Cavium Ranked Among Fastest Growing Companies in North America on Deloitte's 2012 Technology Fast 500a"

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: [ CAVM ]), a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications and the digital home today announced it has ranked for the fifth consecutive year on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Cavium's revenue grew 378 percent between fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year 2011 and it was ranked 223 this year among Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 companies.

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Cavium's chief executive officer, Syed Ali, credits the company's talented employees and impressive product portfolio, which includes integrated and scalable processors and software solutions, with the company's 378 percent revenue growth. He said, "We are pleased to have been named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 once again. We look forward to driving aggressive growth by providing highly differentiated and performance leading processor solutions addressing major industry trends across the mobile and data center markets."

"We are proud to honor the 2012 Technology Fast 500™ companies, and commend them for their outstanding growth," said Eric Openshaw, vice chairman, Deloitte LLP and U.S. technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) leader. "These ground-breaking companies have outpaced their competition and are reinventing the way we do business today."

"The companies on the Fast 500 list are among those that have demonstrated remarkable innovation, creativity and business savvy," said Bill Ribaudo partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP and national TMT leader for audit and enterprise risk services (AERS). "As a result, these companies have continued to successfully forge ahead in a challenging economic environment. We applaud the leadership and employees of Cavium for this impressive accomplishment."

Overall, 2012 Technology Fast 500™ companies achieved revenue growth ranging from 128 percent to 279,684 percent from 2007 to 2011.

About Deloitte's 2012 Technology Fast 500™
Technology Fast 500, conducted by Deloitte & Touche LLP, provides a ranking of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies – both public and private - in North America. Technology Fast 500 award winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2007 to 2011.

In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or technology that is sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company's operating revenues. Companies must have base-year operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD or CD, and current-year operating revenues of at least $5 million USD or CD. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of five years, and be headquartered within North America.

About Cavium
Cavium is a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing in networking, communications and the digital home. Cavium offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors ranging in performance from 10 Mbps to over 100 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in enterprise, data-center, broadband/consumer and access & service provider equipment. Cavium's processors are supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating systems, tool support, reference designs and other services. Cavium's principal offices are in San Jose, California with design team locations in California, Massachusetts, India and China. For more information, please visit: [ http://www.cavium.com ].

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Cavium Ranked Among Fastest Growing Companies in North America on Deloitte's 2012 Technology Fast 500a"