The expanded integration connects Altera FPGAs with the Arm AGI CPU, extending programmable acceleration into next-generation Arm-based AI data center architectures.

Altera Corp. is expanding its longstanding collaboration with Arm—moving beyond traditional embedded systems by combining Altera’s robust, data center-optimized programmable solutions with the Arm AGI CPU, built on Arm Neoverse CSS V3—to enable system architects to build low-latency, highly flexible, highly scalable compute platforms targeting AI data centers.

For more than two decades, Altera and Arm have worked together to jointly deliver multiple generations of SoC FPGAs across embedded, industrial, and communications markets, where real-time performance, adaptability and long lifecycle support are essential. The expanded integration now connects Altera FPGAs with the Arm AGI CPU, extending programmable acceleration into next-generation Arm-based AI data center architectures.

“The next generation of data center infrastructure will be shaped by increasingly intelligent AI workloads and the need for purpose-built compute,” said Mohamed Awad, Executive Vice President, Cloud AI Business Unit, Arm. “The Arm AGI CPU provides the efficient compute foundations required for these systems, and collaborating with partners like Altera helps expand that capability across the broader ecosystem.”

Today, Altera FPGAs are widely deployed in data centers alongside CPUs, GPUs and other accelerators to handle tasks such as data pre-processing, networking and AI inference orchestration. FPGA-based deployment models, including PCIe accelerator cards, SmartNICs and DPUs, place programmable acceleration where it delivers the lowest latency, security and fastest time to market. The combination of Altera FPGAs and the Arm AGI CPU opens new opportunities across high-growth AI data centers, where real-time performance, deterministic processing, and adaptability are essential.

“Altera and Arm have a long‑standing track record of delivering SoC FPGA solutions targeting embedded markets,” said Raghib Hussain, president and CEO of Altera. “At the same time, Altera has established a strong footprint in data center infrastructure with a significant install base of FPGA‑based SmartNICs and DPUs. This expanded collaboration with Arm enables a new class of heterogeneous computing designed to meet the growing performance and flexibility requirements of AI data centers.”