DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,899

ZILOG, INC.
NAMPA MOD II MANUFACTURING DIVISION
NAMPA, IDAHO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the results of
its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply
for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 12, 2004 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Zilog, Inc., Nampa Mod II Manufacturing Division, Nampa, Idaho.
The workers at the subject firm produced semiconductors (i.e.-
integrated circuits).
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined from 2002 to 2003 and again
during the period from January through April 2004 compared to the
same period in 2003.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of semiconductors. The survey
revealed an increased reliance on imports of semiconductors by the
subject firm's customers during the period under investigation.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that an increase in reliance on imports
of articles like or directly competitive with semiconductors
produced at the subject firm contributed importantly to the total
or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Zilog, Inc., Nampa Mod II Manufacturing
Division, Nampa, Idaho, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 10, 2003, through
two years from the date of certification are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act
of 1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 14th day of July, 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance