Actel Corporation

"At Actel, we are increasingly seeing design engineers in China and around the world acknowledging that 'Power Matters' - whether they are designing at the chip level or the system level," said Rich Kapusta, vice president marketing and business development at Actel. "We are pleased that EDNC's readers have recognized the significant contribution that Actel's team has made to address design challenges by providing yet another innovative industry-leading solution with the IGLOO nano product line."

The awards recognize innovation that has led to advancements in either technology or products. A panel of industry experts and EDNC's technical editors selected the finalists for this year's competition. Readers then selected the award recipients from the pool of finalists through an online ballot hosted on EDNC's website.

Actel was presented with its Leading Product award at the annual EDNC Innovation Awards ceremony, which was held in Shenzhen, China, on the 18th of November.

Actel's award-winning IGLOO nano devices are reprogrammable, full-featured flash, low-power FPGAs designed to meet the demanding power and area requirements of today's portable and power-conscious electronics such as smart phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable media players (PMPs), portable navigation devices (PNDs), and eBooks.

IGLOO nano low-power FPGAs offer previously unheard of possibilities in power, size, lead-times, operating temperature and cost. IGLOO nano FGPAs are available in logic densities from 10,000 to 250,000 gates; the 1.2 V to 1.5 V devices have been designed for high-volume applications in which power and size are key decision criteria. Priced competitively in the market, IGLOO nano devices are seamless ASIC or ASSP replacements, yet retain the advantages of flexibility and quick time-to-market in the low-power and small footprint profiles offered by Actel FPGAs.

About Actel

Actel is the leader in low-power FPGAs and mixed-signal FPGAs, offering the most comprehensive portfolio of system and power management solutions. Power Matters. Learn more at www.actel.com.

Actel, IGLOO, Actel Fusion, ProASIC, Libero, Pigeon Point and the associated logos are registered trademarks of Actel Corporation. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.

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Actel's DSP IP Cores

The three new cores are supported through comprehensive software dialog windows allowing for the quick selection and configuration of multiple common DSP functions.

    --  Multiplier
    --  Multiplier with Adder or Subtractor

    --  Multiplier with Accumulator

The configurable DSP IP cores generate structural netlists in either Verilog or VHDL and can be easily instantiated into a complex RTAX-DSP FPGA design using Actel's Libero IDE and SmartDesign graphical block system design creation tool. Comprehensive handbooks are available to assist designers in building various DSP functions.

The IP cores take advantage of the embedded mathblocks available in RTAX-DSP devices. Each mathblock contains a fast 18-by-18 bit hardware multiplier, plus a 41-bit internal adder-subtractor and register that can be configured for accumulating multiplier results. The multiplier can be broken into two 9-by-9 multipliers when less precision and more multipliers are needed. A number of different pipelining options are available, with optional registers on all inputs and outputs. Mathblocks have cascade outputs and inputs so, for common applications like FIR filters, they may be chained for maximum performance, leaving FPGA fabric resources free. RTAX-DSP devices have up to 120 mathblocks, each of which can perform full-precision multiplications at up to 125 MHz and has built-in protection against radiation-induced single event upsets (SEU) and single event transients (SET).

Availability of the new IP cores marks another milestone in the introduction and support of the RTAX-DSP FPGA product family, which merges enhanced signal processing capabilities with the tried-and-trusted technology of the underlying RTAX architecture and process. This underscores Actel's commitment to provide designers of space-flight systems with the performance and reliability they need.

Pricing and Availability

The cores are available immediately and are included with an Actel Libero IDE Platinum software license, priced at $2495 per seat. Node-locked and floating licenses are available.

About Actel

Actel is the leader in low-power FPGAs and mixed-signal FPGAs, offering the most comprehensive portfolio of system and power management solutions. Power Matters. Learn more at www.actel.com.

Actel, IGLOO, Actel Fusion, ProASIC, Libero, Pigeon Point and the associated logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Actel Corporation. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.

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New and Improved DirectCore Building Blocks

    --  CoreLPC v2.0 is a new core that provides an APB3-compliant interface to
        the Low Pin Count (LPC) pin-reduced subset of the Peripheral Component
        Interconnect (PCI) bus. It also provides an LPC-based implementation of
        the Keyboard Controller Style (KCS) interface registers that are defined
        in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification.
        Fusion-based xTCA management controllers that incorporate CoreLPC can
        communicate with unmodified IPMI-compliant applications running on their
        corresponding payload processors.
    --  CorePWM v4.0 adds the capability to measure the frequency of fan
        tachometer signals. When combined with the current pulse width modulated
        (PWM) output capabilities of this block, the tachometer input function
        enables closed loop fan management, and thus Fusion-based xTCA
        management controllers for fan trays.

    --  CoreI2C v6.0 implements an interface to the I(2)C bus that includes key
        in-box management links based on the Intelligent Platform Management Bus
        (IPMB). The updated core adds support for a multi-channel configuration
        to reduce tile consumption in FPGA designs that require many I(2)C
        interfaces.  Implementing separate I(2)C channels for each
        AdvancedMC(TM) slot in AdvancedTCA(R) and MicroTCA(R) carriers improves
        the robustness and performance of these critical in-box management
        links.

For more information on Fusion-based and other BMR management, visit www.actel.com/products/solutions/xtca/ or inquire via email to info@pigeonpoint.com.

About Pigeon Point Systems

Pigeon Point Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Actel Corporation, delivers world-class management components for modular platforms based on the AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC and MicroTCA architectures to leading companies worldwide. Pigeon Point's focus on providing dependable, proven solutions for the mandatory management controllers in these architectures allows customers to concentrate on the value-added aspects of their products. Deep expertise on these architectures ensures compliance and interoperability in the Pigeon Point components.

Pigeon Point, an executive member of PICMG, is a leader in its AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC, and MicroTCA subcommittees and is active in many other technical subcommittees. Pigeon Point is also a contributing member of the Service Availability Forum(TM) and a leader in its HPI Working Group. For more information on Pigeon Point Systems, visit www.pigeonpoint.com

About Actel

Actel is the leader in low-power FPGAs and mixed-signal FPGAs, offering the most comprehensive portfolio of system and power management solutions. Power Matters. Learn more at www.actel.com.

Actel, IGLOO, Actel Fusion, ProASIC, Libero, Pigeon Point and the associated logos are registered trademarks of Actel Corporation. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.

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http://www.actel.com

Mr. Carson will also participate in the UBS Technology Foodchain Mini Conference, to be held at UBS Investment Bank-Midtown Manhattan Office in New York City, on Thursday, November 19th.

About Actel

Actel is the leader in low-power FPGAs and mixed-signal FPGAs, offering the most comprehensive portfolio of system and power management solutions. Power Matters. Learn more at www.actel.com.

Actel name and logo are registered trademarks of Actel Corporation. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.

Investor Contact:
Maurice Carson
(650) 318-4700

Media Contact:
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(650) 318-4500

SOURCE: Actel Corporation