Actel and I&C Microsystems Co. Ltd. Announce New Alliance in Korea.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 1997--Actel Corp. (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 I&C Microsystems Co. Ltd as its new distribution partner for Korea. I&C will immediately assume responsibility for all customers previously supported by ANAM ANAM Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente (National Environment Authority of Panama) ANAM Asociación Nacional de Municipalidades (National Association of Municipalities, Guatemala) S&T Co. Ltd., Actel's previous distributor. ANAM's business has shifted away from the 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. (field programmable gate arrays See FPGA. ) industry, and as a result, I&C will immediately begin supporting ANAM's FPGA customers as well as the sale and support of Actel's products to new customers. I&C specialized in the sales and support of both synthesis design tools and time-to-market FPGA devices. This combination adds substantial value to customers by providing a total programmable 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. design solution. "Our appointment of I&C Microsystems as Actel's new sales agent in Korea is quite exciting, due to the fact that I&C Microsystems has one of the best reputations in Korea for technical sales support of synthesis design solutions with programmable devices," said Patrick Ellington, director of Pan-Asia sales and marketing, Actel Corp. "I&C's in-depth technical knowledge adds substantial value to customers who require quick time-to-market and who work on a single chip system design." I&C Microsystems' extensive software support experience is expected to enhance the value of Actel's many new device features, including full VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language) A hardware description language (HDL) used to design electronic systems at the component, board and system level. VHDL allows models to be developed at a very high level of abstraction. support, which Actel offers on Windows 95 and X Windows See X Window. platforms. About Actel Actel is dedicated to providing logic designers with the capability and confidence to successfully move to high complexity designs by supplying the best programmable logic devices and design software. 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. In 1996, Actel introduced system programmable gate arrays, or SPGAs based on SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory technology. Actel is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol ACTL and is located at 955 East Arques Ave., Sunnyvale, Calif. 94086-4533. Telephone: 408/739-1010; Internet: http://www.actel.com About I&C I&C Microsystems Co. Ltd. is a leading distributor of synthesis tools as well as FPGA devices. This combination adds substantial value to customers by providing a total programmable ASIC design solution. I&C is located at No. 801, 8th Floor, Bethel B/D 324-1, Yangjae-dong, Seocho-ku, Seoul, Korea. Telephone: 02/577-9131. -0- Note to Editors: Actel Corp. and the Actel logo are trademarks of Actel Corp. CONTACT: Actel Corp. Charles Byers, 408/522-4598 cbyers@actel.com or I&C Microsystems Craig Rawlings, 408/739-1010 |
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