QuickLogic Companion Device Enables Energy Efficient HDD and PCI Connectivity to Intel PXA Processor.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :QUIK): - Lowest power, single-chip solution provides bridge and control functions between PXA Processor, Micro Hard Disk Drives (HDD (Hard Disk Drive) See hard disk and HDD caddy. HDD - hard disk drive ) and PCI-based devices - Solution Pack includes Linux and Windows(R) CE software drivers, reference designs and Mobile Application Board (MAB) QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QUIK), the lowest power programmable logic See PLD. leader, today announced the availability of its bridge controller based on the ultra-low power Eclipse II(TM) FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. technology. The integrated IDE and PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). controllers enable energy efficient connectivity between the popular Intel(R) PXA processor family, IDE-based Micro HDDs and PCI-based devices. The Intel(R) PXA is one of the most popular processors for handheld, battery-powered portable applications; however, the processor does not provide a native interface to common standards such as PCI and IDE. This poses battery life challenges when integrating commonly used PCI-based peripherals such as Wi-Fi, Ultra Wideband, MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). decoder/encoder devices and 10/100/1G Ethernet chipsets. QuickLogic's companion products solve this challenge. The embedded PCI controller of the companion device supports two external PCI agents. Through the on-board programmable logic, the device can be expanded to support up to four external PCI agents. Through the use of the SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. bus-mastering feature supported by the PXA processor, the QuickLogic companion device has been optimized to significantly reduce processor bus utilization - not feasible with CPLDs or FPGAs without embedded RAM. The embedded IDE controller (1) The controlling electronics built into an IDE drive. See IDE. (2) The adapter on the plug-in card or motherboard that connects to the IDE controller. This is technically the IDE host adapter, but is often called the IDE controller. See IDE. can perform transfers to or from an IDE-based hard disk drive in any of the PIO modes (0, 1, 2, 3 or 4). By integrating full sector buffers in the device, QuickLogic has been able to demonstrate performance of greater than 13MB/s during data transfers. The IDE timing and registers are completely handled by the QuickLogic companion device, hence further reducing the processor's bus utilization and enabling more energy efficient operation. "This latest programmable bridge controller is another example of QuickLogic's commitment to delivering ready-to-integrate solutions for portable products such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Smartphones, Personal Media Products (PMP See point-to-multipoint and portable media player. PMP - Portable Media Player ), and portable industrial systems," said Itsu Wang, Logic Products, Marketing Manager for QuickLogic. "Our ultra-low power FPGAs, and complete Solution Packs guarantee the best performance at the lowest power, and decrease design time, allowing our customers to reach production faster." Pricing and Availability The bridge controller and Linux/Windows CE software drivers are available now with pricing starting at $6 in high volume. More information on the bridge controller can be found at www.quicklogic.com/pxa_companion. The Mobile Application Board that supports this PCI/IDE bridge controller is available now and is currently priced at $999. For more information on the MAB, visit www.quicklogic.com/mab. About QuickLogic QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QUIK) is the leading provider of the lowest power programmable logic solutions for the portable electronics, industrial, communications and military markets. Our latest products, PolarPro(TM), Eclipse II(TM) and QuickPCI(R) are being used to implement bridge and control solutions in embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. requiring Wi-Fi and IDE-based hard disk drives. QuickLogic's proprietary ViaLink(R) technology offers significant benefits for programmable logic, including the lowest power, instant-on capability and bulletproof Refers to extremely stable hardware and/or software that cannot be brought down no matter what unusual conditions arise. See industrial strength. bulletproof - Used of an algorithm or implementation considered extremely robust; lossage-resistant; capable of correctly intellectual property security. The company is located at 1277 Orleans Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1138. Web site www.quicklogic.com Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This news release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among others, the expected performance, efficiency and benefits of any QuickLogic products and expectations regarding pricing. QuickLogic's actual results may differ materially from the results described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to performance and market acceptance of QuickLogic product technology and the impact of competitive products, general conditions in the semiconductor industry and related development risks. Certain other risk factors are detailed in QuickLogic's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. QuickLogic disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. The QuickLogic name and logo are registered trademarks of QuickLogic Corporation. 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