QuickLogic Announces Windows CE Support for the QuickMIPS Family of Programmable SoCs; Aligned to QuickLogic's Focus on Enterprise and Automotive Media Equipment

Business Wire, August 2, 2004

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- QuickLogic Corporation (Nasdaq:QUIK), the inventor and pioneer of Embedded Standard Products (ESPs), announced the immediate availability of Microsoft's Windows CE .NET embedded operating system optimized for its QuickMIPS product family. This family of programmable system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices is targeted for applications that require the efficient and secure transmission of digital media across wired and wireless enterprise and automotive networks.

"Many of our customers that are developing embedded systems such as overhead projectors, digital signage, gaming and in-car infotainment applications are facing significant time to market and system differentiation challenges," said Ian Ferguson, Vice President and General Manager of QuickLogic's QuickMIPS Division. "The combination of QuickLogic's proven hardware blocks and Microsoft's rich software base provides a proven platform that enables our mutual customer's engineering organizations to focus on their areas of hardware and software system value-add."

"QuickLogic's QuickMIPS products combine a turnkey MIPS-architecture CPU system with programmable logic, enabling customers to quickly build Windows CE-powered devices that more-securely distribute digital content over IP networks," said Todd Brix, Group Product Manager, Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. "The enhanced security, network protocols and low pricing of Windows CE enable manufacturers to cost-effectively provide voice, video and data services to their devices."

Availability

The Board Support Package (BSP) for the QuickMIPS devices is optimized for the QuickMIPS Development Platform (QDP) available directly from QuickLogic. The QuickMIPS-specific board support software is available free of charge directly from QuickLogic. The BSP is expected to be formally certified by Microsoft by the end of Q3, 2004.

About QuickLogic

QuickLogic Corporation (Nasdaq:QUIK) began developing the Embedded Standard Product (ESP) architecture in 1998. ESPs deliver the guaranteed performance and lower cost of standard semiconductor products, coupled with the flexibility and time-to-market benefits of programmable logic. QuickLogic's ViaLink(R) metal-to-metal interconnect technology enables high performance ESPs and is the foundation of the company's core FPGA products. Founded in 1988, the company is located at 1277 Orleans Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1138. For more information, please visit the QuickLogic web site at www.quicklogic.com.

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