Date: 19th Oct 2010

Advantech's networking and gaming platforms uses Actel's FPGAs

Actel said embedded board maker Advantech is employing Actel's ProASICPLUS and ProASIC3 FPGAs for use in its networking and gaming platforms.
Taiwan based Advantech chose Actel's ProASICPLUS APA450 and ProASIC3 A3P060 FPGAs for their networking platform to perform system bus control and boot loader functions. Advantech chose Actel's ProASIC3 A3P400 FPGA for its gaming platform.

Actel says in both the cases, the security features inherent to flash FPGAs, prevention against corruption, intrusion and protection against theft of valuable intellectual property, far outweighed any benefits offered by other FPGAs.

"Our business goals were aggressive and Actel's ProASICPLUS and ProASIC3 FPGAs provided us with the reprogrammability and fast time to market, allowing us to meet our targets," said Eddie Lai, director of business development at Advantech. "The differentiation and, most importantly, the reliability and security benefits provided by Actel FPGAs are non-negotiable in our industry."

"Actel's flash technology allowed us to stand out from competing solutions during Advantech's design process," said Rich Kapusta, vice president of marketing and business development at Actel. "More and more, customers are recognizing the enormous benefits that flash-based FPGAs bring to today's system designs."

Very recently Microsemi has agreed to acquire Actel