Actel Achieves ISO 9002 Certification for Manufacturing and Testing of FPGA Devices; ISO 9002 Reinforces Actel's Overall Status as a Supplier of State-of-the-Art Devices.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1998--Actel Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ACTL ACTL American College of Trial Lawyers (Irvine, California) ACTL Access Carrier Terminal Location ACTL Activation Library ACTL Automated Compatibility Test Laboratory ACTL Association Cultural Turkey-Luxembourg ) today announced it has received ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 certification for the manufacturing and testing of its field programmable gate array See FPGA. (FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. ) devices. The certification was granted by Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC), Columbus, Ohio. The ISO standards, developed by the International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Organization for determining standards in most technical and nontechnical fields. Founded in Geneva in 1947, its membership includes more than 100 countries. , provide an international benchmark for quality systems. As Actel continues to establish itself as a leader of high-quality FPGAs, ISO certification provides a globally recognized benchmark that Actel's devices have been certified for integrity in the manufacturing and test process. Specifically, ISO 9002 requires compliance in the following areas: management responsibility, customer service, supplier management, internal quality audits, training process control, inspection and testing Inspection and testing Industrial activities which ensure that manufactured products, individual components, and multicomponent systems are adequate for their intended purpose. . "ISO 9002 certification demonstrates Actel's commitment to quality and establishes a foundation for continuous improvement and increased productivity to better service the needs of our customers," said James Lim, Quality Assurance manager, Actel Corporation. Achieving ISO 9002 certification is another milestone that reinforces Actel's overall status as a supplier of quality products. ISO 9002 provides Actel's devices with the recognition of an independent and accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. third party. About Actel Actel is dedicated to providing logic designers with the capability and confidence to successfully move up to higher complexity designs. The company is the world's leading supplier of antifuse-based field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and associated software development tools. FPGAs are used by designers of communications, computer, medical, military/aerospace, industrial control, and other electronic systems to differentiate their products and get them to market faster. Actel is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ACTL and is located at 955 East Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA, 94086-4533. Telephone: 408/739-1010. Internet: http://www.actel.com. Note to Editors: The Actel name and logo are registered trademarks of Actel Corporation. All other trademarks and tradenames are the property of their respective owners.
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