December 20, 2012 - QuickLogic Corporation, a leading provider of low-power Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSP), today announced the launch of a new bridge solution that connects MIPI-DSI interfaces to LVDS displays. This bridge solution is designed to be compatible with the DragonBoard™ development environment. The newly announced bridge solution is based on the ArcticLink® III VX5 platform and provides additional benefits including improved display viewability and reduced system power consumption. QuickLogic's solution has been developed for engineers who are increasingly using Qualcomm's Snapdragon™ S3 processor-based platforms and can provide immediate benefits.

Through QuickLogic's ArcticLink III VX5 solution, engineers can integrate Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor into their designs, enabling them to quickly and easily resolve connectivity issues between the processor and display, improve display viewability, and extend battery life in mobile applications. In particular, the ArcticLink III VX5 solution provides easy connectivity from the Snapdragon processor's MIPI-DSI interface to the LVDS specifications of numerous display devices.

The ArcticLink III VX5 solution includes VEE (Visual Enhancement Engine) technology based on QuickLogic's Apical Limited iridix® core and DPO (Display Power Optimizer) technology, allowing engineers to easily add these features and evaluate their impact on the display's visual experience and system battery life. The ArcticLink III VX5 device is designed to connect to Snapdragon-based DragonBoard through a daughtercard. The daughtercard also features an LVDS display, commonly found in tablets, for easy visual inspection of results.

Mehul Kochar, Senior Business Development Manager at QuickLogic, said "We are very pleased to provide this display solution to the myDragonBoard community. Through validated and working designs, DragonBoard users can now easily apply interfaces to their displays and immediately benefit from improved display viewability and extended battery life."

For more detailed information, visit http://www.quicklogic.com/reference-designs/dragonboard/ and the myDragonBoard Developer's Community at http://mydragonboard.org/projects/arcticlink-iii-vx-and-bx/.