EXHIBIT 99.2

EDITORIAL CONTACT:                           COMPANY CONTACT:
Tamara Polahar                               Mike Wodopian
Public Relations Manager                     VP Business Development
(916) 854-4336                               (916) 854-1113
email: tpolahar@level1.com                   email: mwodopian@level1.com
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    LEVEL ONE COMMUNICATIONS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF ACCLAIM COMMUNICATIONS

 ACQUISITION OF INTEGRATED LAN/WAN SWITCHING AND ROUTING STRENGTHENS LEADERSHIP
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                      IN 10/100 TRANSCEIVERS AND REPEATERS
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. -- July 6, 1998 -- Level One Communications, Inc. [Nasdaq:
LEVL], announced today that it has closed on the previously announced
acquisition of Acclaim Communications, Inc. located in San Jose, California.
Acclaim is a provider of Layer 2/3/4 Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet switches
and Integrated Multi Service Access Products.  The acquisition will be
recognized as a pooling of interests transaction and is expected to be accretive
to 1999 financial results.

This acquisition provides Level One with high performance multi-layer switching
and routing silicon technology that will be integrated with Level One's silicon
portfolio for networking solutions.  In addition, Acclaim's LAN/WAN routing and
switching ASICs, which enable transmission of voice, data, and video over the
Internet or over data networks such as Frame Relay and ATM, complement Level
One's existing telecom product portfolio.  Level One will continue to work with
and support Acclaim's customers for existing products with a focus towards
becoming the first vendor to provide advanced Networking Systems-on-Silicon for
the Intranet and Internet infrastructures.

LEVEL ONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Level One Communications (Nasdaq: LEVL), a leader in communications IC
technology, provides silicon connectivity solutions for high-speed telecom and
networking applications.  These components are critical connecting links in
today's telecommunication and data communication (LAN/WAN) networks and are the
key building blocks for the Intranets and Internets of the future.  Level One
combines its strengths in analog and digital circuit design with its
communications systems expertise to produce mixed-signal solutions with
increased functionality and greater reliability, resulting in lower total system
cost. Level One Communications, Inc. is ISO 9001 registered, illustrating the
company's commitment to world-class standards and providing high quality
products.

Company headquarters are located at 9750 Goethe Road, Sacramento, CA 95827.  For
information on the company and its products, visit its site on the World Wide
Web at HTTP://WWW.LEVEL1.COM

(C) 1998 Level One Communications, Inc., Level One, the Level One logo are
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registered trademarks of Level One Communications. Any other product names
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mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
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