VEE and DPO HD+; What’s Different and Improved

We’ve spent a lot of time in the past couple of days talking about generational improvements and interfaces, but the main selling features of the ArcticLink III VX will remain our Visual Enhancement Engine High Definition Plus (VEE HD+) and Display Power Optimizer High Definition Plus (DPO HD+). Those familiar with our products know the […]

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Display Interfaces; What’s Popular Where, and Why We Chose What We Chose

Hopefully our readers have had a chance to digest everything so far on the ArcticLink III VX.  We’re going to do our best to continue to bring you information as we approach the end of the year. Today’s subject is interfaces, and why we chose what we chose. According to our internal market research and […]

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QuickLogic Generations; How the ArcticLink III VX Compares and Contrasts to the ArcticLink II VX

For those who are avid readers of the QuickLogic HotSpots, the ArcticLink II VX (ALII) is a very familiar topic.  As the primary vehicle for our VEE and DPO technologies, the ALII has been used by OEMs such as Pantech, BenQ, Kyocera, and others. But, like all things aimed at consumer technology, it must evolve, […]

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Presentation from FPD

If you are unable to make it, you are welcomed to view the PDF version of today’s FPD Technology and Application Forum presentation here. A video of the actual presentation should be available in a few short weeks. Look for new blogs on the ArcticLink III VX starting tomorrow […]

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So, Is the ArcticLink III VX Really a CSSP?

One of the questions I’ve been asked consistently since our first ArcticLink III VX press meeting is “is this really a CSSP?  Isn’t it more of an ASSP?” In summary: Yes, this is a CSSP.  Here’s why: Obviously there is no fabric on this chip.  This certainly makes the silicon appear to be closer to […]

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A Couple of Articles on the ArcticLink III VX

A couple of nice write ups from the press on our ArcticLink III VX release. Contributed Articles (I have to say, the author of these articles may make good points, but his face is really too familiar for my tastes…) EE Times http://www.eetimes.com/design/programmable-logic/4231155/Display-interface-and-power-saving-challenges–The-system-designer-perspective?Ecosystem=programmable-logic Mobile Development and Design http://mobiledevdesign.com/tutorials/use-bridging-prevent-processor-display-mismatches-1211/ Editorials Electronic Engineering Journal http://www.eejournal.com/archives/articles/20111206-quicklogic/ Electronics Weekly […]

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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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