Acquisition extends Altera’s presence in communications market
Altera has acquired a specialist in flexible optical transport network (otn) IP, in a bid to expand the communication system IP for its fpga and asic product range.
According to Altera, buying Avalon Microelectronics will expand its portfolio of customisable IP solutions for otn applications, supporting data rates at 1.2, 2.5 and 10G, as well as 40 and 100G.
"Our customers require flexible OTN solutions that can operate at very high data rates," said Wally Haas, Avalon's chief technology officer.
"Aligning two companies that are leaders in their respective space just makes a lot of sense, and we could not be more pleased joining Altera. Altera's 28 and 40nm product portfolio demonstrates their leadership in high performance flexible silicon platforms for the communications market. The integration of our two companies' technologies and expertise will dramatically accelerate our communications customers' time to market with next generation optical networks, as our combined customisable IP enables our customers' differentiation in their market."
