TSMC's Advanced 40nm Technology Node to offer customers significantly

higher performance, lower power consumption and advanced features that

enable next-generation networking, communications, data center, security

and storage applications

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., July 15 /CNW/ - - NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. [Nasdaq: NETL], a leader in the design and development of knowledge-based processors and high-speed integrated circuits, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company [TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM] (TSMC) today announced their collaboration on the industry-leading 40nm-G semiconductor process technology for NetLogic Microsystems' next-generation advanced knowledge-based processors and 10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet physical layer (PHY) solutions. NetLogic Microsystems is one of first companies to tape- out and sample multiple silicon products in TSMC's advanced 40nm technology node.

NetLogic Microsystems is currently sampling its NLP2040 and NLP3040 PHY devices, the industry's first single-die quad-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) PHY devices, both of which are manufactured in the advanced 40nm process to deliver the highest performance and lowest power consumption for next-generation switches, routers and blade servers addressing the data center, enterprise networking, storage and service provider markets. In addition, NetLogic Microsystems is sampling the leading-edge NLP10000, the industry's first 100 Gigabit Ethernet PHY solution, which is also manufactured in the advanced 40nm process and offers customers unprecedented scalability for data-center, metro and long haul applications that require a 10X increase in performance while maximizing energy efficiency.

NetLogic Microsystems will also be taping out its next- generation knowledge-based processor, the NL11000 device, in TSMC's 40nm process. The NL11000 knowledge-based processor will offer significantly higher performance, lower power and cost advantages as a result of the close collaboration with TSMC. NetLogic Microsystems has developed a suite of custom circuits optimized around TSMC's 40nm node, including high-speed serial interface technology, analog and clocking circuitry, core processing elements and other standard cells, as well as refining the design and tape- out flow for this node.

This collaboration extends upon the long-standing relationship between TSMC and NetLogic Microsystems on the use of advanced cost- effective half-node technologies, including 55nm, 80nm and 110nm.