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News Release from: QuickLogic | Subject: Quick IP
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 December 2003
IP library gains new cores from Quest
QuickLogic Corp has acquired a number of intellectual property (IP) modules from Netherlands-based Quest Innovations.
QuickLogic Corp has acquired a number of intellectual property (IP) modules from Netherlands-based Quest Innovations The IP modules are optimised for use in QuickLogic's high-speed, low power programmable logic
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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These modules, which include disk storage and graphics controller technology, allow QuickLogic to deliver turnkey system solutions for a number of video over IP applications and add to the extensive Quick IP library that includes communication, DSP, microprocessor cores, networking, PCI and voice processing cores.
The initial focus will be in the integration of Quest's IP modules into the QuickMIPS family of programmable SoCs to deliver system solutions for a range of emerging market segments, including video and data streaming inside the enterprise and for in-car infotainment systems.
The industry-standard I/O interfaces included on the QuickMIPS device allow it to receive and transmit media on a wired or wireless network.
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"The use of a QuickMIPS device combined with Quest's IP provides the time-to-market solution needed by designers of the next generation of video-enabled appliances and allows the platform to efficiently accommodate emerging technologies and services", said Ian Ferguson, Vice President and General Manager of QuickMIPS Division at QuickLogic.
"Designers can implement system functions such as digital content management between the CPU core and the programmable fabric to improve system performance and ensure content providers' IP is protected".
"Our customers are searching for ready to use, proven IP modules that can be immediately applied in their application and embedded into a single chip.
This further improves system performance and development/manufacturing costs", said Richard Meester, President and CEO of Quest Innovations.
"We are excited about our partnership with QuickLogic which will deliver additional modules for this application area, including other key I/O interfaces and video compression/decompression to allow us jointly to deliver even more value for customers wishing to participate in this segment".
QuickLogic's QuickCore programme has generated an extensive library of proven generic and application-specific IP cores, including connectivity and computational modules.
These cores can be easily implemented in any of QuickLogic's devices that have programmable logic, including QuickLogic's Eclipse II family of low power FPGAs, the QuickPCI product family, and the QuickMIPS programmable SoC devices.
Connectivity solutions include I/O modules such as Utopia and HDLC controllers, that are appropriate for communications systems and general-purpose peripherals such as I2C and PCI.
Computational modules such as AES encryption and voice compression engines offload the main CPU allowing the system designer to implement additional features, using the CPU bandwidth that has been freed up.
These IP modules, complementary software, and evaluation platforms result in a system solution being completed within weeks instead of the months required by ASIC approaches.
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