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 third quarter fiscal 2012 results on Tuesday, January 31.

AppliedMicro will issue a news release announcing the company's third quarter fiscal 2012 results after the close of the market on January 31. The text of the press release will also be available on AppliedMicro's web site at http://www.apm.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 January 31. 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 web site at http://www.apm.com.

To listen to the conference call by telephone, dial 866.271.0675 approximately ten minutes before the start time using the access code 10492551. 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 95373702. The replay will be available through February 7, 2012.

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, AppliedMicro employs patented SoC solutions that can deliver up to a 40 percent reduction in power consumption without sacrificing performance. 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.apm.com.

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Applied Micro Circuits Corporation
Investor Relations Contact:
Shiva Natarajan, 408-542-8745
snatarajan@apm.com
Corporate Contact:
Tally Kaplan Porat, 408-702-3139 or 408-483-8370 (cell)
tkaplan@apm.com