Exhibit 99.1

         PLX Technology Announces New Chief Financial Officer

      Veteran Semiconductor Executive Arthur O. Whipple Joins I/O
                     Interconnect Solutions Leader


    SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2007--PLX Technology,
Inc. (NASDAQ:PLXT), the leading global supplier of PCI Express(R)
(PCIe(R)) and other standard I/O interconnect solutions, today
announced that Arthur O. Whipple, a veteran semiconductor-industry
executive with more than 30 years of experience, will join the Company
as chief financial officer February 12, 2007. Whipple will be
responsible for PLX's finance, treasury, and investor relations
functions, and will report to Michael Salameh, PLX(R) president and
chief executive officer.

    "I am excited to have Art join our executive team," said Salameh.
"In addition to his extensive financial background in the
semiconductor industry, he has considerable engineering and general
management experience. As we continue to grow the company, Art's broad
capabilities will be a significant asset to our team. In addition to
leading the finance function, his extensive experience allows him to
be a key business partner in the strategic decisions and programs of
the company.

    "I am also very grateful to Stephen Loh, our director of finance
and corporate controller, for doing an outstanding job as interim CFO
during the past six months. Stephen will continue to serve as director
of finance and corporate controller, reporting to Art."

    "With its leadership in the PCI Express standard, PLX is well
positioned for long-term growth," said Whipple. "I am looking forward
to joining PLX and making a contribution, both as the CFO and as a
business partner to the executive team."

    Whipple was most recently vice president of finance, chief
financial officer and secretary at Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., a
fabless manufacturer of flash memory-based integrated circuits. He was
previously with QuickLogic(R) Corp., a fabless manufacturer of field
programmable logic products and embedded standard products, where he
served initially as its vice president of finance, chief financial
officer and secretary, then as vice president and general manager of
its logic products business unit. Prior to QuickLogic, Whipple was
vice president of engineering for ILC Technology, a manufacturer of
high-performance lighting products, and also as vice president of
finance and operations of its subsidiary, Precision Lamp. Earlier in
his career, Whipple served in financial and engineering roles at other
semiconductor manufacturing companies, including Westinghouse
Electric, Fairchild Semiconductor, and Monolithic Memories. He holds a
bachelor's of science degree in electrical engineering from the
University of Washington, and a master's degree in business
administration from Santa Clara University.

    About PLX Technology

    PLX Technology, Inc. (www.plxtech.com), based in Sunnyvale,
Calif., USA, is the world's leading supplier of PCI Express and other
standard I/O interconnect semiconductors to the communications,
server, storage, embedded-control, and consumer markets. The company
provides a competitive advantage through an integrated combination of
experience, high-performance silicon, hardware and software design
tools, and global partnerships. These innovative solutions enable our
customers to develop equipment with industry-leading performance,
scalability and reliability that allows them to bring designs to
market faster.

    PLX Technology and the PLX Technology logo are registered
trademarks of PLX Technology, Inc. All other product names that appear
in this material are for identification purposes only and are
acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies. Other names and brands may be claimed as the
property of others.

    CONTACT: PLX Technology
             Michael Salameh, 408-774-9060
             msalameh@plxtech.com
             or
             CommonGround Communications (for PLX)
             Jerry Steach, 415-222-9996
             jsteach@plxtech.com