Altera Presents Solutions for the Development of Reconfigurable System Architectures at ERSA 2003

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

  What:    Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) will present at the
           International Conference on Engineering of Reconfigurable Systems
           and Algorithms (ERSA '03) in Las Vegas next week.  Titled
           "Building the System You Need-Altera FPGA Technology Provides
           Innovative Solution for Evolving Market Needs," the presentation
           will discuss how the combination of Altera's Nios(R) embedded
           processor, system development tools, and field programmable gate
           arrays (FPGAs) such as the Stratix(TM) device family enable the
           development of reconfigurable, high-performance systems.

           By implementing Altera's Nios embedded processor, designers can
           simplify their system configuration and take advantage of high-
           performance FPGA features such as digital signal processing (DSP)
           blocks, TriMatrix(TM) memory, and gigabit transceiver blocks.
           These features enable hardware acceleration of performance
           critical functions, allowing FPGAs to be used as co-processors.
           In addition, Altera's SOPC Builder and DSP Builder system
           development tools speed the design of complex systems while
           providing an easy-to-use platform for targeting Altera's high-
           performance programmable logic device families.

  When:    Presentation:  Tuesday, June 24 at 8:20 a.m.
           Conference:  June 23 - 26, 2003

  Where:   Meeting Room G
           Monte Carlo Resort
           3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South
           Las Vegas, Nev. 89109

  For more information, visit:
           www.altera.com/education/events/northamerica/evt-ersa_2003.html

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   Contacts:  Bruce Fienberg
              Altera Corporation
              408-544-6397
              newsroom@altera.com

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