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NetLogic Microsystems Wins the 2010 Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company Award for Second Consecutive Year

NetLogic Microsystems was voted by its industry peers, customers, partners and the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) as the Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company with revenue up to $500 million

Santa Clara, Calif. – December 13, 2010 – NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. [NASDAQ: NETL], a worldwide leader in high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions for next-generation Internet networks, today announced that it has received the 2010 Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company Award for the second consecutive year from the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA). NetLogic Microsystems was voted by its industry peers, customers, partners and members of the GSA as having the most respect of the industry in terms of its products, leadership, vision and future opportunities.

The prestigious award was presented to NetLogic Microsystems president and chief executive officer Ron Jankov at last week’s GSA Awards Dinner in Santa Clara, Calif. In addition to naming NetLogic Microsystems as the Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company in the $500 million category, the GSA awarded Broadcom Corporation the Most Respected Company recognition in the $500 million - $10 billion category, and named Intel Corporation as the Most Respected Company in the $10+ billion category.

“We congratulate NetLogic Microsystems for winning the prestigious 2010 Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company Award at this year’s GSA Awards Dinner,” said Jodi Shelton, co-founder and president of the GSA. “The GSA Most Respected Public Company Awards are presented to companies who are truly exceptional and are exemplary to their industry peers. For the GSA to have selected Intel, Broadcom and NetLogic Microsystems in their respective categories for two consecutive years is a testament to their continued success in overall execution, engineering excellence and impressive financial performance.”

“We are honored to receive this top recognition from our peers in the semiconductor industry for the second year running,” said Ron Jankov, president and chief executive officer at NetLogic Microsystems. “This is a tribute to the excellence and dedication of our global NetLogic Microsystems team for the extraordinary accomplishments in 2010. I would also like to thank our customers, partners and suppliers for their continued support in NetLogic Microsystems.”

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 Santa Clara, California, and has offices and design centers throughout North America, Asia and Europe. For more information about products offered by NetLogic Microsystems, call [phone] or visit the NetLogic Microsystems Web site at http://www.netlogicmicro.com.

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