Altera Stars in SANYO's Latest Home Theater Projector

Image Processing Functionality of Cyclone II FPGA and Nios II
Embedded Processor Provides SANYO's PLV-Z2000 Projector With
Ultra-Crisp Contrast
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) today announced that SANYO
Electric Co.'s PLV-Z2000 1080p home theater projector leverages the
Cyclone(R) II FPGA and Nios(R) II embedded processor to deliver new
levels of visual quality for home entertainment systems. The advanced
image processing capabilities of Altera's combined FPGA and embedded
processor solution provide SANYO's latest home theater projector with
a contrast ratio of 15,000:1. With Altera's solution, product
innovators like SANYO enjoy a high level of integration and
functionality at a tremendous value. SANYO will be demonstrating its
PLV-Z2000 1080p home theater projector in its booth at the Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, January 7 to 10, 2008.

"Altera's FPGA and embedded processor technology provides a unique
mix of functionality, performance and value that is optimal for our
goal of achieving the highest visual quality," said K. Sugimura,
general manager of engineering department, projector division, SANYO
Electric Co., Ltd. "With Altera's solution, we are able to achieve
higher integration and deliver many sophisticated capabilities in our
PLV-Z2000 projector. In addition, Altera's promising new Cyclone III
FPGAs ensure we can continue to reach new heights of image quality
with our future products."

In its component selection process, SANYO determined the Nios II
embedded processor delivered the performance that met their image
enhancement requirements. Altera's solution enables SANYO's home
theater projector to deliver rich, deep, and accurate color
resolution, great contrast, and a smooth film-like picture, as well as
seven pre-set calibrations for various types of dark room and ambient
light viewing.

As a result of several enhancements, including floating-point
performance, hardware acceleration, and automated acceleration of
C-code routines, the Nios II embedded processor continues to be the
overall performance leader among soft processors. A recent report by a
leading market research firm named the Nios II processor core the FPGA
industry's most widely used soft processor based on design starts.

"The powerful combination of our Cyclone II FPGA and Nios II
embedded processor provide designers an optimal vehicle to implement
advanced image processing capabilities at a tremendous value," said
Danny Biran, senior vice president of product and corporate marketing
at Altera. "SANYO's PLV-Z2000 provides home theater enthusiasts a
unique entertainment experience and we are pleased to be a key
component in this feature-rich full high-definition home projector."

For more information about Altera(R) Cyclone II FPGAs, visit
www.altera.com/cyclone2. For more information about Altera's Nios II
embedded processors, visit www.altera.com/nios2.

About Altera

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