AMCC Applied Micro Circuits Corp.

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, or AppliedMicro (Nasdaq:AMCC), today announced that it will conduct a conference call with analysts and investors following the release of its fourth quarter fiscal 2010 results on Thursday, April 29, 2010.

AppliedMicro will issue a news release announcing the company's fourth quarter fiscal 2010 results after the close of the market on April 29, 2010. The text of the press release will also be available on AppliedMicro's web site at http://www.appliedmicro.com.

The conference call will be webcast from the investor relations section of the company's web site beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 29, 2010. To listen to the webcast, or to view the press release or the financial or other statistical information required by SEC Regulation G, please visit the investor relations section of the AppliedMicro website at http://www.appliedmicro.com. 

To listen to the conference call by telephone, dial 800-591-6923 approximately ten minutes before the start time using the access code 17606639. A telephone playback of the call will be available starting approximately one hour after the completion of the call and can be accessed by dialing 888-286-8010 and using the access code 55983327. The replay will be available through May 6, 2010.

AppliedMicro Overview

AppliedMicro is a global leader in energy conscious computing solutions for telco, enterprise, data center, consumer and SMB applications. With a 30-year heritage as an innovator in high-speed connectivity and high performance embedded processing, AMCC, now AppliedMicro, employs patented transport and embedded processor SoCs to provide high performance energy efficient products. AppliedMicro's corporate headquarters are located in Sunnyvale, California. Sales and engineering offices are located throughout the world. For further information regarding AppliedMicro, visit the company's Web site at http://www.appliedmicro.com.

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, AMCC, AppliedMicro and the AppliedMicro logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation.

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