
      CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

                                   PURSUANT TO

                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



     I, John C. East,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant  to  Section  906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  that the Annual
Report of Actel  Corporation  on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  January 5,
2003,  fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 and that  information  contained in such Annual
Report on Form 10-K  fairly  presents in all  material  respects  the  financial
condition and results of operations of Actel Corporation.


              Date: April 4, 2003                   /s/ John C. East
                                              -----------------------------
                                                      John C. East
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer




     I, Jon A. Anderson, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant  to  Section  906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  that the Annual
Report of Actel  Corporation  on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  January 5,
2003,  fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 and that  information  contained in such Annual
Report on Form 10-K  fairly  presents in all  material  respects  the  financial
condition and results of operations of Actel Corporation.


              Date: April 4, 2003                  /s/ Jon A. Anderson
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                                                     Jon A. Anderson
                                                Vice President of Finance
                                               and Chief Financial Officer




