Silver Lake Capital has completed the acquisition of 51% equity stake in Altera, with Intel retaining the remaining 49% stake.

On September 15th, Altera announced that the investment company Silver Lake Capital has completed the acquisition of 51% of Altera's shares, which were originally held by Intel. At the same time, Intel will retain 49% ownership of Altera. The completion of this transaction signifies that Altera has become the world's largest independent provider of FPGA solutions. By providing software tools, development kits, IP, and design services resources needed to build complete FPGA solutions, Altera will help customers and partners accelerate innovation.