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Altera Corporation, the largest pure-play FPGA provider, with a full-spectrum portfolio, today announced that Nishit Sahay has joined the company as Chief Information Officer. In this role, Sahay will lead Altera’s global technology strategy, with a focus on strengthening cybersecurity, expanding the use of data, and advancing enterprise AI. He will also oversee the company’s IT organization, reinforcing the secure, scalable technology foundation that supports Altera’s long-term growth.

Sahay joins Altera from Marvell Technology, where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. In that role, he led the company’s corporate IT organization, Data Office and Enterprise AI initiatives. His experience spans large-scale digital transformation, business process optimization and technology integration. Throughout his career, he has helped major companies modernize how they operate and align technology investments with business priorities. 

“Nishit is an accomplished technology leader who understands how to turn digital strategy into meaningful results,” said Raghib Hussain, president and CEO of Altera. “His experience leading enterprise transformation and AI initiatives will be invaluable as we strengthen our infrastructure, simplify the way we work and equip our teams with better tools. I’m delighted to welcome him to Altera.”

Sahay’s appointment supports Altera’s continued investment in the capabilities needed to operate efficiently and serve customers as an independent FPGA company.

About Altera 

Altera provides high-performance, programmable compute and connectivity solutions that enable the rapid adoption and continued advancement of transformative technologies across a wide range of advanced and AI-enabled systems. Altera is the largest pure-play FPGA provider with a full-spectrum portfolio serving applications ranging from data centers and communications networks to critical embedded systems.

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Altera Corporation
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