Samsung Electronics Selects NetLogic Microsystems’ Ultra Low-Power Alchemy® Processor for Samsung’s SP-L305 Networked Video Projector

CES 2010

Las Vegas, Nevada and Mountain View, Calif. – Jan. 6, 2010 – NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. [NASDAQ: NETL], a worldwide leader in high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions for next-generation Internet networks, today announced that its Au1250® processor, a member of its Ultra Low-Power Alchemy® Processor family, has been selected by Samsung Electronics to power Samsung’s industry-leading SP-L305 Networked Video Projector for enterprises and small/midsized businesses.  Samsung’s SP-L305 Projector will be showcased by NetLogic Microsystems at this week’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2010 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall, Booth #35268. 

Samsung’s SP-L305 Projector is an advanced device capable of projecting video, audio, digital photos and documents with a 3000-lumens XGA (Extended Graphics Array) projection resolution.  The projector supports intelligent network connectivity by allowing users to remotely manage the projector over the enterprise network. In addition, the SP-L305 projector allows users to project content from multiple sources, including the PC, portable media players (PMP), MP4P video players and USB flash memory devices through a wide range of interconnectivity options, including D-sub, S-video, HDMI, DVI and USB.  The Samsung projector integrates 2-channel stereo speakers, a five-band equalizer, manual focus and zoom control, and supports multiple media content format, including MPEG4, Divx, WMV9, Xvid and MP3.

“Samsung is pleased to have selected NetLogic Microsystems’ innovative Au1250 Alchemy processors to power our SP-L305 projectors,” said JeongHo Nho, vice president of Samsung Electronics. “We have been very impressed and pleased with the Alchemy processors as they offer the superior processing performance at extremely low power levels that have enabled us to develop our highly competitive and leading-edge SP-L305 projectors.”

“We are excited to have further broadened our relationship with Samsung Electronics by adding the advanced SP-L305 projector to the list of Samsung products that are powered by our Alchemy processors,” said Mike Wodopian, vice president of marketing, Ultra Low-Power Alchemy Processors at NetLogic Microsystems.  “Our being selected by Samsung for its new enterprise networked video projector family further strengthens our leadership position in high-performance, low-power processing, and is a testament to the superior feature set and functionality of our ultra low-power processor family.”

NetLogic Microsystems’ low-power Au1250 processor offers a high-performance 5-stage pipeline architecture running at 700MHz, and integrates a high-performance video processor, a best-in-class LCD controller with four graphics planes for 32-bit aRGB, and a Media Acceleration Engine™ (MAE) for H.264, MPEG 1/2/4, DivX, XviD, WMV9 and VC-1 hardware acceleration.

For more information about NetLogic Microsystems’ demonstrations at CES, please contact ces2010@netlogicmicro.com.

About NetLogic Microsystems
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETL) is a worldwide leader in high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions that are powering next-generation Internet networks.  NetLogic Microsystems’ best-in-class products perform highly differentiated tasks of accelerating complex network traffic to significantly enhance the performance and functionality of advanced 3G/4G mobile wireless infrastructure, data center, enterprise, metro Ethernet, edge and core infrastructure networks.  NetLogic Microsystems’ market-leading product portfolio includes high-performance multi-core processors, knowledge-based processors, content processors, network search engines, ultra low-power embedded processors and high-speed 10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet PHY solutions.  These products are designed into high-performance systems such as switches, routers, wireless base stations, security appliances, networked storage appliances, service gateways and connected media devices offered by leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).  NetLogic Microsystems is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has offices and design centers throughout North America, Asia and Europe.  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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