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Company Delivers Unprecedented Integration of Mainstream FPGA Features with Advanced Security, Reliability and Low Power ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced shipment of production-qualified SmartFusion(®)2 system-on-chip (SoC) field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The company also announced the...

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., 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,...

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/-- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced that its radiation-tolerant RTAX-S/SL field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) have been qualified by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) as Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) Class V in accordance with military performance standard MIL-PRF-38535 space-level qualification...

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced it has shipped its 10,000th radiation-tolerant RTAX-S FPGA device for flight-critical applications. Microsemi has also shipped tens of thousands of its previous generation spaceflight FPGAs. For the past 55 years, Microsemi has developed products for use in space systems...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Spansion Inc. (NYSE: CODE), a leading provider of NOR Flash memory, today announced the appointment of Jay Legenhausen to senior vice president of worldwide sales. Legenhausen reports to CEO John Kispert. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060118/SFW077LOGO) "Jay will play a pivotal role in maximizing our growth opportunities with a focus on accelerating Spansion's leadership in NOR and NAND Flash memory," said John Kispert,...

BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Intellectual Ventures ("IV") enforced its rights and filed patent infringement complaints in the U.S. District Court of Delaware against companies in the software security; dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and Flash memory; and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) industries. "Over the years, Intellectual Ventures has successfully negotiated license agreements with some of the top technology companies in the world. However, some...

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a secure, smart, connected world, announced that Space Forum 2011, formerly known as the Actel Space Forum, kicks off today in Los Angeles, California. With more than 100 registered attendees, this invitation-only event has drawn system designers from the country's top manufacturers of space-flight applications. Microsemi is partnering with...

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a secure, smart, connected world, today announced that Fusion mixed signal FPGAs are now available with 100% temperature screening from -55 degrees C to +100 degrees C. This advancement enables the company to bring the unique mixed signal integration advantages of Fusion to the military, avionics, and defense industries, where highly...

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a secure, smart, connected world, announced that its SOC Products Division, formerly known as Actel Corporation, today unveiled its new 65nm embedded flash platform, on which the company's next generation flash-based customizable SOCs (system-on-chips) will be built. Featuring a new, expandable 4-input LUT architecture, the company's low power,...

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading manufacturer of high performance analog-mixed signal integrated circuits, high reliability semiconductors and RF subsystems, now provides an even broader product offering delivered from the industry's most extensive technology portfolio as a result of the acquisition of Actel Corporation's FPGA technology. Customers, partners and media visiting Electronica 2010 who require either introduction or...