Altera Showcases Excalibur Embedded Processor Solutions at Embedded Systems Conference.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

Embedded Systems Conference 2000

Altera Booth No. 7004

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2000

Altera Corporation (Nasdaq:ALTR), a leading supplier of programmable logic devices (PLDs), will present its industry-leading range of Excalibur(TM) embedded processor offerings at the Embedded Systems Conference taking place September 25-28 at the San Jose Convention Center. In related releases made today (See "Altera Unveils Technical Details of Its ARM- and MIPS-Based Excalibur Product Offerings", and "Altera Extends Excalibur Design Flow"), Altera provides technical details of its RISC-based Excalibur embedded processor cores for system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) designs. These feature the ARM922T(TM) and the MIPS32 4Kc(TM) processors integrated with Altera's APEX(TM) programmable logic architecture. Altera also announced the availability of hardware and software design methodologies that would allow fast and efficient system integration for Excalibur users.

"Altera is the first PLD supplier to deliver a complete range of embedded processor solutions to enable the design of complex SOPC designs," said Erik Cleage, Altera senior vice president of marketing. "After over 60 hands-on Excalibur workshops in 8 countries worldwide in the last 60 days, we have introduced our Excalibur solutions to nearly 2,000 system engineers. Reaction worldwide has been extremely favorable."

About Altera

Altera Corporation, The Programmable Solutions Company(R), was founded in 1983 and is a leading supplier of programmable logic devices (PLDs). Altera's CMOS-based PLDs are user-programmable semiconductor chips that enhance flexibility and reduce time-to-market for companies in the communications, computer peripheral, and industrial markets. By using high performance devices, software development tools, and sophisticated intellectual property cores, system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) solutions can be created with embedded processors, memory, and other complex logic together on a single PLD. Altera common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol ALTR. More information on Altera is available on the Internet at http://www.altera.com.

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