• The high speed SPI interface provides a fast, easy connection to WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth and MobileTV chipsets.
• The SPI controller features a low pin count interface and a small foot print implementation.

Underscoring its commitment to the mobile market, QuickLogic® Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), the lowest power programmable solutions leader, today announced the addition of a SPI (serial peripheral interconnect) Host Controller to its customer specific standard product (CSSP) functional library. The SPI interface gives mobile device designers a low pin-count alternative to SDIO or mini-PCI for a high speed connection to wireless modules and other popular peripheral functions.

“QuickLogic’s customer specific standard product (CSSP) design approach is all about giving the OEM/ODM developers choices within a standard framework,” said Brian Faith, QuickLogic’s Vice President, Solution Marketing. “The addition of the high speed SPI Host Controller to our silicon proven, system block library extends the developers’ range of alternatives for connecting to high-performance peripherals such as WiFi and GPS chipsets.”

Today’s wireless chipsets provide different host interfaces including SDIO, SPI and mini-PCI, which are most widely used. Implemented in QuickLogic’s platform products, a SDIO Host Controller requires 15 customizable building blocks (CBBs), and PCI requires 6 to 9 CBBs depending on the configuration. The SPI Host Controller requires only 3 CBBs and 4 IOs, freeing CSSP resources for the implementation of additional functions. It is high speed and capable of operating at clock speeds to 52 MHz. The SPI software driver provided by QuickLogic has low overhead and can be customized for specific peripherals for higher performance.

Availability

The SPI Host Controller, which comes with full software support, is available immediately as part of QuickLogic's CSSP proven system block library. For information on QuickLogic's CSSP capabilities and platforms, go to www.quicklogic.com/cssp.

About QuickLogic

QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK) is the inventor and pioneer of innovative, customizable semiconductor solutions for mobile and portable electronics OEMs and ODMs. These silicon plus software solutions are called Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSPs). CSSPs enable our customers to bring their products to market more quickly and remain in the market longer, with the low power, cost and size demanded by the mobile and portable electronics market. For more information about QuickLogic and CSSPs, visit www.quicklogic.com.

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