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October 31, 2005 04:30 AM US Pacific Timezone

QuickLogic Lowest-Power FPGAs Supported by Precision Synthesis From Mentor Graphics

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2005--QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QUIK) today announced that the latest version of the Precision(R) Synthesis tool from Mentor Graphics(R) Corporation supports QuickLogic's uWatt FPGAs and Programmable Bridges. Precision Synthesis incorporates logic synthesis algorithms optimized for minimizing area and power consumption, and maximizing performance for designs targeted at consumer electronics and other handheld applications.

The synthesis algorithms in Precision Synthesis work to reduce the number of logic levels typically used in a design. Reduced logic levels lead to increased performance and lower dynamic power consumption. Using an intuitive user interface, Precision Synthesis improves FPGA development productivity through pushbutton logic synthesis that improves time-to-market, and incremental and modular design flows that accelerate the number of design iterations engineers can perform per day. The tool also provides an enhanced cross-probing feature to speed design analysis and throughput by helping designers make decisions quickly and interactively on specific design architecture improvements. Precision Synthesis supports a broad range of industry-standard languages and offers complete support of VHDL, Verilog 2001, and SystemVerilog.

"Mentor Graphics is a recognized technology leader in synthesis tools. By extending support to our popular uWatt FPGAs and Programmable Bridges, our customers now have access to world-class synthesis tools that can significantly improve the performance, utilization and power consumption of their designs," said Tom Hart, Chairman, President and CEO. "Dedicated Precision Synthesis users, whose systems require the lowest power FPGA available, now have native tool chain support for QuickLogic devices that fulfill this need."

"Mentor Graphics is pleased to support QuickLogic to ensure that the powerful pushbutton and interactive optimization capabilities in our Precision Synthesis tool complement the full range of innovative features available in QuickLogic's new device families," said Simon Bloch, general manager, Design Creation and Synthesis Division, Mentor Graphics. "We believe our advanced synthesis support enables a very practical solution for the many companies competing in the consumer electronics arena, especially in handheld designs that demand efficient use of both power and area."

Availability

QuickLogic device support is available in Precision Synthesis from Mentor Graphics as an overlay kit. For additional company and product information, please go to: http://www.quicklogic.com or http://www.mentor.com/products/fpga_pld/

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About QuickLogic

QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QUIK) is the leading provider of the lowest power programmable logic solutions for the portable electronics, industrial, communications and military markets. Our latest products, Eclipse II(TM) and QuickPCI(TM) are being used to implement bridge and control solutions in embedded systems requiring Wi-Fi and IDE-based hard disk drives. QuickLogic's proprietary ViaLink(R) technology offers significant benefits, for programmable logic, including the lowest power, instant on capability and bullet proof intellectual property security. The company is located at 1277 Orleans Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1138. Web site www.quicklogic.com

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