Actel Gears Up For New Automotive Solutions
Availability of SX-A and MX Devices Round Out the Industry's Most
Reliable FPGA Offering Targeted for Automotive Applications
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., September 22, 2003 —
Emphasizing its commitment
to high-reliability applications, Actel Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTL) today
announced it has expanded its line of automotive solutions with the availability
of antifuse-based SX-A and MX field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)
in extended automotive temperature range versions. Qualified to operate
at ambient temperatures from -40 degrees C to 125 degrees C and junction
temperatures up to 150 degrees C, the full line of SX-A and MX devices
functions at the highest temperatures among competitive FPGA solutions.
This latest offering extends the performance, cost and security benefits
of Actel's mid-density SX-A and low-power MX antifuse devices to the
automotive development community. Rounding out the industry's widest
offering of packages specifically targeted for automotive applications,
Actel's SX-A and MX devices are optimized for in-cab control and interconnect
functions for a range of telematic applications, such as navigation,
speech recognition, control/comfort systems, passenger monitors and heads-up
displays.
"Actel has built a reputation within the military, space and avionics
markets as a leading provider of highly reliable products for use in
some of the world's harshest environments," said Barry Marsh, vice
president of product marketing at Actel. "With the availability
of the automotive grade SX-A and MX FPGAs, Actel further extends the
same level of quality and proven technology to designers within the automotive
market. Actel's complete line of feature-rich automotive solutions allows
designers to speed time to market without compromising cost or performance,
and offers improved durability for more advanced converged in-cab and
under-the-hood applications."
Based on Actel's nonvolatile antifuse technology, the SX-A and MX FPGA
families provide an inherently secure, low-cost, single-chip solution.
Featuring up to 72,000 typical gates, or 36,000 application-specific
integrated circuit (ASIC) gates, the SX-A devices deliver system performance
of up to 250 MHz. The MX devices exhibit low power consumption at 5.0
Volts, making them reliable single-chip ASIC alternatives.
The SX-A and MX automotive solutions are supported by a development
kit customized for use with Actel's SX-A family of antifuse-based FPGAs.
A broad portfolio of IP specifically designed and optimized for in-cab
automotive applications, including CAN, I2C interface, SPI, Z80CPU, MC-ACT-6809
CPU, Reed Solomon and DES/3DES/AES also supports the devices. By providing
customers with pre-designed IP, Actel helps reduce design time and provides
the ability to integrate multiple design elements into a one-chip solution,
reducing an application's component count and cost.
Pricing and Availability
The full-line of automotive SX-A and MX devices are available now with
pricing starting at $2.50 each for MX devices and $3.00 each for SX-A
devices in quantities of 250K. For more information about Actel's automotive
solutions, please visit the Actel Web site at http://www.actel.com/products/solutions/auto/.
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, Calif.,
94043-4655. Telephone: 888-99-ACTEL (992-2835). Internet: http://www.actel.com.
Contact: Ferda Mehmet, A&R Edelman, 415.308.7877
