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(29/09/2010)
A development kit for the highest density member of Actel's SmartFusion intelligent mixed signal FPGA family is now available. The A2F500 development kit includes the A2F500M3G-FGG484 FPGA and Ethernet, EtherCAT, CAN, RS485, I2C, ...
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(23/09/2010)
Actel has announced that several of its FPGAs are now usable with cryptographic cores offering DPA (differential power analysis) resistance. Engineers designing with SmartFusion, Fusion, ProASIC 3 and IGLOO devices can now protect...
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(18/08/2010)
Actel has introduced flash-based FPGAs for space flight applications. The RT ProASIC3 family has passed the testing required for MIL-STD-883 Class B qualification. The device provides designers of spaceflight systems with reprogra...
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(30/07/2010)
Radiation-tolerant RTAX-DSP FPGAs by Actel are now qualified in accordance with the military and aerospace industry standard Mil-Std-883 Class B specification. The FPGAs add tolerance to radiation-induced ASICs and SRAM-based FPGA...
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(08/03/2010)
Actel has released SmartFusion, claimed to be the world's first intelligent mixed-signal FPGA. The devices feature the company's FPGA fabric, a microcontroller sub-system built around a hard ARM Cortex-M3 processor, with its acces...
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(24/12/2009)
Actel has introduced IP core enhancements for hardware platform management applications. Developed in collaboration with Pigeon Point Systems, the new and improved cores further strengthen the suitability of Actel Fusion mixed-sig...
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(13/11/2009)
Actel has announced the availability of RTAX-DSP prototype FPGAs, enabling hardware demonstration and timing validation of designs targeted for RTAX-DSP space-flight FPGAs. The prototype devices have the same pin assignment and me...
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(10/11/2009)
Actel's embedded-processor-development tool suite now includes the Firmware catalogue, a tool that streamlines the locating and generating of firmware that is compatible with IP cores used in its low-power IGLOO, ProASIC3 or Fusio...
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(20/01/2009)
Programmable-logic company Actel will be hosting demonstations designed to show how FPGAs can integrate large applications, using the company's credit card-sized Icicle kit with its ultra-low power IGLOO FPGAs. There will also be ...
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(22/10/2008)
The mixed-signal Fusion and low-power IGLOO and ProASIC3 Flash-based FPGA families enable miniaturisation and portablility in medical equipment, claims Actel. Their ultra low power, high reliability and integration, small footprin...
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(03/04/2008)
Ranging from 30,000 to 125,000 gates, the Igloo Plus FPGA family features three 1.2V devices that have been optimised meet the needs of I/O-intensive portable applications. The devices also feature four I/O banks for independent l...
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(27/03/2008)
Actel Corporation has introduced the IGLOO PLUS, a new family of low-power field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) with good power-, area-, logic- and feature-per-I/O ratios in a programmable device. The new 5 microwatt (5µW) I/O-o...
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(26/02/2008)
Actel has added two new members to its IGLOO and ProASIC3 field-programmable gate array(FPGA) families. Comparable in density to 128 macrocell complex programmable logic device (CPLD) offerings, the new 15,000-gate devices offer p...
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(06/01/2008)
Actel has introduced the ProASIC3L family of FPGAs for designers of high-performance, power-conscious systems. Featuring 40% less dynamic power and as much as 90% lower static power than its previous-generation ProASIC3 FPGA devic...
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(30/12/2007)
Highlighting the advantages of its low-power FPGA technology, Actel has introduced the Icicle kit. Leveraging the 5µW Igloo device, the kit showcases the ultra low-power attributes, flexible implementation options and battery-savi...
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(31/08/2007)
Actel Corporation has announced that its low-power ProASIC3 field-programmable gate array (FPGA) family has achieved AEC-Q100, Grade 2 and Grade 1 qualification, passing a series of critical stress tests designed to ensure the qua...
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(10/08/2007)
Bringing the benefits of low-power solutions to mission-essential instruments, Actel has announced its radiation-tolerant RTAX-S field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are aboard NASA's Phoenix mission to Mars, which launched Augu...
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(09/08/2007)
Extending its low-power offerings to the space community, Actel has developed an energy-efficient, radiation-tolerant FPGA (field-programmable gate-array) family specifically targeted at high-reliability space-flight designs. The ...
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(01/06/2007)
For next-generation designs, the power budget is usually held steady or is reduced; however, more features and more processing power is added to the list of requirements. Often, power budgets tighten while product features and per...
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(01/10/2006)
Addressing tightening power budgets, Actel has introduced what it claims to be the industry's most energy-efficient FPGA. The Igloo family has a 5µW static-power rating, making it far more suitable for use in portable consumer dev...
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(01/09/2006)
Traditionally, automotive engineers have relied on microcontrollers, ASICs and bulky wiring harnesses to implement and control electronic systems and expand the capabilities of each automotive generation. Today, these solutions ar...
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(01/05/2006)
California-based programmable-logic-device manufacturer Actel has expanded the design infrastructure in support of its single-chip M7AFS device, the ARM7-enabled version of the company's mixed-signal Actel Fusion Programmable Syst...
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(01/05/2006)
Fulfilling the industry's demand for cost-effective, full-featured field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), Actel Corporation announced shipping of its low-cost ProASIC3 device. The one-million system-gate ProASIC3 A3P1000 delivers...
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(01/03/2006)
Providing the military and aerospace markets with a clear path to future designs, Actel has revealed an extensive product roadmap that will enable military and aerospace engineers to develop system designs with high-rel, advanced ...
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