Actel Unveils Industry's First Flash-Based FPGAs Qualified to Full Military Specifications
ProASICPLUS Solutions Now Available in High-Reliability
Plastic and Hermetic Packaging, and Full MIL-STD-883B Screening
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., August 25, 2003 —
Representing the industry's
first flash-based FPGAs qualified for military applications, Actel Corporation
(Nasdaq: ACTL) today announced the availability of its reprogrammable,
nonvolatile ProASICPLUS field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)
tested and verified to operate over the full military temperature range
(-55°C to +125°C). With densities ranging from 300,000 to 1-million
system gates, the single-chip, military-qualified APA300, APA600 and
APA1000 devices are offered in three packaging and screening options
- military-temperature plastic (MTP), military-temperature hermetic (MTH),
and hermetic packaging fully screened to MIL-STD 883 class B (883B).
These packaging options, combined with the family's low power consumption,
design security and firm-error immunity, make the ProASICPLUS solutions
suitable for a wide range of military, aerospace and avionics applications,
including ground-, air- and sea-based military systems, radar, command
and control, and navigation systems.
"Designers of high-temperature, high-reliability systems are looking
for a solution that meets their stringent requirements without the lengthy
design time and high non-recurring engineering costs associated with
ASICs," said Ken O'Neill, director of marketing, military and aerospace
products at Actel.
"The new flash-based, military ProASICPLUS devices directly
address this need and offer designers a 'best-of-both-worlds' scenario
- ASIC-like features, such as low power consumption, single chip and
live at power-up, combined with in-field upgradability. Further, with
this introduction of military packaging and screening options, we have
reinforced our continuing commitment to develop high-reliability products
for the military market."
About the ProASICPLUS Family
The ProASICPLUS family, Actel's second-generation of flash-based
FPGAs, consists of seven devices ranging in density from 75,000 to 1-million
system gates. The combination of a fine-grained, single-chip ASIC-like
architecture and nonvolatile flash configuration memory makes Actel's
ProASICPLUS offering a strong ASIC alternative. The devices
are live at power up, low power, highly secure and require no separate
configuration memory, all characteristics shared by ASICs. Key features
of the ProASICPLUS family include multiple phase-locked loops
(PLLs), support for up to 198k bits of two-port embedded SRAM and 712
user-configurable I/Os, and improved in-system programmability (ISP).
Pricing and Availability
Fully qualified APA300, APA600 and APA1000 ProASICPLUS FPGAs
in MTP packaging are available now with prices beginning at $290 in 5K
unit quantities. The APA300, APA600 and APA1000 devices in MTH packaging
will be available in Q4 2003 with prices starting at $510. Additionally,
the 883B ProASICPLUS products will begin shipping in Q4 2003
with prices beginning at $860 for 5K units. For further information about
Actel's military-qualified FPGAs, please contact Actel.
About Actel
Actel Corporation is a supplier of innovative programmable
logic solutions, including field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) based
on antifuse and flash technologies, high-performance intellectual property
(IP) cores, software development tools and design services targeted
for the high-speed communications, application-specific integrated
circuit (ASIC) replacement and radiation-tolerant markets. Founded
in 1985, Actel employs approximately 500 people worldwide. The Company
is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ACTL and is
headquartered at 2061 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA, 94043-4655.
Telephone: 888-99-ACTEL (992-2835). Internet: http://www.actel.com.
Contact: Ferda Mehmet, A&R Edelman, 415.308.7877
