Actel and Gaisler Research Soar with RTAX-S Aerospace Microprocessing Platform
Partnership Extends Access to Proven IP Cores,
Development Boards and Support
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., September 18, 2006 —
To
speed time to market and reduce design costs and risks for system design,
Actel Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTL) today announced the availability of
the Gaisler Research Intellectual Property (IP) Library (GRLIB), a LEON3
processor-based application solution optimized for Actel's RTAX-S field-programmable
gate arrays (FPGAs). The companies have also expanded their long-standing
relationship with the addition of Gaisler to Actel's CompanionCore Partner
Program, a program designed to offer a broad range of proven IP cores
and solutions to Actel's FPGA customers. As a program member, Gaisler
will offer Actel customers IP cores, design and development boards and
development support.
The Gaisler GRLIB solution includes simulators, software development
tools, either a fault-tolerant or non-fault-tolerant version of the 32-bit
LEON3 SPARC V8-compliant processor and two IP cores that are new for
Actel customers – a Spacewire Codec and the Gaisler Research Floating
Point Unit (FPU). To complement the solution, Actel offers Core1553 and
CorePCIF IP cores from its DirectCore portfolio.
"Our customers have long valued our relationship with Gaisler because
of their design expertise, proven IP products and development boards," said
Ian Land, senior manager, system applications and IP product marketing
at Actel. "The addition of Gaisler as a CompanionCore partner will
further enhance our customers' ability to use RTAX-S based processing
platforms for their aerospace designs."
"The security and high-reliability of Actel's market-leading RTAX-S
FPGAs combined with the LEON3 processor-based application solution represents
an ideal offering for Actel and Gaisler customers," said Per Danielsson,
CEO of Gaisler Research. "We are pleased to continue this strong
partnership with Actel by joining the CompanionCore Partner Program,
and look forward to supporting Actel's global customers."
In addition to Actel's RTAX-S radiation-tolerant FPGAs, Gaisler's solutions
also support Actel's ProASIC3, Fusion
Programmable System Chip and new low-power IGLOO device
families.
Pricing and Availability
Evaluation versions of the Actel and Gaisler IP cores are free of charge.
Pricing for the GRLIB starts at $25,000. For information on pricing for
other Gaisler products, please visit www.gaisler.com.
Actel's Core1553 and CorePCIF are available from Actel for $10,000 and
$5,000 respectively for a single-use netlist. For more information, please
visit www.actel.com/products/ip/.
For more information about the CompanionCore program, visit www.actel.com/products/partners/companioncore/.
About Actel
Actel Corporation is the leader in single-chip FPGA solutions. 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.
For more information about Actel, visit http://www.actel.com.
Telephone: 888-99-ACTEL (992-2835).
Contact: Ferda Mehmet, A&R Edelman, 415.308.7877
