QuickLogic Eclipse Family Now Supported by In-Target System Analyzer From First Silicon Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2002 -- Faster and easier testing for system chip designs -- Advanced logic analysis features at a competitive price QuickLogic Corporation (Nasdaq:QUIK), the pioneer and leader in ESPs (embedded standard products) and First Silicon Solutions (FS2) announced today the availability of the ISA-Eclipse(TM), a real-time trace in-target system analyzer created for QuickLogic's high-speed Eclipse(TM) family of FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays.) The new analyzer is ideal for engineers using Eclipse devices for large, complex applications such as telecommunications, networking, computing, and test. The ISA-Eclipse offers the first On-chip Instrumentation (OCI OCI Oracle Call Interface OCI Organisation de la Conférence Islamique (French: Organization of the Islamic Conference) OCI Other Comprehensive Income OCI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest (R)) solution for debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. of QuickLogic's patented ViaLink(R) metal-to-metal interconnect technology, which provides complete access to any device resource. "Traditionally, adding real-time trace capability to an 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. design has consumed a large percentage of logic resources," said Brian Faith, product marketing manager for QuickLogic FPGAs. "With the ISA-Eclipse, designers can do fast, easy and accurate silicon debug and use a small fraction of the total device resources. The benefit to the designer is flexible debug capability and 100% device utilization." A Better Debug Solution ISA-Eclipse features the FS2 Navigator(R) OCI in the form of a Configurable Logic Analysis Monitor (CLAM(TM)) logic. This allows the user to trace and trigger on up to 128 specified signals (32 at a time) in any Eclipse device. The FS2 BlackBox(R) probe connects to the Eclipse target system using a 10-pin header connector or 38-pin Mictor cable (optional with off-chip trace capture). The system runs on a Windows(R) 98/NT/2000 PC over an IEEE-1284 EPP/ECP high speed parallel port or USB port A USB socket on a computer or peripheral device into which a USB cable is plugged. See USB. . The High-Speed Eclipse Family of Devices The Eclipse family's enhanced logic SuperCell architecture provides internal register-to-register speeds of 600 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. and up to 583,000 system gates with 83K bits of dual-port SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory . All family members operate at internal frequencies of up 600 MHz and chip-to-chip frequencies of over 225 MHz, with logic cell delays of less than 1.0 ns and clock-to-out delays of less than 3.0 ns. Pricing and Availability The ISA-Eclipse In-Target System Analyzer is available from First Silicon Solutions for $2,495. More information about the analyzer is available at www.fs2.com. About First Silicon Solutions First Silicon Solutions provides IP and tools for testing and debugging of SoC hardware and software. FS2 Navigator(R) OCI(R) (On-chip Instrumentation) helps 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, call Chuck Swartley at 503/292-6730 ext. 103 or visit the web site at www.fs2.com. FS2, OCI, Navigator, BlackBox and CLAM are trademarks of First Silicon Solutions, Inc. About QuickLogic QuickLogic Corporation (Nasdaq:QUIK) introduced the Embedded Standard Product (ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. ) 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 See PLD. . Since then, QuickLogic has developed more than 100 ESP solutions for OEMs in such markets as telecommunications and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. ; video/audio, graphics and imaging; instrumentation and test; high-performance computing High-speed computing, which typically refers to supercomputers used in scientific research. ; and military systems. For more information on the company and its products, please go to 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 Under The Private Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called 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 Eclipse devices and the ISA-Eclipse analyzer. 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, general conditions in the semiconductor industry, development risks, market acceptance and the impact of competitive products. These and other risk factors are detailed in QuickLogic's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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. |
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