X0202 4 2005-04-01 0 0000711065 APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORP AMCC 0001184562 PRICE L WAYNE 6290 SEQUENCE DRIVE SAN DIEGO CA 92121 1 0 0 0 Non-Qualified Stock Option 3.23 2005-04-01 4 A 0 50000 0 A 2005-05-01 2015-04-01 Common Stock 50000 50000 D The exercise price is equal to the fair market value of one share of common stock on the date of grant. On April 1 of each year, each non-employee director is granted an option to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock if on such date, he or she has served on the Company's Board for at least six months. The option vests in 12 equal monthly installments from the grant date specified in column 3. Jane Borneman as POA for Lawrence Wayne Price 2005-04-05