MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Actel Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTL) today announces its participation at the 2009 Military Aerospace Programmable Logic Device (MAPLD) Conference in Greenbelt, Maryland. Actel will provide in-depth technical information on the unparalleled reliability and robustness of its RTAX-S/SL family of devices when subjected to power supplies. In addition, the effects of radiation on Actel RT ProASIC(R)3 reprogrammable flash-based FPGAs configured with an embedded CoreABC controller will be presented. Since 1998, MAPLD has addressed the unique issues surrounding the use of PLDs for military/aerospace applications that must operate with a high degree of reliability, often in harsh environments.

    Presentation 1:  Actel Power Supply Transient Evaluation on RTAX-S and
                     RTSX-SU Devices
    Presentation 2:  Radiation Performance of Embedded CoreABC Controller on
                     Radiation-Tolerant Flash-based FPGAs: RT ProASIC3

    Where/When:      August 31- September 3, 2009
                     NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
                     Greenbelt, Maryland

The MAPLD 2009 Industrial Exhibit will be held on September 1st and 2nd. Please visit Actel at booth #23 for more information.

For more information on MAPLD, please visit: http://nepp.nasa.gov/mapld_2009/

For more information on Actel's Mil/Aero Solutions, please visit: www.actel.com/products/solutions/milaero

For more information on RTAX-S/SL FPGAs, please visit: www.actel.com/products/milaero/rtaxs

For more information on RTSX-SU FPGAs, please visit: www.actel.com/products/milaero/rtsxsu

For more information on RT ProASIC3 FPGAs, please visit: www.actel.com/products/milaero/rtpa3

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