                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


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                                 July 23, 2003
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


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                                ACTEL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         California                   0-21970                      77-0097724
 (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)                                   Identification Number)

            955 East Arques Avenue
            Sunnyvale, California                     94086-4533
    (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

                                 (408) 739-1010
                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)


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                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibits.

          Exhibit Number                       Description
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          99.1                Press release dated July 23, 2003.




Item    9. Regulation FD Disclosure (Information Furnished Pursuant to Item 12,
        "Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition").

     On July 23, 2003, Actel Corporation announced its financial results for the
quarter ended July 6, 2003. The full text of the press release issued in
connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K.

     In accordance with the procedural guidance in SEC Release No. 34-47583, the
information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto is being furnished
under "Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure" rather than under "Item 12. Disclosure
of Results of Operations and Financial Condition." The information shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities
of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.



                                   SIGNATURES



     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                                          ACTEL CORPORATION




             July 23, 2003                           By: /s/ Jon A. Anderson
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                                                            Jon A. Anderson
                                                      Vice President of Finance
                                                     and Chief Financial Officer





