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Actel controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2012

    Reported ProASIC3 JTAG backdoor

    Researchers from the University of Cambridge reported a potential backdoor in the JTAG interface of Actel's ProASIC3 low-power FPGA family. They later defended their analysis at a cryptography workshop in Belgium. The report raised questions about hardware-debug interfaces and configuration security in programmable logic.

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