AppliedMicro Sets January 30, 2013 For Fiscal Third Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 fiscal quarter 2013 results on Wednesday, January 30.

AppliedMicro will issue a news release announcing the company's third fiscal quarter 2013 results after the close of the market on January 30. 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 30. 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 800.798.2884 approximately ten minutes before the start time using the access code 80437361. 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 98851945. The replay will be available through February 6, 2013.

About AppliedMicro

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation is a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions for next-generation cloud infrastructure and data centers. AppliedMicro delivers silicon solutions that dramatically lower total cost of ownership. Corporate headquarters are located in Sunnyvale, California. www.apm.com .

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