QuickLogic Announces uWatt Programmable Bridge for the Intel PXA2XX Processor Line
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Mar 14, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- QuickLogic Corporation
(Nasdaq: QUIK)
-- Ultra Low Power Programmable Bridge Enables Rapid Adoption of Emerging
Technologies Not Natively Supported by the Intel(R) PXA2XX Family of Processors
-- Proven Solution Reduces Risk, Improves Time to Market and Reduces Development
Costs
QuickLogic Corporation (Nasdaq: QUIK), a pioneer of Embedded Standard Products
and uWatt FPGAs, announced their first in a series of uWatt Programmable Bridges
optimized for Intel(R) PXA2XX Processor line based on the Intel XScale(R)
microarchitecture. The QuickPCI-based bridge solution enables designers to
expand the Intel XScale(R) microarchitecture's native peripheral set to
communicate with PCI-based peripherals, such as Wi-Fi, Ultra Wideband and USB
2.0. Applications such as Handheld GPS, Portable Medical, VoWLAN PDAs and
Smartphones stand to benefit from QuickLogic's industry-leading low power
technology.
In addition to the bridge, QuickLogic has developed a complete Wi-Fi solution
that includes a Daughtercard that plugs seamlessly into Intel(R) PXA270-based
Processor Developer's Kit ("Mainstone" DVK) and a complete Board Support Package
(BSP) for the Linux operating system. The Daughtercard connects easily into the
VLIO connector of the DVK, allowing designers to make system architecture
tradeoffs including power consumption, performance and cost. This improves
developers' time to market and eliminates risk. QuickLogic currently plans to
support the Windows CE and Windows Mobile operating systems in the future.
"The Intel(R) PXA2XX Processor line is clearly gaining massive support in
high-growth, mobile consumer applications," said Kevin Yee, QuickLogic's
Director of Business Development. "Our companion solution provides the unique
combination of system performance at very low power, a void left unaddressed by
traditional FPGA and CPLD solutions."
"The connectivity that QuickLogic's programmable bridge provides allows us to
address emerging markets with our existing embedded processors," said Scott
Dunagan, Intel's Director of Marketing. "In particular, it addresses the
near-term opportunity presented by the broad availability of 802.11a/b/g
chipsets for portable and handheld consumer market segments such as VoWLAN
phones, games and medical devices."
The release of this uWatt programmable bridge solution represents the first step
towards providing low power connectivity between the Intel(R) PXA2XX Family of
processors and a host of emerging networking, storage and media processing
technologies that target portable and handheld markets.
QuickLogic is a General Member of the Intel(R) Communications Alliance, a
community of communications and embedded developers and solution providers.
Availability
QuickLogic demonstrated their Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g connectivity platform during the
Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) San Francisco 2005. The QuickPCI device is
production released. For pricing, contact your local QuickLogic Sales
Representative at www.quicklogic.com/sales.
About QuickLogic
QuickLogic Corporation (Nasdaq: QUIK) invented and has pioneered the Embedded
Standard Product (ESP) architecture, with the introduction of first products in
1998. ESPs are semiconductor devices that deliver the guaranteed performance,
lower cost and lower risk of standard products, coupled with the flexibility and
time-to-market benefits of programmable logic. QuickLogic's proprietary ViaLink
metal-to-metal interconnect technology offers significant benefits -- including
very low power at high performance levels -- to our customers and is the
foundation of our ESP product families, as well as our core FPGA products.
Founded in 1988, the company is located at 1277 Orleans Drive, Sunnyvale, CA
94089-1138. For more information please visit the QuickLogic web site at
www.quicklogic.com
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