Abstract: Stabilizing controller design was discussed for discrete-time networked control systems (NCSs) considering packet dropouts and non-uniformly distributed delays. According to the influence of packet dropouts and network-induced delays separately on system performance and taking account of the non-uniform distribution of the delays, a new model for a discrete-time NCS was established. Then, a new Lyapunov functional was constructed, based on which a stabilizing controller was designed by combining with the linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). And the performance of the considered system was optimized. For dividing the non-uniformly distributed delays, a new algorithm was presented to choose a proper dividing point instead of a midpoint used as a demarcation point in the existing methods. A numerical example illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed stabilizing controller design.