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Hitachi Using NetLogic Microsystems' Knowledge-Based Processor

Posted on: Monday, 8 November 2004, 09:00 CST

NetLogic Microsystems' NL5512 Utilized in Hitachi's Gigabit Router and Switch Family Supporting IPv6 and 10G Ethernet

NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETL), a leader in the design and development of knowledge-based processors, and Hitachi Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), a leading global electronics company, today announced that NetLogic Microsystems' NL5512 knowledge-based processors are incorporated into Hitachi's GR4000 and GS4000 gigabit router and switch families that support IPv6 and 10G Ethernet.

"Hitachi's gigabit router and switch family supporting IPv6 and 10G Ethernet offers customers superior levels of speed, performance, configuration, flexibility and hardware-based QoS. These capabilities combine to enable handling of mission-critical IP/Ethernet networks effortlessly and reliably, even in environmentally challenging and high-traffic environments," stated Hiroyuki Wada, general manager, Information Communications Group, Global IP Network Systems Division, Hitachi. "NetLogic Microsystems' NL5512 is capable of processing multiple pipelines simultaneously, each at speeds of 266 million decisions per second. In addition, the NL5512 processor has a cascaded design for connecting multiple processors that support millions of records. These features are critical for the processing of packets under the new IPv6 standard."

"We are pleased to be working with Hitachi on its GR4000 and GS4000 family of gigabit routers and switches," said Ron Jankov, president and CEO of NetLogic Microsystems. "Our knowledge-based processors feature an advanced superscalar design architecture that allows for concurrent processing on multiple pipelines. Concurrent processing enables multiple layer-4 decisions to be made simultaneously including quality of service decisions, access control decisions for security and low latency forwarding for voice and video packets. This significantly increases performance and provides the ability to process IPv6 packets at 10 gigabit wire-speed."

By providing efficient and rapid decision-making in the processing of packets, NetLogic Microsystems' NL5512 processor uses information contained in multiple logical databases that store packet classification rules and/or IP addresses. Its primary applications are for packet classification, policy enforcement, state-based routing, packet forwarding, MPLS searches, MAC address searches and/or QoS enforcement for differentiated services in Core, Edge, Metro and Enterprise networking.

With the ability to process multiple pipelines simultaneously, the NL5512 supports a higher level of classification and filtering without adversely affecting bandwidth. Additionally, the support for 576-bit wide records allows for maximum inspection of incoming packets that is necessary in order to support IPv6 traffic.

The NL5512 is in volume production today.

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE:HIT), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 326,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2003 (ended March 31, 2004) consolidated sales totaled 8,632.4 billion yen ($81.4 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's Website at http://www.hitachi.com.

About NetLogic Microsystems

NetLogic Microsystems, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company located in Mountain View, Calif., designs, develops and markets high performance knowledge-based processors for a variety of advanced Internet, corporate and other networking systems, such as routers, switches, network access equipment and networked storage devices. NetLogic Microsystems knowledge-based processors use advanced processor architecture and a large knowledge database containing network and network user information to make complex decisions about individual packets of information traveling through the network. Knowledge-based processors significantly enhance the ability of networking OEMs, to supply network service providers with systems offering more advanced functionality for the Internet, such as voice transmission over the Internet, or VoIP, virtual private networks, or VPNs, and streaming video and audio NetLogic Microsystems also provides NPU interface knowledge-based processors solutions to Intel and AMCC network processors that accelerate design and development of leading-edge networking equipment. 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.

NetLogic Microsystems and the NetLogic Microsystems logo are trademarks of NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

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Source: Business Wire

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