
                                                                      Exhibit 32



      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 Quarterly
Report of Actel Corporation on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 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 Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q  fairly  presents in all  material  respects  the  financial
condition and results of operations of Actel Corporation.



                                          By:       /s/ John C. East
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                                                      John C. East
                                                 Chief Executive Officer
                                                    Actel Corporation




     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 Quarterly
Report of Actel Corporation on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 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 Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q  fairly  presents in all  material  respects  the  financial
condition and results of operations of Actel Corporation.



                                           By:       /s/ Jon A. Anderson
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                                                       Jon A. Anderson
                                                   Chief Financial Officer
                                                      Actel Corporation







