NetLogicMicrosystemsisafablesssemiconductorcompanythatdesigns,developsand marketshighperformanceknowledge-basedprocessorsforavarietyofadvancedInternet, corporateandothernetworkingsystems,suchasrouters,switches,networksecurity appliances,networkaccessequipmentandnetworkedstoragedevices.Ourknowledge-based processorsemployanadvancedprocessorarchitectureandalargeknowledgedatabase containinginformationonthenetworkaswellasapplicationsandcontentthatrunon thenetworktomakecomplexdecisionsaboutindividualpacketsofinformationtraveling throughthenetwork.Ourknowledge-basedprocessorssignificantlyenhancetheability ofnetworkingoriginalequipmentmanufacturers,orOEMs,tosupplynetworkservice providerswithsystemsofferingmoreadvancedfunctionalityfortheInternet,suchas application-basedrouting,voicetransmissionovertheInternet,orVoIP,unified threatmanagement(UTM)networksecurity,virtualprivatenetworks,orVPNs,and streamingvideoandaudio.