EXCLUSIVE: Silver Lake, Intel-backed Altera prepares IPO that could raise over $2 billion as early as 2026, sources say ↧ ↧ EXCLUSIVE: Silver Lake, Intel-backed Altera prepares IPO that could... Silver Lake and Intel -backed chipmaker Altera is preparing for an initial ‌public offering that could raise over $2 billion as early as 2026, according to people familiar with the matter, in one of the largest semiconductor listings in recent years.