因为FPGA客户需要最好的技术,Altera公司将继续提高其产品的性能和特性,与处理器、ASIC和ASSP供应商在一定水平上相竞争。设计芯片费用不断攀升是业界不争的事实。例如,0.13微米或0.13以下微米的ASIC或ASSP的开发费用要100万至500万美元,所以要实现收支平衡必须达到5000万美元的营业额,这是大家所公认 Because FPGA customers need the best technology, Altera Corporation will continue to improve the performance and features of its products to compete with processors, ASICs and ASSP vendors to some extent. The rising cost of design chips is an indisputable fact in the industry. For example, an ASIC or ASSP of 0.13 microns or below micron costs $ 1 million to $ 5 million to develop, so it is generally accepted that a balance of payments must reach $ 50 million in revenue