NetLogic Microsystems Announces Sunder Rathnavelu as Vice President of Systems Architecture.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2001 NetLogic Microsystems, Inc., the leader in network data plane system solutions that enable the global infrastructure of networking and optical communications, today announced the appointment of Sunder sun·der v. sun·dered, sun·der·ing, sun·ders v.tr. To break or wrench apart; sever. See Synonyms at separate. v.intr. To break into parts. n. A division or separation. Rathnavelu as vice president of systems architecture. In his new role, Rathnavelu will be responsible for the architecture and development of next generation packet classification solutions. "We are pleased to have someone of Sunder Rathnavelu's technical expertise join NetLogic," said Ron Jankov, NetLogic's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Sunder's thorough understanding of system-level design issues and extensive experience in all aspects of product design will allow NetLogic to anticipate customers' requirements and enhance our product features." "I am excited to apply my understanding of data communications to NetLogic's market-leading search engine and classification processor products," said Sunder Rathnavelu. "This new position will enable me to augment NetLogic's innovative and high-end product lines with enhanced system-level solutions." Prior to joining NetLogic Microsystems, Rathnavelu had a nine-year career at Lucent Technologies where he was the chief architect for various Gigabit IP routers, ATM interfaces, and FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. and ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. designs. He recently led the hardware team for Lucent's 160G IP Optical multi-service switch with OC-192/GigE interfaces. He also spearheaded Lucent's Value Added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. IP (VIPER) edge router, which supports the highest density of channelized Refers to an architecture that transmits data in channels. It often refers to the 64 Kbps channels in T1 lines, which were originally developed to handle digitized voice streams (TDM). See TDM. DS3 ports in the industry to date. Other Lucent design teams led by Rathnavelu included products such as the PacketStar 6400 and Screamer screamer, common name for gregarious, aquatic birds comprising three species in the family Anhimidae. Although they are related to the ducks and geese, they do not resemble them in outward appearance. , a segmentation and re-assembly ASIC for OC-12 speeds. Before joining Lucent Technologies, Rathnavelu was a founding member of Cygnus Micro Systems, a start-up company start-up company A new business. that provided WAN products in Hyderabad, India. At the start of his career, he was the lead hardware designer of a switching system based on multi-processor distributed processing hardware used extensively by India's defense sector. Rathnavelu holds several patents and has presented papers in leading communication conferences such as IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. Globecom. He holds an M.S.E.E. from The Netherlands University Foundation for International Cooperation (NUFFIC) in Eindhoven, The Netherlands and a B.E.E.E. from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India. About NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. NetLogic Microsystems, located in Mountain View, Calif., defines, designs and markets highly differentiated solutions that enable the global infrastructure of networking and optical communications to achieve the highest performance and functionality. NetLogic's OPIX family of data plane solutions include classification and forwarding processors and network search engines that bring OC-48/192/768 wire-speed performance to key networking applications such as guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). NetLogic also provides multi-processor search interfaces and software drivers that accelerate design and development of leading-edge networking equipment. For more information about products offered by NetLogic, call 650.961.6676 or visit the NetLogic Web site at www.netlogicmicro.com. |
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