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Altera

Semiconductor company

Companybusiness privately held companyQ438294

Founded: 1983
Headquarters: San Jose
Country: United States
Industry: semiconductor industry
Parent: Intel(2015–2025)
Website: altera.com

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Altera Corporation is a manufacturer of programmable logic devices (PLDs) headquartered in San Jose, California, with a primary focus on field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology and system-on-a-chip (SoC) FPGAs. Founded in 1983, it was acquired by Intel in 2015, re-established under the Altera name in 2024, and in 2025 became a privately held company majority-owned by private equity firm Silver Lake.

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Product or material produced: field-programmable gate array
Different from: Altria
Owned by: Intel proportion: 0.49
Silver Lake proportion: 0.51
Native label: Altera

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