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Altera Launches QuartusIQ, An AI Expert Companion for Quartus Prime Software TMCnet News [October 21, 2026] | / | Altera Launches QuartusIQ, An AI Expert Companion for Quartus Prime Software Altera Corporation, the largest pure-play FPGA provider with a full-spectrum portfolio, today introduced QuartusIQ, an AI expert companion for Quartus Prime Pro software designed to accelerate the complete FPGA development flow. QuartusIQ helps FPGA developers apply expert guidance and repeatable workflows within Quartus Prime, enabling users to create, debug and validate designs more efficiently, resolve issues with greater confidence and move from design intent to signoff faster. Learn more about QuartusIQ With QuartusIQ, developers use natural-language prompts to work through design tasks and automate routine analysis. Because it understands the active Quartus project, including device, IP, constraints, reports and timing data, QuartusIQ can help identify the next steps for meeting timing and completing verification, while engineers remain in control of key design decisions. Altera expects QuartusIQ to help developers shave months off the path to production, with up to 1.5X faster[1] total design cycles through simpler development and faster design closure. On a 24-month design cycle, that level of improvement could represent several months saved. "FPGA developers are under increasing pressure to deliver more capable designs while managing growing device, IP, timing and verification complexity," said Farhad Shafai, head of Business Solutions and Marketing at Altera. "Agentic AI brings expert guidance and workflow automation into the development environment, helping engineers spend less time searching for information and coordinating routine tasks, and more time making the design decisions that move products toward production. With QuartusIQ, customers can apply project-aware FPGA expertise across the design flow while keeping engineers in control." Project-Aware Guidance for Physical AI Workflows Using an open-standard Model Context Protocol (MCP) interface, QuartusIQ connects AI agents with the Quartus development environment and supported tools. The interface enables agents to access the developer's active project context and relevant Altera resources, including information about the FPGA, IP, boards, interfaces, reference designs, and documentation. Agents can then give accurate, design-aware help with configuring IP, writing constraints, and resolving compilation and timing issues, all from inside the developer's existing workflow. QuartusIQ extends its project-aware assistace to Physical AI design, helping engineers refine FPGA implementations and prepare validated designs for deployment in applications such as robotics, industrial automation and autonomous machines. For example, an engineer developing an autonomous mobile robot could use QuartusIQ to examine an active project that includes camera, LiDAR, radar, inertial-sensor and motor-control interfaces, then prioritize compile, verification and timing issues for the next iteration. This can help move the design from system intent toward a validated FPGA implementation for edge deployment. QuartusIQ Run-Time Harness: Native FPGA Workflow Orchestration Enhancing developer productivity and ease of use, QuartusIQ includes a run-time harness that orchestrates AI-assisted workflows directly within the Quartus GUI. Grounded in the active project and QuartusIQ skills, the harness coordinates multi-step tasks, invokes relevant Quartus tools and skills through MCP-connected interfaces, evaluates compile, verification and timing results, and guides the next action. This closed-loop workflow enables engineers to move from natural-language intent to analysis and iterative design refinement without manually coordinating separate tools, while remaining in control of consequential design decisions. QuartusIQ supports customer-selected frontier and open-weight models where supported, with deployment options in the cloud or on premises. This flexibility allows teams to choose models based on capability, latency, cost and deployment requirements while using the same integrated Quartus workflow. On-Premises Deployment with NVIDIA DGX Station for Windows QuartusIQ is optimized to run on NVIDIA DGX Station for Windows, providing an on-premises environment for AI-assisted FPGA development that helps keep sensitive design data and intellectual property within an organization's own infrastructure. Supported open-weight NVIDIA Nemotron models can run locally, enabling QuartusIQ agents to help teams create designs, debug issues and close timing. NVIDIA DGX Station for Windows is the ultimate deskside AI supercomputer to build and run powerful AI agents connected to enterprise applications and workflows. Powered by NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip and a massive 748 GB of coherent memory, the system runs frontier AI models and many parallel agents across productivity, creative, design, engineering and physical AI applications, with RTX-accelerated visualization. "Agentic AI will help engineers tackle increasingly complex FPGA software workflows and move from design intent to validated implementations faster," said Chris Marriott, vice president, Enterprise Platforms, NVIDIA. "Together with Altera, we're optimizing our Nemotron models for QuartusIQ's specialized capabilities. Running this agentic AI locally on the DGX Station gives engineers the ultimate deskside supercomputer to accelerate development without ever having to compromise the security of their sensitive IP." Availability QuartusIQ, including QuartusIQ AI Expert Companion native GUI support, MCP, the Visual Studio Code extension with agent harness, and Skills will be available in Quartus Prime Pro software v26.3, set to be released at Altera Innovators Day on October 28, 2026. About Altera Altera provides high-performance, programmable compute and connectivity solutions that enable the rapid adoption and continued advancement of transformative technologies across a wide range of advanced and AI-enabled systems. Altera is the largest pure-play FPGA provider with a full-spectrum portfolio serving applications ranging from data centers and communications networks to critical embedded systems. 1 Based on Altera's internal analysis of representative FPGA design workflows, compared with completing the same tasks manually in Quartus Prime without QuartusIQ. Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Performance results are based on testing as data shown in configurations and may not reflect all publicly available updates. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261021169844/en/ [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage] |

Efinix appoints Kate Schuelke to Board of Directors. October 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT i This article is third-party content and does not represent the views of this site. Tamar Securities, LLC make no guarantees regarding its accuracy or completeness. Former Seagate Chief Legal Officer and Altera General Counsel brings deep semiconductor, governance, and cybersecurity expertise to the Efinix board Efinix(R), Inc., the FPGA pioneer accelerating edge AI innovation, today announced that Kate Schuelke has joined its Board of Directors. Schuelke is an accomplished technology executive and public company director with more than three decades of experience spanning the semiconductor and broader technology industries. Throughout her career, she has held senior leadership roles guiding global organizations through complex legal, regulatory, governance, and business challenges, bringing a deep understanding of the strategic and operational issues facing technology companies. Schuelke currently serves on the board of directors of SiTime Corporation (Nasdaq: SITM), a semiconductor company serving AI data center, communications, automotive, industrial automation, and aerospace and defense markets, where she chairs the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee. She is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Certified Director and an Executive Advisor in the Corporate practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, advising general counsel, senior executives, and boards on legal, governance, and strategic matters. She also serves on the Nominating and Governance and Network Development Committees of American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley, a non-profit organization. "Kate has spent her career at the center of our industry, with deep roots in FPGAs from her years at Altera," said Sammy Cheung, Efinix co-founder and CEO. "Her expertise in corporate governance, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and international compliance is exactly what Efinix needs as we enter our next stage of development. Kate's judgment and perspective will be invaluable to our board and we are delighted to welcome her." Schuelke previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Seagate Technology (Nasdaq: STX), the global leader in data storage. Serving on the executive leadership team, she led legal, compliance, global trust and security, and government affairs, managing a global organization of more than 300 professionals. She also co-led Seagate's Enterprise Security Risk Management program, covering data privacy, cybersecurity, product security, and supply chain security, as well as its Enterprise Crisis Management Program. Before Seagate, Schuelke spent two decades at Altera Corporation, where she rose to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Reporting to the CEO, she was responsible for the legal, internal audit, and compliance functions of a semiconductor company with more than 3,000 employees in 19 countries, and she chaired Altera's Information Security Committee. She established and managed the company's internal audit department, including Sarbanes-Oxley testing and financial, regulatory, ethics, and operational audits. She also negotiated the $16.7 billion sale of Altera Corporation to Intel. Earlier in her career, Schuelke was a litigator at Morrison & Foerster. "I am honored to join the Efinix board at such an important point in the company's development," said Schuelke. "Over my career in the FPGA and technology industries, I have worked with leadership teams and boards on governance, intellectual property, and corporate transactions. I look forward to putting that experience to work alongside Sammy, the management team, and my fellow directors in support of Efinix's next stage of development." Schuelke holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law, where she was a member of the NYU Law Review, and a B.S. in Economics from the University at Buffalo, where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. About Efinix Efinix(R) accelerates edge AI innovation through its disruptive FPGA architecture and solutions. The company delivers energy-efficient, high-performance FPGA for AI-driven markets including industrial automation, machine vision, automotive systems, physical AI, and edge computing. Efinix provides a complete development ecosystem including the Efinity(R) Integrated Development Environment for FPGA design from RTL to bitstream, and Sapphire SOC solutions for embedded processor and AI acceleration from C/C++ and AI model garden to execution. For more information, visit www.efinixinc.com. Contacts. Media Contact: Robert Beachler Efinix Inc. [email protected] +1 650 793 8219 Report this content If you believe this article contains misleading, harmful, or spam content, please let Tamar Securities, LLC know.

Nishit Sahay appointed Chief Information Officer at Altera. September 30, 2026 Nishit Sahay has joined Altera as Chief Information Officer, where he will lead the company's global technology strategy and IT organisation. His responsibilities will focus on strengthening cybersecurity, expanding the use of data and advancing enterprise AI, while building a secure and scalable technology foundation for the company. Altera announced Sahay's appointment on September 28, 2026. In his new role, he will oversee the company's IT organisation and work on technology initiatives supporting its operations and long-term growth. His mandate brings together enterprise technology, cybersecurity, data and AI capabilities. Sahay joins Altera from Marvell Technology, where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. At Marvell, he was responsible for the company's corporate IT organisation, Data Office and Enterprise AI initiatives. His work included driving digital transformation, business process optimisation and technology integration across the organisation. Before Marvell, Sahay held a technology leadership role at Maxim Integrated, where he worked on digital transformation initiatives focused on improving business operations and efficiency. His broader career has included experience with SAP, The Coca-Cola Company and LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech, giving him exposure to enterprise technology, business systems, supply chain analytics and technology transformation. His professional experience spans several areas, including enterprise IT, cybersecurity, data and AI transformation, SAP implementation, technology integration and business process optimisation. This background has included working across technology functions as well as using data and digital systems to support business operations. Sahay's appointment comes as Altera continues to develop its technology capabilities as an independent FPGA company. Altera became an independent company following Silver Lake's acquisition of a 51% stake from Intel in September 2025, with Intel retaining a 49% stake. The company describes itself as the largest pure-play FPGA provider, offering programmable compute and connectivity solutions for applications including data centres, communications networks and embedded systems. Altera has also been expanding its focus on AI-enabled systems. In April 2026, the company introduced its FPGA AI Suite release focused on physical AI systems, while its broader product portfolio serves applications across AI, data centres, communications, industrial systems and other technology markets. Commenting on the appointment, Raghib Hussain, President and CEO of Altera, said, "Nishit is an accomplished technology leader who understands how to turn digital strategy into meaningful results," adding that his experience in enterprise transformation and AI initiatives would support Altera as it strengthens infrastructure, simplifies operations and equips teams with improved tools. Sahay holds a Master of Science in Data Science from the University of California, Berkeley, a Master's in Technology Management from The Wharton School/SEAS at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics Engineering from Nagpur University. As CIO, Sahay will lead Altera's global technology strategy while overseeing IT, with cybersecurity, data and enterprise AI forming key areas of responsibility. His appointment adds his experience in enterprise transformation and AI-led technology initiatives to Altera's leadership team as the company continues to build its technology infrastructure and - Advertisement -