Altera Corporation ( www.altera.com ) is the world's pioneer of system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) solutions. With annual revenues in CY 2005 of $1.12 billion, Altera combines the reprogrammable logic technology originally invented in 1983 with software tools, intellectual property (IP), and design services to provide high-value programmable solutions to approximately 14,000 customers worldwide. Altera is headquartered in San Jose, California, and employs approximately 2,300 people in 14 countries.
Committed to helping customers achieve their business goals, Altera aggressively invests in research and development efforts despite global economic pressures. Altera's FPGAs are uniquely positioned to displace costly, high-risk solutions such as ASICs and ASSPs, and offer a viable, more flexible alternative to digital signal processors—delivering value to a much broader market than was previously addressed by programmable logic.
History
Altera was founded in 1983 by Robert Hartmann, Michael Magranet, Paul Newhagen, and Jim Sansbury. Research into the semiconductor industry showed that customers would benefit from a user-programmable standard product alternative to gate arrays. To address these market needs, the team developed the first reprogrammable logic device (PLD), the EP300. The first commercial Altera PLDs, Classic™ devices, are still sold to customers today.
Altera expanded its technology leadership in 1988 with the product-term-based MAX architecture and, in 1992, with the look-up table (LUT)-based FLEX ® architecture. Altera pioneered the system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) era with the recent introduction of newer, more powerful and efficient architectures, the Quartus II development system, and an extensive IP offering.
Mission Statement
Altera's mission is to be a preeminent supplier of programmable silicon solutions to the electronics industry through product leadership, excellent value, and superior quality and service.
Core Values
Results: Set aggressive goals and achieve them.
Customers: Satisfy customers with quality products and service.
Excellence: Achieve excellence in people, innovation, and execution.
Integrity: Be honest, candid, and fair.
Employees: Meet the needs and aspirations of our employees.
Vision: Create our future.
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