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Infineon, Actel to develop 0.13-micron Flash FPGAs

GERMANY -- Actel Corp. and Infineon Technologies AG are co-operating to develop flash memory field-programm-able gate array (FPGA) solutions for production in 0.13-micron chip processes.

Building on Actel's flash-based ProASIC FPGA family and Infineon's process technology and manufacturing expertise, the development program will extend the capability of flash-based FPGA technology in current and new ASIC alternative market segments, such as smart cards, automotive, industrial controls and mobile communications applications.

Expanding on a 1997 flash process development and manufacturing agreement between the two firms, Actel gains access to a defined wafer manufacturing capacity for high-performance flash FPGA products with Infineon's 0.13-micron embedded flash production process. Infineon gains access to Actel's flash-based FPGA architectures for use in next-generation product applications, such as chip card IC products.