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Altera Announces Fourth Quarter Business Update and 2011 Guidance Conference Call

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced it will hold a conference call for interested members of the investment community at 1:45 pm Pacific Time on Monday, November 29, 2010 to discuss the company's fourth quarter business update and 2011 guidance. The company will issue a press release containing the update and 2011 guidance after the market close on November 29, 2010.

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A live webcast and replay of the call will be available on the company's web site, www.altera.com. For those without access to the Internet, the live call and replay may be accessed telephonically. Further details are available through the company's investor relations information hotline at (408) 544-7707.

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    INVESTOR CONTACT                          MEDIA CONTACT
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    Scott Wylie, Vice President               Mark Plungy, Senior Manager
    Investor Relations                        Public Relations
    Altera Corporation                        Altera Corporation
    (408) 544-6996                            (408) 544-6397
    swylie@altera.com                         newsroom@altera.com

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