AMCC Showcases Newly Announced 3ware SAS RAID Controllers at SuperComputing 07 Conference

Business Wire, Nov 12, 2007

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ: AMCC), the global leader in serial RAID storage, will showcase its newly announced line of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controllers in booth #973. The new 3ware[R] 9690SA-4I4E RAID controller will be presented in a SAS/SATA JBOD storage system which will highlight internal and external expandability. Superior RAID 6 performance will be achieved in the 96 SAS/SATA drive system.

AMCC offers the industry's broadest lines of serial RAID controllers with three low profile SAS controller choices for expandability to 128 SAS/SATA devices and a full suite of SATA II controllers from 2 to 24 ports.

WHAT:   AMCC features newly announced 3ware 9690SA SAS RAID controllers
        in a live SAS expandability demonstration. 3ware 9650SE SATA II
        controllers and the 3ware Sidecar desktop RAID system will also
        be exhibited.

WHEN:   November 12-16, 2007

WHERE:  Booth #973, Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, NV

About AMCC

AMCC blends systems and software expertise to provide the essential building blocks for the processing, moving and storing of data worldwide. The #1 high-port count Serial ATA RAID controller line, AMCC's 3ware family of SAS and SATA RAID storage solutions deliver cost-effective, high-performance, high-capacity storage for enterprises and consumers worldwide in applications such as disk-to-disk backup, near-line storage, network-attached storage (NAS), video, and high-performance computing. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with offices throughout the world. For more information, visit http://www.3ware.com or http://www.amcc.com .

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