An FPGA development board is useless without development tools. Those tools shouldn't cost more than the board. At Altera, we’re committed to accelerating innovators with powerful, accessible FPGA development solutions, regardless of budget or operating system preference.​ As AI, edge, and embedded development continues to evolve, developers need the flexibility to build in the environments they know best. That’s why Quartus Prime is designed to support modern workflows across both Linux and Windows, helping teams move faster from idea to deployment. ​ With Quartus® Prime, developers get:​ 🔹 Linux Windows OS support including Quartus Lite, Standard, and Pro versions​ 🔹 Free full-featured Quartus Prime Pro licenses for Agilex® 3 & Agilex® 5 E-Series devices​ 🔹 Simple, in-tool license requests, including access to Nios V, Visual Designer Studio, Questa* - Altera FPGA Starter Edition, and more​ 🔹 Faster compilation with fewer iterations​ 🔹 Software that just works​ Because FPGA development tools should enable you to shape what’s next.​ Download Quartus Prime:  altera.com/downloads/fpga-de…

8K video promises stunning visual experiences. But behind the scenes, engineers face a significant challenge: how to process 4X more pixels without dramatically increasing the semiconductor cost or power consumption. The conventional solution is to add more parallel processing paths. The smarter solution? Increase performance while reducing complexity. Read the full white paper: How Agilex® FPGAs help enable resource- and power-efficient 4K/8K video processing. docs.altera.com/v/u/docs/r12…

DDR5. LPDDR5. Higher bandwidth. Better performance. Join us this July at the FPGA Design Seminar Series and discover how to maximize memory performance with Altera Agilex® FPGA and SoC families. Live demo DDR optimization techniques Design best practices Scalability insights Osaka | Tokyo | Nagoya Register today: ritael.web-tools.biz/Seminar…

Is your electronic system ready for the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)? Join Altera and partners, Xiphera and Napatech, at the CRA Virtual Conference on June 25 to learn how FPGAs enable crypto agility, strengthen security, and help meet evolving compliance requirements. 🎙️ Graham McKenzie, Kimmo Jarvinen, Sebastian Mauritsson ⏰ June 25 | 8:15 AM PT Topics include: ✔ Design Security ✔ Data Security ✔ Supply Chain Security ✔ CRA Readiness Register: resources.embeddedcomputing.…

When RF systems demand more, integration delivers. Introducing the new Agilex® 9 Direct RF-Series Wideband SoC FPGA, announced today at #IMS2026, with engineering samples and dev kits available now. Highlights: 🔹 Delivers 40% higher compute capability per mm² and 45% greater logic and DSP density than previous-generation Direct RF devices 🔹 Integrated 64 GSPS wideband RF 🔹 NEW DDR5 and LPDDR5 memory support Built for next-generation aerospace, defense, and advanced communications applications. Read the press release: altera.com/newsroom/agilex-9…

First came volume production. Now comes market adoption. Just 8 months after entering full-volume production, the Agilex® 9 Direct RF-Series Medium-band SoC FPGA is gaining traction in the aerospace, defense, and government markets. By integrating high-performance ADCs, DACs, and FPGA fabric in a single device, Agilex 9 Direct RF helps reduce power, lower latency, and simplify RF system design. Now, two leading COTS ecosystem partners, Mercury Systems and VadaTech, have selected Agilex 9 Direct RF technology for their production-grade products, validating the industry's shift toward more integrated RF architectures. 🚀 Ecosystem announcement: altera.com/newsroom/agilex-9… Learn more about the technology: community.altera.com/blog/fp…

Did You Know? Altera now supports a 14% increase in DDR5 rate reaching up to 6400 MT/s in its High-end FPGAs. With new DDR5-6400 support, the Agilex® 7 M-Series FPGA and SoC portfolio extend its memory leadership, delivering a total of 204.8GBps of DDR5 bandwidth and performance needed for today's most demanding workloads. From AI acceleration and high-performance networking to next-generation infrastructure applications, faster memory access means more data processed, lower bottlenecks, and greater system efficiency. See how Agilex 7 M-Series continues to push FPGA memory performance forward and help developers build for what's next. Read the blog: community.altera.com/blog/fp…

Heading to the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2026 event? Stop by Booth #20108 and discover how Altera's Agilex® 5 and Agilex® 9 FPGAs and SoCs are powering the next generation of radar, communications, quantum computing, and AI-driven signal processing systems. See live demos featuring: * AI-based Direction of Arrival (DOA) estimation (Agilex 5 E-Series device) * MVDR adaptive beamforming (Agilex 9 Direct RF-Series device) Booth #20108 June 9–10 Schedule a meeting: altera.com/ims-2026?utm_sour…

Heading to FPGA Conference Europe 2026? Join Altera in Munich from June 30 – July 2 and connect with the FPGA community at Europe's leading conference for programmable logic devices. 🎟️ Save 20% on registration with access code: FPGA26_MEETUS 👉 Register: fpga-conference.eu/get-ticke… Will you be there? We'd love to connect.

We’re excited to announce that Farhad Shafai has joined Altera as Head of Business Solutions. Farhad brings deep expertise in FPGA architecture, silicon innovation, AI infrastructure and advanced networking technologies. Throughout his career, he has helped bridge breakthrough innovation with real-world deployment, driving scalable, high-performance solutions across the semiconductor industry. In his new role, Farhad will lead Altera’s Business Solutions Group, helping shape our technology strategy and advance next-generation intelligent systems for customers worldwide. His leadership will play a key role in driving innovation across AI, networking and high-performance computing, and we’re excited for what’s ahead.

In next-generation RF systems, integration is essential. As bandwidth demands and SWaP constraints continue to rise, integrated Direct RF FPGA architectures are helping designers simplify systems while improving performance. Discover how Altera Agilex® Direct RF FPGAs and SoCs enable: 🔹 Lower latency 🔹 Reduced power and footprint 🔹 Simplified architectures 🔹 Greater scalability and flexibility Learn how integrated RF solutions are accelerating advanced aerospace, defense, wireless, and high-performance communications applications. Read the blog: community.altera.com/blog/fp…

Innovation starts in the lab and scales through collaboration. Altera CEO Raghib Hussain recently visited University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to meet with faculty and researchers on better methods for collaborating and innovating on next-generation technologies. Two key discussion topics: FPGA-powered Physical AI, such as robotics, and doctoral students understanding medical technology so they can help guide research into new medical systems. Proud to support the next generation of innovation through the Altera University Program. 🎓 altera.com/university 🤖 altera.com/fpga-solutions/ro…

See how Altera partner Heronic is enabling next-generation AI video processing with a live demo of real-time 4K AI Super-Resolution powered by Altera Agilex® 7 FPGAs. 🔹 Upscaling from 540p to 4K HD at 60 fps 🔹 80% better image quality 🔹 Less than 250 microseconds latency This demo showcases how FPGA-based AI delivers high-performance, low-latency video enhancement for advanced edge and embedded applications — bringing sharper visuals and intelligent processing together in real time. Learn more about the Altera Video Solutions Stack and how Altera is accelerating AI-enabled video innovation: altera.com/fpga-solutions/vi…

Flexibility is becoming the new competitive advantage in silicon design, especially for functions handling AI and Security. As product cycles shrink and market demands evolve faster, more teams are exploring FPGA-based platforms as a practical alternative to traditional ASSPs. Why? ✅ Faster adaptation ✅ Lower redesign risk ✅ Longer platform lifecycle Read the white paper: docs.altera.com/v/u/docs/r07…

Heading to #IMS2026? Visit Altera at Booth #20108 to see how Agilex® 5 and Agilex® 9 FPGAs and SoCs are enabling next-generation radar, communications, quantum computing, and AI-driven signal processing systems. Schedule a meeting: altera.com/ims-2026?utm_sour…

A year ago, Altera began a new chapter with a clear goal: to become the industry’s leading pure-play FPGA solutions provider. Over the past year, we have sharpened our focus, accelerated execution, and raised the bar on quality and customer impact. Our CEO Raghib Hussain shares what’s changed and what’s next. Read more: linkedin.com/pulse/year-focu…

What if your bottleneck isn’t compute, but memory? AI & data-heavy workloads demand more than processing power; they need speed in data movement. Agilex® 7 FPGAs and SoCs M-Series deliver: 🔹 HBM2E and DDR5 memory high bandwidth 🔹 Up to 116 Gbps/channel connectivity 🔹 Built for AI, HPC & data centers altera.com/products/fpga/agi…

Robotics AI FPGAs - all in one room. Join us in Zürich on June 17 for a deep dive into real-world robotics powered by Agilex® 3 / Agilex® 5 FPGAs and SoCs. Live demos AI acceleration Sensor fusion motion control ROS integration Real collaboration opportunities Seats are limited - grab yours: forms.office.com/r/gUJ3kejqX…

What if RF systems could adapt without hardware redesign? Altera's Direct RF-series makes it possible with Agilex® 9 FPGAs and SoCs. Explore: altera.com/products/fpga/agi…

🚀 What if AI at the edge were easier to implement with fewer compromises between speed, flexibility, and determinism? Spatial architecture on FPGAs maps AI models directly onto hardware → enabling: ⚡ Low-latency, deterministic inference ⚡ ASIC-like performance FPGA flexibility ⚡ Scalable edge deployment Where will this matter most, robotics, industrial, or beyond? Download FPGA AI Suite (a no-cost option allows a limited number of inferences on hardware): community.altera.com/blog/fp…