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Paul Matranga Joins Vitesse as Vice President, Quality CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 1999--Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:VTSS) Monday announced that Paul Matranga has joined the company as the vice president, quality. Matranga will be responsible for management and continuous improvement of Vitesse's quality system worldwide, including Vitesse's fabrication facility in Colorado Springs, Colo. Matranga reports to Louis R. Tomasetta, Vitesse's chief executive officer and president. Matranga joins Vitesse from Intel (formerly Digital Equipment Corp.) in Hudson, Mass., where he spent more than 14 years in various quality positions, most recently as group quality manager. Prior to Intel, Matranga held various quality positions at General Instrument Corp. "Paul Matranga brings to Vitesse his extensive experience in managing quality programs and improving quality systems," said Tomasetta. "We are pleased to welcome him to Vitesse and know he will have a remarkable impact in meeting our '100 percent no defects' policy for current and future products," concluded Tomasetta. Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. is a world leader in the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of high bandwidth communications and Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) integrated circuits (ICs). The company's products address the needs of telecommunications, data communications and ATE equipment manufacturers who demand a combination of high speed, high complexity and low power dissipation. Vitesse has headquarters in Camarillo and manufactures volume ICs at its two fabrication facilities in Camarillo and Colorado Springs. Company/product information can be found on the Web at www.vitesse.com. --30--mra/la* kwp/la CONTACT: Vitesse Semiconductor Corp., Camarillo Patricia Ito, 805/388-3700 ito@vitesse.com or CMC Public Relations Caroline Melnicoff, 650/324-8819 cmp1@earthlink.net