Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  BRESEMANN DAVID P
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/27/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SILICON LABORATORIES INC [SLAB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
400 W CESAR CHAVEZ		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr Vice President, Vertical
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
05/02/2012
(Street)

AUSTIN, TX 78701		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value 67,257 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 08/10/2005(2) 08/10/2014 Common Stock, $0.0001 par value 1,667 $ 33.17 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 12/19/2006(2) 12/19/2015 Common Stock, $0.0001 par value 3,710 $ 36.81 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/15/2008(2) 02/15/2017 Common Stock, $0.0001 par value 11,334 $ 32.11 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/15/2009(3) 02/15/2018 Common Stock, $0.0001 par value 15,053 $ 31.96 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BRESEMANN DAVID P
400 W CESAR CHAVEZ
AUSTIN, TX 78701		       Sr Vice President, Vertical  

Signatures

David P. Bresemann 05/02/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 27,464 restricted stock units (RSUs) that will entitle Reporting Person to receive one share of common stock per RSU. 12,881 RSUs will vest on February 15, 2013, 8,747 RSUs will vest on February 15, 2014, and 5,836 RSUs will vest on February 15, 2015. All RSUs will be settled pursuant to the Issuer's 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2) Option vests and becomes exercisable with respect to (i) twenty percent (20%) of the option shares upon the date exercisable and (ii) the balance of the option shares in a series of forty-eight (48) successive monthly installments over the forty-eight (48) month period measured from the date exercisable.
(3) Option vests and becomes exercisable with respect to (i) twenty-five percent (25%) of the option shares upon the date exercisable and (ii) the balance of the option shares in a series of thirty-six (36) successive monthly installments over the thirty-six (36) month period measured from the date exercisable.

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