NetLogic Microsystems Powers ZTE's Next-Generation Mobile Infrastructure Network Products with the Multi-Core Multi-Threaded Processors and Knowledge-based Processors 

Mobile World Congress 2010

Barcelona, Spain and Mountain View, Calif. – Feb. 16, 2010 – NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. [NASDAQ: NETL], a worldwide leader in high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions for next-generation Internet networks, today announced that ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has selected NetLogic Microsystems’ multi-core, multi-threaded XLR® processors and NL7000 knowledge-based processors for ZTE’s next-generation mobile core network products across TD-SCDMA, CDMA2000, WiMax, WCDMA and GSM.  ZTE’s next-generation mobile infrastructure network products are targeted at large telecommunications carriers to meet both the ever-growing needs for packet data bandwidth and the new features demanded by the evolving networks. 

“We have been very impressed with the superior performance of NetLogic Microsystems’ XLR multi-core, multi-threaded processor and NL7000 knowledge-based processor that has enabled us to deliver robust and scalable products which are unmatched in the market,” said Mr. Ziyang Xu, president of ZTE Core Network Products.

“We are excited to have been selected by ZTE for their high-performance next-generation mobile core network equipment,” said Dr. Sunny Siu, president and general manager of Asia-Pacific at NetLogic Microsystems.  “We are excited to continue to see the successful adoption of our multi-core processors and knowledge-based processors in advanced 3G/4G mobile infrastructure systems worldwide.”

NetLogic Microsystems’ multi-core, multi-threaded processors offers a rich set of features and functionality with unprecedented performance and power for embedded telecommunications, enterprise, data center, security and storage applications.  These processors integrate up to eight high-performance MIPS64® cores, each with four-way simultaneous multi-threading, for a total of 32 fine-grain processor threads to mitigate latency, improve computational efficiency and throughput for network data plane and control plane processing in base stations, eNodeB, RNCs, gateways, switches, routers and AMC service cards.  The processors also offer a best-in-class packet management, packet distribution and network accelerator engine, an intelligent Fast Messaging Network™ to maximize on-chip communications bandwidth, a superior memory sub-system, high-speed interconnects, and a broad set of acceleration engines.  This enables NetLogic Microsystems’ multi-core processors to support billions of in-flight messages and packet descriptors between all on-chip elements.  The processor family is supported by a comprehensive software development kit (SDK) that contains reference and production-ready software components, which enables customers to accelerate time-to-market.

The NL7000 family of knowledge-based processors delivers the high performance, superior parallel processing capabilities, low power and the ability to support large IPv6 database capacity.  The NL71024XT processor allows customers to cluster up to four knowledge-based processors per 100Gbps ASIC to further expand the database capacity.

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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