IDT Introduces New PCI Express Gen2 Switches with Integrated Temperature Sensor Functionality

Optimized for High Performance Applications Such as Servers, Storage and
Communications/Networking

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
IDT® (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.) (NASDAQ:IDTI), a leading provider of
essential mixed signal semiconductor solutions that enrich the digital media
experience, today announced new additions to its family of PCI Express® (PCIe®)
Gen2 switching solutions that provide high performance, line rate throughput and
integrate IDT Power Smart technology to solve system-level thermal management
challenges in enterprise applications leveraging high-performance networking and
storage controllers including 10 gigabit Ethernet and 8 gigabit Fibre Channel
devices. Based on IDT proprietary and industry-leading, low-power design
techniques, the new devices are the first PCIe interconnect solutions to
integrate a temperature sensor. The addition of a temperature sensor provides
IDT customers with the critical system-level thermal data necessary to enable
optimized power management, load balancing and mitigation of potential
thermal-related faults and outages.

The three new devices - a 10-lane, 4-port switch, 12-lane, 3-port switch and
16-lane, 4-port switch - provide high-performance PCIe Gen2 connectivity, and
integrate power saving and thermal management features. Employing key power
management extensions to the PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) PCI Express
Base 2.0, the new switches decrease or eliminate thermal management devices and
airflow requirements reducing overall system cost and improving time to market
through reduced thermal engineering cycles. Further, the integration of
temperature sensing functionality enables the devices to provide localized
thermal feedback for global system management. Applications of the temperature
sensor allow for monitoring of the thermal conditions of the switch to provide
feedback on the relative health or loading of the connected system elements
enabling intervention to shift traffic patterns for better system resource
utilization and to avert any potential thermally induced failures. Additionally,
the inclusion of temperature sensor technology offers IDT customers key system
development and debug functionality.

"With system I/O speeds and density of systems continuing to rise as the
enterprise aggressively migrates to 10GE and 8G Fibre Channel and beyond,
thermal management considerations have risen significantly in priority," said
Mario Montana, vice president and general manager of the IDT Enterprise
Computing Division. "We worked closely with our customers who manufacture and
procure NICs and HBAs to understand their needs and are pleased to deliver a
unique solution that fuses organically developed analog technology for
temperature sensing to our industry-leading family of PCIe connectivity
solutions."

The new devices are currently sampling and have a dedicated evaluation and
development kit for device testing and analysis, and system emulation. Each kit
consists of a hardware evaluation board with representative upstream and
downstream connectivity, and an IDT-developed, GUI-based software environment
that enables the designer to tune system and device configurations to meet
system requirements. For additional information, including pricing and specific
sampling schedule, visit www.IDT.com/go/pciexpress.

About IDT PCI Express Offerings

IDT provides the broadest range of high performance, low power PCI Express
switching and bridging solutions targeting system interconnect, I/O expansion
and protocol bridging connectivity requirements. In addition, IDT is the leading
PCI Express timing solutions provider. IDT is an active member of the PCI
Express special interest group (SIG), and has strategic product plans based upon
the standard.

About IDT

With the goal of continuously improving the digital media experience, IDT
integrates its fundamental semiconductor heritage with essential innovation,
developing and delivering mixed-signal solutions that solve customer problems.
Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., IDT has design, manufacturing and sales
facilities throughout the world. IDT stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select
Stock Market® under the symbol "IDTI." Additional information about IDT is
accessible at www.IDT.com.

IDT and the IDT logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Integrated
Device Technology, Inc. All other brands, product names and marks are or may be
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their respective owners.

IDT Corporate Communications
Carolyn Robinson, 408-284-8515
carolyn.robinson@idt.com
or
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Eileen Elam, 408-927-7753
eileen@kjcompr.com

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