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For Release: May 18, 1998

Lance Lissner Joins Altera as Vice President of Business Development & Investor Relations

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- May 18, 1998 -- Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced that Lance Lissner has joined Altera Corporation as Vice President of Business Development and Investor Relations. Mr. Lissner recently concluded a 25-year career at Measurex Corporation where he held various positions in sales, marketing, engineering, and business development. Mr. Lissner reports to Nathan Sarkisian, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Altera Corporation, founded in 1983, is a leader in high-performance, high-density programmable logic devices and associated computer aided engineering (CAE) logic development tools. Programmable logic devices are semiconductor chips that offer on-site programmability to customers. The chips are programmed with tools that run on personal computers or engineering workstations. User benefits include ease of use, lower risk, and fast time-to-market. The Company offers the broadest line of CMOS programmable logic devices that address high-speed, high-density, and lower power applications. Altera products serve a broad range of market areas, including telecommunications, data communications, computers, and industrial applications. Altera Common Stock is traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market using the symbol ALTR.

Copies of Altera's announcement are available from its fax-on-demand service. In the U.S. and Canada to request a copy call 1-800-789-ALTR. International users can dial their local International Access Code followed by 1-408-894-0466. More information can be obtained on the World Wide Web at http://www.altera.com.

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