CAMARILLO, Calif. -- Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:VTSS) today announced the opening of its state-of-the-art Customer Technology Center in Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Located in the Neihu Technology Park, the facility houses a laboratory where customers have access to both the latest technology design equipment and Vitesse's veteran team of highly qualified application engineers for real-time assistance with complex, next-generation communications and storage designs.

Vitesse selected the site of the office to be centrally located to all of its OEM and ODM customers in Taiwan and the greater Asian markets. This community-based business model gives its customers a competitive edge by providing them with dedicated resources while empowering them with more control over real-time design choices when developing their solutions. In addition to technical and design services, Vitesse will also be staffed to expedite sales, administrative, and channel inquiries. All operations of the facility are focused on lowering the barriers to the market for Vitesse customers -- making designs and time-to-market processes more efficient and enabling innovation and ingenuity to be the standing order of the day.

"Vitesse recognizes the global importance of Taiwan's technology leadership position, especially in driving the adoption of Gigabit Ethernet. Providing high levels of value-added services to these customers will assist them in maintaining a competitive edge in their worldwide markets, while allowing us to meet the growing demand for our own products and technical services in this country and worldwide," said Lou Tomasetta, president and CEO of Vitesse.

Vitesse Semiconductor Corp.