New ArcticLink II VX Solution Platform Family Targets Multimedia and Smartphone handsets, Pocketable & Mobile Computing Devices (PCDs & MCDs), Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), and Netbook segments

Demonstrating its continued commitment to providing innovative solutions to the mobile device market, QuickLogic Corporation has announced that it has chosen Micron Technology, Inc., for its CellularRAM mobile memory technology.

QuickLogic has chosen Micron’s CellularRAM technology to serve as the framebuffer in its latest ArcticLink II VX4 solution platforms. By using the CellularRAM framebuffer, the ArcticLink II VX family enables designers to use lower cost displays without integrated framebuffers. The QuickLogic solution refreshes the display directly, allowing the mobile processor to be turned off, resulting in increased battery life.

CellularRAM memory devices are a hybrid of the SRAM and DRAM features, combining low power consumption with high-speed read and write functions. QuickLogic chose Micron’s CellularRAM technology, developed specifically for handset and mobile devices, because of its power efficiency as well as its scalability in terms of cost and density. “We were able to use the appropriate memory density for the application and use case requirements of the fast-growing handheld and mobile device market,” said Brian Faith, QuickLogic’s vice president of worldwide marketing.

For Micron, working with QuickLogic reinforces the company’s commitment to memory innovation for the mobile market. “We are excited to be working with QuickLogic to support their innovative application with our CellularRAM technology,” said Eric Spanneut, director of mobile memory