Why Altera?
The goals of Altera's University Program are to help professors, instructors, and students successfully use Altera's programmable logic devices (FPGAs and CPLDs) and to provide the best educational experience possible.
Altera's University Program offers:
- Free leading-edge software tools, such as the Quartus® II software design tools
- High-quality development and education boards at low cost
- Ready-to-teach laboratory exercises and tutorials for digital logic and computer organization courses
- Free devices—such as Cyclone® II FPGAs—for undergraduate and research projects
- Free Altera® intellectual property (IP) cores—such as digital filters and PCI cores—for use in research projects
- Training for professors and instructors
Getting Started: Professors and Instructors
If you are a professor or instructor, register to become a University Program member to gain access to:
- Donation request forms
- Hardware purchases at University Program prices
- Suggested solutions for Altera's ready-to-teach laboratory experiments
Getting Started: Everyone
Whether you are a professor, instructor, or student, Altera's University Program web pages provide useful information about Altera's development and education boards, software, related textbooks, and other materials. Technical support is available in the Questions & Answers page and support forums.
If you can't find the answer you need, contact us directly at university@altera.com, and we will be happy to assist you.
