Microsemi Introduces Next-generation SmartFusion®2 SoC FPGA with Breakthrough Capabilities in Security, Reliability and Low Power

Microsemi Introduces Next-generation SmartFusion®2 SoC FPGA with Breakthrough Capabilities in Security, Reliability and Low Power PR Newswire ALISO VIEJO, California, Oct. 8, 2012 - Industry's Only Flash-based FPGA Targeted at Industrial, Defense, Aviation, Communications and Medical Applications ALISO VIEJO, California, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today unveiled its new ®SmartFusion 2 system-on-chip (SoC) field programmable gate array (FPGA) family. Microsemi's next-generation SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs are designed to address fundamental requirements for advanced security, high reliability and low power in critical industrial, defense, aviation, communications and medical applications. SmartFusion2 ® ™integrates inherently reliable flash-based FPGA fabric, a 166 megahertz (MHz) ARM Cortex -M3 processor, advanced security processing accelerators, DSP blocks, SRAM, eNVM and industry-required high-performance communication interfaces all on a single chip. http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110909/MM66070LOGO "Several years ago we implemented a strategy to drive growth in high-value markets by strengthening our product portfolio, increasing our focus on R&D, and the strategic addition of key products and technologies for high-value, high- barrier-to-entry markets," said James J. Peterson, president and CEO of Microsemi.