PCI Express Demonstration Delivers Breakthrough Technology

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PCI Express® Demonstration Delivers Breakthrough Technology!

INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 7, 2006 – Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM), a worldwide preferred supplier of devices that specialize in the switching, timing, connecting, signal integrity, and conditioning of high-speed PCI Express technology, will showcase its complete portfolio of PCI Express interface solutions March 7-9 at IDF in a dynamic demonstration that merges the Company’s new PCIe to PCI Bridge, PCIe Packet Switch, PCIe Signal Switch, PCIe Signal Re-Driver, and PCIe Clock/Timing devices. This exhibit will incorporate twenty five feet of CAT6 cable running signals in a 2.5Gbps PCI Express system.

“We are already in the unique leadership position of offering customers the broadest assortment of PCI Express interface solutions, and Pericom is taking advantage of IDF to officially launch two new and exciting PCI Express (PCIe) products. This includes an industry unique reversible PCIe to PCI Bridge with Non Transparent mode (PI7C9X110), as well as a 4 Port, 4 Lane PCIe Packet Switch (PI7C9X20404) with 8 traffic classes and 2 virtual channels per port. Pericom has already captured design wins for our new PCIe products, and is working closely with top tier customers requiring higher performance solutions than are presently available,” said Bill Weir, Pericom Senior Marketing Director. “Customers want a total PCIe solution, and these new product families add to our already extensive offering of PCIe Re-Driver/Signal Conditioners (PI2EXQxxxx), PCIe Signal Switches (PI2PCIExxx), PCIe Clock Generators (PI6C410x), PCIe Clock Buffers (PI6C2xxxx), and PCIe Crystals (49S SMD).”

PCI Express is a high-bandwidth, serial, interconnect technology that maintains software compatibility with existing PCI infrastructures, and is uniquely positioned as the logical interconnect technology for products being developed today. Pericom’s PCI Express devices are designed for next generation markets that include Switch and Routers, Servers, HBA, Data Storage Systems, PC Manufacturers, Multi-Function Printers, Test Equipment, Data Acquisition, and Telecom industries.

“The PCI Express bus architecture is enabling a wide variety of new technologies from many exhibitors at IDF,” said Jim Pappas, director of Intel Initiative Marketing. “The IDF PCI Express Community offers an excellent venue for people to see how developers, such as Pericom, continue to progress in enabling desktop, mobile, enterprise, and communication platforms with the I/O interconnect standard.”

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About Pericom:
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM) offers customers worldwide the industry’s most complete silicon and quartz based solutions for the Computing, Communications, and Consumer market segments. Our broad portfolio of innovative analog, digital, and mixed-signal integrated circuits, along with our SaRonix and eCERA frequency control products are essential in the timing, transferring, routing, and translating of high-speed signals that are required by today’s ever-increasing speed and bandwidth demanding applications. Company headquarters are in San Jose, California, with design centers and technical sales offices located globally. http://www.pericom.com