Actel Debuts Automotive SX-A and MX FPGAs

Actel Corp. (Mountain View, CA) announced that it has expanded its line of automotive solutions with the availability of anti-fuse-based SX-A and MX field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) in extended automotive temperature range versions. Qualified to operate at ambient temperatures from -40°C to +125°C and junction temperatures up to 150°C, the full line of SX-A and MX devices function at the highest temperatures among competitive FPGA solutions.

The latest offering extends the performance, cost and security benefits of Actel's mid-density SX-A and low-power MX anti-fuse devices to the automotive development community. Rounding out the industry's widest offering of packages specifically targeted for automotive applications, Actel's SX-A and MX devices are optimized for in-cab control and interconnect functions for a range of telematic applications, such as navigation, speech recognition, control/comfort systems, passenger monitors and heads-up displays.

Based on Actel's nonvolatile, anti-fuse technology, the SX-A and MX FPGA families provide an inherently secure, low-cost, single-chip solution. Featuring up to 72,000 typical gates, or 36,000 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) gates, the SX-A devices deliver system performance of up to 250MHz. The MX devices exhibit low power consumption at 5V, making them reliable single-chip ASIC alternatives.

The full-line of automotive SX-A and MX devices are available now with pricing starting at $2.50 each for MX devices and $3.00 each for SX-A devices in quantities of 250,000.