Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Pink Sheets: VTSS) announced today that Vincent Chan, Ph.D. has resigned from its Board of Directors effective July 7, 2009. An independent Director, he was elected to the Board in April 2000 and served on the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance committees.

�We are grateful for Vincent�s many years of service and technical expertise to Vitesse,� said Chris Gardner, CEO of Vitesse. �Vincent has been a valuable source of knowledge and information to our Board of Directors and management team as he drew from more than 25 years of experience leading the development of advanced communication systems.�

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Vitesse designs, develops and markets a diverse portfolio of high-performance, cost-competitive semiconductor solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks worldwide. Engineering excellence and dedicated customer service distinguish Vitesse as an industry leader in Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Ethernet-over-SONET, Fibre Channel, Serial Attached SCSI, Optical Transport, and other applications. Vitesse innovation empowers customers to deliver superior products for Enterprise, Access, Metro, and Core applications. Additional company and product information is available at www.vitesse.com.

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