Semiconductor design engineers live and die by Moore’s Law – every 18 months, your device should shrink by 2 and be twice as powerful. That law has served consumers well for many years, demonstrated by the fact that our smartphones today are significantly more powerful than the desktop PCs we worked on even last decade. […]
Why Sensor Hubs?
When I took over as President & CEO of QuickLogic in January of 2011, one of the first things I did was to put more emphasis on our roadmaps and R&D investment. I felt at the time, and still do, that R&D investment is the lifeblood of any technology company. As part of this investment, […]
Some “Context” on Sensor Definitions
With our exciting announcement today of our ArcticLink 3 S1 and PolarPro 3 solutions, I thought it would be proper to provide some terms that followers of QuickLogic will soon to be very accustomed to hearing from us in various places. With no further ado (and there will be a test, so pay attention)… Sensor […]
Sensor Hub and PolarPro 3 Videos
Recently updated to our YouTube site are some brief informational video’s on our latest products, the Ultra-low Power Sensor Hub ArcticLink 3 S1 and the PolarPro 3. You can find the video’s embedded below, and can click on them for a larger, native YouTube version. Happy viewing, and continue to check back here at QuickLogic […]
Introduction to the ArcticLink 3 S1
Today we announced our newest silicon platform, the ArcticLink 3 S1. Our ultra-low power sensor hub (ULPSH) product line, featuring both standard and catalog CSSPs, represents a big leap forward in terms of capability enabled by our brand new reprogrammable fabric. The standard CSSP product allows OEMs to customize the product with their own internally […]
An Additional Upcoming Investor Conference
Andy Pease (CEO) and Ralph Marimon (CFO) will be presenting at the Craig-Hallum 4th annual Alpha Select Conference on September 26 in New York City (my hometown, and the best darn city in the world). As usual, we will post the contents of the presentation on our investor site at QuickLogic.com, as well as linked […]
Quick Link to the ROTH 2013 Investor Presentation
For those unable to attend, please find a copy of the presentation given at today’s ROTH conference here. Always happy to answer any questions! […]
Presentation from Uplinq
Greetings! Mehul Kochar, QuickLogic’s Senior Business Development Manager, presented yesterday at the 2013 Uplinq Conference in San Diego. As Qualcomm’s signature developers conference, Uplinq hosts thousands of attendees from various companies, including OEMs of components, software, applications, & hardware, plus wireless carriers and press. A truly worldwide audience, Uplinq provides great visibility for our company. […]
ROTH Semiconductor 2013
A quick note to our readers that our CEO and President, Andy Pease, and CFO, Ralph Marimon, will be available for meetings at the ROTH Semiconductor Corporate Access Day, next Monday, September 9th, in San Francisco. Information can be found in our press release here. As the PR notes, this is for institutional clients of […]
The Inner Workings of a Digital Still Camera
A question from our “Submit a Question” section here on HotSpots: For the last three earnings calls, Andy has commented on the progress of a design win for the camera market. How does the display path of a high resolution camera differ from a smartphone with a camera? What is it exactly that needs to […]
