TranSwitch Corporation to Participate in a Conference Call Sponsored by Northland Capital Markets on April 4, 2011 to Discuss its Recently Announced HDplayTM Products and its Patented HDPTM Technology

SHELTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TranSwitch Corporation (NASDAQ: TXCC) today announced that the Northland Capital Markets will be conducting a conference call for investors who would like to know more about the company’s newly released consumer products, HDplay™, and how TranSwitch’s new products and technology will affect the consumer electronics industry. The call will be held on Monday, April 4, 2011 at 12:30 pm Eastern Time.

The conference call to discuss the impact of the technology will be conducted by Mr. Richard Shannon, Senior Research Analyst from Northland Capital Markets and will feature Dr. Ali Khatibzadeh, President and Chief Executive Officer of TranSwitch Corporation, Mr. Amir Bar-Niv, Vice President, System and Applications, and Mr. Ted Chung, Vice President, Business Development.

To listen to the live call, investors can dial 719-325-2142 and reference confirmation code: 2025692. The call will be recorded and a replay will be available two hours after the conclusion of the live broadcast through April 15, 2011. To access the replay, dial 719-457-0820 and enter confirmation code: 2025692. Investors can also access an audio webcast via www.investorcalendar.com by clicking on the TranSwitch Corporation conference call link. This audio webcast will also be available on a replay basis for 10 business days.

TranSwitch Corporation (NASDAQ: TXCC) is a leading provider of semiconductor solutions in the rapidly growing segments of the consumer electronics and telecommunications markets. Founded in 1988, TranSwitch® is headquartered in Shelton, CT. The company designs and develops innovative silicon integrated circuits and intellectual property solutions to deliver best-in-class voice and video quality for the next generation of multimedia over IP, while providing the customer support needed for the fastest time-to-market. TranSwitch, Shelton, CT, is an ISO 9001 registered company. For more information, visit www.transwitch.com. Forward-looking statements in this release, including statements regarding management's expectations for future financial results and the markets for TranSwitch's products, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements regarding TranSwitch, its operations and its financial results ,involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including without limitation the risks associated with acquiring new businesses; the risk of downturns in economic conditions generally and in the telecommunications and data communications markets and the semiconductor industry specifically; risks in product development and market acceptance of and demand for TranSwitch's products and products developed by TranSwitch's customers; risks relating to TranSwitch's indebtedness; risks of failing to attract and retain key managerial and technical personnel; risks associated with foreign sales and high customer concentration; risks associated with competition and competitive pricing pressures; risks associated with investing in new businesses; risks of dependence on third-party VLSI fabrication facilities; risks related to intellectual property rights and litigation; risks in technology development and commercialization; and other risks detailed in TranSwitch's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

TranSwitch expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

TranSwitch is a registered trademark of TranSwitch Corporation.

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