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What:   ALTERA showcases new design methodologies that provide
        designers the ability to control place-and-route, automate
        intellectual property (IP) integration, and optimize the
        workflow for ARM®-based Excalibur(TM) embedded processor
        implementations.

When:   DESIGN AUTOMATION CONFERENCE
        June 18-22, 2001

        Exhibit Hall Hours are:
        June 18 - 10:00 am-6:00 pm (Monday)
        June 19 - 10:00 am-6:00 pm (Tuesday)
        June 20 - 10:00 am-6:00 pm (Wednesday)

Where:  LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER
        ALTERA BOOTH No. 2700
        3150 Paradise Road
        Las Vegas, NV 89109
        For additional show information visit: http://www.dac.com/

In-Booth Demonstrations:

        Quartus® II version 1.1 -- LogicLock Incremental Design
        Capability for design performance preservation.
        Mercury Devices -- On-board demonstration of Clock-Data
        Recovery (CDR) technology capable of speeds up to 1.25 Gbps
        per Channel.
        MP3 Nios-Based Excalibur Demo -- A Multiprocessor Design
        Performing MP3 Decode and Playback Using Hardware
        Acceleration in Programmable Logic.
        ARM-Based Embedded Processor -- Integrated hardware and
        software demonstration.

     Altera Corporation
     Bruce Fienberg, 408/544-6866 or 415/577-5696 at DAC
     bfienber@altera.com
     Ami Dorrell, 408/544-6879
     adorrell@altera.com
     or
     PR21
     Matthew Stotts, 415/369-8117
     matthew.stotts@pr21.com