NetLogic Microsystems and TSMC Collaborate on Industry-Leading 40nm Technology for Next-Generation Knowledge-based Processors an
July 15 2009 - 5:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
NetLogic Microsystems Successfully Migrates Multiple Product Lines
to 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
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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. The
companies expect to broaden the relationship to include the
high-performance Multi-Core, Multi-Threaded Processor product line
from RMI Corporation, with which NetLogic Microsystems has entered
into a definitive agreement to merge. RMI recently announced the
industry's most advanced multi-core, multi-threaded processor, the
XLP(TM), processor, which is also being designed on TSMC's 40nm-G
technology, providing synergies between the NetLogic Microsystems
and RMI in custom IP and cell development on this node, as well as
verification and tape-out cross-experience. RMI's use of the TSMC
40nm node will provide them with significant power, performance and
cost advantages over competitive designs which use the 65nm node.
The merger with RMI is expected to close by the end of the third
quarter of 2009. The worldwide growth in broadband services and
rich media content has resulted in significant bandwidth demands on
carrier optical transport networks (OTN), as well as access
aggregation networks for PON, DSL, cable, 3G/4G mobile wireless and
WiMAX. In addition, major data center network managers are moving
to increase network throughputs to 40/100GE in order to support the
exponential demand for video, peer-to-peer and virtualization
services. The 40nm process node helps NetLogic Microsystems further
enhance its technology leadership, and provide its customers the
ability to drive enhanced value and increased functionality at
every performance level. Compared with 65nm technology, 40nm
technology offers 50% smaller die size, 30% lower power and 30%
higher performance. "We are pleased to continue our close
collaboration with TSMC on its most advanced process nodes," said
Ron Jankov, president and CEO at NetLogic Microsystems. "The
long-standing relationship with TSMC as our reliable foundry
partner and the migration of our products to the latest 40nm-G
process technology demonstrate our continued commitment to
developing and delivering best-in-class products to our customers
worldwide." "We are delighted to once again be working with
NetLogic Microsystems as one of the lead customers for our advanced
40nm technology node," said Rick Cassidy, president of TSMC North
America. "This is a significant achievement for NetLogic
Microsystems to so quickly migrate their highly complex, high logic
density and very high performance products to our 40nm-G process.
The performance, cost and power benefits of our advanced 40nm
technology will provide significant benefits to the innovative
technologies in NetLogic Microsystems' industry-leading
knowledge-based processors, 10/40/100G PHY solutions and RMI's
advanced multi-core, multi-threaded processors, enabling Tier One
OEMs to develop next-generation systems that power tomorrow's
Internet networks." NetLogic Microsystems is now sampling its
NL11000 product in 40nm and has starting shipments of its quad-port
10 GE PHY and 100 GE PHY in 40nm. For pricing or delivery details,
please contact . 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/.
About TSMC TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor
foundry, providing the industry's leading process technology and
the foundry's largest portfolio of process-driven libraries, IP,
design tools and reference flows. The Company's total managed
capacity in 2008 exceeded 9 million 8-inch equivalent wafers,
including capacity from two advanced 12-inch - GigFabs(TM), four
eight-inch fabs, one six-inch fab, as well as TSMC's wholly-owned
subsidiaries. WaferTech and TSMC (China), and its joint venture
fab, SSMC. TSMC is the first foundry to provide 40nm production
capabilities. Its corporate headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
For more information about TSMC, please visit http://www.tsmc.com/.
NetLogic Microsystems and the NetLogic Microsystems logo are
trademarks of NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. All other trademarks are
properties of their respective owners. DATASOURCE: TSMC CONTACT:
NetLogic Microsystems Contact, Kelvin Khoo, +1-650-230-5816, ; or
TSMC Contact, Wendy Matthews, +1-408-382-8030, , or Michael Kramer,
+886-3-5636688, ext. 7126216, , both of TSMC Web Site:
http://www.tsmc.com/ http://www.netlogicmicro.com/
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