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ArcticLink II CX Solution Platform Family

Architected for a Superior Mobile User Experience

ArcticLink II CX-based media platform delivers a superior user experience through faster USB sideloading and offloaded management of DRM-protected content

ArcticLink II CX family provides faster USB sideloading, support for higher capacity, faster mobile flash technologies and includes integrated encryption for content and data protection. The new platform family currently targets multimedia and multi-modem smartphone and tablet applications. This ArcticLink II CX solution has an embedded CPU subsystem that provides native support for DRM and enables high speed USB sideloading. In addition, the SDXC/eMMC 4.4 host controllers support the latest mobile flash technologies.

ArcticLink II CX Solution Platform Family Features

USB 2.0	Integrated USB 2.0 controller and PHY Three port HUB supporting High Speed and PHY-less interfaces (ULPI)
USB Sideloading Performance	Integrated RISC CPU for faster USB sideloading Adaptive Instruction Set Accelerator (AISA) for application enhancements
Data & Content Protection	Support for AES/CPRM & CPXM Supports data rates up to 60MB+ per second
Mobile Flash Memory Support	Support through latest SDXC and eMMC 4.4 Support for memory speeds up to 52MB/second
Flexibility	Patented low power ViaLink fabric technology Enables adding new feature enhancements quickly

Application Reference Design Charter

QuickLogic’s application reference design provide hardware, firmware and application software around specific applications and usage models where the ArcticLink II CX can enhance customer’s solutions. The application reference platforms allow customers to utilize all or part of the reference platform and provide the option of further customization on specific customer requests.

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Application Use Cases

Tablet PC	Smartphone	Datacard

Multimedia Content Subsystem Data and Content Protection Multi-Modem Hub	Multimedia Content Subsystem Data and Content Protection Multi-Modem Hub	Data and Content Protection Multi-Modem Hub
Embedded CPU - High Speed USB Sideloading enables better consumer experience SDXC/eMMC 4.4 - Support for latest flash technology – before native support from CPUs Click the image to enlarge	Embedded CPU - High Speed USB Sideloading enables better consumer experience SDXC/eMMC 4.4 - Support for latest flash technology – before native support from CPUs Click the image to enlarge	USB Dual Role Device - Connect to laptops as well as USB drives, Keyboard and Mouse USB Hub - PHY-less USB (ULPI) to CPU for next generation serial architectures/Connectivity to multiple radios Click the image to enlarge
Embedded CPU - High Speed USB Sideloading enables better consumer experience Hardwired Security - Full hardware-based DRM leading to more MIPS available to run applications Click the image to enlarge	Embedded CPU - High Speed USB Sideloading enables better consumer experience Hardwired Security - Full hardware-based DRM leading to more MIPS available to run applications Click the image to enlarge
USB Dual Role Device - Connect to laptops as well as USB drives, Keyboard and Mouse USB Hub - PHY-less USB (ULPI) to CPU for next generation serial architectures/Connectivity to multiple radios Click the image to enlarge