Actel Now Shipping the Fusion Advanced Development Kit

Enables the Development of Sophisticated System and Power Management Solutions
Using Actel's Flash-Based Fusion Mixed-Signal FPGAs

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Actel Corporation
(Nasdaq: ACTL) today announced that it is shipping the Fusion Advanced
Development Kit. Featuring Actel Fusion(R) mixed-signal FPGAs, the kit enables
the development of system and power management applications in a single board
with multiple on-board voltage regulators, an array of indicator LEDs, and an
OLED display to provide direct feedback on flag status, system messages, and
voltage, temperature, or current readings. The Fusion Advanced Development Kit
provides significant resources for flexible system management development,
including a web-enabled development environment, an ARM(R)
Cortex(TM)-M1-enabled mixed-signal Fusion device, and extensive digital and
analog connectivity. This kit also serves as the platform for the Mixed-Signal
Power Manager Demonstration, a reference design that delivers superior power
monitoring, power sequencing and threshold control of up to 16 external power
supplies.

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"Actel's new Fusion Advanced Development Kit provides designers targeting
Fusion mixed-signal FPGAs with a robust hardware platform for rapid
development and quick time-to-market of designs requiring system or power
management," said Rich Kapusta, vice president marketing and business
development. "At Actel, we recognize that 'Power Matters' means not only
offering the world's lowest power FPGAs, but also enabling designers to reduce
power at the system level."

Included on the Fusion Advanced Development Board
On Board Memory
-- 4 MB SRAM
-- 64-Mbit parallel flash memory

-- 2-MB SPI flash

External Interfaces
-- 10/100 Ethernet interface
-- USB/UART interface adapter chip and connector
-- 3 ports for I2C interface
-- 38-pin finger header
-- 40-pin mixed-signal header

-- RealView(R) interface header for Cortex-M1 debugging

Connected Fusion Device Resources
-- Pulse width modulation circuit
-- 2 circuits for 1.5 V and 3.3 V current monitoring
-- External temperature diode connected to the Fusion FPGA

-- 2 external p-channel MOSFET Gate drive

For more information on the Fusion Advanced Development kit, visit
http://www.actel.com/products/hardware/devkits_boards/fusion_adv.aspx.

For more information on the Mixed-Signal Power Manager Demonstration, visit
http://wwwactel/products/solutions/powermgt/default.aspx.

For more information about Fusion mixed-signal FPGAs, visit
http://www.actel.com/products/fusion/default.aspx.

Pricing and Availability
The Fusion Advanced Development Kit (M1AFS-ADV-DEV-KIT-PWR) with two 9 V power
packs is now available for US $720 at www.actel.com and through Actel's
worldwide sales team.

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.

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

SOURCE Actel Corporation

Ivanya Terrazas, Actel, +1-650-318-7570, ivanya.terrazas@actel.com