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.

SYDNEY, Australia – February 16, 2010 – Altium is adding a local element to its FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) sponsorship, supporting the first Australian team to enter the worldwide competition.

The FRC is an annual robot design competition organized by FIRST, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering a greater understanding and appreciation of science and technology. Designed to inspire young people to innovate, the FRC challenges teams of students to develop a robot in six-weeks using a standard kit of parts and a common set of rules. The competition attracts thousands of students and is televised by stations around the world.

This year Altium is sponsoring the Australian FRC team as well as providing all 1,800 FRC teams with a 12-month licence of its electronics design software, Altium Designer. This gives young engineers real-life experience with the same electronics design tool used by organisations that include NASA, Cessna, Cochlear and the Volkswagen Group of America.

Altium’s extended support also sees engineers from Altium’s research and development team mentor the students.

“The FIRST Robotics Competition provides a wonderful opportunity for young engineering minds to experience science and technology in a fun and competitive environment,” said Matt Schwaiger, Senior Vice President of Global Customer Success.   “We are proud to be fostering the talents of these students and providing them with all the tools and support they need to excel in the FIRST Robotics Competition.”

The FRC Championship will be held April 15-17, 2010 in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome.

“Australia doesn’t produce enough of its own engineers and we can’t afford to wait until kids are at HSC level before we start trying to get them interested,” said Australian team coordinator, Associate Professor Mike Heimlich.

“This program is designed to get kids excited about engineering, science and technology by giving them the opportunity to see what a fun and creative process working in this field can be.”

About Altium

Altium Limited (ASX:ALU) provides next generation electronics design software that breaks down the barriers to innovation. Altium’s unified electronics design environment links all aspects of electronics product design into one process, in a single application. This helps electronics designers harness the latest devices and technologies, manage their projects across broad design ‘ecosystems’, and create connected, intelligent designs.

Founded in 1985, Altium has headquarters in Sydney, sales offices in the United States, Europe, China, and resellers in all other major markets. For more information, visit www.altium.com