Actel Unveils Third-Generation FPGA Programming Tool
- High-Throughput Silicon Sculptor 3 Expands Parallel Programming Capability
- Offers Seamless Upgrade From Previous Generations
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 21, 2006 -- Actel Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTL) today introduced Silicon Sculptor 3, a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) programming tool that delivers high data throughput and promotes ease of use, while lowering the overall cost of ownership. The Silicon Sculptor 3 includes a high-speed USB 2.0 interface that allows a customer to connect as many as 12 programmers to a single PC. Further, Silicon Sculptor 3 is compatible with adapter modules from Silicon Sculptor II, thereby preserving a customer's investment and enabling a seamless upgrade to this latest generation of the tool.
"Silicon Sculptor 3 provides a cost-effective solution for system designers and small to mid-sized production centers, allowing them to expand programming capabilities without acquiring additional PCs or software," said Jake Chuang, senior director of marketing for application solutions at Actel. "With a high-speed USB 2.0 interface, our easy-to-use, flexible new programmer meets the fast data processing needs of today's users, and has headroom to expand as design speed, density and complexity increase."
About Silicon Sculptor 3
Leveraging an antifuse-based Axcelerator FPGA device at the heart of the system, Silicon Sculptor 3 offers 4x the memory size compared with the previous generation programmer as well as faster data processing. With 64 MB of internal memory, the Silicon Sculptor 3 allows concurrent programming of highly dense parts that could only be programmed non-concurrently with prior programmers, which means higher throughput is now possible for even the densest of parts. This additional memory will also support the larger algorithms of planned future parts. With a USB 2.0 interface, Silicon Sculptor 3 systems can be connected to as many as 12 PCs through a series of nested high-speed USB 2.0 hubs, enabling an easily expandable, low-to-medium volume production programming system to be dynamically assembled.
Protection features include, overcurrent and power failure shutdowns as well as electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. A banana jack for ESD wrist straps is also included. Actel offers support of all device packages including, but not limited to PLCC, PQFP, VQFP, QFN, BGA, FBGA and CSP.
Silicon Sculptor 3 is the optimal low-cost programmer for Actel's entire portfolio of FPGAs, including the standard and ARM-enabled versions of both the ProASIC3 family and the Actel Fusion Programmable System Chips. It also supports the company's entire line of products including the antifuse-based RTAX-S product offerings.
Availability
Actel's Silicon Sculptor 3 is available now for $3,400. The tool is compliant with Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional. For further information about pricing and availability, please visit http://www.actel.com/products/tools/silisculpt/ .
About Actel
Actel Corporation is the leader in single-chip FPGA solutions. The company is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol ACTL and is headquartered at 2061 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, Calif., 94043-4655. For more information about Actel, visit www.actel.com . Telephone: 888-99-ACTEL (992-2835).
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