Oct. 20, 2009 (Business Wire) -- NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:NETL), a leader in the design and development of knowledge-based processors and high-speed integrated circuits, today announced that it has received the 2009 Excellence in Supplier Account Team Service Award from Cisco Systems.

This prestigious award recognizes NetLogic Microsystems for providing exemplary performance in teamwork, communication, and responsiveness to Cisco's business directives. The distinction was awarded during Cisco's 18th annual supplier appreciation event, held on September 30, 2009 at Cisco’s San Jose campus, which celebrated the exceptional ability of Cisco’s suppliers to navigate change, anticipate the future needs of Cisco and Cisco’s customers and put in place the tools and plans to stay ahead of the curve.

“NetLogic Microsystems has consistently demonstrated best-in-class results and superior account management, with NetLogic providing a team of dedicated sales, marketing and engineering support to work with Cisco to meet customer requirements,” said Jody Kail, senior director of Global Supplier Management, Cisco. “We congratulate them on this prestigious award.”

“We’re honored to have been selected for this coveted recognition from Cisco, our largest customer,” said Marcia Zander, senior vice president of sales at NetLogic Microsystems. “This award is a testament to our collective dedication as a team to developing highly innovative, market-leading products as well as to exceeding our customer requirements and expectations.”

Cisco presented awards to suppliers that were evaluated for their areas of excellence in contributions toward Cisco’s success in fiscal year 2009 and for supporting the Cisco vision of transforming how people connect, communicate and collaborate.

About NetLogic Microsystems

NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:NETL), a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Mountain View, California, designs, develops and markets high-performance knowledge-based processors and high-speed integrated circuits that accelerate the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia content for advanced enterprise, datacenter, communications and mobile wireless networks. NetLogic Microsystems’ products include high-performance knowledge-based processors, application-aware content processors, 10-Gigabit Ethernet interconnects and network search engines that are being deployed by Tier 1 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in leading systems such as routers, switches, wireless infrastructure equipment, network security appliances, datacenter servers, network access equipment and network storage devices. NetLogic Microsystems' knowledge-based processors and content processors employ an advanced processor architecture and a large knowledge or signature database containing information on the network, as well as applications and content that run on the network, to make complex decisions about individual packets of information traveling through the network. NetLogic Microsystems’ products significantly enhance the performance and functionality of next-generation networks that are designed to deliver high-definition video delivery over the Internet (IPTV), media-rich content over advanced mobile wireless services, voice transmission over the Internet (VoIP) and network security applications. 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.

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