NetLogic Microsystems' India Design Center Successfully Completes Second Generation NETLite(TM) Processor Chip; The NL3280GLQ NETLite Processor is a Turn Key Project Optimized for Broadcom's StrataXGS III Integrated Ethernet Switch Solutions
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—March 20, 2006—
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:NETL), the leader in
the design and development of high-performance knowledge-based
processors, today announced the launch of its newest, second
generation NL3280GLQ NETLite(TM) processor, specifically designed for
cost-sensitive, high-volume applications such as entry level switches,
routers and access equipment. The device seamlessly interfaces to
network processors, merchant silicon solutions, field programmable
gate arrays (FPGA) and application specific integrated circuits
(ASICs) that follow the industry-standard Networking Processing Forum
LA-1 specification. It is optimized to work with Broadcom's StrataXGS
III 600 series integrated Ethernet switch product family.
NetLogic Microsystems' NL3280GLQ processor is a complete turn key
project designed by its rapidly growing India Design Center (IDC). IDC
is a state-of-art design center located in Bangalore, India, which
currently represents about 25% of the company's worldwide engineering
resources. IDC is led by Anand Bariya, managing director of the design
center, who brings to NetLogic Microsystems 15 years of industry
experience where he was involved in all aspects of chip design,
verification, and system development for companies such as National
Semiconductor, Cadence, Vitesse, and Toshiba.
IDC has comprehensive turn key capabilities from specification to
GDSII design for ASIC and custom projects, as well as software and
reference design development. "We are extremely pleased with the first
pass success of the NL3280GLQ silicon, which was executed in record
time by IDC," said Dimitrios Dimitrelis, vice president of engineering
for NetLogic Microsystems. "We are excited about the new opportunities
for IDC, which enables us to accelerate product development efforts
and further expand our technology talent. IDC is an important step for
NetLogic Microsystems' international expansion plans, and a valuable
addition to our worldwide R&D team."
The NL3280GLQ processor significantly advances the NETLite
processor family to support a new class of high-volume, cost-sensitive
customers by drastically reducing costs and power consumption and
occupies a minimal 31mm x 31mm of board space. It leverages circuit
techniques developed and refined during the design of NetLogic
Microsystems' second generation family of knowledge-based processors,
which is based on a new processing core design utilizing innovative
circuit techniques and architectural advancements that increases
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.
The highly integrated NL3280GLQ is a system solution that directly
interfaces with two network or switch processors, a general purpose
CPU and associated data SRAM. It is tailored to team with
carrier-class Ethernet router devices, such as Broadcom's StrataXGS
III 600, to offer a multitude of intelligent packet based protocols at
wire-speed on multiple gigabit Ethernet ports. The high capacity rules
database can support up to 512K IPv4 and up to 128K IPv6 records per
device. Additionally, the NL3280GLQ device rules database can be
expanded to two million IPv4 records without processing latency
penalty. This highly integrated system solution, together with
software and reference designs provided by the company, facilitates
the incorporation of these processors into our customers' systems.
In addition to these capabilities, the family of NL3280GLQ NETLite
processors offers wire speed security for access control lists (ACLs)
and multi-field classification, and enables a new class of lower-cost
Ethernet IP-based triple-play ready devices and services to enhance
the capabilities, and increase the performance, of next-generation IP
converged networks.
Availability and Pricing
NetLogic Microsystems' NL3280GLQ family of NETLite processors are
available in pre-production quantities now. For volume 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 security appliances, network access
equipment and networked storage devices. NetLogic Microsystems'
knowledge-based processors use an advanced processor architecture and
a large knowledge or signature database to make complex decisions
about individual packets of information traveling through the network.
Knowledge-based processors from NetLogic Microsystems significantly
enhance the ability of networking OEMs to supply network service
providers with systems offering more advanced functionality for the
Internet, such as application-based routing, voice transmission over
the Internet, or VoIP, unified threat management (UTM) network
security, virtual private networks, or VPNs, and streaming video and
audio. NetLogic Microsystems' knowledge-based processors are
interoperable with industry-leading CPUs, NPUs and routing/switching
processors. 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.
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