Actel Signs Tomen Electronics as a Distribution Partner for the ProASIC Products in Japan; Tomen to Strengthen Actel's Programmable Logic Product Presence in Japan.SUNNYVALE Sunnyvale, city (1990 pop. 117,229), Santa Clara co., W Calif., near San Francisco; settled 1849, inc. 1912. A city in Silicon Valley, its many manufactures include semiconductors; machinery and instruments; electrical, electronic, and aerospace products; , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1998--Actel Corporation (Nasdaq: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 signed an agreement with Tomen Electronics Corp. of Tokyo to distribute Actel's new ProASIC(tm) products in Japan. Tomen Electronics is one of Japan's leading distributors of semiconductors, computer peripherals and software. Tomen Electronics has been a distributor for more than 25 years and is committed to providing its customers with the world's latest technology. Under the agreement with Actel, Tomen will distribute all ProASIC products in process of geometries of 0.25-micron and smaller, as well as GateField's ASICmaster(tm) design tools software. Actel decided to work with Tomen because of its experience distributing the ProASIC products for GateField Corporation in Japan. In August 1998, Actel and GateField signed a strategic alliance that provides Actel with exclusive rights to market and sell the new 0.25-micron ProASIC product family, which is expected to support densities of up to half a million programmable logic See PLD. gates. The alliance further provides for migration to smaller process technologies with the potential to produce multi-million gate devices for the ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. (application specific integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for ) market. The new ProASIC family is manufactured by Siemens in Germany using FLASH technology and is both non-volatile and reprogrammable. "Tomen's experience as a distributor in this industry makes it a tremendous asset to Actel as we move forward with our ProASIC product offering," said Patrick Ellington, director of Asian-Pacific sales and marketing, Actel Corporation. "By working with Tomen, Actel will establish its presence in Japan as a solution provider for reprogrammable ASIC solutions." "We are honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. to have the opportunity to distribute Actel's new ProASIC products in Japan," said Ginji Nojima, Managing Director of Marketing Division, Tomen Electronics. "Tomen is committed to providing its customers with the most innovative products and technologies and we believe that the ProASIC products are complementary to this goal. We look forward to working with Actel to strengthen its success in this region." 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 See FPGA. (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, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. , 94086-4533. Telephone: 408/739-1010. Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the : http://www.actel.com. About Tomen Electronics Corp. Founded in1972, Tomen has been diversifying its operations as the leading distributor to include importing, exporting and distributing various kinds of semiconductors, computer peripherals and software. In the fiscal year of 1997, Tomen reported its sales in the amount of Japanese Yen “Yen” redirects here. For the other use, see Yen (disambiguation). “JPY” redirects here. For the Australian singer with the same moniker, see John Paul Young. 51 billion (approximately US$386 million) and employed 318 employees. Tomen is traded on the Jasdaq National Market under the code No.7558 and is located at 8-27, Kohnan 1 Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8510, Japan. Telephone: 03-5462-9624 Internet: http://www.tomen-ele.co.jp Note to Editors: The Actel name and logo are registered trademarks of Actel Corporation. ProASIC and ASICmaster are trademarks of GateField Corporation. All other trademarks and servicemarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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