SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- QuickLogic
Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), a developer of ultra-low power
multi-core voice enabled SoCs, embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP, display
bridge and programmable logic solutions, today announced the
availability of silicon-proven and ready-to-use ultra-low power
ArcticPro™ eFPGA technology on GLOBALFOUNDRIES 22FDX® (FD-SOI)
process technology. The complete software tool suite supporting the
development and integration of eFPGA designs on this node is also
available. This announcement establishes QuickLogic's
technology and software offering as the industry's first and only
eFPGA solution available for GF's 22FDX process
technology.
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QuickLogic is an FPGA veteran, having delivered tens of millions
of devices and thousands of customer-installed tools for more than
30 years. Therefore, design engineers using eFPGA technology for
SoC designs on the GF's 22FDX process can benefit from the
company's extensive experience in providing robust programmable
platforms, while exploiting the many advantages offered by the
powerful combination of having highly flexible hardware embedded in
high integration SoCs implemented using an advanced process
technology.
For example, designers can add reprogrammable hardware
acceleration capability to their designs to improve system-level
performance while simultaneously reducing power consumption.
Having embedded FPGA technology also enables post-production design
changes to address adjacent applications, an evolving competitive
landscape, or emerging specifications and standards.
These advantages translate into increased market opportunity and
product longevity for SoC designs, with the potential for
correspondingly large increases in total profitability, for a large
number of markets and applications. Particular benefits are
expected for IoT applications in the Artificial Intelligence (AI),
Automotive, and Security markets.
According to Markets and Markets research firm, the Internet of
Things market is expected to grow from USD
170.57 Billion in 2017 to USD 561.04
Billion by 2022, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of
26.9%. This growth presents SoC designers with new challenges
whereby a single fixed SoC design cannot address the broad spectrum
of end products and product variants. Hence, it has become critical
to increase the flexibility of SoCs so that designers can
reconfigure a device's functionality post production or even in the
field and avoid expensive and time-consuming SoC redesigns.
"GF's 22FDX process is particularly well suited to implementing
SoC designs with embedded FPGA technology," said Mao Wang, product marketing director at
QuickLogic Corporation. "We believe that this powerful
combination will enable a host of new applications through
increased design flexibility, lower development cost, reduced
device power consumption, and higher system performance."
"With the growth of the IoT market, a new set of applications
and devices are driving the need for differentiated silicon
solutions," said Mark Ireland, vice
president of ecosystem partnerships at GF. "We are pleased to work
with QuickLogic as their years of experience with FPGAs will help
FDX-based SoC designers to gain a critical time-to-market advantage
for IoT applications."
Availability
ArcticPro eFPGA technology on GF's 22FDX
process, and its associated software design suite, is available
now. For more information, please visit
www.quicklogic.com/technologies/efpga-ip/arcticpro-efpga/
About QuickLogic
QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK)
enables OEMs to maximize battery life for highly differentiated,
immersive user experiences with Smartphone, Wearable, Hearable and
IoT devices. QuickLogic delivers these benefits through industry
leading ultra-low power customer programmable SoC semiconductor
solutions, embedded software, and algorithm solutions for always-on
voice and sensor processing. The company's embedded FPGA initiative
also enables SoC designers to easily implement post production
changes, and increase revenue by providing hardware programmability
to their end customers. For more information about QuickLogic,
please visit www.quicklogic.com.
The QuickLogic logo and QuickLogic are registered trademarks
of QuickLogic Corporation and ArcticPro is a trademark of
QuickLogic. All other brands or trademarks are the property of
their respective holders and should be treated as such.
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