Xilinx vs. Altera — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Xilinx and Altera
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Definitions
Xilinx
Xilinx, Inc. ( ZY-links) was an American technology and semiconductor company that primarily supplied programmable logic devices.
Altera
Altera Corporation was a manufacturer of programmable logic devices (PLDs) headquartered in San Jose, California. It was founded in 1983 and acquired by Intel in 2015.