Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: VTSS) will conduct a conference call on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time/4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to report financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012.

To listen to the conference call via telephone, dial 877-309-8763 (U.S. toll-free) or 706-634-1301 (International) and provide the passcode 41682492. Participants should dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. To listen via the Internet, the webcast can be accessed through the Vitesse corporate web site at www.vitesse.com.

The playback of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the call concludes and will be accessible on the Vitesse corporate web site or by calling 855-859-2056 (U.S. toll-free) or 404-537-3406 (International) and entering the passcode 41682492. The audio replay will be available for seven days.

About Vitesse

Vitesse designs, develops and markets a diverse portfolio of high-performance, cost-competitive semiconductor solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks worldwide. Engineering excellence and dedicated customer service distinguish Vitesse as an industry leader in high-performance Ethernet LAN, WAN, and RAN, Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH, Optical Transport, and best-in-class Signal Integrity and Physical Layer products for Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Serial Attached SCSI, InfiniBand®, Video, and PCI Express applications. Additional Company and product information is available at http://www.vitesse.com.

Vitesse is a registered trademark of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective holders.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as described by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (as amended) that reflect the opinion of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation and involve certain risks and uncertainties at the time of its release.

Vitesse
Marty McDermut, +1-805-388-3700
or
The Abernathy MacGregor Group
Amy Feng, +1-213-630-6550