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Altera Reports Second Quarter Results.


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SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States
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, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2002

Altera Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) is a leading manufacturer of programmable logic devices. It is a member of the NASDAQ-100 group of technology stocks and the S&P 500.  Corporation (Nasdaq:ALTR) today announced second quarter sales of $178.9 million, up 4% from the first quarter of 2002, in line with the company's previous expectations. Sales of the company's new products grew 35% sequentially se·quen·tial  
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Second quarter net income was $21.7 million, $0.06 per diluted di·lute  
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 share. Second quarter net income compares to first quarter net income of $19.0 million, $0.05 per diluted share. Second quarter gross profit margin Gross profit margin

Gross profit divided by sales, which is equal to each sales dollar left over after paying for the cost of goods sold.


gross profit margin

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 was 60.8% of sales and included a favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
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2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 gross profit contribution related to the sale of devices from inventory written off in 2001. Excluding this benefit, the gross profit margin was 60.0%, in line with the company's earlier expectations.

Altera repurchased 4.0 million shares of its common stock during the quarter at a cost of $75.1 million. Altera ended the quarter with an $894.4 million cash position.

"The growth rate of our new products continues to accelerate and our competitive position at the high-growth leading edge has never been stronger," said John Daane, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The first member of the Stratix(TM) device family began shipping in May, ahead of schedule. The product performs superbly, customer engagements are growing rapidly and the manufacturing roll out has been very smooth. The Stratix family is on track for a record setting revenue ramp and is already changing the nature of competition in the PLD (Programmable Logic Device) Refers to a variety of logic chips that are programmable at the customer's site, the customer being the vendor of the finished chip, not the end user.  industry."

Altera continued to advance its leadership position in system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC SOPC System on a Programmable Chip
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) solutions.
-- Customers around the world are now taking delivery of the first member of the Stratix device family, the EP1S25 device. Announced in February, the Stratix family now has a rapidly growing list of customer engagements and design wins. Utilizing a high-performance architecture, unrivaled digital signal processing (DSP) capabilities, and industry-leading memory resources, the Stratix device family provides customers with capabilities and levels of performance not available in other FPGAs. Stratix devices are built using 0.13-micron all-layer-copper technology, a process previously proven with the APEX(TM) II EP2A70 device.

-- With the recent release of the Quartus(R) II software version 2.1, Altera extends its software leadership and delivers the industry's most comprehensive development tool for optimizing performance in large FPGA designs. As PLDs are now capable of supporting larger and more complex designs with multiple clock domains, the designer's task is dramatically more complex. Altera's Quartus II software continues to evolve to address that complexity. By integrating new timing closure tools that build on Altera's unique LogicLock(TM) block-based design flow, this latest Quartus II version simplifies an increasingly labor-intensive, iterative design optimization process. These capabilities mean that designers can reach higher levels of performance in less time, thereby increasing the attractiveness of Altera's PLD solutions across a wider range of applications.

-- The newest release of Altera's Nios(R) soft core embedded processor, with improved performance and core efficiency, fully supports the Stratix device family. Running at more than 125 MHz, this version of the Nios processor is fully optimized to take advantage of the Stratix device family's unique TriMatrix(TM) on-chip memory, high-performance interconnects, and embedded DSP blocks. Named among the top ten 16-bit embedded processors by the attendees at a recent embedded systems conference and the only soft core processor to be mentioned, the Nios processor has become the de facto industry standard for soft core processors. Introduced two years ago, long before the arrival of any PLD competition, Nios designs are now in production in applications across all the markets Altera serves.


Conference Call and Quarterly Update:

A conference call will be held today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss the quarter's results and management's outlook for the third quarter. The webcast and subsequent replay will be available on the company's web site at http://www.altera.com. A telephonic replay of the call may be accessed later in the day by calling (719) 457-0820 and referencing confirmation code 764563. The telephonic replay will be available for two weeks following the live call.

Altera's third quarter business update will be made available on August 27 after the market close and will be posted on the company's web site. Those who do not have access to the Internet Internet

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 may contact Altera's investor relations Investor relations

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 department directly at (408) 544-7707.

Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement

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Statements in this press release that are not historical are "forward-looking statements," as the term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally written in the future tense future tense
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 preceded by words such as "will," "expects," or words that imply or predict a future state. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements in this release involve risks and uncertainty which can cause actual results to differ from those currently anticipated, due to a number of factors, including without limitation, the risk that future performance is dependent on the design performance of software and other tools, customer business environment, Altera's ability to meet product introduction schedules, market acceptance of the company's products, the rate of growth of the company's new products and in particular the Stratix device family, as well as changing economic conditions, and other risk factors discussed in documents filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release and, except as required by law, the company does not undertake an obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact.
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About Altera

Altera Corporation (Nasdaq:ALTR) is the world's pioneer of system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) solutions. Combining programmable logic See PLD.  technology with software tools, intellectual property, and technical services, Altera provides high-value programmable solutions to approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
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 14,000 customers worldwide. More information is available at http://www.altera.com.

Note to Editors: Altera, The Programmable Solutions Company, the stylized styl·ize  
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2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize.
 Altera logo, specific device designations and all other words that are identified as trademarks and/or service marks are, unless noted otherwise, the trademarks and service marks of Altera Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.


                          ALTERA CORPORATION
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                 (In thousands, except per share data)
                              (Unaudited)

                                      THREE MONTHS ENDED
                        Jun. 30      Jun. 30     Jun. 30     Mar. 31
                         2002(1)      2001(2)      2001        2002
                       ---------    ---------   ---------   ---------
                                    Pro forma

Net sales              $ 178,936    $ 215,260   $ 215,260   $ 171,957

Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales             70,165       76,632     192,718      68,583
Research and development  43,838       40,001      40,001      41,185
Selling, general,
 and administrative       42,276       56,836      56,836      43,540
Restructuring and
 other special charges      --           --        30,828        --
                       ---------    ---------   ---------   ---------
Total costs and expenses 156,279      173,469     320,383     153,308
                       ---------    ---------   ---------   ---------

Income (loss)
 from operations          22,657       41,791    (105,123)     18,649
Interest and other
 income, net               6,707        9,634       9,634       7,047
                       ---------    ---------   ---------   ---------

Income (loss) before
 income taxes             29,364       51,425     (95,489)     25,696
Benefit from (provision
 for) income taxes        (7,635)     (15,427)      6,287      (6,681)
                       ---------    ---------   ---------   ---------

Net income (loss)      $  21,729    $  35,998   $ (89,202)  $  19,015
                       =========    =========   =========   =========

Income (loss) per share:
   Basic               $    0.06    $    0.09   $   (0.23)  $    0.05
                       =========    =========   =========   =========
   Diluted             $    0.06    $    0.09   $   (0.23)  $    0.05
                       =========    =========   =========   =========

Shares used in computation:
   Basic                 384,411      385,333     385,333     385,586
                       =========    =========   =========   =========
   Diluted               394,190      399,305     385,333     396,917
                       =========    =========   =========   =========

Tax rate                    26.0%        30.0%       --          26.0%
% of Sales:
  Gross margin              60.8%        64.4%       10.5%       60.1%
  Research and development  24.5%        18.6%       18.6%       24.0%
  Selling, general,
   and administrative       23.6%        26.4%       26.4%       25.3%
  Income (loss) from
   operations               12.7%        19.4%      (48.8%)      10.8%
  Net income (loss)         12.1%        16.7%      (41.4%)      11.1%

(1) The statement of operations for the three months ended June 30,
    2002 includes a benefit of $1.4 million resulting from a release
    of inventory reserves due to the sale of inventory previously
    written off in 2001. Excluding this benefit, gross margin was
    60.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2002.

(2) The pro forma financial data excludes the effects of the inventory
    charges of $116.1 million and the restructuring and other special
    charges of $30.8 million taken during the second quarter of 2001.

Note: The company provides pro forma financial data as an alternative
for understanding its operating results. These measures are not in
compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America, and may be different from pro forma measures used
by other companies.



                          ALTERA CORPORATION
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                 (In thousands, except per share data)
                              (Unaudited)

                                       SIX MONTHS ENDED
                             Jun. 30        Jun. 30       Jun. 30
                             2002(3)        2001(4)         2001
                            ---------      ---------     ---------
                                           Pro forma

Net sales                   $ 350,893      $ 502,698     $ 502,698

Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales                 138,748        175,827       291,913
Research and development       85,023         90,974        90,974
Selling, general,
 and administrative            85,816        118,799       118,799
Restructuring and
 other special charges           --             --          30,828
                            ---------      ---------     ---------
Total costs and expenses      309,587        385,600       532,514
                            ---------      ---------     ---------

Income (loss) from operations  41,306        117,098       (29,816)
Interest and other
 income, net                   13,754         24,315        24,315
                            ---------      ---------     ---------

Income (loss) before
 income taxes                  55,060        141,413        (5,501)
Provision for income taxes    (14,316)       (42,423)      (20,709)
                            ---------      ---------     ---------

Net income (loss)           $  40,744      $  98,990     $ (26,210)
                            =========      =========     =========

Income (loss) per share:
   Basic                    $    0.11      $    0.26     $   (0.07)
                            =========      =========     =========
   Diluted                  $    0.10      $    0.25     $   (0.07)
                            =========      =========     =========

Shares used in computation:
   Basic                      385,085        386,763       386,763
                            =========      =========     =========
   Diluted                    395,641        401,266       386,763
                            =========      =========     =========


Tax rate                         26.0%          30.0%         --
% of Sales:

Gross margin                     60.5%          65.0%         41.9%
Research and development         24.2%          18.1%         18.1%
Selling, general,
 and administrative              24.5%          23.6%         23.6%
Income (loss) from operations    11.8%          23.3%         (5.9%)
Net income (loss)                11.6%          19.7%         (5.2%)

(3) The statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2002
    includes a benefit of $1.4 million resulting from a release of
    inventory reserves due to the sale of inventory previously written
    off in 2001. Excluding this benefit, gross margin was 60.1% for
    the six months ended June 30, 2002.

(4) The pro forma financial data excludes the effects of the inventory
    charges of $116.1 million and the restructuring and other special
    charges of $30.8 million taken during the second quarter of 2001.



                          ALTERA CORPORATION
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                            (In thousands)
                              (Unaudited)

                                              Jun. 30       Mar. 31
                                                2002          2002
                                            ----------    ----------
Assets

Current assets:
  Cash and short-term investments           $  894,438    $  899,368
  Accounts receivable, net                      80,619        62,910
  Inventories                                   31,779        50,674
  Other current assets                         140,566       133,998
                                            ----------    ----------
Total current assets                         1,147,402     1,146,950
Property and equipment, net                    198,266       206,286
Investments and other assets                    11,173        12,040
                                            ----------    ----------
                                            $1,356,841    $1,365,276
                                            ==========    ==========

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Accounts payable and current liabilities    $  111,040    $  110,902
Deferred income on sales to distributors       154,164       124,962
                                            ----------    ----------
   Total current liabilities                   265,204       235,864
Stockholders' equity                         1,091,637     1,129,412
                                            ----------    ----------
                                            $1,356,841    $1,365,276
                                            ==========    ==========


Key Ratios & Information

Current Assets/Current Liabilities                 4:1           5:1
Liabilities/Equity                                 1:4           1:5
Annualized Return on Equity                         7%            7%
Quarterly Depreciation Expense, Net             10,711        11,972
Quarterly Capital Expenditures                   2,691           976
Annualized Sales per Employee                      367           356
Number of Employees                              1,872         1,873
Inventory MSOH(5): Altera                          1.4           2.2
Inventory MSOH(5): Distribution                    1.8           1.8
Days Sales Outstanding                              41            33

(5) MSOH: Months Supply On Hand



                          ALTERA CORPORATION
                            REVENUE SUMMARY

                                              Q-Q     Y-Y
                       Q2'02  Q1'02  Q2'01  Growth  Growth
                       -----  -----  -----  ------  ------
Geography
---------
North America            43%    44%    44%      1%    -19%
                       -----  -----  -----
Europe                   24%    25%    27%     -1%    -27%
Japan                    20%    19%    20%      9%    -15%
Asia/Pacific             13%    12%     9%     19%     17%
                       -----  -----  -----
International            57%    56%    56%      7%    -15%
                       -----  -----  -----
Total                   100%   100%   100%      4%    -17%
                       =====  =====  =====

Product Category
----------------
New                      26%    20%    12%     35%     74%
Mainstream               40%    43%    46%     -3%    -28%
Mature & Other           34%    37%    42%     -4%    -32%
                       -----  -----  -----
Total                   100%   100%   100%      4%    -17%
                       =====  =====  =====

Market Segment (6)
------------------
Communications           49%    49%             4%
Digital Consumer         12%    11%             9%
Computer & Storage       13%    15%            -8%
Industrial & Automotive  26%    25%             9%
                       -----  -----
Total                   100%   100%             4%
                       =====  =====


Product Category Description

   Category         Products

   New              APEX 20KE, APEX 20KC, APEX II, MAX 7000B, ACEX 1K,
                    Excalibur, Mercury, HardCopy, and Stratix families

   Mainstream       MAX 7000A, MAX 3000A, FLEX 6000, FLEX 10KA,
                    FLEX 10KE, and APEX 20K families

   Mature & Other   Classic, MAX 7000, MAX 7000S, MAX 9000, FLEX 8000,
                    and FLEX 10K families, configuration and other
                    devices, tools, and intellectual property

(6) Effective 1/1/02 Altera adopted a new revenue classification
    methodology.
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