Altera CEO John Daane to Discuss ASIC and FPGA Design Flow Synergy at SNUG 2004

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

  What:      At the Synopsys User Group (SNUG) San Jose 2004, John Daane,
             President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board,
             Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR), will present how Altera and
             Synopsys have partnered to integrate ASIC and FPGA design flows
             into a unified development environment that is fully compatible
             with Synopsys Design Compiler(R). This design methodology,
             combined with Altera's FPGAs and HardCopy(TM) devices, reduces
             design time, minimizes risk and provides an excellent solution
             for system requirements.

             Altera will also be demonstrating the following technologies at
             the vendor fair:

                 -- Stratix(TM) family of FPGAs
                 -- HardCopy Structured ASICs

  When:      March 15-17, 2004

             Presentation:  Risk Reduction in Digital Design
             March 16, 2004
             4:05 p.m.-4:35 p.m.

             Design Once:  Unified Flow for ASIC and FPGA Design
             March 16, 2004
             10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

             SNUG Partner Review
             March 16, 2004
             6:05 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

  Where:     Booth # 36
             Santa Clara Marriott Hotel
             2700 Mission College Boulevard
             Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
             408-988-1500
             marriott.com/property/propertyPage/SJCGA

  For additional information, please visit:
             http://www.snug-universal.org/northamerica/na_sanjose.htm

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

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CONTACT: Bruce Fienberg of Altera Corporation, +1-408-544-6397, or
newsroom@altera.com

Web site: http://www.altera.com/