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Altera Joins Arapahoe Work Group as a Key Developer of 3GIO Specification
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2001--Confirming its
commitment to deliver early access to IP cores and product support for
emerging high-speed interfaces to programmable logic device (PLD)
customers, Altera Corporation (Nasdaq:ALTR) has become a Key Developer
of the Arapahoe Work Group consisting of promoter companies Compaq,
Dell, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft.
``Joining the Key Developers group is in line with Altera's
strategy to support the different interfaces that will help our
customers be successful in their various market segments,'' said Hiro
Higuma, director communications market strategy at Altera. ``The
invitation to become a Key Developer keeps Altera at the forefront of
the changes that are happening in personal computing and
communications as both industries aggressively address the need for
high bandwidth.''
The third generation I/O architecture being developed by the
Arapahoe Work Group will allow high-speed connection of components
within a system, resulting in increased bandwidth for emerging PC and
communications applications. Under their agreement with the promoters
of the new architecture, Key Developers will drive the specification
requirements of the new interconnect technology.
``Gaining early access to the new interconnect technology enables
Altera to provide PLD customers with the solution and support they
will require when applying 3GIO in their designs,'' Higuma continued.
About the New Architecture
The third-generation I/O architecture will be designed as a highly
flexible, reliable, serial I/O architecture that will scale to the
theoretical limits of copper. It will comprehend the needs of multiple
markets segments such as desktop, mobile, server, communications, and
embedded applications and remain compatible with the existing PCI
programming model.
Earlier this month, the PCI-SIG and the founding members of the
Arapahoe Work Group formed a working relationship to define the
third-generation serial I/O interconnect architecture, code-named
3GIO. The Arapahoe Work Group promoters chose the PCI-SIG as the
preferred industry body to promote and support the third-generation
I/O architecture as an open architecture and an extension of PCI,
thereby extending the viability of the PCI standard well into the
future.
Further information on the third-generation I/O draft
specification is available on the PCI-SIG Web site at www.pcisig.com.
About Altera
Altera Corporation, The Programmable Solutions Company®, 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.
Note to Editors: Altera, The Programmable Solutions Company, the
stylized 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. All other product or
service names are the property of their respective holders.
Contact:
Altera Corporation
Bruce Fienberg, 408/544-6866
bfienber@altera.com
or
PR21
Susannah Stanford, 415/369-8105
susannah.stanford@pr21.com
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