NetLogic Microsystems Announces Support for Netronome’s NFP-32xx

NetLogic Microsystems’ 10G PHY and knowledge-based processors to support Netronome’s new family of Network Flow Processors

Mountain View, Calif. – May 27, 2009 – NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. [NASDAQ: NETL], the leader in the design and development of knowledge-based processors and high-speed integrated circuits, today announced support for the NFP-32xx from Netronome Systems, a leading developer of highly programmable semiconductor products that provide intelligent and secure flow processing for virtualized servers and network equipment. NetLogic Microsystems and Netronome will cooperate to develop reference designs that include the new NFP-32xx along with industry-leading knowledge-based processors, NETL7™ Layer 7 knowledge-based processors and 10-Gigabit Ethernet PHY products from NetLogic Microsystems. The collaboration will help customers accelerate time-to-market and reduce development costs for advanced, next-generation systems.

The NFP-32xx family of Network Flow Processors™ removes the performance barriers in unified computing architectures by integrating high-performance networking, security processing and I/O virtualization with general-purpose computing. Additionally, the NFP-32xx is the only line of processors backward-compatible with the market-leading Intel® IXP28XX family of network processors, protecting customers’ immense investment in field-proven and network-hardened software.

NetLogic Microsystems’ industry-leading knowledge-based processors accelerate high-speed packet header inspection and application-aware processing functions to deliver best-in-class performance on next-generation networking, access, data center and security applications. NetLogic Microsystems’ Layers 2-4 knowledge-based processors accelerate header inspection and IPv6 processing functions to enable wire-speed quality-of-service (QoS), ACL security, video/voice forwarding, billing and VPN while maximizing the energy efficiency of the overall system. The NETL7 family of Layer 7 knowledge-based processors from NetLogic Microsystems delivers unprecedented, deterministic performance while inspecting every bit of every packet at wire-speed to enable application-aware and cyber security functions.  NetLogic Microsystems’ industry-leading physical layer family of products provides high-performance, single, dual, and quad-channel low-power interface technology for high-density data communication and storage systems, and offers comprehensive support for multiple 10-Gigabit Ethernet standards.

“We are excited to be an important part of the NFP-32xx launch and reference design,” said Chris O’Reilly, vice president of marketing at NetLogic Microsystems. “By ensuring interoperability between the NFP-32xx and our PHYs and knowledge-based processors, we will reduce our customers’ time-to-market while still enabling feature-rich platforms.”

“We are delighted to be working with NetLogic Microsystems.  Their industry-leading 10G PHYs, L2 – L4 knowledge-based processors, and NETL7 knowledge-based processors are a critical addition to our reference designs and an important element of our overall solution support for Netronome’s NFP to allow technology interoperability between the two solutions,” said Niel Viljoen, founder and CEO of Netronome. “With this collaboration, Netronome and its partners, like NetLogic Microsystems, can provide confidence to shared customers so that they can build quality products with both devices working productively together.”

About NetLogic Microsystems
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETL), a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Mountain View, California, designs, develops and markets high-performance knowledge-based processors and high-speed integrated circuits that accelerate the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia content for advanced enterprise, datacenter, communications and mobile wireless networks.  NetLogic Microsystems’ products include high-performance knowledge-based processors, application-aware content processors, 10-Gigabit Ethernet interconnects and network search engines that are being deployed by Tier 1 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in leading systems such as routers, switches, wireless infrastructure equipment, network security appliances, datacenter servers, network access equipment and network storage devices.  NetLogic Microsystems' knowledge-based processors and content 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. NetLogic Microsystems’ products significantly enhance the performance and functionality of next-generation networks that are designed to deliver high-definition video delivery over the Internet (IPTV), media-rich content over advanced mobile wireless services, voice transmission over the Internet (VoIP) and network security applications.  For more information about products offered by NetLogic Microsystems, call +1-650-961-6676 or visit the NetLogic Microsystems Web site at http://www.netlogicmicro.com.

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About Netronome Systems
Netronome is a leading developer of highly programmable semiconductor products that are used for intelligent flow processing in network and communications devices. Netronome’s solutions include network flow processors and acceleration cards that scale to more than 20Gbps. They are used in carrier-grade and enterprise-class communications products that require deep packet inspection, flow analysis, content processing, virtualization and security. Netronome is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, with core operations in San Jose, CA and Boxborough, MA, and international locations in the United Kingdom, China and South Africa. To learn more about Netronome and its products, please visit www.netronome.com.