USB to SDIO, the Latest Catalog CSSP

Greetings! QuickLogic today announced our latest Catalog CSSP (#4, by my count), the USB-to-SDIO solution. In short, this Catalog CSSP enables the translation of USB to SDIO, meant for use in systems whose processors are either SDIO-port limited or don’t even have SDIO ports. Here’s why we like this, and like it a lot: smartphones […]

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Packing for C.E.S.

As today’s press release alluded to, we’ll again be at CES this year.    As it mentioned, we’ll be demonstrating a few things VEE-related, as well as a good amount of connectivity-related items, including 3G datacards and CX reference designs (namely our Jupiter boards).  There may even be something on pico’s… For those who are going […]

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Still here…

Sorry for the lack of posting lately.  Its been a hectic end-of-summer, early fall for us at QuickLogic, and unfortunately blogging temporarily fell by the wayside.  I promise we’ll be back up to our normal cadence very soon, including more information on the CX, solutions for pico projectors, and of course, the next generation of […]

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Ask the CEO Late Summer 2011, Questions Answered

Hello everyone, and thanks for the submissions.  Onto the answers… 1)      Recently there has been some discussion about China’s own mobile devices that will be at lower price points and the idea is there may be a significant ramp in devices sold.  Soon it will be a year since QUIK’s item related to China…http://shop.quicklogic.com/quicklogic-expands-presence-in-asia-to-meet-increasing-demand-for-cssps/ Can […]

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How the CX Enhances Our Capabilities in Datacards

We’ve posted another video blog on our YouTube channel, starring yours truly (we’re looking for volunteers, I promise!), discussing how our new ArcticLink II CX enhances QuickLogic’s capabilities in the data card market. The video provides the viewer: a brief review of the CX an explanation of the function(s) QuickLogic’s PolarPro II CSSPs have performed […]

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A Couple of New Video Blogs on our YouTube channel…

We’ve posted a couple of new video blogs supporting today’s ArcticLink II CX CSSP press release.  You can view them on our YouTube video channel, or by clicking directly on the links below: http://www.youtube.com/user/QuickLogicCorp#p/u/1/XidbHBgNAok http://www.youtube.com/user/QuickLogicCorp#p/u/0/-Iyubq5JEhw We are expecting to update our channel continually with information on the CX, VX, and other QuickLogic-related CSSP items.  While […]

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Ask the CEO, Summer 2011 Edition

I would like to thank everyone who submitted their questions and for reading about us here at QuickLogic HotSpots.  On to the questions… Q: Was QuickLogic late to get into the mobile picture? A: I think the answer depends on how you define ‘mobile picture’.  Certainly, our introduction in 2007 of the CSSP model and […]

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So, Really…What is a CSSP?

Starting off, CSSP equals Customer Specific Standard Product.  QuickLogic introduced the CSSP concept to the market back in 2007, and our efforts are paying off, as shown by the growth of this technology (we reported a 93% increase in new product sales in our last earning call). But what exactly is a CSSP, and what […]

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Honeycomb Cometh…

Google’s demonstration last week of its Android 3.0 OS (Honeycomb, for those ‘in the know’) has been widely hailed as the first real shot across the massive battleship that is iPad/iOS.  Naval references aside, the combination of support for larger display sizes along with graphics and interfaces designed specifically for those larger displays is exactly […]

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As CES Approaches…

For most, the new year brings promises of (rarely-kept) resolutions and hangovers.  For us folks in the consumer electronics industry, it means we need to start packing our bags for the annual trek to Las Vegas for the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show.   This year being no exception, the usual gang from QuickLogic will be at […]

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