IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Microsemi Corporation(Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at powering a smart, secure, connected world, today announced its SmartFusion™ intelligent mixed signal FPGA was honored with Electronic Products' Product of the Year award.
The editors of Electronic Products—a leading trade publication for electronic design engineers— evaluated thousands of products launched in 2010. The winning products were selected on the basis of innovative design, significant advancement in technology or application and substantial achievement in price and performance. SmartFusion FPGAs integrate an FPGA, hard ARM® Cortex™-M3-based microcontroller subsystem (MSS) and programmable analog, offering full customization, IP protection and ease-of-use. When faced with options for co-processing or interface customization, SmartFusion devices offer a compelling solution in a wide variety of applications, including motor control, system and power management and industrial automation. These applications span the industrial, military, medical, telecommunications, computing and storage markets.
Jim Harrison, Electronic Products Magazine's west coast editor, said, "Adding an ARM processor to the FPGA/analog functions of the Fusion parts was a superb idea. For many applications SmartFusion is all you need in one package, plus we really liked the integrated design environment and the secure in-system programming."
"SmartFusion devices represent a major advancement in FPGA technology and Microsemi is proud to be leading the way by giving our customers the most innovative programmable technology available," said Rich Kapusta, vice president terrestrial products, SoC Products Group at Microsemi. "To win the Product of the Year Award from Electronic Products is a great distinction and recognition. We strive to define and develop value-added products that deliver differentiation and market leadership benefits to our customers."
The 2010 Product of the Year Awards were announced in the January 2011 issue of Electronic Products with a cover feature and a brief description of each product. Additionally, the winning products appear on Electronic Products' website (). 2010 marks the 35th annual Electronic Products' "Product of the Year" Awards, which recognizes the best products in the industry.
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Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC) offers the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor technology. Committed to solving the most critical system challenges, Microsemi's products include high-performance, high-reliability analog and RF devices, mixed signal integrated circuits, FPGAs and customizable SoCs, and complete subsystems. Microsemi serves leading system manufacturers around the world in the defense, security, aerospace, enterprise, commercial, and industrial markets. Learn more at .
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