For Release: June 15, 1999
Altera Sponsors Unique "$20K for APEX 20K" Programmable Logic Sweepstakes
- Named for Altera's New APEX™ 20K Family of System-on-a-Programmable-Chip™ Devices
- Opportunity for a Programmable Logic Designer to Make a Significant Contribution to a Favorite Charity
San Jose, Calif., June 15, 1999--Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced the "$20K for APEX 20K" sweepstakes in which a selected programmable logic designer will receive a new 3Com Palm VII organizer and the opportunity to donate $20,000 to a favorite charity. Altera Corporation will make a $20,000 charitable donation in the winner's name to a charity selected by the winner from an identified list. Named after the company's APEX 20K family of programmable logic devices (PLDs), this unique "$20K for APEX 20K" sweepstakes is open to programmable logic designers and design managers who are U.S. residents. Registration forms will be available in the Altera booth (No. 3016) at the Design Automation Conference in New Orleans from June 21 to June 23, 1999, and on the World Wide Web at URL http://www.altera.com/apex/20kfor20k.html for one month from June 15 to July 15, 1999.
The APEX 20K family, which began shipping last quarter, is the PLD industry's first architecture to successfully integrate product-term and look-up-table logic functionality along with embedded memory capability. The APEX 20K offers breakthrough integration of entire complex systems on a single programmable chip.
"While encouraging designers to move up to the level of System-on-a-Programmable-Chip design," said Erik Cleage, Altera senior vice president of marketing, "we wanted at the same time to afford a particular engineer the opportunity to do something memorable for the community. The $20K for APEX 20K sweepstakes is a unique way to do this. In addition, the 3COM Palm VII organizer will be a useful tool for the winner, and will remind the winner of his or her charitable contribution."
To qualify for the sweepstakes, interested designers must fill out a reply page located at http://www.altera.com/apex/20kfor20k.html anytime between 10 AM PT June 15, 1999 and the sweepstakes end date, 5 PM PT on July 15, 1999. Alternatively, drop-in reply cards will be available at Altera Booth 3016 at the Design Automation Conference in New Orleans June 21-23, 1999. The $20,000 donation for this drawing is provided entirely by Altera Corporation.
Disclaimer Information
No purchase is necessary. Void where prohibited. Open only to legal residents of the Continental U.S. who are 18 years of age or older as of 6/15/99, and who are engineers or engineering managers currently employed by a company currently involved in the design, manufacture, and selling of products that incorporate or have the possibility of incorporating programmable logic devices (semiconductors) manufactured by Altera Corporation. Internet entries must be received by 5:00 PM PT on 7/15/99. Mail entries must be postmarked by 7/15/99 and received by 7/22/99. (For complete rules and how to enter send a self-addressed stamped envelope to P.O. Box 2032, Hollywood, CA 90078.) The winner will be selected in a random drawing on or about July 30, 1999 from all eligible entries received by Sullivan Compliance Company, an independent judging organization and Sweepstakes Administrator.
About Altera
Altera Corporation, The Programmable Solutions Company™, was founded in 1983 and is a worldwide 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 areprogrammed using tools that run on personal computers or engineering work stations. 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 low-power applications. Altera products serve a broad range of markets, including telecommunications, data communications, computer peripherals, and industrial applications. Altera common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol ALTR.
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