San Jose, Calif., January 26, 2012—Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced that Thomas H. Waechter joined the company's board of directors on January 26, 2012. Mr. Waechter currently is the president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU) (NASDAQ: JDSU; and TSX: JDU). Prior to joining JDSU in 2007, Mr.