Sunnyvale, Calif., March 14, 2007 Cortina Systems® (Cortina), one of the fastest-growing suppliers of intelligent communications solutions for network equipment manufacturers, today announced the opening of offices in Shenzhen and Shanghai, China. These new offices will provide local sales, technical support, and professional services for customers in the Asia-Pacific region to further improve their time-to-market.

"Large OEMs in China and throughout the Asia-Pacific region are making enormous inroads in the international telecommunications market, and these vendors are increasingly relying on Cortina's advanced communications ICs," said Amir Nayyerhabibi, president of Cortina Systems. "Our new offices in Shenzhen and Shanghai will allow us to work more closely with these important customers and provide even more responsive technical support and professional services."

Cortina's recent acquisition of ImmenStar, along with its technology leadership, is enabling significant growth for the company in the Asia-Pacific region. Cortina leads the industry in mixed-signal, high density, low power ICs, 10Gbps packet data framing, high-density Ethernet aggregation technology, optical FECs, and TDM and 10/100 PHYs. In September 2006, Cortina acquired Intel's Optical Networking Division, increasing its product portfolio to more than 300 products with tens of millions of units shipped annually.

Cortina's Shenzhen office is located at Cortina Network Systems (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. Suite 2408, Center of International Chamber of Commerce, Futian District, Shenzhen, 518048, PRC., Tel: (86)+ 0755-8831227.

Cortina's Shanghai office is located at 301, Building 11, Lane 299, Bisheng Road, Pudong District, Zhangjiang High-Tech Park, Shanghai, tel. 021.5027.8878.

About Cortina Systems

Through continuous innovations in advanced port processing and intelligent port connectivity, Cortina Systems, Inc is a leading supplier of intelligent communication solutions for the Core, Metro, Access and Enterprise network market segments. Cortina delivers a wide suite of products that address customers performance, density, and flexibility needs with state-of-the-art, high-speed, analog-digital integration technology. Cortina solutions enable faster time-to-market, longer time-in-market, and increased revenue opportunities. Working closely with customers to understand their system requirements and anticipate their needs, Cortina is creating the foundation for new generations of services. For more information, please visit www.cortina-systems.com