Mouser adds embedded FPGAs with QuickLogic signing

Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with FPGA and embedded FPGA IP company, QuickLogic. The distributor will initally stock Quicklogic’s EOS S3 low power microcontrollers (pictured) and QuickFeather development kits, supported by open source software.

The agreement means Mouser will stock the EOS S3 sensor processor. This is a multi-core SoC based on low power, multi-core Arm Cortex M4 microcontroller with embedded FPGA (eFPGA) fabric. the family of SoCs is intended for various concurrent sensor applications – from basic to computationally demanding algorithms for use in always-on voice applications, AI inferencing at the edge/endpoint, as well as general purpose IoT applications. There is optional low power sound detect (LPSD) for on-chip voice recognition for voice activated smartphone, wearable device or IoT devices. The EOS S3’s heterogeneous architecture enables designers to partition software and use cases across the cores to minimise power consumption.

Mouser will also supply the QuickFeather development kit, which is designed to enable low-power machine learning (ML)-capable IoT devices. Powered by the EOS S3, it is based on open source hardware and compatible with the Adafruit Feather form factor. The board can be used with SymbiFlow FPGA tools, Zephyr and FreeRTOS real-time operating systems and Renode, the open source software development framework with commercial support from Antmicro. Third party software is also available for a sensor processing, voice, and AI/ML including SensiML and Google’s TensorFlow Lite for Microcontrollers.

Commenting on the agreement, QuickLogic’s CEO, Brian Faith said: “Mouser’s stocking model ensures short lead times, enabling customers to obtain our products quickly so that they can go from idea to design within days.”