- Altera's ownership of any Altera trademark used should be called out in a legal notice. An acceptable form of notice includes “ALTERA, ARRIA, CYCLONE, HARDCOPY, MAX, MEGACORE, NIOS, QUARTUS and STRATIX words and logos are trademarks of Altera Corporation and registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries.”
- Altera's trademarks must be used with a trademark symbol (i.e., ® or ™) that must appear immediately to the right of the trademark, not after a space or version indicator. The appropriate trademark symbol and positioning of the trademark symbol for each trademark is shown in the chart below.
- Altera's word trademarks must always be used as adjectives. The chart below provides exemplary nouns to use with various Altera word trademarks and exemplary usage of such word trademarks.
- The spelling and capitalization used for Altera's word trademarks must confirm to the chart below. Do not abbreviate any Altera trademarks.
| REGISTERED TRADEMARKS | EXEMPLARY NOUNS | USAGE EXAMPLE |
|---|---|---|
| ACEX® | PLDs, FPGAs, devices | ACEX® devices |
| Altera® | devices, software, etc. | Altera® products |
| Arria® | PLDs, FPGAs, devices | Arria® II GX PLDs |
| Avalon® | system interconnect fabric | Avalon® interconnect |
| Cyclone® | PLDs, FPGAs, devices | Cyclone® IV FPGAs |
| FLEX® | PLDs, FPGAs, devices | FLEX® PLDs |
| HardCopy® | ASICs, devices | Hardcopy® II ASICs |
| MAX® | CPLDs, FPGAs, devices | MAX® II CPLDs |
| MAX+PLUS® II | development software, software | MAX+PLUS® II software |
| MegaCore® | functions | MegaCore® function |
| Nios® | embedded processors | Nios® II processors |
| Quartus® | development software, software | Quartus® II design software |
| Stratix® | PLDs, FPGAs, devices | Stratix® IV GX PLDs |
| OTHER TRADEMARKS | EXEMPLARY NOUNS | USAGE EXEMPLE |
|---|---|---|
| ACAP™ | partner | ACAP™ program |
| AMPPSM | partner | AMPPSM partner |
| APEX™ | PLDs, FPGAs, devices | APEX™ PLDs |
| Atlantic™ | interface | Atlantic™ interface |
| BitBlaster™ | cable | BitBlaster™ cable |
| ByteBlasterMV™ | download cable, cable | ByteBlasterMV™ download cable |
| ByteBlaster™ | cable | ByteBlaster™ cable |
| Classic™ | PLDs, FPGAs, devices | Classic™ devices |
| Excalibur™ | embedded processor | Excalibur™ processor |
| IP MegaStore™ | web site | IP MegaStore™ web page |
| Jam™ | STAPL | Jam™ STAPL |
| LogicLock™ | incremental design capability | LogicLock™ regions |
| MasterBlaster™ | cable | MasterBlaster™ cable |
| MegaWizard™ | Plug-In | MegaWizard™ Plug-In |
| Mercury™ | PLDs, devices | Mercury™ devices |
| MicroBlaster™ | software driver | MicroBlaster™ driver |
| SignalTap™ | logic analyzer | SignalTap™ logic analyzer |
| USB-Blaster™ | download cable | USB-Blaster™ cable |
