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Altera’s vision is to help shape the future by enabling innovation that unlocks extraordinary possibilities for everyone on the planet. The flexibility and adaptability of FPGAs make them ideal for delivering new digital innovations quickly. With a full set of design automation tools, Altera FPGAs allow engineers to rapidly prototype and iterate a new concept into a market ready product. In-field re-programmability also allows developers to add and optimize features even after the hardware and software has shipped. This can be a great competitive advantage in the fast-moving electronics industry, where time-to-market is key to success. Learn more about Altera FPGAs.

Does an Altera FPGA power your project?

If so, you may be eligible to join Altera Innovation Lab and enjoy these benefits:

To be eligible, your project must uniquely showcase Altera FPGA technology and pass the usual vetting process applied to all Crowd Supply projects. Eligibility is determined on a case-by-case basis and solely at the discretion of Altera and Crowd Supply. To get started, submit your Crowd Supply project proposal and mention your interest in participating in Altera Innovation Lab.

Dec 05, 2024

Teardown Session 50: Greg Steiert, Technical Marketing Manager at Altera

The Teardown Sessions

In this Teardown Session, Crowd Supply's Helen Leigh talks with Greg Steiert from Altera. Greg has figured out how to build a $5 drag-n-drop FPGA loader using a Raspberry Pi Pico and open-source software, and now he's working on an upgraded version.

LimeSDR Back in Stock

Based on the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE40F23, LimeSDR is back in production and in stock now.

New Dev Kits from Altera

Build a $5 FPGA loader for use with openFPGAloader

Learn how to turn the $4 Raspberry Pi Pico board into a drag-n-drop FPGA loader using open-source software. Let's see if we can get openFPGAloader to work as originally intended last year.
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Jun 20, 2025

Teardown 2025

Hack, discover, and share hardware
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Jun 22, 2024

Build a $5 FPGA loader

Learn how to turn the $4 Raspberry Pi Pico board into an FPGA loader using PICO-DIRTYJTAG and openFPGAloader
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Jun 21, 2024

Teardown 2024

Hacking, discovering, and sharing hardware
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