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To be the premier supplier of high-bandwidth silicon for the world’s optical networks.
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ISSION
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Financial Highlights
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To Our Stockholders and Friends
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Solid Leadership in the New Networking Paradigm
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Total Solutions for a Changing Environment
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Realizing the Vision of Enhanced Time to Market
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Glossary
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Financials
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth herein are forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, including such factors as demand for the Company’s products, fluctuations
in manufacturing yields and inventory levels, integrating the marketing and operations of the Company’s acquired subsidiaries, the availability of external foundry capacity,
purchased parts and inventory levels, timing and amount of investments in research and development, availability of demand for integrated circuits, general overall economic
conditions and the risk factors that are detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2000 and the Company’s other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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ORPORATE
P
ROFILE
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) designs, develops, manufactures and markets high-performance, high-
bandwidth silicon connectivity solutions for the world’s optical communications infrastructure. The Company utilizes
a combination of high-frequency, analog, digital and mixed-signal design expertise, system-level knowledge and multiple
silicon process technologies to offer integrated circuit products for the telecommunications markets that address the
SONET/SDH and ATM transmission standards and for the data communications markets that address the Gigabit Ethernet,
ATM and Fibre Channel transmission standards. The Company also leverages its technology to provide solutions for ATE,
high-speed computing and military markets. Among the Company’s many customers are Alcatel, Cisco Systems,
JDS Uniphase, Juniper Networks, Lucent Technologies, Nortel Networks, Marconi and Sycamore Networks.
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