ALAXALA Networks Selects NetLogic Microsystems’ Knowledge-Based Processors for its Newest Line of 10 Gigabit Switches 

NetLogic Microsystems currently shipping its NL6000 Knowledge-based Processors for ALAXALA’s AX6300S and AX6700S high-performance switches

Mountain View, Calif. – Mar. 12, 2007 – NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. [NASDAQ: NETL], the leader in the design and development of knowledge-based processors, today announced that its NL6000 knowledge-based processor family has been selected for ALAXALA Networks’ recently announced AX6300S and AX6700S 10 Gigabit Switches. The NL6000 series was selected due to its high performance, large database capacity, small package footprint and the industry’s lowest power consumption. ALAXALA Networks is a joint venture of the switching and routing divisions of Hitachi, Ltd. and NEC Corporation, and is a leading provider of backbone routers/switches for telecom carriers, government and public sectors, and large corporate networks.  These new systems from ALAXALA provide enhanced performance, reliability and scalability for next generation enterprise and service provider networks.

“NetLogic Microsystems continues to leap ahead of its competition by designing and delivering knowledge-based processors with higher performance, lower power, and richer features,” said Hiroyuki Wada, president and chief executive officer of ALAXALA.  “We have been deploying our AX7800, AX7700 and AX5400 series of routers and switches with NetLogic Microsystems’ NL5000 generation knowledge-based processor because it was the only solution that offered the performance necessary for us to support IPv6 at 10G.  The NL6000 knowledge-based processor now doubles the performance of NL5000 while reducing the power by half, therefore making it a clear choice for our latest AX6300S and AX6700S platforms.”

Key to NetLogic Microsystems’ knowledge-based processor design is the use of parallel processing, deep pipelining techniques and advanced power management techniques, which allow the device to handle multiple tasks at higher throughput rates while still maintaining the lowest possible system power.  Parallel processing enables multiple decisions to be made simultaneously for QoS, access control for security and voice/video packet forwarding, all of which significantly improves the performance of advanced Internet applications such as Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), video on demand (VoD) and audio video file sharing and downloading.  These performance enhancements are even more critical when supporting the IPv6 protocol. 

The combination of parallel search capabilities, deep pipelining techniques, lowest power consumption, smallest package size and the highest speed and performance in the market place makes NetLogic Microsystems’ products an excellent fit for the new generation of switches and routers with advanced QoS, security and IPv6 functionality.

“We are excited to be part of the new product family and that our excellent partnership continues to flourish,” said Ron Jankov, president and chief executive officer of NetLogic Microsystems.  “Two generations of our knowledge-based processors have been selected by ALAXALA Networks, Japan’s leading networking OEM, which is a testament that the advanced feature set and processing capabilities of our knowledge-based processors meet the demands of next-generation networks.”

NetLogic Microsystems’ knowledge-based processors are available in production quantities now. For volume pricing information please contact sales@netlogicmicro.com.

About NetLogic Microsystems
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:NETL - News), a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Mountain View, California, designs, develops and markets high performance knowledge-based processors for a variety of advanced wireline and mobile wireless networking systems, such as routers, switches, wireless infrastructure equipment, network security appliances, network access equipment and networked storage devices. NetLogic Microsystems' knowledge-based processors employ an advanced processor architecture and a large knowledge or signature database containing information on the network, as well as applications and content that run on the network, to make complex decisions about individual packets of information traveling through the network. Knowledge-based processors from NetLogic Microsystems significantly enhance the ability of networking original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), to supply network service providers with systems offering more advanced functionality for the Internet, such as high-definition video delivery over the Internet (IPTV), voice transmission over the Internet (VoIP), unified threat management (UTM), virtual private networks (VPN), rich content delivery over mobile wireless networks, and streaming video and audio. For more information about products offered by NetLogic Microsystems, call 650.961.6676 or visit the NetLogic Microsystems Web site at http://www.netlogicmicro.com.

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