Altera Corporation,
founded in 1983, is a world-wide leader in high-performance, high density
programmable logic devices and associated computer aided engineering (CAE)
logic development tools. Programmable logic devices are semiconductor
chips that offer on-site programmability to customers. The chips are programmed
with tools that run on personal computers or engineering workstations.
User benefits include ease of use, lower risk and fast time-to-market.
The company offers the broadest line of CMOS programmable logic devices
that address high-speed, high density and low-power applications. Altera
products serve a broad range of market areas, including telecommunications,
data communications, computer and industrial applications.
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Altera design tools run on PC and workstation platforms and interface
to all leading EDA software tools from manufacturers such as Synopsis,
Mentor, Exemplar and Cadence. Schematic, VHDL and Verilog design entry.
