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For Release: November 16, 1999
Altera Files Suit Against Clear Logic for Unlawful Use of Altera's Technology
San Jose, Calif., November 16, 1999--Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR), a leading supplier of high-density programmable logic devices (PLD), filed suit against Clear Logic, Inc. today in Federal District Court in San Jose. The case alleges that Clear Logic is unlawfully using Altera's chip technology. Altera alleges that Clear Logic has unlawfully appropriated Altera's registered mask work technology in violation of the federal mask work statute and that Clear Logic has unlawfully interfered with Altera's customer relations. Altera is confident of victory because Clear Logic had admitted in its own literature on many occasions that its technology is "identical". Clear Logic has never asked for or been given a license for the use of this technology. The suit asks for compensatory damages, punitive damages, and an injunction to stop Clear Logic from unlawfully using Altera's technology.
About Altera Corporation
Altera Corporation, The Programmable Solutions Company™, was founded in 1983 and is a leading supplier of programmable logic devices and associated logic development software tools. Programmable logic devices are semiconductor chips that can be programmed on-site, using software tools that run on personal computers or engineering workstations. User benefits include ease of use, lower risk, and fast time-to-market. Altera's CMOS-based programmable logic devices address high-speed, high-density and low-power applications in the telecommunications, data communications, computer peripheral, and industrial markets. Altera common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol ALTR. A photograph can be located at http://www.businesswire.com/altera.
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