AMCC Applied Micro Circuits Corp.

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ:AMCC), a global leader in optical transport, embedded Power Architecture� processing and storage solutions, announced today that BTI Systems, a global supplier of Packet Optical Edge solutions for the delivery of Gigabit services, has selected AMCC�s advanced transport portfolio for next-generation carrier Ethernet WDM solutions. AMCC�s transport products where chosen as part of the BTI 7000 Series, designed to address the increasing demand for multiple services, greater transport capacity, dynamic networking, and management simplicity right at the network optical edge. Integrating both advanced wavelength and packet-oriented functionality, the BTI 7000 Series delivers unique edge-services flexibility in the industry�s most compact, low power consumption, easy-to-use packet-optical network system. �The demand for microWDM solutions that deliver high-bandwidth Internet services continues to grow rapidly, and it is crucial that BTI continue to set the leadership pace at the Optical Edge,� said Jean-Charles Fahmy, Vice President of Product Management, BTI Systems.��The market-leading transport product portfolio from AMCC enables our solutions to meet the network application demands from these growing segments. Partnering with AMCC enables us to accelerate our production cycle.� AMCC�s transport product families deliver cost-effective, high-performance, high-capacity components for enterprises and telecom providers worldwide for applications from access to the data center. AMCC�s technology leadership in EDC, FEC, Serdes, CDR and FRACn provides efficient and high-performance building blocks to deliver highly integrated components required by key worldwide system vendors, OEMs, and ODMs. �We are pleased to have our transport product portfolio endorsed and selected by BTI Systems for their advanced WDM systems,� said Neal Neslusan, Director of Marketing at AMCC. �The company is clearly leading the market with their solutions and their new products deliver unmatched performance, connectivity and flexibility for their customers. Customer wins of this nature validate the leadership position of AMCC�s technology to enable cost-effective telecom solutions at 10G and the convergence to OTN.� For more information on AMCC transport products, visit http://www.amcc.com/products/transport.html. 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 Power Architecture� based processors and with world-class expertise in SONET and Ethernet protocol processing and PHY technology and Storage processors and RAID controllers, 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 www.amcc.com. About BTI Systems BTI Systems helps service providers respond rapidly and cost-effectively to the demand for bandwidth growth in today�s gigabit world. BTI provides packet-enabled fiber optic systems to expand network fiber capacity by 100X to support the increase in network traffic driven by rich video applications and media content. BTI�s 7000 Series�the industry�s first Packet Optical Edge system�extends high-bandwidth packet and optical transport services to the Optical Edge. By consolidating key transport capabilities (DWDM/CWDM, optical multiplexing, amplification, dispersion compensation, transponding and muxponding) with a powerful hardware based packet engine in a 2U platform, the BTI 7000 meets the stringent quality and usability requirements of service providers enabling them to dramatically improve the economics of delivering today�s bandwidth hungry broadband internet, video and wireless services.�For more information, visit www.btisystems.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. 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