Intel buys Altera for 16.7 billion dollars, relying on programmable logic integrated circuits

This week, Intel completed the deal on its largest acquisition — Altera was officially acquired by chipmaker for 16.7 billion dollars - Intel was a partner in the past. This event was preceded by lengthy negotiations, which took seven months.

This acquisition is another confirmation that the company, like many large market players, is preparing for the development of future technologies related to the Internet of things, intelligent systems, and data storage. At the core of this is a new chip technology - programmable logic integrated circuits or FPGAs (FPGA).

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said in a statement: “We will apply Moore’s law, developing the FPGA development business now, and we will create new products that will provide tremendous opportunities in the future — for example, autonomous driving and machine learning.
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So what is FPGA? This is a programmable chip that is used to create digital integrated circuits. This technology allows for the "technical re-equipment" of the hardware through software. The technology originated in the mid-80s and is currently used in areas where high speed and reliability are needed: radar systems, missile guidance, simulation of quantum computing, fast data transfer, etc.