Altera

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Oct 2026SiliconANGLENews article

Altera Corp. introduces the **Agilex 2X** FPGA and SoC portfolio, targeting AI infrastructure, robotics, and edge systems. The **Agilex 27** family delivers 1.8x better performance per watt than its predecessor, featuring a new on-chip data network and next-gen connectivity. QuartusIQ, an AI-powered development tool, accelerates design cycles by up to 10x, enabling non-specialist engineers to adopt programmable hardware. Altera also plans an IPO following Intel’s 2025 stake sale to Silver Lake.

Oct 2026SiliconANGLENews article

Altera, a chipmaker backed by Silver Lake and Intel, files confidentially for an initial public offering. The company makes chips for artificial intelligence, automation, and other applications; Intel acquired it for about $16.7 billion in 2015, and Silver Lake took a 51% stake in 2025.

Sep 2026Bloomberg TechNews article

Altera, the chipmaker backed by Silver Lake and Intel, is preparing to confidentially file for an initial public offering in the coming weeks. The offering could raise more than $2 billion, and the company could list as early as this year.

Sep 2026ReutersNews article