
                       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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                                October 22, 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                   7-0097724
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)                                    Identification Number)

         2061 Stierlin Court
      Mountain View, California                          94043-4655
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

                                 (650) 318-4200
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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                       Former Address and Telephone Number
                             955 East Arques Avenue
                        Sunnyvale, California 94086-4533
                                 (408) 739-1010



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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 October 22, 2003.



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

     On October 22, 2003, Actel Corporation  announced its financial results for
the quarter ended October 5, 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




             October 22, 2003                  By:     /s/ Jon A. Anderson
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                                                         Jon A. Anderson
                                                    Vice President of Finance
                                                   and Chief Financial Officer





