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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BIRAN DAN   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALTERA CORP [ALTR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr VP, Marketing and Tech Svcs (Last) (First) (Middle) 101 INNOVATION DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/31/2011 (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95134 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 07/31/2011   M   11,375 A $ 0 20,616 D   Common Stock 07/31/2011   M   4,875 A $ 0 25,491 D   Common Stock 07/31/2011   M   10,000 A $ 0 35,491 D   Common Stock 07/31/2011(1)   F   1,789 (2) D $ 40.88 33,702 D   Common Stock 07/31/2011(1)   F   5,267 (2) D $ 40.88 28,435 D   Common Stock 07/31/2011(3)   F   3,668 (2) D $ 40.88 24,767 D   Common Stock 08/01/2011   S(4)   15,526 (5) D $ 40.9737 9,241 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Restricted Stock Unit

(2)

07/31/2011

M

11,375

07/31/2011(1)

(6)

Common Stock

11,375

$ 0

34,125

D

Restricted Stock Unit (RSU)

(2)

07/31/2011

M

4,875

07/31/2011(1)

(6)

Common Stock

4,875

$ 0

38,125

D

Restricted Stock Unit (RSU)

(2)

07/31/2011

M

10,000

07/31/2011(3)

(6)

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

28,125

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BIRAN DAN 101 INNOVATION DRIVE SAN JOSE, CA 95134			Sr VP, Marketing and Tech Svcs

Signatures

DANNY BIRAN		08/02/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	25% of the restricted stock unit granted on February 19, 2010 became vested on July 31, 2011 and shares were delivered to reporting person on that date.
(2)	Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Altera Common Stock at no cost.
(3)	25% of the restricted stock unit granted on March 16, 2009 became vested on July 31, 2011 and shares were delivered to reporting person on that date.
(4)	The sale was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan adopted by the reporting person on January 28, 2011.
(5)	The 15,526 shares sold on 8/1/2011 to cover the taxes on his 7/31/2011 RSU vest included 11 lots ranging from 100 shares to 3,100 shares per lot at sale prices ranging from $40.94 to $41.03 per share.
(6)	Ten years from the date of grant.

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