Altera was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. It has more than 2,600 employees in 19 countries. In 2015, Altera was acquired by Intel Corporation and became part of Intel Programmable Solutions Group. As part of Intel, Altera continues to provide high-performance FPGA and CPLD products, which are widely used in communications, data centers, industrial control, automotive electronics and consumer electronics. Altera's products have an important position in the semiconductor industry with their high flexibility, high performance and high integration. Altera is a company specializing in the design, production and sales of high-performance, high-density programmable logic devices (PLDs) and corresponding development tools. Altera (NASDAQ: ALTR) is also an advocate of programmable chip logic solutions, helping system and semiconductor companies to quickly and efficiently achieve innovation, highlight product advantages and win market competition. Since inventing the technology in 1983, Altera has been at the forefront of programmable logic innovation. Today, Altera provides high-value programmable solutions to more than 14,000 customers in the world, including FPGA, CPLD and structured ASIC as well as software tools, intellectual property and customer support. Altera's programmable solutions have steadily developed in electronic design. Compared with expensive, high-risk ASIC development and inflexible ASSPs and digital signal processors, this solution can quickly bring products to market and has obvious advantages. Altera creates more value for market areas that use programmable logic products. Altera's MAX+PLUSII software integrates software editing, debugging, and device programming, and is the most popular development system in the field of programmable devices. The company's ASSESS program can provide users with all seller product information that supports Altera's devices, further optimizing the development environment of MAX+PLUSII. Altera maintains a long-term and stable cooperative relationship with the industry's top technology suppliers such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products to customers. Altera has improved its layout and routing design software using tools provided by the best EDA suppliers. With the help of a world-class distribution network, Altera serves customers all over the world. This highly successful business model enables Altera to focus on its core capabilities: developing and implementing cutting-edge programmable technologies to help customers achieve maximum value. Altera's mission is to become an excellent supplier of customized logic solutions in the electronics industry through first-class products, excellent value, outstanding quality and service.
Altera Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer of FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays) and CPLDs (complex programmable logic devices).
Its main product categories:
FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays):
Stratix series: high-performance, high-density FPGAs for applications with high bandwidth and high computing requirements.
Arria series: mid-to-high-end FPGAs that balance performance and cost for a variety of application scenarios.
Cyclone series: economical FPGAs for cost-sensitive applications.
CPLDs (complex programmable logic devices):
Max series: provides a wide range of logic gates and I/O options for simple logic applications and system integration.
SoC (system-on-chip):
SoC FPGAs: solutions that integrate FPGAs and ARM processors for complex systems that require hardware acceleration and software processing.
Altera's Mission and Vision
Altera's mission is to provide advanced FPGA, CPLD and SoC solutions to help customers achieve innovation and technological breakthroughs. The company is committed to meeting customer needs in the fields of communications, data processing, and automation control through continuous technological innovation and excellent product quality.