[February 12, 2013]

Peregrine Semiconductor Appoints Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Applications

Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSMI), a fabless provider of high-performance radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), today announced it has appointed Carl Burrow to the newly created position of Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Applications. Burrow brings more than 25 years of semiconductor and EDA sales experience to Peregrine, having worked at companies such as Texas Instruments, Actel Corporation, Synopsys, and Magma Design Automation (News - Alert). In his new role, Burrow will manage all aspects of Peregrine's sales and applications functions, worldwide.

"Peregrine Semiconductor has a unique technology in the marketplace," said Burrow. "I'm thrilled to join such an innovative company, and I'm looking forward to further expanding the reach of its products and services worldwide."

Jim Cable, Peregrine's Chief Executive Officer, said, "With the increased demand for our products, this was a natural time to expand our global sales and applications organization. We're fortunate to have found a leader of Carl's caliber, whose wealth of experience and industry knowledge has already made him a key addition to the Peregrine team. We're confident he's the right person to lead our sales organization, going forward."

About Peregrine Semiconductor

Peregrine Semiconductor (NASDAQ: PSMI) is a fabless provider of high-performance radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs). Our solutions leverage our proprietary UltraCMOS^® technology, an advanced RF Silicon-On-Insulator process. Our products deliver what we believe is an industry-leading combination of performance and monolithic integration, and target a broad range of applications in the aerospace and defense, broadband, industrial, mobile wireless device, test and measurement equipment, and wireless infrastructure markets. Additional information is available on the Company's website at http://www.psemi.com.

The Peregrine Semiconductor name, logo, and UltraCMOS are registered trademarks of Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation in the U.S.A., and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

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