Learn Why Altera's High-Speed Solutions Are Best-in-Class at High-Speed Design Seminar and DesignCon 2006


San Jose, Calif., January 23, 2006-

What:
Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) is hosting its third High-Speed Design Seminar on February 10, 2006, aimed at educating designers on the latest methods and solutions for multi-Gigabit serial interconnect design. On February 6-9, Altera will also be exhibiting in booth 224 at this year's DesignCon conference in San Jose, California.

Altera's High-Speed Design seminar will cover key aspects of high-speed serial interconnect design, including the latest trends and issues in signal integrity, analyzing multi-Gigabit backplane characteristics and applying s-parameter and jitter measurement using the latest test equipment. Industry authority Dr. Eric Bogatin will deliver the keynote presentation. Over his 24-year career, Dr. Bogatin has written four books and published more than 200 technical articles on signal integrity and interconnect design. Leading industry experts from Mentor Graphics, Molex, Tektronix and Altera will also give technical presentations on high-speed design.

At DesignCon 2006, Altera will showcase its new Stratix® II GX technology, demonstrating how its low-power transceivers provide the industry's best signal integrity. Visitors to the booth can also see Altera's "Board of Truth", which compares the signal integrity performance of Altera's Stratix II product to the nearest competitor. Other highlights include the unique HardCopy® II design flow for structured ASICs.

When and Where:
High-Speed Design Seminar
February 10, 2006

Altera Corporation Headquarters
101 Innovation Drive
San Jose, Calif. 95134

o Keynote Presentation-Trends and Issues in Signal Integrity, presented by Dr. Eric Bogatin
o High-Speed Transceivers, presented by Altera Corporation
o Parallel I/O Signal Integrity, presented by Altera Corporation
o High-Speed Backplanes, presented by Molex
o High-Speed Board Design EDA, presented by Mentor Graphics
o S-Parameter Measurement Methods, presented by Tektronix
o Jitter and Eye-Quality Measurement Methods, presented by Tektronix
o Signal Integrity Tools, presented by Altera Corporation

DesignCon 2006
February 6-9, 2006

Santa Clara Convention Center
Booth 224
Santa Clara, Calif.

o Paper Presentation: Functional Verification of a Multi-Gigabit Transceiver IP in a FPGA
o Paper Presentation: Fast Time-Domain Simulation of 200+ Port S-Parameter Package Models
o Paper Presentation: Analysis of FPGA Simultaneous Switching Noise in Three Domains: Time, Frequency, and Spectrum
o Paper Presentation: Accurate Calibration and Measurement of a Non-Insertable Fixture in FPGA and ASIC Device Characterization

To register for the High-Speed Seminar, please visit http://www.altera.com/highspeed.

For more information on Altera at DesignCon 2006, please visit altera.com/designcon06.

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Contact:
Bruce Fienberg
Altera Corporation
(408) 544-6397
newsroom@altera.com

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