Design environment platforms support Windows 7

Actel's Libero Integrated Design Environment (IDE) v9.0 Service Packs 1 and 2 offer support for Windows 7, as well as new features for Smartfusion intelligent mixed signal FPGAs and RTAX-DSP FPGAs.

News from Electronicstalk, 18 August 2010

CoreFFT IP can be used in spaceflight applications

Actel has launched CoreFFT v4.0, an intellectual property core providing Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) capabilities to DSP solutions in high-reliability, radiation-tolerant spaceflight applications.

News from Electronicstalk, 21 July 2010

Actel launches Firmware Catalogue

Actel has released its Firmware Catalogue for locating and generating firmware with IP cores used in Actel embedded processor-based low-power Igloo, ProASIC3 or Fusion mixed-signal FPGA designs.

News from Electronicstalk, 28 September 2009

Power manager highlights Fusion benefits

Actel has announced the availability of its free Mixed-Signal Power Manager (MPM).

News from Electronicstalk, 16 July 2009

Actel unveils Fusion Embedded Development Kit

Actel has introduced the Fusion Embedded Development Kit, which is intended to enable system designers to quickly and cost-effectively prototype a full system-on-a-chip design.

News from Electronicstalk, 12 March 2009

Libero IDE v8.5 supports Igloo and ProASIC3 FPGAs

Actel has brought out the Libero Integrated Design Environment (IDE) version 8.5, which extends support for the nano versions of Igloo and ProASIC3 field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).

News from Electronicstalk, 15 December 2008

Fusion and Igloo FPGAs stay ahead of the trend

Actel has announced that its mixed-signal Fusion and low-power Igloo and Proasic3 families are helping designers of medical equipment stay ahead of the miniaturisation and portability trend.

News from Electronicstalk, 15 October 2008

Aerospace certification is first for FPGA vendor

Actel's SAE/AS9100 certification eases the part acquisition process for aerospace and avionics customers around the world.

News from Electronicstalk, 25 August 2008

Development environment helps cut power

Enhancements enable easy comparisons of multiple design scenarios and their resulting power consumption and battery life implications.

News from Electronicstalk, 5 August 2008

Plug-in cards speed specific FPGA designs

HMI and miniature motor control daughtercards enable designers to shave months off of their design time and easily meet the most stringent power budgets.

News from Electronicstalk, 13 May 2008

• Programmable devices add ADC calibration

• FPGA survives outer space conditions

• Cool kit evaluates frugal FPGAs

• Design environment helps cut power consumption

• FPGA wins power consumption award

• Cortex core runs on power-efficient FPGAs

• FPGAs for safety-critical automotive applications

• FPGAs enable video platform

• FPGA to acquire Martian weather data

• Space qualified FPGAs cut power consumption

• Programmable design powers up MicroTCA systems

• FPGAs to blow hot and cold at ESC

• Flash-based FPGAs aid maritime safety

• Free controller cores are optimised for FPGAs

• Prototyping platforms put FPGAs in avionics

• Programmable arrays look after MicroTCA

• FPGAs put the freeze on power consumption

• Flash-based FPGAs put freeze on power consumption

• Study confirms Flash-based FPGA space performance

• French industry praises programmable system chip

• FPGAs provide link in novel display technology

• Development environment adds more tools

• FPGAs are approved for space-flight duties

• IP block puts PWM controller on FPGA

• Kit accelerates soft core deployment

• Commercial qualification for Flash-based FPGAs

• Ecosystem supports programmable device design

• Kit supports programmable mixed-signal design

• Flash-based FPGAs pass full set of military tests

• IP deployment platform eases FPGA design

• Paper explains advantages of quick-start FPGAs

• Space-qualified FPGA expands to 4 million gates

• Starter kits explore FPGA functions

• Programmable chips to integrate entire systems

• LGA-packaged FPGAs suit critical applications

• FPGAs fly with Airbus

• New package cuts military FPGA footprint

• Flash-based FPGAs put to work on Eurofighter

• IP cores speed FPGA design

• Programmer aids cost-effective FPGA implementation

• Rad-hard FPGAs keep Mars Rovers running

• Submarine duties for Flash-based FPGAs

• Azzurri has technical appeal for Actel

• Complete solution simplifies implementation

• Antifuse-Based FPGAs Provide Secure Solution

• Motorola signs for secure cores

• FPGAs protect Indesign's audio IP

• Flash-based FPGAs enable audio product line

• FPGAs control key Rosetta systems

• Radiation-tolerant FPGAs sampling now

• Turnkey FPGA solution speeds Targa to market

• Acal to spearhead European push

• IP core for military, space and industrial uses

• Radiation-tolerant FPGA is alternative to ASIC

• Cores suit under-bonnet FPGA applications

• FPGA design environment promises faster timing

• FPGA software gains physical synthesis option

• Novel package puts programmed FPGAs in space

• Programme aims to speed FPGA design

• Fibre Channel cores run on military FPGAs

• Platform strategy speeds FPGA-based MCU design

• Flash-based FPGAs shrink to new package options

• FPGAs go to industrial extremes

• Flash FPGAs meet military specs

• Uprated design software boosts FPGA performance

• Radiation-tolerant FPGAs to join ESA missions

• More online info on FPGAs

• IP core puts military databus on latest FPGAs

• Cores turn FPGAs to PowerPC interfacing

• ATM cores are frugal with FPGA gates

• FPGA storage is unaffected by moisture

• IDE stretches to next-generation FPGA designs

• FPGAs provide key to BIOS extension

• Secure FPGAs gain security core IP

• FPGAs to gain green package options

• Antifuse military-spec FPGAs resist espionage

• Antifuse structure for radiation-tolerant FPGAs

• Website addresses FPGA design security

• Pair extend Flash FPGA codevelopment pact

• Radiation tolerant FPGAs power infra-red satellite

• FPGAs hit the performance accelerator

• Faster and easier route to FPGA design

• Antifuse FPGA beats military radiation specs

• FPGA design environment extends to new generation

• Flash FPGAs gun for ASICs with million-gate device

• Libero sweeps up FPGA design software

• FPGAs have hardened latches for space reliability

• Libero sweeps up full set of FPGA design tools

• First flash-based industrial-grade FPGAs