Ken; if you please, is there any significants to the following announcement relative to earnings?
Actel Ships 14,000 Gate FPGA in New, Smaller Package; New Package
Provides Simple Migration Path To Higher Gate Devices
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. (Nov. 4) BUSINESS WIRE -Nov. 4, 1996--Actel Corp.
(NASDAQ:ACTL) today announced that it will immediately begin shipping
its 14,000 gate A32140DX field programmable gate array (FPGA) in a
176-pin thin quad flat pack (TQ176) package.
The 32140DX is the fourth Actel pin-compatible device available in the
TQ176 package. The other devices include the 4,000 gate A1240XL, the 6,
500 gate A3265DX, and the 8,000 gate A1280XL. By providing a selection
of parts in the popular TQ176 package, Actel enables the designer to
bypass the cost and time-to-market issues associated with migrating to
larger gate devices.
The inherent flexibility of Actel's devices also solves other issues
associated with device migration. Designers can fix the pin layout
without detracting from the device's utilization or the performance,
regardless of its gate count. The designer can easily migrate from a
smaller gate device, like the A1280XL, to the higher gate A32140DX and
finish the design with more gates, same pin layout, same package size,
same predictability and same board design with no added cost or design
time.
"By offering multiple parts in the same package we give designers a
choice for easy migration to higher gate counts," said Ken O'Neill,
3200DX product line manager. About The 3200DX Family
Actel's 3200DX family is the industry's first to combine the register
intensive datapath functions of FPGAs, the control and decode commonly
implemented in complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), and the fast
dual-port SRAM typically used for high-speed buffering. Based on
Actel's antifuse architecture, the family delivers unprecedented design
flexibility and efficiency for designers using synthesis or schematic
design entry.
The A32140DX device features fast, wide decode modules permitting easy
implementation of high-speed state machines and address decoders
typically implemented in CPLDs. Supported by a wide range of
independent third-party design tools, the 14,000-gate device is
optimized for synthesis design methodologies, yielding highly
predictable performance for system logic integration.
The device supports on-chip performance up to 150 Megahertz (Mhz) and
35-bit decodes in 7.5 nanoseconds (ns). The device implements these
decode modules without compromising the flexibility and predictability
of the Actel FPGA architecture. It also offers IEEE standard 1149.1
JTAG boundary scan circuitry, which enables board-level testing during
the manufacturing process. Price and Availability
Available now, the TQ176 version of the A32140DX sells for $99.90 in
quantities of 5,000. The device is also available in volume quantities
in 160-pin and 208-pin plastic quad flat pack (PQFP) packages for $95.20
and $98.50 respectively. About Actel
Actel is dedicated to providing the best programmable logic solutions,
giving logic designers the capability and confidence to move to high
complexity designs with success. The company is the world's leading
supplier of antifuse-based field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and
associated software development tools.
FPGAs are used by designers of communications, computer, medical,
military/aerospace, industrial control, and other electronic systems to
differentiate their products and get them to market faster. Actel
introduced the first programmable systems-on-silicon, based on SRAM
technology, which inaugurated a new class of PLDs: SPGAs or system
programmable gate arrays.
Actel is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol ACTL and
is located at 955 East Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94086-4533.
Telephone: 408/739-1010. Internet: actel.com -0-
Note to Editors: Actel is a registered trademark of Actel Corp. All
other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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