# Altera

> Altera develops field-programmable gate arrays, SoC FPGAs, design software and reusable IP for electronics manufacturers. Its programmable silicon handles parallel processing, predictable low-latency data movement and hardware that can evolve after deployment, serving industrial, communications, medical, aerospace, defense and data-center applications. Silver Lake acquired a 51% stake from Intel in 2025; Intel retained 49%.

- **Founded:** 1983
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, United States
- **Founders:** Robert Hartmann (Co-founder; early engineering leader), Paul Newhagen (Co-founder; early finance leader), James Sansbury (Co-founder; early technology leader), Michael Magranet (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Agilex FPGA and SoC FPGA portfolio, Stratix, Arria, Cyclone and MAX families, Quartus Prime, FPGA AI Suite, QuartusIQ
- **Notable:** Introduced EP300 reprogrammable logic and A+PLUS tools in 1984., Completed an IPO in 1988., Acquired by Intel for approximately US$16.7 billion in 2015.

## Products & services

- **Agilex FPGA and SoC FPGA portfolio** — Agilex 3 targets cost-sensitive embedded applications; Agilex 5 serves midrange systems; Agilex 7 targets demanding compute, memory and connectivity; Agilex 9 Direct RF integrates data converters. Individual features vary by device.
- **Stratix, Arria, Cyclone and MAX families** — Established programmable logic families spanning high-performance, midrange and lower-cost applications. MAX includes nonvolatile devices.
- **Quartus Prime** — FPGA design, compilation, placement, routing, timing analysis and debugging software; editions and license requirements vary.
- **FPGA AI Suite** — Tools for mapping neural-network inference onto FPGA hardware, including application-specific precision.
- **QuartusIQ** — AI companion announced October 21, 2026 for project-aware FPGA design assistance. Availability planned with Quartus Prime Pro 26.3 on October 28, 2026.
- **IP cores, development kits and partner design resources** — Reusable interfaces and processing blocks, evaluation hardware and ecosystem support for building FPGA systems.

## Achievements

- Introduced EP300 reprogrammable logic and A+PLUS tools in 1984.
- Completed an IPO in 1988.
- Acquired by Intel for approximately US$16.7 billion in 2015.
- Returned to majority-independent ownership in 2025.
- Reports more than five billion devices shipped cumulatively.
- Announced planned support through 2045 for selected FPGA families, with exclusions and supply-related conditions.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 21: announced QuartusIQ; availability planned for October 28 with Quartus Prime Pro 26.3.
- **2026-10** — October 21: announced a 100G Holoscan Sensor Bridge ultrasound demonstration at NVIDIA GTC Berlin.
- **2026-09** — September 15: announced its parent’s confidential draft Form S-1 submission for a proposed IPO; pricing and share count undetermined.
- **2026-09** — September 10: announced Riverlane quantum error-correction interface partnership.
- **2026-09** — September 8: announced post-quantum cryptography support for Agilex 3 and Agilex 5.
- **2026-04** — April 9: announced selected family lifecycle extensions through 2045.

## Links

- Website: https://www.altera.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/altera-fpga/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/AlteraFPGA_
- GitHub: https://github.com/altera-fpga
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlteraFPGA_
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IntelAlteraFPGA/

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