Exhibit 99.1

    PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTS DR. MURRAY GOLDMAN TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

     SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pericom Semiconductor
Corporation (Nasdaq: PSEM) today announced the election of Dr. Murray A. Goldman
to its Board of Directors. In addition to serving on the Board, Dr. Goldman will
also initially serve on the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

     Dr. Goldman was employed at Motorola, a provider of integrated
communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions, from July 1969 to
January 1997 where he held a variety of positions, most recently as Executive
Vice President and Assistant General Manager of the Semiconductor Products
Sector. Dr. Goldman has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Transmeta Corporation, a developer of x86-compatible software-based
microprocessors and advanced power management technologies, since November 1998
and served as Chief Executive Officer from October 2001 to April 2002. Dr.
Goldman served as a business advisor to Transmeta from March 1997 to November
1998. Dr. Goldman also serves on the board of directors of Three Five Systems, a
designer and manufacturer of display modules. Dr. Goldman holds a B.S. in
electrical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.S. and a Ph.D.
in electrical engineering from New York University.

     Alex Hui, President and CEO, said of Dr. Goldman's appointment, "We are
very pleased to have Dr. Goldman join our Board of Directors. His vast and
relevant experience, insights and track record of success in our industry will
be an invaluable resource as we drive Pericom to the next level in our
evolution."

     Pericom Semiconductor Corporation offers customers worldwide the industry's
most complete silicon and quartz based solutions for the Computing,
Communications, and Industrial market segments. Our broad portfolio of
leading-edge analog, digital, and mixed-signal integrated circuits and SaRonix
frequency control products are essential in the timing, transferring, routing,
and translating of high-speed signals as required by today's ever-increasing
speed and bandwidth demanding applications. Company headquarters are in San
Jose, California, with design centers and sales offices located globally.
http://www.pericom.com .



     This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined under The
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements
included in this document are made as of the date hereof, based on information
available to the company as of the date hereof, and Pericom assumes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements. Parties receiving this
release are encouraged to review our annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended June 30, 2004 and, in particular, the risk factors sections of this
filing.

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