Altera Corp.

Irwin Federman joined USVP in 1990 as a general partner with significant investment experience: as CEO of Monolithic Memories, he led his firm's investments in successful startups such as Cypress Semiconductor, Xilinx and Altera. During his tenure as CEO from 1978 to 1987, Irwin spearheaded MMI's turnaround from virtual bankruptcy to a $250 million revenue organization. When MMI merged with Advanced Micro Devices, Irwin assumed the post of Vice Chairman of AMD. As former Chairman of the Semiconductor Industry Association and board member of the National Venture Capital Association, Irwin draws on the breadth of his experience to help entrepreneurs consider their options: "Ultimately every decision is made by the management team," says Irwin. "It is rewarding when I can share experience that helps them sort out their alternatives." Irwin was a founding or lead investor in Blue Martini, CheckPoint Software Technologies, Centillium Communications, Crescendo Communications, MMC Networks, NeoMagic, Netro, Nuance Communications, Quick Logic, SanDisk and TelCom Semiconductor. He has led USVP's investments in BeVocal, On24 and Mellanox, among many others. Irwin received a B.S. in Economics from Brooklyn College and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering Science from Santa Clara University. A recipient of the Anti-Defamation League's Torch of Liberty, Irwin is involved with a number of community organizations in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Irwin and his wife enjoy ballet and opera and support the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Paul McWilliams is the founder and editor of Next Inning Technology Research. McWilliams has over twenty-five years of experience in the semiconductor and high-tech industries, working with companies such as Linear Technology, Altera, Cypress Semiconductor, American Technical Ceramics, Arrow Electronics, Avnet, Micrel, Power-One, Siliconix, Xicor, and many others. After starting his career at Avnet in the mid-seventies, McWilliams left in 1977 to start his own company, MTS Inc., which contracted with various manufacturers to act as their exclusive representative for sales, marketing and application support. While at MTS, McWilliams was involved in a wide variety of products ranging from semiconductors to microwave sub-systems and even cesium timing standards (atomic clocks). When confronted with an opportunity to sell his stake in MTS Inc., McWilliams jumped at the chance to concentrate on investing full-time, something he began at the age of ten by making a smart bet on the initial public offering of ComSat. With the knowledge gained through years of direct field experience, a wide range of industry contacts and healthy a dose of common sense, McWilliams provides readers many with a better understanding of how technology moves through our economic system and ideas as to how they can optimize their investing profits while managing risks. It was this, and his folksy writing style, that led SmartMoney magazine to select him as one of the thirty most influential people in the world of investing. When not researching and writing about investing, McWilliams enjoys time with his family. He loves to travel and participate in outdoor activities. The entire McWilliams' family is active in a variety of community service projects supporting causes such as Project SOS, Hospice, mentoring inner-city children and coaching youth sports.

Susan Wang Dade, was appointed to our Board of Directors on March 16, 2009. She currently serves on the board of directors for Avanex Corporation, Altera Corporation, and Nektar Therapeutics. She served on the board of directors at Calpine Corporation from 2003 to 2008. Following an 18 year career at Solectron Corporation, Wang retired in 2002 from her position as executive vice president, corporate development and chief financial officer. Wang is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from the University of Texas and an MBA in Finance from the University of Connecticut.

Susan Wang Dade, was appointed to our Board of Directors on March 16, 2009. She currently serves on the board of directors for Avanex Corporation, Altera Corporation, and Nektar Therapeutics. She served on the board of directors at Calpine Corporation from 2003 to 2008. Following an 18 year career at Solectron Corporation, Wang retired in 2002 from her position as executive vice president, corporate development and chief financial officer. Wang is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from the University of Texas and an MBA in Finance from the University of Connecticut.

Mr. Daane has served as our president and chief executive officer since November 2000 and was named chairman of the board in May 2003. He has served as one of our directors since December 2000. Prior to joining us, Mr. Daane spent 15 years at LSI Logic Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer, most recently as executive vice president, communications products group. In this role, he was responsible for ASIC technology development and the computer, consumer, and communications divisions.

Mr. Papa joined us in February 2002 as senior vice president, worldwide sales. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Papa served as vice president of worldwide sales of the communications business group of Marvell Semiconductor, Incorporated. From 1997 to 2000, he served as vice president of worldwide sales for Level One Communications, a subsidiary of Intel Corporation, a semiconductor company. From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Papa served as vice president of North American sales for Siemens Corporation, a diversified global technology company.

Ms. Schuelke joined us in March 1996 as corporate attorney. She became senior corporate attorney in July 1997 and assistant general counsel and assistant secretary in July 1999. In October 2001, she was appointed vice president, general counsel, and secretary. Prior to joining us, Ms. Schuelke was an attorney at the law firm of Morrison & Foerster, LLP for seven years.

Mr. Lyman joined us in January 2008 as vice president of human resources, responsible for Altera's global talent management strategy and programs. Prior to joining us, he was employed at Advanced Micro Devices, where he most recently served as senior vice president of corporate human resources. Mr. Lyman has over 25 years of experience linking strategy, people, and business results, and has also held human resources management roles at Lockheed, GenRad, and General DataComm Industries.

Mr. Wylie joined us in March 2000 as vice president of investor relations. Previously, he was director of corporate communications at Raychem where he was responsible for investor relations, government and community relations, as well as the company's communications activities.

Tim Southgate, is vice president of software engineering for Stream Processors Inc. (SPI), directing the development of all design tools and application software for the company. Before joining SPI, Mr. Southgate held executive positions at Altera Corp., where he led all worldwide corporate marketing activities and played an integral role in establishing the company as the leader in programmable logic devices. During his 20 years with the company he managed several of Altera's major product launches, and was also directly involved in software development. Mr. Southgate holds a masters of business administration from Santa Clara University and a bachelors in electrical engineering from the University of Southampton, England.

Mr. Hata joined us in December 1999 as vice president of product engineering. In October of 2000, he added the responsibilities of test development and process technology development. In March of 2007, Mr. Hata was promoted to vice president, worldwide operations and engineering, and added the responsibility for operations, packaging, and QA. Prior to joining Altera, he was a director of foundry operations and product engineering at National Semiconductor. Mr. Hata has over 25 years of industry experience, including management positions at LSI Logic and SGS Thomson.

Mr. Plofsky joined us in February 2001 as senior vice president, vertical markets and embedded processor products and became senior vice president, applications business groups in March 2002, senior vice president, marketing in November 2004, and senior vice president and general manager, Altera Penang in March 2009. Prior to joining us, Mr. Plofsky was employed by LSI Logic from 1996 to 2001, most recently as executive vice president of the enterprise infrastructure group. Mr. Plofsky has more than 20 years of semiconductor experience, including positions at Analog Devices and Harris Corporation.

Mr. Lissner joined us in May 1998 as vice president of business development and investor relations, and was appointed senior vice president, business development in November 2000, which includes responsibility for information technology. Prior to that time, Mr. Lissner was a corporate officer of Measurex Corporation, a developer of computer-integrated measurement, control, and information systems, where he was employed since 1973 and held various positions in sales, marketing, engineering, and business development.

Dr. Burich manages research and development for all new FPGA architectures, structured ASIC, design software, embedded processors, intellectual property libraries, and system solutions. Prior to joining Altera in December of 2000, he served as a vice president of R&D at various electronic design automation (EDA) companies, including Cadence Design Systems, Mentor Graphics, Silicon Compiler Systems, and Silicon Design Labs, which he co-founded in 1984. Dr. Burich began his career at Bell Laboratories Research in 1978.

Mr. McGarity was Senior Vice President of worldwide marketing and sales for Texas Instruments. During part of his 27 years with the company, Mr. McGarity lived and worked in France and England. Throughout his career Mr. McGarity managed the sales, applications, strategic marketing and distribution functions. He also managed the company's first pan-European semiconductor business structure and established and implemented a global distribution strategy that accounts for 20 percent of Texas Instrument's business. As Senior Vice President, McGarity was credited with having transformed TI from a technical-manufacturing organization into a global, marketing-focused enterprise. Beyond that, Mr. McGarity, was responsible for the global semiconductor group's information technology services and worldwide quality organization. Prior to his career with TI, Mr. McGarity was a lieutenant in the United States Navy, and piloted an A6 Aircraft in the Vietnam War. Mr. McGarity studied at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he obtained a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering as well as his Naval Reserve Officer Training.