8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 8, 2004

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware	000-22671	77-0188504
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1277 Orleans Drive, Sunnyvale, California		94089-1138
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (408) 990-4000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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ITEM 5.02Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

(d)On September 8, 2004, the board of directors of QuickLogic Corporation (“QuickLogic”) elected Arturo Krueger to the board of directors to fill a pre-existing vacancy as a Class II director.

A copy of QuickLogic’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished as a part of this report:

Exhibit No. 99.1Press release dated September 9, 2004.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

/s/ Carl M. Mills

Carl M. Mills

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer and officer duly authorized to sign this report on behalf of QuickLogic)

Date:  September 9, 2004

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release Dated September 9, 2004

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Contacts:
Andrea Vedanayagam
Manager, Corp. Communications
(408)990-4000
andrea@quicklogic.com
Carl M. Mills
Chief Financial Officer
(408) 990-4000
cmills@quicklogic.com

QUICKLOGIC NAMES ARTURO KRUEGER
TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — September 9, 2004 — QuickLogic Corporation (Nasdaq: QUIK), the inventor and pioneer of Embedded Standard Products (ESPs), today announced that Arturo Krueger has been named to QuickLogic’s Board of Directors.  Krueger was formerly the Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

“Arturo is a seasoned industry leader and is well known as a great business and technical strategist.  His knowledge of the automotive and telecom industries will provide us with valuable insights when expanding our reach in these arenas,” said Tom Hart, QuickLogic’s Chairman, President and CEO.  “With the depth and breadth of his experience and background, Arturo will be an invaluable asset to our company.”  Krueger’s addition brings the number of independent QuickLogic board members to six.

Krueger has more than 40 years of experience in marketing, strategic and technical management, and currently serves on several boards of directors, as well as technical advisory boards.  He held various positions in the Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola, Inc.  Prior to his position as Corporate Vice President and General Manager, he served as the Strategic and Technology Advisor to the President of Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector. In addition, he was the Director of the Advanced Architectural and Design Automation Lab at Motorola.  Krueger earned an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Institute of Technology in Switzerland, and has studied Advanced Computer Science at the University of Minnesota.  He is a member of IEEE and other engineering associations.

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About QuickLogic

QuickLogic Corporation (Nasdaq: QUIK) invented and has pioneered the Embedded Standard Product (ESP) architecture, with introduction of first products in 1998.  ESPs are semiconductor devices that deliver the guaranteed performance, lower cost and lower risk of standard products, coupled with the flexibility and time-to-market benefits of programmable logic. QuickLogic’s proprietary ViaLink metal-to-metal interconnect technology offers significant benefits – including very low power at high performance levels – to our customers and is the foundation of our ESP product families, as well as our core FPGA products. Founded in 1988, the company is located at 1277 Orleans Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1138. For more information please visit the QuickLogic web site at www.quicklogic.com

The QuickLogic name and logo are registered trademarks of QuickLogic Corporation.  All other brands or trademarks are the property of their respective holders and should be treated as such.

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