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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010
 
OR
 
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the Transition Period from                      to                     
 
Commission File Number: 000-50838
 
NETLOGIC MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
77-0455244
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1875 Charleston Rd.
Mountain View, CA 94043
(650) 961-6676
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x     No   ¨
 
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuance to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   ¨     No   ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.     Large accelerated filer  ¨            Accelerated filer  x            Non-accelerated filer  ¨            Smaller reporting company  ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
 
Class
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2010
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
 
62,619,520 shares
 

 
NETLOGIC MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
 
FORM 10-Q
 
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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Financial Statements
 
NETLOGIC MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)

 
   
March 31,
2010
   
December 31,
2009
 
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 177,427     $ 44,278  
Accounts receivables, net
    27,148       25,137  
Inventories
    39,335       45,113  
Deferred income taxes
    15,008       13,157  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    8,322       8,638  
Total current assets
    267,240       136,323  
Property and equipment, net
    17,012       13,278  
Goodwill
    112,918       112,918  
Intangible asset, net
    212,431       223,345  
Other assets
    46,201       46,247  
Total assets
  $ 655,802     $ 532,111  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 22,031     $ 17,937  
Accrued liabilities
    30,854       34,205  
Contingent earn-out liability
    56,934       11,687  
Deferred margin
    4,332       2,667  
Software licenses and other obligations, current
    3,120       3,037  
Total current liabilities
    117,271       69,533  
Software licenses and other obligations, long-term
    1,196       2,409  
Other liabilities
    34,523       34,214  
Total liabilities
    152,990       106,156  
Stockholders' equity
               
Common stock
    626       575  
Additional paid-in capital
    682,666       548,523  
Accumulated deficit
    (180,480 )     (123,143 )
Total stockholders' equity
    502,812       425,955  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 655,802     $ 532,111  
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
NETLOGIC MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT FOR PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)
 

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Revenue
  $ 86,251     $ 30,366  
Cost of revenue
    51,331       13,544  
Gross profit
    34,920       16,822  
Operating expenses:
               
Research and development
    28,055       12,198  
Selling, general and administrative
    19,724       6,814  
Change in contingent earn-out liability
    45,247       -  
Acquisition-related costs
    735       -  
Total operating expenses
    93,761       19,012  
Loss from operations
    (58,841 )     (2,190 )
Interest and other income, net
    (57 )     173  
Loss before income taxes
    (58,898 )     (2,017 )
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
    (1,561 )     1,900  
Net loss
  $ (57,337 )   $ (3,917 )
Net loss per share-basic and diluted
  $ (0.99 )   $ (0.09 )
Shares used in calculation-basic and diluted
    57,993       43,676  
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
NETLOGIC MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net loss
  $ (57,337 )   $ (3,917 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities
               
Depreciation and amortization
    12,795       4,285  
Accretion of discount relating to debt securities
    -       (20 )
Loss on disposal of property and equipment
    (29 )     -  
Stock-based compensation
    12,523       4,300  
Provision for (recovery of) doubtful accounts
    199       (14 )
Provision for inventory reserves
    1,670       286  
Deferred income taxes, net
    (1,599 )     3,335  
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (3,472 )     113  
Inventories
    4,108       2,498  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    239       (1,980 )
Accounts payable
    2,140       679  
Accrued liabilities
    (7,734 )     (225 )
Contingent earn-out liability
    45,247       -  
Deferred margin
    2,927       (1,013 )
Other long-term liabilities
    57       324  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    11,734       8,651  
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchase of property and equipment
    (774 )     (273 )
Purchase of short-term investments
    -       (14,633 )
Sales and maturities of short-term investments
    -       7,950  
Cash paid for acquisitions
    -       (15,501 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (774 )     (22,457 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Payments of software license and other obligations
    (15 )     (404 )
Proceeds from issuance of Common Stock pursuant to a follow-on offering
    117,813       -  
Stock offering costs
    (5,595 )     -  
Proceeds from other issuances of Common Stock
    10,005       218  
Tax payments related to vested awards
    (19 )     (348 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    122,189       (534 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    133,149       (14,340 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    44,278       83,474  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 177,427     $ 69,134  
                 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
               
Acquisition of property and equipment under capitalized software license obligations
  $ 4,749       -  
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
1. Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X statements. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring items, considered necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the periods are shown.
 
On February 16, 2010, the Board of Directors approved a 2 for 1 stock split of the Company’s common stock, to be effected pursuant to the issuance of additional shares as a stock dividend. The stock dividend was paid on March 19, 2010 to stockholders of record as of March 5, 2010. All share and per share amounts in these condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split for all periods presented.
 
These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2009. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2010.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
The preparation of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires it to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Company based these estimates and assumptions on historical experience and evaluated them on an on-going basis to help ensure they remain reasonable under current conditions. Actual results could differ from those estimates. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, there were no significant changes to the critical accounting policies and estimates discussed in the Company’s 2009 annual report on Form 10-K/A.

 
 2. Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share
 
The Company computes net loss per share in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share.” Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (denominator) during the period. Diluted net loss per share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period including stock options and warrants using the treasury stock method.
 
The following is a reconciliation of the weighted average number of common shares used to calculate basic net loss per share to the weighted average common and potential common shares used to calculate diluted net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands, except per share data):
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Numerator:
           
Net loss: basic and diluted
  $ (57,337 )   $ (3,917 )
Denominator:
               
Add: common shares outstanding
    57,993       43,742  
Less: unvested common shares subject to repurchase
    -       (66 )
Total shares: basic
    57,993       43,676  
Net loss per share: basic and diluted
  $ (0.99 )   $ (0.09 )

For the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, employee stock options to purchase the following numbers of shares of common stock were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as their effect would be anti-dilutive (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Shares excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share
    5,693       6,950  

 
3. Stock-Based Compensation
 
The Company has adopted stock plans that provide for grants to employees of equity-based awards, which include stock options and restricted stock. In addition, The Company has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) that allows employees to purchase its common stock at a discount through payroll deductions. The estimated fair value of the Company’s equity-based awards, less expected forfeitures, is amortized over the awards’ service period. The Company also grants stock options and restricted stock to new employees in accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace rule 5635(c)(4) as an inducement material to the new employee’s entering into employment with the Company.
 
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense recorded for the periods presented (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Cost of revenue
  $ 226     $ 175  
Research and development
    6,256       2,151  
Selling, general and administrative
    6,041       1,974  
Total stock-based compensation expense
  $ 12,523     $ 4,300  
 
In addition, the Company capitalized approximately $0.2 million and $0.1 million of stock-based compensation in inventory as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, which represented indirect manufacturing costs related to its inventory.
 
Stock Options
 
The exercise price of each stock option generally equals the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Most options vest over four years and expire no later than ten years from the grant date. During the three months ended March 31, 2010 the Company did not grant stock options to purchase common stock, while during the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company granted stock options to purchase approximately 516,000 shares of common stock. As of March 31, 2010 there was approximately $20.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options granted and outstanding with a weighted average remaining vesting period of 2.81 years.
 
Restricted Stock
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company granted restricted stock units representing the future right to acquire approximately 94,000 and 246,000 shares of common stock, respectively. These awards vest over the requisite service period, which ranges from six months to four years. The fair value of the restricted stock units was determined using the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. The fair value of the restricted stock units is amortized on a straight-line basis over the service period, and is reduced for estimated forfeitures. As of March 31, 2010, there was approximately $55.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock units granted which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.99 years.
 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
The Company’s ESPP provides that eligible employees may purchase up to $25,000 worth of its common stock annually over the course of two six-month offering periods. The purchase price to be paid by participants is 85% of the price per share of the Company’s common stock either at the beginning or the end of each six-month offering period, whichever is less.

 
Valuation Assumptions
 
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. This model was developed for use in estimating the value of publicly traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. The Company’s employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of publicly traded options as they have vesting requirements and are not fully transferable. The weighted average assumptions used in the model are outlined in the following table (there were no stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2010):
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Stock Option Plans:
           
Risk-free interest rate
    -       1.87 %
Expected life of options (in years)
    -       5.90  
Expected dividend yield
    -       0.00 %
Volatility
    -       60 %
Weighted average fair value
    -     $ 12.29  
Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
               
Risk-free interest rate
    0.18 %     0.27 %
Expected life of options (in years)
    0.49       0.49  
Expected dividend yield
    0.00 %     0.00 %
Volatility
    55 %     55 %
Weighted average fair value
  $ 6.95     $ 6.67  
 
The computation of the expected volatility assumption used in the Black-Scholes calculations for new grants is based on a combination of historical and implied volatilities. When establishing the expected life assumption, the Company reviews on a semi-annual basis the historical employee exercise behavior with respect to option grants with similar vesting periods.
 
4. Income Taxes
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $1.6 million and an income tax provision of $1.9 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was primarily driven by a rate differential for book income generated in foreign jurisdictions and book losses generated in the United States.
 
At December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010, the Company had $49.3 million and $49.7 million of unrecognized tax benefits. Approximately $44.3 million of the balance as of March 31, 2010 would affect the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized.
 
The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. As of March 31, 2010, the Company had $0.5 million of accrued interest and no accrued penalties related to uncertain tax positions.
 
The tax years 1997-2009 remain open to examination by one or more of the major taxing jurisdictions in which the Company is subject to taxation on its taxable income. The Company does not anticipate that total unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change within the next twelve months due to the settlement of audits and the expiration of statute of limitations prior to March 31, 2010.
 

 
5. Business Combination

RMI Corporation
 
    On October 30, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of RMI Corporation (RMI), a provider of high-performance and low-power multi-core, multi-threaded processors and delivered merger consideration of approximately 9.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock (valued at $188.5 million) and $12.6 million cash to the paying agent for distribution to the former holders of RMI capital stock. Approximately 10% of the shares of common stock delivered as merger consideration are being held in escrow as security for claims and expenses that might arise during the first 12 months following the closing date. Additionally, the Company may be required to issue up to an additional 3.1 million shares of common stock and pay up to an additional $15.9 million cash to the former holders of RMI capital stock as earn-out consideration based upon achievement of specified percentages of revenue targets for either the 12-month period from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010, or the 12-month period from November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2010, whichever period results in the higher percentage of the revenue target. The additional earn-out consideration, if any, net of applicable indemnity claims, will be paid on or before December 31, 2010.  In accordance with ASC 805 Business Combinations, a liability was recognized for the estimated merger date fair value of the acquisition-related contingent consideration based on the probability of the achievement of the revenue target. The Company assumed a probability-weighted revenue achievement of approximately 80% of target and recorded at an initial earn-out liability of $9.7 million composed of 487,000 shares of its common stock ($9.3 million) and $0.4 million in cash. Any change in the fair value of the acquisition-related contingent consideration subsequent to the merger date, including changes from events after the acquisition date, such as changes in the Company’s estimate of the revenue expected to be achieved and changes in their stock price, will be recognized in earnings in the period the estimated fair value changes. See Note 7 for change in the fair value measurement of the contingent earn-out liability for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
 
    In-process research and development, or IPRD, consisted of the in-process project to complete development of the XLP® processor. Acquired IPRD assets are initially recognized at fair value and are classified as indefinite-lived assets until the successful completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. Accordingly, during the development period after the acquisition date, these assets will not be amortized as charges to earnings; instead this asset will be subject to periodic impairment testing. Upon successful completion of the development process for the acquired IPRD project, the asset would then be considered a finite-lived intangible asset and amortization of the asset will commence. Development of the XLP® processor is currently estimated to be approximately 85% complete and expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2010. Validation, testing and further re-work may be required prior to achieving volume production which is anticipated to occur in 2011. The estimated incremental cost to complete the XLP® processor is approximately $3.3 million.

Integrated Device Technology, Inc., Network Search Engine Business
 
On July 17, 2009, the Company purchased intellectual property and other assets relating to the network search engine business of Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(IDT) which the Company refers to as the “IDT NSE Acquisition”.  The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination under ASC 805 Business Combinations. The estimated total purchase price of $98.2 million was allocated to inventory and intangible assets based on their fair values as of the date of the completion of the acquisition, including an asset related to a supply agreement with IDT of $0.9 million. The supply agreement allows the Company to source certain finished product from IDT generally at cost for a contracted period of time. IDT's pricing to the Company was considered to be below market price in most cases.  Accordingly, the Company recorded an asset upon the signing of the agreement representing the difference between IDT prices and estimated market prices for those products based on quantities that the Company currently estimates it will purchase under the supply agreement.  The Company is amortizing the asset associated with the supply agreement and increasing its inventory carrying value as products are purchased under the supply agreement.  See Note 6 for activity in the supply agreement asset.

 
Aeluros, Inc.
 
In October 2007, the Company acquired all outstanding equity securities of Aeluros, Inc. (Aeluros) a privately-held, fabless provider of industry-leading 10-Gigabit Ethernet physical layer products. The Company paid $57.1 million in cash. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, the Company became obligated to pay an additional $15.5 million in cash to the former Aeluros stockholders due to its attainment of post-acquisition revenue milestones. Under the then applicable accounting standards, the additional consideration was included in goodwill and accrued liabilities at December 31, 2008, and was paid to the former Aeluros stockholders in February 2009.
 
Pro Forma Data for IDT NSE and RMI Acquisitions
 
The following table presents the unaudited pro forma results of the Company as though the IDT NSE and RMI acquisitions described above occurred at January 1, 2009. The data below includes the historical results of the Company and each of these acquisitions on a standalone basis for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Adjustments have been made for the estimated fair value adjustment related to acquired inventory, amortization of intangible assets, and the related income tax impact of the pro forma adjustments. No adjustments were made to interest and related expenses associated with debt financing of these acquisitions or the change in contingent earn-out liability recorded by the Company in 2009. The pro forma information presented does not purport to be indicative of the results that would have been achieved had both acquisitions been made as of those dates nor of the results which may occur in the future.
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,2009
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Revenue
  $ 55,650  
Net Loss
    (42,135 )
Net loss per share - basic and diluted
    (0.78 )

 
6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
 
The following table summarizes the components of goodwill, other intangible assets and related accumulated amortization balances, which were recorded as a result of prior business combinations (in thousands):
 
   
March 31, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
   
Gross Carrying
Amount
   
Accumulated
Amortization
   
Net Carrying
Amount
   
Gross Carrying
Amount
   
Accumulated
Amortization
   
Net Carrying
Amount
 
Goodwill
  $ 112,918           $ 112,918     $ 112,918     $ -     $ 112,918  
Other intangible assets:
                                             
Developed technology
  $ 36,880     $ (22,064 )   $ 14,816     $ 36,880     $ (19,821 )   $ 17,059  
Composite intangible asset
    74,046       (13,464 )     60,582       74,046       (10,560 )     63,486  
Patents and core technology
    77,390       (9,513 )     67,877       77,390       (5,159 )     72,231  
Customer relationships
    20,700       (3,936 )     16,764       20,700       (3,246 )     17,454  
Tradenames and trademarks
    2,200       (305 )     1,895       2,200       (122 )     2,078  
Non-competition agreements
    400       (67 )     333       400       (27 )     373  
Intellectual property licenses
    3,472       (218 )     3,254       3,472       (88 )     3,384  
Other intangible assets
    256       (256 )     -       256       (103 )     153  
Supply agreement
    872       (462 )     410       872       (245 )     627  
In-process research and development
    46,500       -       46,500       46,500       -       46,500  
Total
  $ 262,716     $ (50,285 )   $ 212,431     $ 262,716     $ (39,371 )   $ 223,345  
 
 As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, goodwill represented approximately 17% and 21% of the Company’s total assets.
 
The following table presents details of the amortization of intangible assets included in the cost of revenue and operating expenses categories for the periods presented, including acquired backlog, but excluding supply agreement and other intangible assets (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Cost of revenue
  $ 9,731     $ 2,980  
Operating expenses:
               
Selling, general and administrative
    913       345  
    $ 10,644     $ 3,325  
 
As of March 31, 2010, the estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets in the table above is as follows, excluding supply agreement and in-process research and development intangible asset (in thousands):
 
Fiscal Year Ending
 
Estimated
Amortization
 
2010 (remaining 9 months)
  $ 31,636  
2011
    38,835  
2012
    30,715  
2013
    24,273  
2014
    11,330  
Thereafter
    28,732  
Total
  $ 165,521  

 
7. Fair Value Measurements
 
ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and risk of nonperformance.
 
Fair Value Hierarchy
 
ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. ASC 820 establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
 
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets), or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
 
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of fair value of assets or liabilities.
 
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
 
The Company measures its financial assets and financial liabilities, specifically its cash equivalents and contingent earn-out liability, at fair value on a recurring basis. As of December 31, 2009 the Company’s cash balance was $44.3 million, and it did not have cash equivalents.  The fair value of these financial assets and liabilities was determined using the following inputs as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (in thousands):
 
         
Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2010 Using
 
   
Total
   
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Other
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets:
                       
Money market funds
  $ 135,000     $ 135,000     $ -     $ -  
Liabilities:
                               
Contingent earn-out liability
  $ 56,934     $ -     $ -     $ 56,934  
 
 
         
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2009 Using
 
   
Total
   
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Other
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Liabilities:
                       
Contingent earn-out liability
  $ 11,687     $ -     $ -     $ 11,687  

 
Contingent earn-out liability

    The Company estimated the fair value of the contingent earn-out liability based on its probability assessment of RMI’s revenue achievements during the earn-out period – see Note 5 for further details. In developing these estimates, the Company considered the revenue projections of RMI’s management, RMI’s historical results, and general macro-economic environment and industry trends. This fair value measurement is based on significant revenue inputs not observed in the market and thus represents a Level 3 measurement. Level 3 instruments are valued based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and reflect the Company’s own assumptions in measuring fair value. The Company’s fair value estimate of this liability was $9.7 million at the date of acquisition.  Changes in the fair value of the contingent earn-out liability subsequent to the acquisition date, including changes arising from events that occurred after the acquisition date, such as changes in the Company’s estimate of revenue achievements, are recognized in earnings in the periods when the estimated fair value changes.
 
The following table represents a reconciliation of the change in the fair value measurement of the contingent earn-out liability for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009:
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Beginning balance
  $ 11,687     $ -  
Change in contingent earn-out liability included in operating expenses
    45,247       -  
Ending balance
  $ 56,934     $ -  
 
8. Balance Sheet Components
 
The components of the Company’s inventory at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
March 31,
2010
   
December 31,
2009
 
Inventories:
           
Finished goods
  $ 15,616     $ 18,147  
Work-in-progress
    23,719       26,966  
    $ 39,335     $ 45,113  
 
The components of the Company’s accrued liabilities at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
March 31,
2010
   
December 31,
2009
 
Accrued Liabilities:
           
Accrued payroll and related expenses
  $ 10,389     $ 11,335  
Accrued inventory purchases
    6,614       10,148  
Accrued software licenses
    3,245       -  
Accrued warranty
    1,788       1,534  
Other accrued expenses
    8,818       11,188  
    $ 30,854     $ 34,205  

 
9. Product Warranties
 
The Company provides a limited product warranty from one to five years from the date of sale. The Company provides for the estimated future costs of repair or replacement upon shipment of the product. The Company’s warranty accrual is estimated based on actual and historical claims compared to historical revenue and assumes that it has to replace products subject to a claim. The following table summarizes activity related to product warranty liability during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Warranty Accrual:
 
2010
   
2009
 
Beginning balance
  $ 1,534     $ 1,445  
Provision for warranty
    407       23  
Settlements made during the period
    (153 )     (53 )
Ending balance
  $ 1,788     $ 1,415  
 
During the first two quarters of 2006, the Company provided an additional warranty reserve of $0.9 million to address a warranty issue related to specific devices sold to one of its international customers. The devices were tested by both the Company and the customer and passed quality assurance inspection at the time they were sold. The customer subsequently identified malfunctioning systems that included the Company’s devices. No specific warranty reserve was provided for additional units shipped subsequent to September 30, 2006 as the customer modified the software associated with its products to remedy the observed malfunction. As of March 31, 2010, the Company maintained $0.6 million of warranty reserves for anticipated replacement costs of the parts sold to this customer.
 
The Company entered into a master purchase agreement with Cisco in November 2005 under which it provided Cisco and its contract manufacturers a warranty period of as much as five years (in the case of epidemic failure). The extended warranty period in the master purchase agreement with Cisco has not had a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition based on its warranty analysis, which included an evaluation of the Company’s historical warranty cost information and experience.

 
10. Commitments and Contingencies
 
The Company leases its facilities under non-cancelable operating leases, which contain renewal options and escalation clauses, and expires through 2018. On March 19, 2010, the Company entered into a lease agreement to lease approximately 105,930 square feet of office space located at 3975 Freedom Circle Drive in Santa Clara, California. The premises will serve as the Company’s corporate headquarters in the future and the Company currently expects to relocate to the new facility in June or July 2010. The lease has a term of 96 months from the commencement date with renewal options.  The Company is evaluating potential sub-lease options for its current headquarters facility, for which the current lease term expires in June 2011.  The Company acquires certain assets under software licenses, the majority of which are from Axiom, Mentor Graphics and Synopsys.
 
Future minimum commitments under non-cancelable software licenses and operating leases agreements, which include common area maintenance charges as of March 31, 2010, were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Software licenses
and other
obligations
   
Operating
Leases
   
Total
 
2010 (remaining 9 months)
  $ 2,025     $ 2,443     $ 4,468  
2011
    2,417       653       3,070  
2012
    -       2,184       2,184  
2013
    -       3,203       3,203  
2014
    -       3,290       3,290  
2015 and thereafter
    -       11,771       11,771  
      4,442     $ 23,544     $ 27,986  
Less: Interest component
    (126 )                
Present value of minimum payments
    4,316                  
Less: Current portion
    (3,120 )                
Long-term portion of obligations
  $ 1,196                  
 
Purchase Commitments
 
At March 31, 2010, the Company had approximately $19.7 million in firm, non-cancelable and unconditional purchase commitments with its suppliers.
 
Contingencies
 
From time to time the Company is party to claims and litigation proceedings arising in the normal course of business. Currently, the Company does not believe that there are any claims or litigation proceeds involving matters that will result in the payment of monetary damages, net of any applicable insurance proceeds, that, in the aggregate, would be material in relation to its business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows. There can be no assurance, however, that any such matters will be resolved without costly litigation, in a manner that is not adverse to the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows, or without requiring royalty payments in the future that may adversely impact gross margins.
 
Indemnities, Commitments and Guarantees
 
In the normal course of business, the Company has made certain indemnities, commitments and guarantees under which it may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. These include agreements to indemnify the Company’s customers with respect to liabilities associated with the infringement of other parties’ technology based upon its products, obligation to indemnify its lessors under facility lease agreements, and obligation to indemnify its directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted under the laws of the state of Delaware. The duration of such indemnification obligations, commitments and guarantees varies and, in certain cases, is indefinite. The Company has not recorded any liability for any such indemnification obligations, commitments and guarantees in the accompanying balance sheets. The Company does, however, accrue for losses for any known contingent liability, including those that may arise from indemnification provisions, when future payment is estimable and probable.
 
Under master purchase agreements signed with Cisco in November 2005, the Company has agreed to indemnify Cisco for costs incurred in rectifying epidemic failures, up to the greater of (on a per claim basis) 25% of all amounts paid to it by Cisco during the preceding 12 months (approximately $19.6 million at March 31, 2010) or $9.0 million, plus replacement costs. If the Company is required to make payments under the indemnity, its operating results may be adversely affected.

 
11. Operating Segments and Geographic Information
 
The Company operates as one operating and reportable segment and sells its products directly to customers in North America, Asia and Europe. Revenue percentages for the geographic regions reported below were based upon the customer headquarters locations. Following is a summary of the geographic information related to revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Revenue:
     
China
    36 %     21 %
Malaysia
    32 %     29 %
United States
    13 %     34 %
Other
    19 %     16 %
Total
    100 %     100 %
 
The following table summarizes customers comprising 10% or more of the Company’s gross account receivable for the periods indicated:
 
   
March 31,
2010
   
December 31,
2009
 
Wintec Industries Inc (Supplier to Cisco Systems, Inc.)
    18 %     26 %
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
    14 %     14 %
Flextronics
    12 %     12 %
 
The following table summarizes revenue from bill-to customers comprising 10% or more of the Company’s revenue for the periods indicated:
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Wintec Industries Inc (Supplier to Cisco Systems, Inc.)
    29 %     31 %
Sanmina Corporation
    *       14 %
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
    12 %     12 %
 
*
Less than 10% of revenue
 
The following table summarizes end customers comprising 10% or more of the Company’s revenue for the periods indicated:
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Cisco
    31 %     32 %
Alcatel-Lucent
    *       16 %
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
    12 %     13 %
 
*
Less than 10% of revenue

 
12. Credit Facility
 
On June 19, 2009, the Company and its material subsidiaries entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility with a group of lenders led by Silicon Valley Bank for a term of three years to finance a portion of the IDT NSE Acquisition. Any borrowing under the credit agreement will be secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets and the assets of its material subsidiaries. The credit facilities can be prepaid (in whole or in part) and terminated at any time without premium or penalty.  In December 2009, the Company repaid all outstanding borrowings under the facility. As of March 31, 2010, the Company has an available credit line of $25 million under the senior secured revolving credit facility.
 
Any borrowings under the credit facility will, at the Company’s option, bear interest either at an annual rate equal to (a) the higher of the Silicon Valley Bank announced prime rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.50% plus a margin ranging from 0.50% to 1.75% based on the ratio of the Company’s reported total consolidated debt to its consolidated EBITDA, or (b) Eurodollar borrowings based on the applicable LIBOR interest period (with a LIBOR floor of 1.50%), plus a margin ranging from 3.00% to 4.00% based on the ratio of the Company’s reported total consolidated debt to its consolidated EBITDA. The revolving credit facility has an unused line fee payable on the undrawn revolving credit facility amount set at a rate per annum ranging from 0.30% to 0.50% determined based on the ratio of the Company’s total consolidated debt to its consolidated EBITDA.
 
Direct fees and expenses totaling $0.4 million associated with the available credit facility have been capitalized as deferred financing costs as of March 31, 2010 and reported within “Other Assets” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company is amortizing the deferred financing costs using the straight line method over the three-year term of the debt and recognized $0.04 million of financing expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2010.
 
The senior secured credit facility includes several quarterly financial covenants and customary operating covenants, including the following:
 
 
 
a covenant requiring the Company to maintain the ratio of its total consolidated debt to its consolidated EBITDA within specified limits, specifically (for the four trailing quarters ended on the applicable date) 2.25:1 (through March 31, 2010), 2.00:1 (from June 30, 2010 through September 30, 2010) and 1.75:1 (thereafter);
 
 
 
a minimum fixed charge covenant regarding the ratio of the Company’s consolidated EBITDA less its capital expenditures to its consolidated interest expense and other fixed charges to be no less than 1.25:1 at quarter end;
 
 
 
a minimum consolidated quick ratio covenant regarding the Company’s consolidated cash and cash equivalents plus accounts receivable to its consolidated current liabilities to be no less than 1:1 at quarter end (beginning with the quarter ending December 31, 2009); and
 
 
 
a covenant requiring the Company and its subsidiaries to maintain at all times at least $20 million of unencumbered cash and cash equivalents.
 
The Company was in compliance with the debt covenants under the credit agreement as of March 31, 2010.

 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Forward-looking Statements
 
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which include, without limitation, statements about the market for our technology, our strategy and competition. Such statements are based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements. For example, the words “believes”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “expects”, “intends” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, all the information under Item 3 below constitutes a forward-looking statement. Our actual results and the timing of certain events may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those discussed in “Business”, “Risk Factors”, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” and “Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2010, “Business”, “Risk Factors”, and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” in our Prospectus Supplement  on Form 424B5  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2010, and under “Management’s discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” below. All forward-looking statements in this document are based on information available to us as of the date of this report and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed financial statements and the accompanying notes contained in this quarterly report, except as required by law. Unless expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, the terms “we”, “our”, “us” and “NetLogic Microsystems” refer to NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.
 
Overview
 
We are a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and sells proprietary high-performance processors and high speed integrated circuits that are used to enhance the performance and functionality of advanced 3G/4G mobile wireless infrastructure, data center, enterprise, metro Ethernet, edge and core infrastructure networks.  Our market-leading product portfolio includes high-performance multi-core processors, knowledge-based processors, high-speed 10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet physical layer devices, network search engines, and ultra low-power embedded processors.  These products are designed into high-performance systems such as switches, routers, wireless base stations, radio network controllers, security appliances, networked storage appliances, service gateways and connected media devices offered by leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as AlaxalA Networks Corporation, Alcatel-Lucent,  ARRIS Group, Inc.,  Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.,  Cisco Systems, Inc., Dell Inc., Ericsson, Fortinet, Inc., Fujitsu Limited, Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co. Ltd, Hitachi, Ltd., Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Huawei Symantec Technologies Co.,Ltd , IBM Corporation, Juniper Networks, Inc., LG Electronics, Inc., Motorola, Inc., NEC Corporation, Samsung Electronics, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Tellabs, and ZTE Corporation.
 
The products and technologies we have developed and acquired are targeted to enable our customers to develop systems that support the increasing speeds and complexity of the Internet infrastructure. We believe there is a growing need to include knowledge-based processors and high speed integrated circuits in a larger number of such systems as networks transition to all Internet Protocol (IP) packet processing at increasing speeds and complexity.
 
The equipment and systems that use our products are technically complex. As a result, the time from our initial customer engagement design activity to volume production can be lengthy and may require considerable support from our design engineering, research and development, sales, and marketing personnel in order to secure the engagement and commence product sales to the customer. Once the customer’s equipment is in volume production, however, it generally has a life cycle of three to five years and requires less ongoing support.
 
We derive revenue primarily from sales of semiconductor products to OEMs, their contract manufacturers and distributors. Usually, we sell the initial shipments of a product for a new design engagement directly to the OEM customer. Once the design enters volume production, the OEM frequently outsources its manufacturing to contract manufacturers who purchase the products directly from us.
 
We also use distributors to provide valuable assistance to end-users in delivery of our products and related services. Our distributors are used extensively to support our international sales logistic in Asia. In accordance with standard market practice, our distributor agreements limit the distributor’s ability to return product up to a portion of purchases in the preceding quarter and limit price protection for inventory on-hand if it subsequently lowers prices on our products.  We recognize sales through distributors at the time of shipment to end customers.
 
As a fabless semiconductor company, our business is less capital intensive than others because we rely on third parties to manufacture, assemble, and test our products. In general, we do not anticipate making significant capital expenditures aside from business acquisitions that we might make from time to time. In the future, as we launch new products or expand our operations, however, we may require additional funds to procure product mask sets, order elevated quantities of wafers from our foundry partners, perform qualification testing and assemble and test those products.
 
Because we purchase all wafers from suppliers with fabrication facilities and outsource the assembly and testing to third party vendors, a significant portion of our cost of revenue consists of payments to third party vendors.

 
Recent Acquisitions

On October 30, 2009, we completed our acquisition of RMI Corporation (RMI), a provider of high-performance and low-power multi-core, multi-threaded processors and delivered merger consideration of approximately 9.9 million shares of the our common stock (valued at $188.5 million) and $12.6 million cash to the paying agent for distribution to the former holders of RMI capital stock. Approximately 10% of the shares of our common stock delivered as merger consideration are being held in escrow as security for claims and expenses that might arise during the first 12 months following the closing date. Additionally, we may be required to issue and deliver up to an additional 3.1 million shares of common stock and pay an additional $15.9 million cash to the former holders of RMI capital stock as earn-out consideration based upon achievement of specified percentages of revenue targets for either the 12-month period from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010, or the 12-month period from November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2010, whichever period results in the higher percentage of the revenue target. The additional earn-out consideration, if any, net of applicable indemnity claims, will be paid on or before December 31, 2010.

On July 17, 2009, we completed the IDT NSE acquisition. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination during the third quarter of 2009. As purchase consideration we paid $98.2 million in cash, net of a price adjustment based on a determination of the actual amount of inventory received.

On October 24, 2007, we completed the acquisition of Aeluros, Inc. which was accounted for as a business combination during the fourth quarter of 2007. We paid $57.1 million in cash upon the closing of the transaction. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, we paid an additional $15.5 million cash in February 2009 based on the attainment of revenue performance milestones for the acquired business during the one year period following the close of the transaction.

Our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009 did not include revenues and costs associated with the RMI acquisition and the IDT NSE acquisition whereas the results of operations in 2010 reflect revenues and costs attributable to the combined company and consequently are substantially higher than comparable period results in 2009.
 
Outlook and Challenges
 
    With the resumption of our revenue growth, for 2010 we have shifted our focus to strategically investing in our product development and scaling our business operations to support our growth as well as the continued successful integration of the IDT NSE business and RMI.  Our continued integration efforts include, the assimilation of employees, retaining key personnel and existing customers, process and system rationalization related to our management information and enterprise resource planning systems to keep in pace with our breadth and scale of business, while maintaining regulatory compliance, and obtaining new customers.
 
    For the three months ended March 31, 2010, our top five customers in terms of revenue accounted for approximately 58.5% of total product revenue. Although we believe our revenues will continue to be concentrated with our significant customers, we expect continued favorable market trends, such as the increasing number of 10 Gigabit ports as enterprises and datacenters upgrade their legacy networks to better accommodate the proliferation of video and virtualization applications, and the growing mobile wireless infrastructure and IPTV markets, will enable us to broaden our customer base. Additionally, our expanding product portfolio will also help us further diversify our customer and product revenues as well as expanding our product portfolio with our existing customers.
 
Cisco Business
 
Cisco and its contract manufacturers have accounted for a large percentage of our historical revenue. At Cisco’s request, in 2007, we transitioned into a just-in-time inventory arrangement covering substantially all of our product shipments to Cisco and its contract manufacturers. Pursuant to this arrangement we deliver products to Wintec Industries (“Wintec”) based on orders they place with us, but we do not recognize product revenue unless and until Wintec reports that it has delivered the product to Cisco or its contract manufacturer to incorporate into its end products. Given this arrangement, unless Cisco or its contract manufacturers take possession of our products from Wintec in accordance with the schedules provided to us, our predicted future revenue stream could vary substantially from our forecasts, and our results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. Additionally, because we own the inventory physically located at Wintec until it is shipped to Cisco and its contract manufacturers, our ability to effectively manage inventory levels may be impaired, causing our total inventory levels to increase. This, in turn, could increase our expenses associated with excess and obsolete product and negatively impact our cash flows. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, our revenues from Cisco and Cisco’s contract manufactures total approximately $26.4 million, or 30.6% of total revenue.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base these estimates and assumptions on historical experience and evaluate them on an on-going basis to help ensure they remain reasonable under current conditions. Actual results could differ from those estimates. There have been no changes to the critical accounting policies and estimates discussed in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

 
Results of Operations
 
Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 with Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
 
Revenue, cost of revenue and gross profit
 
The table below sets forth data concerning the fluctuations in our revenue, cost of revenue and gross profit data for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and the three months ended March 31, 2009 (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2010
   
Percentage
of
Revenue
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2009
   
Percentage
of
Revenue
   
Year-to-Year
Change
   
Percentage
Change
 
Revenue
  $ 86,251       100.0 %   $ 30,366       100.0 %   $ 55,885       184.0 %
Cost of revenue
    51,331       59.5 %     13,544       44.6 %     37,787       279.0 %
Gross profits
  $ 34,920       40.5 %   $ 16,822       55.4 %   $ 18,098       107.6 %
 
Revenue. Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2010 increased by $55.9 million compared with the three months ended March 31, 2009. Revenue from sales to Wintec, Cisco and Cisco’s contract manufacturers (collectively “Cisco”) represented $26.4 million of our total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $9.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2009. The increase in sales to Cisco was primarily due to an increase of $9.6 million in revenue from sales of network search engines, $6.1 million from sales of knowledge based processors and $1.0 million from sales of multi-core processors. Revenue from non-Cisco customers represented $59.9 million of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with $20.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2009.  Increased revenue from sales of our products to non-Cisco customers primarily consisted of $22.6 million from products we acquired in the RMI acquisition, $4.5 million from physical layer products, $7.4 million from network search engines, $3.8 million in revenue from knowledge based processors and $1.1 million from NETLite processors. Huawei accounted for 12% of our total revenue in the first three months of 2010 compared with 13% in the same period of 2009. Alcatel accounted for less than 10% of total revenue in the first three months of 2010 and 16% of total revenue in the same period of 2009.
 
Cost of Revenue/Gross Profit/Gross Margin. Cost of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2010 increased by $37.8 million compared with that of the three months ended March 31, 2009. Cost of revenue increased primarily due to an increase in product sales, amortization of intangible assets, provision for excess and obsolete inventory, and fair value adjustments related to acquired inventory. The increases in amortization of intangible assets and fair value adjustments related to acquired inventory was due to the RMI and IDT NSE acquisitions.  Cost of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 included $9.7 million and $3.0 million, respectively, of amortization of intangible assets, $1.7 million and $0.2 million of provisions for excess and obsolete inventory, and $12.2 million and zero of  fair value adjustments related to acquired inventory.  Gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2010 decreased to 40.5% compared with the three months ended March 31, 2009 of 55.4%, primarily due to increases in amortization of intangible assets and fair value adjustments related to acquired inventory from the RMI and IDT NSE acquisitions.

 
Operating expenses
 
The table below sets forth operating expense data for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and the three months ended March 31, 2009 (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2010
   
Percentage
of
Revenue
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2009
   
Percentage
of
Revenue
   
Year-to-Year
Change
   
Percentage
Change
 
Operating expenses:
                                   
Research and development
  $ 28,055       32.5 %   $ 12,198       40.2 %   $ 15,857       130.0 %
Selling, general and administrative
    19,724       22.9 %     6,814       22.4 %     12,910       189.5 %
Change in contingent earn-out liability
    45,247       52.5 %     -       -       45,247       N/A  
Acquisition-related expenses
    735       0.9 %     -       -       735       N/A  
Total operating expenses
  $ 93,761       109 %   $ 19,012       63 %   $ 74,749       393.2 %
 
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses increased during the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period in 2009 primarily due to increases in payroll and payroll related expenses of $6.1 million, stock-based compensation expenses of $4.1 million, product development and qualification expenses of $1.6 million, software license expenses of $1.2 million, consulting and outside vendor services of $1.0 million, depreciation expenses of $0.6 million, and travel expenses of $0.3 million. The increase in payroll, payroll related expenses and stock-based compensation expenses was primarily due to increases in engineering headcount to support our new product development efforts and from the RMI acquisition. The increase in product development and qualification expenses was primarily due to the production qualification and characterization of  new products submitted for tape-out during the period. The increase in software licenses expenses was primarily due to amortization of software licenses used for our internal research and development projects. The remainder of the increase in research and development expenses was caused by individually minor items. We expect the amount of research and development expenses to increase in total and  as a percentage of revenues in 2010 and future periods for additional  hiring, training and systems  support for the development of new products and the improvement of existing products.
 
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased during the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared with the same period in 2009, primarily due to increases in payroll and payroll related expenses of $4.8 million, stock-based compensation expenses of $4.1 million, consulting and outside vendor expenses of $0.9 million, legal expenses of $0.7 million, commission expense of $0.4 million, and travel expenses of $0.4 million. The increase in payroll and payroll related expenses and stock-based compensation expenses resulted primarily from increases in headcount to support our growing operations in the sales and marketing areas, and as a result of the RMI acquisition. Selling, general and administrative expenses also included $0.9 million of amortization expense for the customer contracts and relationships, trade names and trademarks, and non-competition agreements intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The remainder of the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was caused by individually minor items We expect that selling, general and administrative expenses will increase in dollar amount and may increase as a percentage of revenues in 2010 and future periods in conjunction with our anticipated growth in business activity.
 
Change in Contingent Earn-Out Liability.  The change in estimated contingent earn-out liability payable to the former holders of RMI capital stock was due to an increase in the probability-weighted estimated achievement of the revenue earn-out target from approximately 80% at December 31, 2009 to approximately 90% at March 31, 2010, as well as an increase in the market price of our common stock. Our merger agreement with RMI provides that the earn-out payments to the former holders of RMI capital stock increase disproportionately to increases in the percentage of revenue target achieved.  For example, based on the price of our common stock at March 31, 2010, if the probability-weighted estimated achievement of the revenue target was 100%, the additional charge for contingent earn-out liability would have been approximately $95.4 million.
 
Acquisition-Related Costs. Acquisition and integration related costs associated with our RMI acquisitions were $0.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and consisted primarily of legal fees of $0.2 million, and other professional services of $0.5 million.

 
Other items
 
The table below sets forth other data for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and the three months ended March 31, 2009 (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2010
   
Percentage
of
Revenue
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2009
   
Percentage
of
Revenue
   
Year-to-Year
Change
   
Percentage
Change
 
Other income, net:
                                   
Interest income
  $ 41       0.0 %   $ 181       0.6 %   $ (140 )     -77.3 %
Other income (expense), net
    (98 )     -0.1 %     (8 )     0.0 %     (90 )     1125.0 %
Total interest and other income, net
  $ (57 )     -0.1 %   $ 173       0.6 %   $ (230 )     -132.9 %
 
Interest and Other Income, Net. Interest and other net income decreased by $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2009 primarily due to lower market yields earned from our excess cash and cash equivalents and higher interest expenses for line of credit and capital leases.
 
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2010
   
Percentage
of
Pretax Income
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2009
   
Percentage
of
Pretax Income
   
Year-to-Year
Change
   
Percentage
Change
 
Provision for (Benefit from) income taxes
  $ (1,561 )     2.7 %   $ 1,900       -94.2 %   $ (3,461 )     -182.2 %
 
Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, we recorded an income tax benefit of $1.6 million. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was primarily driven by a rate differential for book income generated in foreign jurisdictions and book losses generated in the United States.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2009, we recorded an income tax provision of $1.9 million. We established a valuation allowance of $3.0 million for tax credits that are unlikely to be utilized in California in light of a legislative change enacted in February 2009 which affected the rules on state income apportionment for tax years beginning in 2011. Excluding the aforementioned, our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was primarily driven by a rate differential for book income generated in foreign jurisdictions and book losses generated in the United States.

 
Liquidity and Capital Resources: Changes in Financial Condition
 
    Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalents and our available senior secured revolving credit facility of $25 million with a group of banks executed in June 2009. As of March 31, 2010 our cash and cash equivalents totaled $177.4 million and there were no amounts outstanding related to our senior secured credit facility.
 
    Our cash and cash equivalents are invested with financial institutions in deposits that, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. To date, we have not experienced any losses on our deposits of cash and cash equivalents. However, we believe that the capital and credit markets have been experiencing unprecedented levels of volatility and disruption and that recent U.S. sub-prime mortgage defaults have had a significant impact across various sectors of the financial markets, causing global credit and liquidity issues. We can provide no assurance that our cash and cash equivalents will not be adversely affected by these matters in the future.
 
    Under our revolving senior secured credit facility, we are required to satisfy certain financial ratio and other covenants, as described in the Notes to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We were in compliance with the debt covenants under the credit agreements applicable to this facility as of March 31, 2010.
 
The table below sets forth the key components of cash flow for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 11,734     $ 8,651  
Net cash used in investing activities
  $ (774 )   $ (22,457 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
  $ 122,189     $ (534 )
 
Cash Flows during the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010

Net cash provided by operating activities was $11.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, which primarily consisted of $57.3 million of net loss, $25.5 million of non-cash operating expenses and $43.5 million in benefits from changes in operating assets and liabilities. Non-cash operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2010, included depreciation and amortization of $12.7 million, stock-based compensation expenses of $12.5 million, an increase in provision for inventory reserve of $1.7 million and provision for doubtful accounts of $0.2 million, these non-cash expenses increases were partially offset by an increase in deferred income taxes, net of $1.6 million.  Changes in operating assets and liabilities were driven primarily by increases in the contingent earn-out liability of $45.2 million due to an increase in the probability of revenue achievement and an increase in our share price, as well as increases in deferred margin of $2.9 million and accounts payable of $2.1 million, and decreases in inventories of $4.1 million and other changes, offset by increases in accounts receivables of $3.5 million, and reduction in accrued liabilities of $7.7 million. The decrease in inventory is a result of recognizing $12.2 million of the fair value adjustments related to acquired inventory through our operating results. The remaining changes in inventory and other working capital items were generally in line with the revenue growth.
 
Net cash used in investing activities of $0.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010 related to purchases of property and equipment. We also entered into capital lease obligations of $4.7 million relating to software tools necessary to support product development activities.
 
 Net cash provided by financing activities was $122.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, primarily from proceeds from issuance of Common Stock pursuant to a follow-on public offering of $117.8 million, net of stock offering costs of $5.6 million, and proceeds of $10.0 million from the issuance of common stock under our stock compensation plans.

   
    Cash Flows during the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009

Our net cash provided by operating activities was $8.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, which primarily consisted of $3.9 million of net loss, $12.2 million of non-cash operating expenses and $0.4 million in changes in operating assets and liabilities.  Non-cash operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2009, included stock-based compensation expenses of $4.3 million, depreciation and amortization of $4.3 million, deferred income taxes, net of $3.3 million, and provision for inventory reserve of $0.3 million.  Changes in operating assets and liabilities were primarily driven by a decrease in deferred margin of $1.0 million, inventory of $2.5 million, and accrued liabilities of $0.2 million due a decrease in product sales, partially offset by an increase in prepaid and other current assets of $2.0 million, accounts payable of $0.7 million and other long-term liabilities of $0.3 million.

Our net cash used in investing activities was $22.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, of which we used $15.5 million for the payment of Aeluros post-acquisition revenue milestone, $14.6 million for the purchase of short-term investments, and $0.3 million to purchase property and equipment, offset by $7.9 million of sales and maturities of short-term investments.  We expect to make capital expenditures of approximately $2.5 million primarily for design tools during the remainder of 2009, to support product development activities. We will use our cash and cash equivalents to fund these expenditures.

Our net cash used in financing activities was $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, primarily for prepayments of software licenses and other obligations of $0.4 million and payments for retirement of common stock of $0.3 million, offset from proceeds of stock option exercises of $0.2 million.
 
    Capital Resources

During March 2010, we completed a follow-on offering of our stock of approximately 4.1 million shares and received $112.2 million in cash, after payment of related underwriting commissions and expenses.  We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents of $177.4 million as of March 31, 2010 and our available secured credit line of $25 million will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for at least the next 12 months. Our anticipated cash needs in the next twelve months include the potential payments of up to $15.9 million under the earn-out provisions of the RMI merger agreement to the former holders of RMI common stock.  Of the estimated acquisition-related contingent earn-out liability recorded as of March 31, 2010 of $56.9 million, approximately $7.5 million would be payable in cash and $49.4 million payable in stock.
 
 Our future cash needs will depend on many factors, including the amount of revenue we generate, the timing and extent of spending to support product development efforts, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, the timing of introductions of new products, the costs to ensure access to adequate manufacturing capacity, and the continuing market acceptance of our products, and any future business acquisitions that we might undertake. We may seek additional funding through public or private equity or debt financing, and have a shelf registration allowing us to sell up to $120 million of our securities from time to time during the next three years. However, additional funding could be constrained by the terms and covenants under our senior secured credit facility and may not be available on terms acceptable to us or at all. We also might decide to raise additional capital at such times and upon such terms as management considers favorable and in our interests, including, but not limited to, from the sale of our debt and/or equity securities (before reductions for expenses, underwriting discounts and commissions) under our shelf registration statement, but we cannot be certain that we will be able to complete offerings of our securities at such times and on such terms as we may consider desirable for us.

 
Contractual Obligations
 
On March 19, 2010, we entered into an agreement to lease approximately 105,930 square feet of office space located at 3975 Freedom Circle Drive in Santa Clara, California. The premises will be used for our corporate headquarters functions and we plan to move to the new headquarter in June 2010. The lease has a term of 96 months from the commencement date.  The Company intends to sub-lease its current headquarter facility, which lease term expires in June 2011.
 
Our principal commitments as of March 31, 2010 are summarized below (in thousands):
 
   
Total
   
Less than
1 year
   
1 - 3
years
   
4 -5
years
   
After
5 years
 
Operating lease obligations
  $ 23,544     $ 2,735     $ 3,346     $ 6,528     $ 10,935  
Software license obligations
    4,316       3,120       1,196       -       -  
Wafer purchases
    19,660       19,660       -       -       -  
Acquisition-related contingent consideration
    56,934       56,934                          
Total
  $ 104,454     $ 82,449     $ 4,542     $ 6,528     $ 10,935  
 
See Note 5 for discussion of acquisition-related contingent consideration. Of the amount recorded as of March 31, 2010, approximately $7.5 million would be payable in cash and $49.4 million payable in stock.
 
In addition to the enforceable and legally binding obligations quantified in the table above, we have other obligations for goods and services entered into in the normal course of business. These obligations, however, are either not enforceable or legally binding, or are subject to change based on our business decisions.

Due to uncertainty with respect to timing of future cash flows associated with our unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2010, we are unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the period of cash settlement with the respective taxing authority. Therefore, $44.3 million of unrecognized tax benefits have been excluded from the contractual obligations table above.
 
Indemnities, Commitments and Guarantees

           In the normal course of business, we have made certain indemnities, commitments and guarantees under which we may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. These include agreements to indemnify our customers with respect to liabilities associated with the infringement of other parties’ technology based upon our products, obligations to indemnify our lessors under facility lease agreements, and obligations to indemnify our directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted under the laws of the state of Delaware. The duration of such indemnification obligations, commitments and guarantees varies and, in certain cases, is indefinite. We have not recorded any liability for any such indemnification obligations, commitments and guarantees in the accompanying balance sheets. We do, however, accrue for losses for any known contingent liability, including those that may arise from indemnification provisions, when future payment is estimable and probable.

            Under master purchase agreements signed with Cisco in November 2005, we have agreed to indemnify Cisco for costs incurred in rectifying epidemic failures, up to the greater of (on a per claim basis) 25% of all amounts paid to us by Cisco during the preceding 12 months (approximately, $19.6 million at March 31, 2010) or $9.0 million, plus replacement costs. If we are required to make payments under the indemnity, our operating results may be adversely affected.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

           As of March 31, 2010, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements as defined by item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while maximizing the income we receive from our investments without significantly increasing the risk of loss. Some of the investable securities permitted under our cash management policy may be subject to market risk for changes in interest rates. To mitigate this risk, we plan to maintain a portfolio of cash equivalent and short-term investments in a variety of securities which may include investment grade commercial paper, money market funds, government debt issued by the United States of America, state debt, certificates of deposit and investment grade corporate debt. Presently, we are exposed to minimal market risks associated with interest rate changes. We manage the sensitivity of our results of operations to these risks by maintaining investment grade short-term investments. Our cash management policy does not allow us to purchase or hold derivative or commodity instruments or other financial instruments for trading purposes. Additionally, our policy stipulates that we periodically monitor our investments for adverse material holdings related to the underlying financial solvency of the issuer. As of March 31, 2010, we did not hold any investments. Our results of operations and financial condition would not be significantly impacted by either a 10% increase or decrease in interest rates due mainly to the short-term nature of our investment portfolio.
 
Our sales outside the United States are transacted in U.S. dollars; accordingly our sales are not generally affected by foreign currency rate changes. Our operating expenses are denominated primarily in U.S. Dollars, except for expenses incurred by our wholly owned subsidiaries, which are denominated in the local currency. To date, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates have not had a material impact on our results of operations.
 
Controls and Procedures
 
Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2010. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2010 to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. During our last fiscal quarter, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
Legal Proceedings
 
From time to time we are party to claims and litigation proceedings arising in the normal course of business. Currently, we do not believe that there are any claims or litigation proceeds involving matters will result in the payment of monetary damages, net of any applicable insurance proceeds, that, in the aggregate, would be material in relation to our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows. There can be no assurance, however, that any such matters will be resolved without costly litigation, in a manner that is not adverse to our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows, or without requiring royalty payments in the future that may adversely impact gross margins.

Risk Factors
 
We face many significant risks in our business, some of which are unknown to us and not presently foreseen. These risks could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations in the future. We have disclosed a number of material risks under Item 1A of our annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2009, which we filed with the SEC on March 24, 2010, under “Business”, “Risk Factors”, and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” in our Prospectus Supplement  on Form 424B5  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2010, and under “Management’s discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” in this quarterly report. The following discussion is of material changes to risk factors disclosed in that report.
 
Because we rely on a small number of customers for a significant portion of our total revenue, the loss of, or a significant reduction in, orders for our products from these customers would negatively affect our total revenue and business.
 
    To date, we have been dependent upon orders for sales our products to a limited number of customers, and, in particular, Cisco, for most of our total revenue. During the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, Cisco and its contract manufacturers accounted for 30.6% and 36% of our total revenue, respectively. In addition, because the market segments served by us and RMI prior to the acquisition were complementary and some of our significant customer bases overlapped, the combination of our companies has not reduced our dependency on sales to some of our significant customers that we share. We expect that our future financial performance will continue to depend in large part upon our relationship with Cisco and several other large OEMs.

    We cannot assure you that existing or potential customers will not develop their own solutions, purchase competitive products or acquire companies that use alternative methods in their systems. We do not have long-term purchase commitments from any of our OEM customers or their contract manufacturers. Although we entered into master purchase agreements with certain significant customers including Cisco, one of Cisco’s foreign affiliates and a Cisco purchasing agent, these agreements do not include any long-term purchase commitments. Cisco and our other customers do business with us currently only on the basis of short-term purchase orders (subject, in the case of Cisco, to the terms of the master purchase agreements), which often are cancelable prior to shipment. The loss of orders for our products from Cisco or other major users of our products would have a significant negative impact on our business.
 
While we achieved profitability in recent years, we had a net loss in 2009 and a history of net losses prior to 2005. We may incur significant net losses in the future and may not be able to sustain profitability.
 
    We reported a net loss of $57.3 million and $3.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. We reported a net loss of $47.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2009.  We reported net income of $3.6 million and $2.6 million during the years ended 2008 and 2007, and we have reported net losses in years prior to fiscal 2005. At March 31, 2010, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $180.5 million. To regain profitability, we will have to continue to generate greater total revenue and control costs and expenses. We cannot assure you that we will be able to generate greater total revenue, or limit our costs and expenses, sufficiently to sustain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. Moreover, if we continue to make acquisitions and other transactions that generate substantial expenses for acquired intangible assets and similar items as well acquisition costs, we may not become profitable in the near term even though we otherwise meet our growth and operating objectives.  

 
A failure to successfully address the potential difficulties associated with international business could reduce our growth, increase our operating costs and negatively impact our business.

    We conduct a significant amount of our business with companies that operate primarily outside of the United States, and intend to increase sales to companies operating outside of the United States. For example, our customers based outside the United States accounted for 87% and 66% of our total revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Not only are many of our customers located abroad, but our two wafer foundries are based in Taiwan, and we outsource the assembly and some of the testing of our products to companies based in Taiwan and Hong Kong. We face a variety of challenges in doing business internationally, including:

 
 
foreign currency exchange fluctuations;

 
 
compliance with local laws and regulations that we not be familiar with;

 
 
unanticipated changes in local regulations;

 
 
potentially adverse tax consequences, such as withholding taxes;

 
 
timing and availability of export and import licenses;

 
 
political and economic instability;

 
 
reduced or limited protection of our intellectual property;

 
 
protectionist laws and business practices that favor local competition; and

 
 
additional financial risks, such as potentially longer and more difficult collection periods.

    Because we anticipate that we will continue to rely heavily on foreign based customers for our future growth, the occurrence of any of the circumstances identified above could significantly increase our operating costs, delay the timing of our revenue and harm our business and financial condition.

 
Exhibits
 
An Exhibit Index has been attached as part of this quarterly report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
             
       
NETLOGIC MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
       
Dated: May 4, 2010
     
By:
 
/s/    RONALD JANKOV
           
Ronald Jankov
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
       
Dated: May 4, 2010
     
By:
 
/s/    MICHAEL TATE
           
Michael Tate
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
31.1
  
Rule 13a-14 certification
   
31.2
  
Rule 13a-14 certification
   
32.1
  
Section 1350 certification
   
32.2
  
Section 1350 certification