QuickLogic And First Silicon Solutions Speed QuickMIPS System Designs with Real-Time Trace System Analyzer.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

Embedded Processor Forum 2002

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2002

QuickLogic Corporation (Nasdaq:QUIK)

-- Offers concurrent debug of processor and programmable fabric

-- Supported by Green Hills Software's MULTI(R) 2000 and Accelerated
Technology's code lab(TM) Embedded Developer Suite

QuickLogic Corporation (Nasdaq:QUIK), the pioneer and leader in ESPs (embedded standard products) and First Silicon Solutions (FS2) today announced the availability of a real-time trace system analyzer for the QuickMIPS(TM) development platform. By delivering concurrent hardware and software debug, the FS2 System Analyzer for QuickMIPS speeds overall system designs and gives engineers added flexibility.

The FS2 System Analyzer is a key part of QuickLogic's complete system development kit (SDK) for the QuickMIPS platform, which includes a QuickMIPS device, and a board support package with a real-time operating system (RTOS), timing model and drivers. Source level debugging is supported by Green Hills Software's MULTI(R) 2000 and Accelerated Technology's code lab(TM) Embedded Developer Suite.

"The complexity of system-chip designs increases dramatically when high performance processors are included," said Rick Leatherman, president and CEO of First Silicon Solutions. "The FS2 System Analyzer is the first tool that allows an engineer to seamlessly debug the interdependencies between the programmable fabric and an embedded core."

"The QuickMIPS SDK with its expansion connector can be used as the prototyping board, which can save months of development time," said Lit Lam, senior director and general manager of QuickLogic's ESP product line. "The new analyzer extends those benefits to our integrated design environment by addressing the need for faster debugging."

A Better Debug Solution

The FS2 System Analyzer combines an enhanced MIPS EJTAG (Extended JTAG) FS2 BlackBox(R) debug probe with configurable logic analysis monitor (CLAM(TM),) on-chip logic in the QuickMIPS ESP to access as many as 128 internal nodes (32 of which can be traced simultaneously) in the QuickMIPS programmable fabric. Trace information can be captured on-chip (standard) with up to 4K frames of trace depth. An available option provides for high speed streaming of the trace off-chip with trace depth up to 128K, which saves on-chip resources for user logic. Cross triggering between the CLAM and the MIPS32(TM) 4Kc(TM) microprocessor core enables instructions to be stopped and traced back to the state of various signals in the fabric, or triggers on specified conditions in the programmable fabric can be used to halt the CPU. The system runs on Windows(R) 98/NT/2000 over an IEEE-1284 EPP/ECP high-speed parallel port.

QuickMIPS Design Advantages

The QuickMIPS SDK with the expansion connector, RTOS ports, system model, and drivers can be used as a prototype system. The system model, SDK and the programmable logic on the QuickMIPS part allows customers to make the software and hardware tradeoffs. Boot code in Flash memory can be downloaded through the USB port on the SDK. Also, the Ethernet ports on the SDK allow fast downloading of code for application development.

Complete Design Environment

"When we first envisioned our code lab Embedded Developer Suite, platforms such as the FS2 System Analyzer were at the forefront of our minds," said Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division CTO Lance Brooks. "The combination of our hardware-assisted code lab products, our Nucleus(R) RTOS products, and FS2 System Analyzer will bring unprecedented benefits to QuickMIPS processor system developers."

"Green Hills is pleased to be part of the QuickMIPS system development platform," said Robert Redfield, director of partner programs at Green Hills. "Software developers will greatly benefit from Green Hills' MULTI 2000 optimized compilers, advanced debugger and integrated development environment when developing with the FS2 System Analyzer and the QuickMIPS SDK environment."

Pricing and Availability

The FS2 System Analyzer for the QuickMIPS development system is available from First Silicon Solutions for $3,995 with on-chip trace and $5,995 with off-chip trace. More information about the analyzer is available at www.fs2.com.

Editors: Artwork of the analyzer and the design platform is available at http://www.quicklogic.com/press room-

QuickLogic ESP Advantages

QuickLogic ESP families represent a system-level IC approach based on optimized, pre-characterized embedded functionality surrounded by user-configurable logic. The performance and size advantages provided by these embedded functions and QuickLogic's ViaLink(R) logic architecture make these families ideal for high-speed, low-power applications such as tele- and data-communications, data storage and imaging. QuickLogic ESP families include QuickPCI(TM), QuickDSP(TM), QuickRAM(TM), QuickSD(TM), QuickFC(TM) and QuickMIPS(TM).

About First Silicon Solutions

First Silicon Solutions provides IP and tools for testing and debugging of SoC hardware and software. FS2 products help silicon vendors and their customers develop and more effectively market their products, reducing their development cycles, and allowing them to focus on delivering all the potential of the system on silicon. For more information on FS2, call Chuck Swartley at 503/292-6730 or visit the web site http://www.fs2.com.

About QuickLogic

QuickLogic Corporation (Nasdaq:QUIK) introduced the Embedded Standard Product (ESP) architecture in 1998, creating a new class of semiconductor devices that combines the guaranteed performance and lower cost of standard products with the flexibility and time-to-market benefits of programmable logic. Since then, QuickLogic has developed more than 100 ESP solutions for OEMs in such markets as telecommunications and data communications; video/audio, graphics and imaging; instrumentation and test; high-performance computing; and military systems. For more information on the company and its products, please go to www.quicklogic.com.

Safe Harbor Statement Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This news release contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties including statements regarding pricing and availability of QuickMIPS devices and related products. QuickLogic's actual results may differ from the results described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, the availability and performance of the products, market acceptance of the products, the impact of competitive products and general conditions in the semiconductor industry. These and other risk factors are detailed in QuickLogic's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Note to Editors: QuickLogic and the QuickLogic logo are registered trademarks and QuickFC, QuickPCI, QuickDSP, QuickRAM and QuickSD are trademarks of QuickLogic Corporation. All other brands or trademarks are the property of their respective holders and should be treated as such.

The product name "code lab" should be written with a pipe symbol between "code" and "lab," no space. The symbol was omitted in this press release to avoid garble in some databases and on websites.