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NetLogic Microsystems Announces NETLite Processors for High Volume Entry Level Switches, Routers and Access Equipment

Posted on: Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 09:00 CST

NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETL), a leader in the design and development of Knowledge-based Processors, today announced the availability of its NETLite(TM) NL3100 processor product family specifically designed for cost-sensitive, high-volume applications such as entry level switches, routers and access equipment.

The NETLite processor family has already achieved early success with multiple tier one design wins and is shipping in pre-production quantities to customers in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific markets.

"Having established ourselves as the leader in the most demanding market segments - specifically, in high performance markets - it was a natural progression to leverage some of the advanced architecture and process technology techniques used in our knowledge-based processor families to develop an entry-level, cost-optimized offering," said Martyn Humphries, vice president of marketing at NetLogic Microsystems. "While still maintaining our dominance in the high-end markets, the introduction of this new family significantly increases our serviceable market and will further contribute to our revenue growth in a wide variety of established and emerging high-volume market segments."

The NETLite processor family leverages circuit techniques developed and refined during the design of NetLogic Microsystems' current market proven knowledge-based processor families, and greatly benefits from die size optimization, lower power dissipation and redundant computing techniques. In addition, the NETLite processor's simplified pipeline architecture allows for manufacture on a less expensive process, assembly in less expensive packages and allows for lower cost system designs. These new processors are ideal for entry-level systems that do not require the advanced parallel processing and deep pipelining performance of NetLogic Microsystems' high-end knowledge-based processors.

For rapid time to market, customers can use NetLogic Microsystems' development kit (the "NLSDK") to develop and verify hardware and software using NETLite processors. The PCI-based NLSDK allows customers to run cycle-accurate patterns at varying operating speeds, fully exercising the functionality of the NETLite NL3100 processors and confirming compatibility with target applications. The NETLite processor family will also be supported by a full suite of production qualified firmware and software drivers and system reference designs, which will enable the large and fast growing entry-level segment to quickly ramp production with new designs supporting essential next-generation Internet features such as QoS, security and Layer 3 routing, which are supported by the NETLite processor family.

NetLogic Microsystems' NL3100 NETLite processor product family is built on an advanced 0.13um CMOS logic, copper interconnect low-power process. In conjunction with the NL3100's innovative architecture, the low power transistors maximize performance and yield while achieving lower power and higher reliability than can be attained with less advanced processes.

Availability and Pricing

NetLogic Microsystems' NETLite NL3100 processor family is currently available in pre-production quantities. For volume pricing information please contact sales@netlogicmicro.com. For more information on these products or visit: http://www.netlogicmicro.com/products/html.

About NetLogic Microsystems

NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETL), 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, the NetLogic Microsystems logo and NETLite are trademarks of NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding NetLogic Microsystems' business which are not historical facts may be "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and expectations of future events that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results and trends may differ materially from historical results or those projected in any such forward-looking statements depending on a variety of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, customer acceptance and demand for our products, the volume of sales to our principal product customers, manufacturing yields for our products, the timing of manufacture and delivery of product by our foundry suppliers, the length of our sales cycles, our average selling prices, the strength of the OEM networking equipment market and the cyclical nature of that market and the semiconductor industry. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's registration statement on Form S-1, as amended, as well as other reports that NetLogic Microsystems files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and NetLogic Microsystems undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason, except as required by law, even as new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.

Source: Business Wire

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