Introducing the ArcticLink III VX…

For those who haven’t seen today’s release, we did in announce (a couple of days ahead of expectations) QuickLogic’s newest product family, the ArcticLink III VX, featuring VEE HD+ and DPO HD+ in interface bridging, interface pass-through, and interface duplication and bridging options.  This product family targets smartphones, tablets, and embedded pico projector applications. In […]

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For Those Who Have Yet to Handle a Pantech Phone…

Our web Jedi/graphics guru Kazu has published a new video blog talking about the Smart Eco radio button on the Pantech tablet phone, showing how VEE and DPO can be implemented. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9W0E4qBUbw&hd=1 Continued apologies for the narrator. […]

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A Few Random Items

Happy (belated) Halloween from QuickLogic.  As you recover from the hoards of freeloading kids in search of sugary goodness, a few random items and thoughts for today: (1)    So…battery life is important to users? http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/iphoneios-5-battery-saver-tips/15712 http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1738691 http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/tech/mobile/iphone-4s-problems/index.html http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_19234280 (2)    CES We’ve been asked, and yes, we will be at CES this year.  More information will […]

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On Kyocera

So, the news is out of our next smartphone, the Kyocera DIGNO.   We are extremely excited about working with Kyocera, and having seen this phone during the development and integration process, I definitely would recommend it for any of our Japanese readers.  The screen is gorgeous – the OLED ‘Luminous Display’ is a thing of […]

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What Does Effective Lumens Look Like?

A quick word or two with a much more impactful image. People have asked me to show some sort of visual evidence of what VEE can do for pico projectors.  Below are two images I took of pico-projected content, the left one with VEE turned off and the right with VEE turned on. For those […]

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…And We’re Back

Thanks for visiting us here at QuickLogic’s HotSpots…today’s subject is a few more of the frequently asked questions we regularly get on VEE and DPO technology. Q: How does VEE work with curved cover glass displays? A: Obviously curved cover glass is a potential trend in mobile phones, with it being used two recent Google […]

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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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Mobile Video on Smartphones

A quick link today here at QuickLogic Hotspots: http://www.comscoredatamine.com/2011/08/whos-watching-video-on-their-mobile/ One thing about the study I find very interesting the demographics.   Mobile video is something that is relatively new to most people in the US (where the study is focused).   Normally, for a new, tech-based application, most would assume that the younger generation become the early […]

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