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'''NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.''' was a fabless semiconductor company that developed high performance products for data center, enterprise, wireless and wireline infrastructure networks. The company was founded in 1995 by Norman Godinho and Varad Srinivasan, became a public company on the NASDAQ exchange (ticker symbol: NETL) under the leadership of CEO Ronald Jankov in July 2004 and was acquired by [[Broadcom|Broadcom Corporation]] for $3.7 billion in February 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-broadcom-idUSTRE78B23T20110912|title=Chipmaker Broadcom to buy NetLogic for $3.7 billion|date=2016-09-12|newspaper=Reuters|access-date=2017-01-04}}</ref>
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NetLogic’s product portfolio included knowledge-based processors, multi-core processors, content processors, network search engines, high-speed 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet PHYs, wireless base station digital front-end PHYs and low-power embedded processors. Its global customer base included [[Alcatel-Lucent]], [[Cisco Systems]], [[Dell]], [[Ericsson]], [[Google]], [[Hewlett-Packard]], [[Huawei|Huawei Technologies]], [[Juniper Networks]] and [[Nokia-Siemens Networks|Nokia-Siemens]].
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It was in October 2007 that NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire the privately held Aeluros, Inc., which created interface technologies and semiconductor products.<ref name="BusinessWire Addresses Aeluros in 2007">{{cite web |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20071024006246/en/NetLogic-Microsystems-Acquire-Aeluros-Leading-Provider-Low-Power |title=NetLogic Microsystems to Acquire Aeluros, Inc., a Leading Provider of Low-Power 10-Gigabit Interface Technologies and Products |date=October 24, 2007 |website=www.businesswire.com }}</ref>
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