Complements Existing North America Agreement,
Adds Expert Technical Support and a Scalable Partner

SUNNYVALE, Calif., USA – June 15, 2009 

PLX Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLXT), a leading global supplier of high-performance, feature-rich, semiconductors and software solutions, today announced the addition of Avnet Memec as its primary technical sales distributor servicing the entire European marketplace. Avnet Memec provides PLX a very appealing one-to-one ratio of field sales specialists to field application engineers, which is triple the industry standard.

“We look at this new partnership with PLX as an excellent growth opportunity for the Avnet Memec portfolio, and are looking forward to engaging new and existing customers throughout Europe with PLX’s strong leadership in PCI Express switch and bridge solutions, as well as the company’s leading storage SOCs,” said Jon Ellis, Vice-President of Technical Marketing at Avnet Memec, Europe. “We know that our European customer base is showing great interest in PLX products and this alliance will further strengthen our product portfolio.”

“Our customers’ designs require rapid introduction of the newest products and technologies available in the marketplace”, said Gene Schaeffer, vice president sales, PLX. “Expanding our relationship with Avnet Memec into Europe supports our strategy to aggressively expand our design penetration in other regions.”

PLX Technology, Inc. (www.plxtech.com), based in Sunnyvale, Calif., USA, is a leading global supplier of high-performance, feature-rich, system-interconnect semiconductors, SoC and software solutions for the communications, storage, server, compute, embedded-control, and consumer markets. The Company provides a competitive advantage through an integrated combination of experience, innovative silicon, powerful design tools, and synergetic global partnerships. These unmatched PLX solutions are based on established technologies including PCI Express, USB, SATA, Ethernet, and FireWire that enable our customers to develop equipment with industry-leading performance, scalability, security, and reliability, and bring their designs to market faster.

Avnet Memec, a business unit of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, is a highly specialised semiconductor distributor, operating on a pan-European basis and employing a significant number of engineers to support customers’ design efforts. Avnet Memec specialises in highly innovative suppliers and technologies, which will help a variety of customers to differentiate their designs. Its area of specialisation extends from Analog and Microcontrollers to RF, Datacom and Networking. The business unit operates out of 31 offices in 19 European countries and represents major semiconductor franchises on a pan-European basis. www.avnet-memec.eu