SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwired - Mar 25, 2015) -

  • Expands broad set of user context algorithms available to mobile device OEMs/ODMs

  • Includes new "In a Car" and "Elevation Change" user contexts, and adds advanced pedometer feature set

  • Optimized for QuickLogic's ArcticLink 3 S2 150uW programmable sensor hub platform

QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), the innovator of ultra-low power programmable sensor hubs, today announced the addition of two new algorithms and an expanded algorithm to its rapidly growing SenseMe™ Sensor Algorithm Library. This library represents an exceptional set of algorithms designed to support QuickLogic's ArcticLink® 3 S2 ultra-low power sensor hub silicon platform which enables rapid development of advanced transportation, health and wellness, fitness, and other user-level applications for mobile and wearable devices.

The two new user context algorithms are "In Car" which allows devices to detect when a user is in a car, and "Elevation change" which allows devices to detect when a user is moving to higher or lower ground, such as on stairs or hills. In addition, QuickLogic has enhanced its pedometer algorithm with a new, more advanced feature set that calculates the user's speed, distance traveled, and calories burned. For more details, please see the table below.

Algorithm  Applications  User Benefits
In Car   -- User Experience
-- Navigation
-- Intelligent Power Management		   -- Power down of wireless components such as Wi-Fi to save power
-- Can enable car applications on phone, such as GPS navigation and music player
-- Car context can be used to temporarily disable programs such as fitness to save power
Elevation Change   -- Health and Wellness
-- Fitness
-- Indoor Navigation		   -- Caloric impact of elevation changes in health and wellness programs can be counted
-- Indoor navigation requires building floor data - 'elevation change' enables applications to understand the user's movement between floors
Advanced Pedometer   -- Health and wellness
-- Fitness
-- Indoor navigation		   -- A basic step counter is the 'ground floor' of determining the users fitness level
-- A differentiation of walking and running can provide a more accurate fitness level when caloric burn is calculated

"With the addition of these new contexts in the SenseMe 2.4.5 release, QuickLogic is enabling new sets of user-level applications," said Paul Karazuba, director of marketing and media at QuickLogic. "We continue to expand and improve our algorithm library, ensuring that our customers have access to a broad and growing set of sensor-based features and capabilities."

The new algorithms are available immediately. For more information, please visit http://www.quicklogic.com/technologies/sensor-algorithms/senseme/

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About QuickLogic
 QuickLogic Corporation 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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