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Technology Stocks : Actel [ACTL]
ACTL 0.00010000.0%Nov 7 9:30 AM EST
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To: CJ who wrote (465)1/8/1998 3:50:00 PM
From: William Grady   of 674
 
CJ, a while back Actel did a cross licensing deal with Xilinx when Xilinx wanted to start making devices using the anti-fuse technology that Actel developed; in return Actel got to use some of the SRAM technology that Xilinx developed. I think Actel got the better end of the deal as Xilinx spent a lot of money developing and marketing anti-fuse devices only later deciding to stop making them leaving Actel as the only maker of anti-fuse devices. I believe Actel used the licences that got from Xilinx to develope their new line of SPGA devices which are not anti-fuse; this is an important developement in that they can be reprogramed many times while Actel's other anti-fuse devices can only be programed once. If Actel's SPGA devices can compete with similar devices from Xilinx and Altera they should do very well. If any engineers out there have experience with these devices your comments would be greatlt appreciated.
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