Afraid of Commitment?

Processor usage in FPGAs is growing rapidly. For companies without ultrahigh volumes, the primary obstacle has been the contract negotiations and fees typically associated with licensing models for industry-leading processor cores.

Leveraging its partnership with ARM, Actel removes this obstacle, enabling designers to utilize the industry-standard processor of their choice, such as the new ARM Cortex-M1 processor, for use in its flash-based, single-chip Actel Fusion Programmable System Chip (PSC) and ProASIC3 FPGAs.

Co-developed by ARM and Actel, the 32-bit ARM Cortex-M1 processor is the first ARM processor designed specifically for FPGA implementation.

In eZone, read about the details of the Cortex-M1 Processor and how to decide which Actel device would be the best solution for your Cortex design.

Then find out how to design with your Cortex Processor using the Actel Processor Design Flow.