Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) is the pioneer of programmable logic solutions, enabling system and semiconductor companies to rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate, and win in their markets. Altera offers FPGAs, CPLDs, and HardCopy® ASICs in combination with software tools, intellectual property, and customer support to provide high-value programmable solutions to approximately 14,000 customers worldwide. Altera was founded in 1983 and has annual revenues in 2008 of US$1.37 billion. Altera is headquartered in San Jose, California, and employs approximately 2,700 people in 19 countries.