated circuits for products such as cell phones, set-top boxes and computer modems. Before joining Silicon Laboratories, he spent more than 20 years in various senior management roles at Motorola Semiconductor. He is also a member of the board of directors of Powerwave Technologies (NASDAQ: PWAV), a global supplier of end-to-end wireless solutions for wireless communications networks.

“We are very pleased to have Dan join our board of directors,” said Craig Barratt, president and CEO of Atheros.  “His extensive background and outstanding reputation in the industry make him a valuable addition to our company.  We look forward to benefiting from his considerable experience as Atheros continues to grow and gain market share in the wireless LAN and other markets.”

Artusi attended the Instituto Tecnologico in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

About Atheros Communications, Inc.

Atheros Communications is a leading developer of semiconductor system solutions for wireless communications products. Atheros combines its wireless systems expertise with high-performance radio frequency (RF), mixed signal and digital semiconductor design skills to provide highly integrated chipsets that are manufacturable on low-cost, standard complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) processes. Atheros technology is being used by a broad base of leading customers, including personal computer and networking equipment and handset manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.atheros.com or send email to info@atheros.com.

NOTE:  Atheros and the Atheros logo are trademarks of Atheros Communications, Inc.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including Atheros’s expected continued growth and increasing market share in WLAN and other markets, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, the impact of competitive products and technological advances; manufacturing difficulties; difficulties in development of enhanced and new products; whether Atheros is successful in marketing its products; general economic conditions; and other risks detailed in Atheros’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in other reports filed with the SEC by Atheros from time to time. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof.  Atheros disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.