8-K

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C.  20549


                                   FORM 8-K


                                CURRENT REPORT
                      PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                     THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 24, 2005


                             MICREL, INCORPORATED
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            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                  CALIFORNIA
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                (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


                 0-25236                            94-2526744
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        (Commission File Number)                 (I.R.S. Employer
                                                 Identification No.)

                2180 Fortune Drive, San Jose, CA            95131
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           (Address of Principal Executive Offices)       (Zip Code)


                                (408) 944-0800
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             (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                Not Applicable
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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



                     INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

Item 8.      Other Events.

On March 24, 2005, Micrel Incorporated issued a press release announcing the
nomination of Dr. David J. Conrath for Election to its Board of Directors.  A
copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this report.  Such
information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by
reference into any filing of the company, whether made before or after the date
hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


                                   SIGNATURES

   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        MICREL, INCORPORATED
                                          (the Registrant)


                                        By: /s/ Richard D. Crowley
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                                            Richard D. Crowley
                                            Vice President, Finance and
                                            Chief Financial Officer
                                            (Principal Financial and
                                             Accounting Officer)

Dated:  March 24, 2005

EX-99

                                                                     Exhibit 99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Contact:
Julieanne DiBene, Marketing Communications
1-408-474-1276
Julie.DiBene@Micrel.com

           Micrel, Inc. Announces Nomination of Dr. David J. Conrath
                       for Election to Board of Directors

   San Jose, Calif., March 24, 2004 - Micrel Inc., (NASDAQ: MCRL), today
announced the nomination of Dr. David W. Conrath to stand for election to
Micrel's Board of Directors at the upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders on
May 26, 2005.  Dr. Conrath will replace Mr. Larry L. Hansen, who has stated his
intention to retire as a regular member of the Board following the Annual
Meeting.

Dr. Conrath is presently the Dean of the College of Business at San Jose State
University.  He has held permanent positions at the Wharton School, University
of Pennsylvania and the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo
(Canada).  Immediately prior to joining San Jose State, Dr. Conrath was
Professor of Management Science/Information Systems and Dean of the Michael G.
DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Canada.  He has worked for
many years in the area of information systems, consulting with a number of
governments and Fortune 500 companies, and has also served on the Board of
Directors of three privately held telecommunication companies.

Dr. Conrath received his B.A. from Stanford University, and his M.A. in
economics and Ph.D. in business administration from the University of
California, Berkeley.  He also obtained a M.Sc. from Carnegie-Mellon
University.

As one of Micrel's independent directors, Dr. Conrath will serve on the Audit,
Nominating/Corporate Governance and Compensation committees of the Board.
"Dr. Conrath's wealth of academic and business experience will provide Micrel's
board with a fresh perspective and will be of great benefit in helping the
Company to maintain a high standard of corporate governance," said Ray Zinn,
President, CEO, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board.

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Micrel, Inc. Nominates Dr. David Conrath                             Page 2
for Board of Directors

About Micrel

Micrel Inc., is a leading global manufacturer of IC solutions for the worldwide
analog, Ethernet and high bandwidth markets.  The Company's products include
advanced mixed-signal, analog and power semiconductors; high performance
communication, clock management, Ethernet switch and physical layer transceiver
ICs.  Company customers include leading manufacturers of enterprise, consumer,
industrial, mobile, telecommunications, automotive, and computer products.
Corporation headquarters and state-of-the-art wafer fabrication facilities
located in San Jose, CA with regional sales and support offices and advanced
technology design centers situated throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.
In addition, the Company maintains an extensive network of distributors and
reps worldwide.  Web: http://www.micrel.com.


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