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Altera vs. Xilinx. Who is better ?

08.10.2008 · Posted in ACTL., Altera, ALTR, AMD, CY, INTC, LSCC, MOT, QUIK, T, Xilinx, XLNX

In the semiconductor business, there are two niches that have had gross margins in excess of 60%. One of them is programmable logic. I worked for ten years in companies that wanted to emulate the success of Xilinx and Altera. It took me ten years [and a $35 million dollar judgement against my last Programmable ...