Pixelworks to Announce Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results October 20, 2009

Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PXLW), an innovative provider of powerful video and pixel processing technology, will release its third quarter 2009 financial results on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, after market close. Bruce Walicek, President and CEO, and Steven Moore, Vice President and CFO, will host a conference call at 2 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss the Company’s financial results.

The conference call will be open to all interested investors through telephone and live audio Web broadcast. The conference call can be accessed by calling 866-804-6922 and using passcode 57706227.

The Web broadcast can be accessed by visiting the Company’s investor page at www.pixelworks.com. For those unable to listen to the live Web broadcast, it will be archived for thirty days. A replay of the conference call will also be available through midnight on October 25, 2009, and can be accessed by calling 888-286-8010 using passcode 45572527.

About Pixelworks, Inc.

Pixelworks, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is an innovative designer, developer and marketer of video and pixel processing technology, semiconductors and software for high-end digital video applications. At design centers in Shanghai and San Jose, Pixelworks engineers push pixel performance to new levels for leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and professional displays worldwide.

For more information, please visit the Company’s Web site at www.pixelworks.com.