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Corporate Overview - 4Q01

• Introduction• Product Overview

• Strategic Direction

© 2001 Actel Confidential and Proprietary 2Corporate Presentation - 4Q01

Actel Overview

Established FPGA SupplierFirst Product Shipped - 1988

$226M in sales in 2000, 32% growth over 1999

Strong balance sheet - $135M cash, no debt

More than 500 employees

16% R&D spending in 2000

Three FPGA technologies availableAntifuse, Flash, SRAM

Substantial FPGA patent portfolio (170+)

Forbes list of “200 Best Small Companies in America”

Included in S & P Smallcap 600 Index

© 2001 Actel Confidential and ProprietaryCorporate Presentation - 4Q01

Actel’s 3-Tier Aerospace Business Model Differentiation

Rad Rad HardHardRadiation Survivability EssentialRisk vs. cost concernLong Life 10-15 yearsMission Failure disastrousMilitary & Deep Space Missions

Rad Rad TolerantTolerantRadiation Survivability ImportantCost vs. risks concernShort Life 5-7 years LEO Satellites

Military/ Aerospace/High ReliabilityMilitary/ Aerospace/High ReliabilityRadiation Survivability not criticalGenerally Mil-Std 883 or Mil-TempAvionics, munitions, ground basedequipmentHarsh Industrial Environments

Key ParameterKey Parameter

Military/Avionics Military/Avionics & &

Other Other HiRelHiRel

Rad Rad TolerantTolerant

Rad Rad HardHard

Mar

ket S

egm

enta

tion

Mar

ket S

egm

enta

tion

Total DoseTotal Dose

SEU SEU ImmunityImmunity

Harsh Harsh EnvironmentsEnvironments

Long LifetimeLong Lifetime


Actel Product Spectrum Today

RHRHRH

ProASICPLUSProASICProASICPLUSPLUS

3,000 10,000 100,000 1M 2M

ProASICProASICProASIC

SX-ASXSX--AA

Radiation Hard

Radiation Tolerant

Military/Avionic/HiRel

RTSX-SRTSXRTSX--SSRTAX-S (Planned)RTAXRTAX--S (Planned)S (Planned)

Customer Customer NeedNeed

Density

Harsh EnvironsHarsh EnvironsLong LifeLong Life

SEU ImmunitySEU Immunity

Total DoseTotal Dose


Actel YTD 2001 Revenue Profile

By Market SegmentConsumer

1%Computing

3%Industrial/Other19%

Mil/Aero24% Communications

53%

By Geographical SegmentPan-Asia

10%

Europe29%

North America61%

Agenda• Introduction

• Product Overview• Strategic Direction


Antifuse Product OfferingBenefits of antifuse FPGA technology

High performanceLow powerSingle-chip

SecureLive at power-upCost effective

Product Process K Gates Max I/O Leading features

SX-A 0.22um 108 360 Performance, non-volatile features

eX 0.22um 12 130 1/6 power of typical CPLD (64-256 mcell)

RTSX-S 0.22um 108 205 SEU immune with built-in TMR

Express 0.15um 2000 684 Performance, interface features


SX-A 0.22um 108 360 Performance, non-volatile features

eX 0.22um 12 130 1/6 power of typical CPLD (64-256 mcell)

RTSX-S 0.22um 108 205 SEU immune with built-in TMR

Express 0.15um 2000 684 Performance, interface features


SX-A Family

250 MHz systemperformanceLow powerSingle-chipLive at power-upHot-swap supportMixed-voltage support

2.5V, 3.3V, 5VCost leadership for high-volume apps

SX08A SX16A SX32A SX72A

System Gates 12k 24k 48k 108k

Logic Modules 768 1452 2880 6036

Registers 256 528 1080 2012

Max User I/O 130 177 249 360


SX-A LeadershipPerformance leadership versus mainstream competition

20ns

15ns

10ns

5ns

0ns

Spartan2-6 13 14.65 16.18 14 14.76 9.8 15 16 11.1

SXA-3 8.2 11.1 11.9 7.6 9.2 8.9 11.7 8.2 7.9

CTL INTF960 INT_TOP MCDATA OMC_TOP CIGABIT2 PHOTOPR STSTOP FPGA1

Reg

-Reg

Pos

tlayo

ut

Customer Designs


RTSX-S Family

FeaturesDesigned specifically for Space ApplicationsUp to 2,012 SEU Hardened Flip-Flops eliminate Software TMR DesignSingle Event Latch-up ImmuneSupports Hot-Swapping and Cold SparingConfigurable I/O Support 3.3V/5.0V PCI, LVTTL, TTL and CMOSSecure Programming Technology prevents reverse engineeringSX-A Pin compatibility for prototyping with commercial devicesQML Certified Devices

SX32S SX72S

System Gates 48k 108k

Logic Modules 2880 6048

Registers 1080 2016

Max User I/O 224 205Packages CQ208 CQ256

CQ208 CQ256

SX32S SX72S

System Gates 48k 108k

Logic Modules 2880 6048

Registers 1080 2016

Max User I/O 224 205Packages CQ208 CQ256

CQ208 CQ256


RTSX-S SEU Leadership

E-06

E-07

E-08

E-09

E-10

E-11

E-12

Cro

ss S

ectio

n

SRAM FPGA

RTSX32S

Practical SEU Immunity

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

LET (MeV-cm²/mg)


Flash Product OfferingBenefits of flash FPGA technology

Lowest power in its classIn-system programmableNon-volatileSingle-chip

SecureLive at power-upFine grained arch. for ASIC flowFlash to ASIC/Conversion Program


ProASIC 0.25um 475 440 ASIC alternative, single-chip

ProASICPLUS 0.22um 1000 712 ASIC design flow, security lock


ProASIC 0.25um 475 440 ASIC alternative, single-chip

ProASICPLUS 0.22um 1000 712 ASIC design flow, security lock


ProASIC A500K Family

FeaturesReprogrammableLive at power-upSingle-ChipLow Power

ASIC AlternativeFine Grain ArchitectureRegister rich ASIC Design Flow

FIFO Control LogicDesign Security

K050 K130 K180 K270

System Gates 100k 290k 370k 475k

Max Registers 5.4k 12.8k 18.4k 26.9k

RAM Bits 14K 45k 54k 63k

RAM Blocks 6 20 24 28

Max User I/O 204 306 362 440

Packages PQ208 PQ208 PQ208 PQ208

BG272 BG272 BG456 BG456

FG144 BG456 FG256 FG672


ProASICPLUS OverviewEnhancements from the ProASIC architecture

0.22m 4LM Flash-Based CMOS FPGAIncreased programmable logic up to 56K registers

Double the high-performance routing resources Two PLLs (1.5 to 240 MHz) with multiply, divide and delay optionsTwo high speed LVPECL differential pairs (Clock or Data inputs)Higher performance I/Os with 50 MHz PCIImproved In-system programming

Larger amount of configurable SRAM up to198kbits


ProASICPlus Family

System Gates

Max Registers

EmbeddedRAM Bits

Max User I/O

Packages

APA150

150,000

6,144

36k

232

PQ 208

BG 456

FG 144

FG 256

APA300

300,000

8,192

72k

280

PQ 208

BG 456

FG 144

FG 256

APA450

450,000

12,288

108k

332

PQ 208

BG 456

FG 144

FG 256

APA600

600,000

21,504

126k

472

PQ 208

BG 456

FG 256

FG 676

APA750

750,000

32,678

144k

232

PQ 208

BG 456

FG 676

FG 869

APA1000

1,000,000

56, 320

198k

712

PQ 208

BG 456

FG 896

FG 1152


ProASIC/ProASICPLUS

In-System Programming

ProASICPLUS enhanced ISP features

Micro-processor interface Chip remains powered-up during programming

ISP Demo Board available in 1Q02Program daisy chained devicesApplication note & user guide provided

App note includesBoard schematicsBill of materialsSoftware requirements for ISP interface


ProASICPLUS In-System Programmer

Small form factor - 24 in3

Low cost Hardware features

Small 26-pin header20” ribbon cableECP parallel port

Software featuresWin 95/98/NT/00 O/SSTAPL supportDaisy chain capabilityLog file generation


Flash to ASIC Conversion Program

Certified ASIC Partner-Farady ASICs fabricated by UMCFacilitated by ProASIC fine grain architectureMinimizes conversion risksSupports all ProASIC partsSupports PQ and BGA packagesSupports Commercial and Industrial temperaturesLow risk and cost effective


Actel Product Spectrum

Markets

eXeX

ExpressExpress

ProASICPLUSProASICPLUS

3,000 10,000 100,000 1M 2M

ProASICProASIC

SX-ASX-A

FullFeatured

FPGA

EconomyFPGA

CPLDEquivalent

Density

Agenda• Introduction

• Product Overview

• Strategic Direction


Opportunity for Embedded FPGA

109876543210

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Worldwide UPL Shipments

$BEPGAFPGACPLDSPLD

CPLD & FPGA market position fund EPGA opportunityActel SoC/EPGA strategies: BridgeFPGATM & VariCoreTM


Increasing Bandwidth in the Network

DSL Modem

OC-3/STM-1

155 Mbps

Core Switch

USB 2.0480 Mbps

IEEE 1394400 Mbps

EnterpriseGateway

GigabitEthernet1.0 Gbps

Server

FibreChannel1.0 Gbps

PCPC

10/100 Ethernet100 Mbps

MAN Router

OC-12 / STM-4622 Mbps

Core Switch

OC-192 / STM-6410 Gbps

OC-48 / STM-162.5 Gbps

MAN Router

OC-12 / STM-4622 Mbps

ADSL 1.5 Mbps

ISP DSLAMEach generation brings

More speedNew standardsInteroperability challenges

MP3Player

Mass StorageDigital

Camera


Communications Interfaces

10

100

1,000

10,000

100,000

Local I/O Bus Backplane System Area Network

Local Area Network

Wide Area Network

PCI-X

PCI

PCI-X

PCI

USB1.1USB1.1

USB2.0USB2.0

10/100Ethernet10/100

Ethernet

GigabitEthernetGigabit

Ethernet

Sonet / SDHOC-768 / STM-256Sonet / SDH

OC-768 / STM-256

Sonet / SDHOC-48 / STM-16Sonet / SDH

OC-48 / STM-16

Sonet / SDHOC-12 / STM-4Sonet / SDHOC-12 / STM-4

10 GigabitEthernet

10 GigabitEthernet

SCSIUltra160SCSI

Ultra160

SCSIUltra320SCSI

Ultra320 2G FiberChannel2G FiberChannel

10G FiberChannel

10G FiberChannel

InfiniBandInfiniBandSonet / SDH

OC-192 / STM-64Sonet / SDH

OC-192 / STM-64

CSIX

XAUI,XGMIIXAUI,XGMII

Ban

dwid

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Mbp

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SPI-3PoS-PHY3FlexBus3




RapidIO

HyperTransportHyperTransport

SPI-5SPI-5

IEEE1394IEEE1394

3GIO


Actel Focuses on Interoperability

BridgeFPGATM

ASIC/ASSP

ASIC/ASSP

GP FPGA+ Soft IP

VariCoreTM

EPGA

General purpose FPGA combined with soft-IP

BridgeFPGATM, configurable bridges for emerging standards

VariCoreTM embedded FPGA cores


BridgeFPGATM Concept

High-speed I/OUp to 3.125GbpsMultiple standards

ASIC for performance, cost & powerFGPA for flexibility

Control & memory interfaceProtocol translation

Fast-turn methodologySupports emergingstandards

General Purpose I/O

General Purpose I/O

PHY

PHY

General Purpose FPGA CORE

ConfigurableProtocol

Controllers

ConfigurableI/O

(LVDS, …)

Control System (uP, PCI, PCI-X, ...)

Memory System (ZBT, DDR, QDR)H

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Spee

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ata

ASIC

ASIC


VariCore EPGATM FamilyLicensable FPGA core

0.18um SRAM FPGA technologyBlock sizes: 5K - 40K ASIC gates2K ASIC gates/mm20.13um in development

UMC, CSM & TSMC processesProduct Support

Complete development environmentDebug/probing capabilityDevelopers kit with eval boardFlow support for most popular SoC EDA toolsEmbedded configuration, power control, BIST, & JTAG interfaces


SummaryActel’s antifuse technology delivers

High performanceLow powerSecureLive at power-up

Actel’s Flash technology deliversNonvolativity and reprogrammabilityLow powerSecureLive at power-up

Strategic developmentsLicensable VariCoreTM FPGA cores to enable PSOCBridgeFPGATM addresses interoperability needs


Space…….Where failure is not an option !

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