MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Learn how to make designing SoCs easier from Actel and Avnet Memec at the System-on-Chip: Designing Next Generation SoCs virtual conference on Wednesday, September 16, 2009. Through presentations and webinars, Actel and distribution partner Avnet Memec will demonstrate how FPGAs provide a compelling design alternative compared to costly ASIC development.

The conference will explore the challenges faced by developers of ASIC- and FPGA-based SoCs, including an in-depth look at the state of chip design economics, the quest for plug-and-play intellectual property (IP) the state of the verification bottleneck, and the need for better integration between analog and digital design flows.

Additional conference involvement:

Panel Session: Integrating Analog and Digital IP onto an SoC

Time: 3:30- 4:30 pm EDT

Moderator: Clive (Max) Maxfield, Vice President, TechBites Interactive

Actel's Jim Davis, vice president, software and systems engineering, will participate and discuss how ASIC- and FPGA-based SoC design flows differ, various analog/digital simulators and how effectively they communicate with each other, how designers can take full advantage of available tools for the intricately specific applications they are designing and other design flow integration issues.

Scheduled Chat: Mixed-Signal Embedded System Design Challenges

Time: 1:30 - 2:00 pm EDT

Moderator: Venkatesh Narayan, Director of Software & Systems Engineering, Actel

This chat will discuss the challenges faced by designers of embedded systems. Topics include analog, programmable logic, RTL knowledge requirements and design tools.

For more information on System-on-Chip: Designing Next Generation SoCs, visit: http://www.eetimes.com/soc/

To register for the virtual conference, visit:

http://seminar2.techonline.com/registration/wcRegForm_VCONC.cgi?sessionID=virtualshow_sept1609

About Avnet Electronics Marketing

Avnet Electronics Marketing is an operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. that serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in more than 70 countries, distributing electronic components from leading manufacturers and providing associated design-chain and supply-chain services. The group's Web site is located at www.em.avnet.com. Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology in the world. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers and providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 27, 2009, Avnet generated revenue of $16.23 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.

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.

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