Altera launches QuartusIQ and Agilex 2X
Altera has launched QuartusIQ, an AI-powered design assistant for its FPGA development software, alongside Agilex 2X, its next-generation FPGA portfolio built on a common architecture. The author argues that these announcements aim to make FPGAs easier to design, scale, and integrate into modern AI and data infrastructure. Altera operates as an independent pure-play FPGA provider following its acquisition by Silver Lake and subsequent confidential IPO filing. Open article →