Uplinq 2011

For those headed to UPLINQ 2011 this week, we hope you’ll stop by our booth during the Mobile Innovations Showcase at Qualcomm’s annual conference.    We’ll be showing VEE and VEE-related solutions all day Wednesday and Thursday. Details on UPLINQ can be found at http://www.qualcomm.com […]

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New QuickLogic Interview from Electronic Design

Here’s a link to recent interview I did with Electronic Design http://electronicdesign.com/article/digital/Improving-Display-Quality-and-Efficiency.aspx Questions and comments always welcomed […]

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Why the Kindle Can be Read in Sunlight

A few customers/investors have asked me lately why the Kindle is so readable in sunlight, and how this affects the positioning of VEE and DPO. So, while this is likely more of a review for most, please bear with me… The Kindle uses a monochrome display technology called e-ink.  E-ink displays are aptly-named; like normal […]

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“A New Way to Intranet”

On a complete side note…I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be the featured speaker at “A New Way to Intranet”, the latest webinar from BroadVision Clearvale on May 18, 2011 from 11 AM -12 noon.   This session will highlight the benefits of enterprise social networks (ESNs). What I’ll be speaking on: –What is enterprise social […]

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In the Age of Standardization, How Can a Tablet Be Different?

In Goldman Sachs’ recent market release “The disruptive nature of tablet computing: A comprehensive analysis of the winners and losers in global TMT and Retail” (April 18, 2011), they very rightly point out the lack of differentiation amongst non-iPad tablets.    Specifically, they claim “We see very little differentiation between the hardware specifications of non-Apple […]

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Don’t Miss CTO Tim Saxe

Greetings.  If you are located near San Jose, I would encourage you to join myself and QuickLogic’s CTO, Tim Saxe, at the inaugural Linley Tech Mobile Conference on Wednesday, April 20th.  Tim’s going to be speaking about “Optimizing Battery Life and Sideloading Performance with USB Tunneling.”  I’ve seen the presentation, and it’s full of extremely […]

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Why Are DPO’s Power Savings Variable by System Design?

One question I frequently get from potential customers is why QuickLogic’s DPO CSSP-based technology ‘will extend your battery life an average of 20-25%’, rather than ‘will extend your battery life 25%’.  The difference, of course, is that we state an average savings rather than define a specific savings. There are a few reasons for this, […]

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Ask the CEO, Questions Answered

Hello, and welcome to the first of hopefully many ‘Ask the CEO’ sessions here on QuickLogic’s HotSpots Blog.  I appreciate the time that our readers took to send in questions, and hope that you find this exercise worthwhile.  Now, to the questions: Q: How do we know VEE/DPO is used in a Phone/Tablet?  Is there […]

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On Recent Events in Japan

QuickLogic offers our thoughts and prayers to the people of Japan.  While we are extremely happy that all of QuickLogic’s Japanese staff and their families are safe and accounted for, our hearts are with those who lost loves ones, and those who still can’t locate those close to them.  We are encouraging donations internally to […]

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