Hong Kong, March 2, 2012—Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced the industry's first single-chip dual 100G transponder solution powered by a 28nm high-performance Stratix® V FPGA. Altera's solution integrates two independent 100G transponders into a single FPGA, enabling optical equipment manufacturers to lower capital costs while meeting network performance and bandwidth requirements. Altera plans to provide a real-time hardware demonstration of its dual 100G transponder solution at its booth during the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC/NFOEC)/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference 2012 in Los Angeles during the week of March 5.

As the number of internet-enabled devices increases, network bandwidth requirements are growing rapidly, necessitating large-scale network upgrades. Optical Transport Networks (OTNs) enable telecommunications operators to scale rapidly to support massive traffic growth on their networks. Altera’s OTN solutions allow telecommunications operators and service providers to increase the number of optical links at the transport layer and support higher data transfer speeds for various applications (voice, video, storage).

Altera's single-chip dual 100G transponder enables telecommunications operators and service providers to easily move to higher-density 100G transmission by providing a fully integrated, standards-based solution. Leveraging the enhanced performance of Stratix V FPGAs and industry-leading OTN IP, the solution increases the density of 100G transmission solutions beyond any other ASSP- or FPGA-based solution available in the industry. Altera's latest FPGA-based OTN products include 28nm high-performance silicon optimized for transmission applications, industry-leading high-speed transceivers, and OTN system IP.

Single-chip dual 100G transponder demonstration at OFC
Altera's demonstration at OFC utilizes a single Stratix V GX FPGA and showcases two independent transponders transmitting real-time 100G traffic over optical fiber. Altera will also exhibit its latest innovations in OTN IP and 28nm FPGAs. The company plans to share information on key building blocks to enable system and equipment manufacturers to develop optical networks that offer higher integration and lower power characteristics for future communication systems.

"Dan Mansur, Senior Director of Strategic Marketing for Altera's Communications Business Unit, stated, 'Altera is committed to supporting optical transmission networks, best-in-class transceiver technology, and OTN IP through our advanced FPGAs. Our production-grade single-chip 100G transponders are currently being deployed in leading carrier networks. Through our dual 100G transponder solutions, we can provide a level of integration unattainable with existing solutions and offer a path to support data transmission speeds of over 400G.'"

Supply period
Altera is currently supplying 28nm Stratix V FPGAs and OTN IP. The industry's first single-chip dual 100G transponder is currently available under early access conditions. For additional information on Altera's OTN solutions, please contact your local Altera® sales representative.
Supply period
Altera's Stratix V FPGA is currently available. Additional information about the device can be obtained by visiting www.altera.com/stratix5 or contacting a local Altera® sales representative.