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Software and Tools
QuartusIQ
AI Expert Companion for Quartus® Prime Pro Software combines FPGA expertise, project context, and agentic workflows to accelerate design, streamline development, and resolve issues faster.
Available for download October 28, 2026
Overview
AI Expert Companion for Quartus Prime Pro Software. It brings FPGA-specific knowledge, project context, Quartus skills and agentic workflows into the design flow so you can start correctly, create and run designs, and resolve issues faster while staying in control.
See how QuartusIQ, Altera's AI FPGA expert companion for Quartus Prime Software, helps you understand your design results, prioritize timing fixes, and reach closure faster, while you stay in control.
Supercharge Your Design Process with AI
QuartusIQ works in conjunction with Quartus Prime Pro, giving you the knowledge and tools that increase development speed and finish your project faster. It thinks with you, keeps the engineer in the loop, and helps you finish with confidence.
Over
20k+
Altera Docs, IP and DRC Rules
Smarter Guidance
Get answers with expert guidance and context to avoid dead ends and speed decision-making.
Up to
10x
Faster design entry
Simpler Development
QuartusIQ helps build better Visual Designer Studio systems and allows you to drop your RTL right in.
Up to
1.5x
Faster total design cycle
Faster Closure
Agentic and skills-based assistance turns timing, design rules, warnings, and errors into fewer debug cycles and a clearer path to signoff.
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Features & Capabilities
Smarter Project Guidance From the Start
QuartusIQ connects your active project with Altera documentation, IP knowledge, design rules, and reports so you can compare tradeoffs, spot mismatches early, and act with confidence.
Simpler Agentic development for Faster Adoption
Get Quartus-aware guidance in Quartus Prime Pro and Visual Studio Code. Connect your preferred LLM provider and work in the tools you already use.
Faster Design Closure with confidence
Turn compile, timing, design-rule, warning, and error results into prioritized next steps. QuartusIQ identifies likely causes and guides multi-step fixes to reduce debug cycles and rework.
Skills & Expertise
Find & design
- Docs, compiler messages, IP knowledge graph, community
- DRC rules and reference designs
- RTL lint, IP search and lookup
Configure & compile
- Install checks, tool and device family discovery
- Project creation, info, and assignments
- Synthesis, fitter, assembler, timing, full compile
- Job status, cancel, list, compilation reports
Inspect & sign off
- Report index status and section reads
- Automated signoff verdict
- Related report and timing issue context
Model & program
- VDS: system, build, inspect, hierarchy, connect, BSP, Tcl
- Bitstream, programming files, RSU/JIC, PR and flash checks
- JTAG/QSPI reads, SRAM and flash programming
Get Started
QuartusIQ will be available for download on October 28, 2026. Discover smarter FPGA design with AI-powered guidance, streamlined development, and faster design closure. Download the whitepaper to learn more about QuartusIQ and its capabilities
Common Questions
QuartusIQ is an AI FPGA expert companion for Quartus Prime Pro. It brings Altera documentation, IP knowledge, design rules, and project context together to help you make informed decisions and move design work forward.
QuartusIQ helps you build Visual Designer Studio systems and drop your RTL into the design, so you spend less time turning intent into a working design. In the evaluated workflow, design entry was up to 10x faster. Your results may vary. See the QuartusIQ white paper for the benchmark.
QuartusIQ turns timing, design rule checks, warnings, and errors into fewer debug cycles and a clearer path to signoff. In the evaluated workflow, the total design cycle was up to 1.5x faster. Your results may vary.
QuartusIQ is designed to fit into familiar engineering workflows, including Quartus Prime Pro, VS Code, and compatible AI-agent workflows connected through MCP. You can add expert guidance without replacing your existing design process.
Yes. With bring-your-own-key (BYOK) support, you can provide your own API key to use a preferred GenAI provider, while QuartusIQ adds Altera FPGA expertise and Quartus-aware skills to the workflow.
Contact Us
Contact an authorized distributor or an Altera representative for availability and support.