Netronome Systems, Inc., a leading developer of highly programmable semiconductor products that provide intelligent and secure flow processing for network and communications devices, today announced that silicon industry veteran John Scarisbrick has been appointed as chairman of the board.

“John has a long and successful track record working in executive management and independent director roles at a variety of technology companies. This, combined with his extensive knowledge of the semiconductor industry, will provide immediate value and insight for our company,” said Niel Viljoen, CEO of Netronome. “We welcome the opportunity to work with him and expect his proven ability to create value in semiconductor businesses at all phases of growth to be an asset to Netronome.”

“I look forward to serving as the chairman of the Netronome board,” said Mr. Scarisbrick. “Netronome has an extraordinary opportunity to meet the needs of designers of communications equipment whose network processing requirements extend beyond simple forwarding. Netronome’s Network Flow Processors deliver high-performance packet processing with intelligence, security and virtualization, creating a unique and powerful solution for the fast-growing market for flow processing, including next-generation wireless, service routers, security appliances and virtualized servers.”

Netronome’s flow processors are powered by 40 programmable networking cores that deliver 2000 instructions and 50 flow operations per packet at 30 million packets per second, enabling 20 Gbps of L2-L7 processing with line-rate security and I/O virtualization for millions of simultaneous flows. In addition, Netronome’s network flow processor technology is backward-compatible with the market-leading Intel® IXP28XX processor, protecting customers’ immense investment in field-proven and network-hardened software.