AMCC Applied Micro Circuits Corp.

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) (NASDAQ-GS:AMCC), a global leader in embedded Power Architecture� processing, optical transport and storage solutions, today announced the 3ware� 9650SE RAID controller was named �Ultimate Product of the Year� by EE Times at its Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards Gala held at San Jose�s Fairmont Hotel. The winning AMCC 3ware RAID controller is designed to accelerate RAID 6 performance. The 3ware 9650SE dramatically reduces the RAID 6 write penalty, inherent in competing offerings, by uniquely processing parity calculations simultaneously rather than consecutively. Barbara Murphy, Senior Vice President and General Manager for AMCC Storage accepted the award. �We are privileged to accept this prestigious award from EE Times,� said Murphy. �Winning the ACE Award validates AMCC�s unequivocal commitment to provide high-performance, scalable RAID storage for direct-attach vertical storage applications.� �RAID is a mainstay for the majority of storage environments,� said Junko Yoshida, Editor-in-Chief of EE Times. �AMCC received the Ultimate Product of the Year for Logic, Interface and Programmable Logic because of its superior performance and dynamic RAID architecture.� The EE Times ACE Awards were created to recognize the people, companies and products that show leadership in the electronics industry, honoring those who are leading the way and making positive contributions -- the real innovators of technology. Finalists were evaluated by a prestigious panel of judges comprised of the leading voices of academia, industry, and Wall Street executives. For more information visit http://www.eetimes.com/ace. Specifications, Pricing and Availability The AMCC 3ware 9650SE family is available in 2, 4 and 8-port low-profile and 12, 16 and 24-port full-height configurations through AMCC�s worldwide network of distributors, integrators and VARs. Suggested list price for the 2-port configuration starts at $195, and ranges to $1595 for the 24-port model. About AMCC AMCC provides leadership semiconductor solutions to process, transport, and store digital information for the world's wired and wireless networks. As a leading supplier of SAS and SATA RAID controllers with world-class expertise in SONET and Ethernet protocol processing, PHY technology, Power Architecture� based processors, and Storage processors, our products are the foundation of the IP Communications Revolution. AMCC's 3ware SAS and SATA RAID controllers deliver cost-effective, high-performance, high-capacity storage for enterprises and consumers worldwide in applications like disk-to-disk backup, near-line storage, network-attached storage (NAS), video, and high-performance computing. For further information regarding AMCC please visit our website at http://www.amcc.com or www.3ware.com. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as expects, anticipates, plans, believes, estimates, will or words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the products discussed in this press release, are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risk that the products may not be successfully or timely developed, completed or manufactured or achieve market acceptance, risks relating to general economic conditions, as well as the risks and uncertainties set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in the Company's other SEC filings. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and AMCC does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. AMCC and 3ware are registered trademarks of APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPORATION. Power Architecture is a trademark licensed by Power.org. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.