Altera

Altera Corporation is a leading global supplier of programmable logic devices (FPGAs) and system-on-chip solutions. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Altera designs and manufactures field-programmable gate arrays, CPLDs, and related development tools. The company's broad portfolio includes the Agilex, Stratix, Arria, Cyclone, and MAX FPGA families serving markets including data centers, communications, industrial automation, aerospace, defense, automotive, and edge AI. Altera became an independent company when Silver Lake acquired a 51% stake from Intel in September 2025, establishing it as the world's largest pure-play FPGA semiconductor solutions provider.