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NetLogic Microsystems' Next Generation NL6000 Incorporated in Foundry Networks NetIron(R) XMR(TM)-Series Internet and Metro Routers

Posted on: Monday, 18 July 2005, 09:03 CDT

-- NL6000 Incorporation in a Customer Environment Demonstrates Continued Acceptance of NetLogic Microsystems' Knowledge-Based Processor Technology in Applications Requiring the Most Demanding Processing Performance and Power Efficiency

NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETL), the leader in the design and development of knowledge-based processors, today announced its NL6000 processors have been successfully incorporated by Foundry Networks (Nasdaq:FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, in its terabit capacity, NetIron(R) XMR(TM)-series of Internet and Metro MPLS Routers.

The NL6000 family of knowledge-based processors is based on a new processing core design utilizing innovative circuit techniques and architectural advancements to almost double performance while reducing power consumption by more than half when compared to previous designs. Included in this new processor core is an intelligent active power management control that selectively turns off unused processing elements on a cycle-by-cycle basis. In order to effectively deploy the available processing capability, the NL6000 family products also integrate an enhanced input/output (I/O) technology that supports data input rates up to 40 Gigabits per second.

The NetIron XMR-series is a family of terabit capacity, carrier-class edge and core IPv4/IPv6/MPLS routers designed to reduce the cost of implementing converged broadband networks while preserving carrier investment in SONET/SDH optical transport infrastructure. These versatile routers are designed to support a wide range of applications including: provider core label switch routing where 10-Gigabit Ethernet offers a cost-effective alternative to OC-192c/STM-64 Packet over SONET/SDH (POS), provider edge label switch routing for MPLS VPN service creation and aggregation, dual stack IPv4/IPv6 routing for routed IP services, and switched Ethernet for layer 2 Metro and regional networks.

"We are pleased that Foundry Networks, a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, has so quickly incorporated our newest and most advanced knowledge-based processors to enhance the value of their switching and routing solutions," said James McDermott, director of marketing for NetLogic Microsystems. "NetLogic Microsystems' success with first silicon of the NL6000 has allowed for early incorporation of these devices into new systems. More importantly, our intelligent active power management technology allows for the use of eight NL6000 devices per line card, enabling these systems to deliver over ten decisions per packet while still maintaining 10-GE wire-speed. Multiple decisions per packet allow Foundry Networks' NetIron XMR-series of Internet and MPLS routers to deliver higher levels of QoS, security and other advanced network features."

Key to NetLogic Microsystems' knowledge-based processor design is the use of parallel processing and deep pipelining techniques, which allow the device to handle multiple tasks at higher throughput rates. Parallel processing enables multiple decisions to be made simultaneously for QoS, access control and voice/video packet forwarding, which significantly increases performance and allows IPv6 packet processing at wire-speed. With the early production release of the NL6000 family, NetLogic Microsystems is advancing this technology with a doubling of the performance and the addition of intelligent active power management. The combination of parallel search, lowest power consumption, smallest package size and the highest speed and performance in the market place makes NetLogic Microsystems' products a perfect fit for the new generation of terabit capacity switches and routers with advanced QoS and security functionality.

NetLogic Microsystems' NL6000 processors are available now. For pricing information please contact sales@netlogicmicro.com.

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 and the NetLogic Microsystems logo are trademarks of NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. Foundry Networks and the 'Iron' family of marks are trademarks of Foundry Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are the sole property of their respective holders.

"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 reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, 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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