The industry standard ARM® architecture is the most widely used 32-bit microprocessor architecture ever, with billions of products shipped. Actel has partnered with ARM to make ARM processors available for our customers to use in Actel's flash-based FPGAs. ARM Cortex®-M3 processors in the SmartFusion™ family of intelligent mixed signal FPGAs are implemented as hard-gate on-chip infrastructure, so all fabric tiles are available for your IP cores and custom circuitry. ARM Cortex-M1 processors are fully implemented in the FPGA fabric, and designers have full access to Actel cores so they can add IP and implement them in their embedded applications. By offering the processors without license fees, royalties or negotiation of contracts, Actel dramatically increases your access to world class 32-bit ARM processors. FPGA users no longer need to settle for a proprietary 32-bit processor core; instead, they can use an industry-standard ARM processor with its well-known architecture and popular instruction set. With its FPGA-optimized ARM processor offering, Actel is truly bringing ARM to the masses.

Learn more about ARM-optimized cores for Actel FPGAs:

• Cortex™-M3
• Cortex-M1
• CoreMP7

Visit ARM's website:

• ARM Website
• ARM Cortex-M3
• ARM Cortex-M3 Processor Software Development for ARM7TDMI Processor Programmers White Paper
• Cortex-M1 in FPGAs

For more information, please contact your local Actel Sales representative.