FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 * PASEK RONALD J   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 & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 101 INNOVATION DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/28/2015 (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 12/28/2015   D   46,388 (1) D (2) 0 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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 21.88	12/28/2015		D			13,750	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	13,750	$ 0	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 33.31	12/28/2015		D			23,240	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	23,240	$ 0	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 42.63	12/28/2015		D			36,000	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	36,000	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Unit (4)	$ 0	12/28/2015		D			68,912	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	68,912	$ 0	0	D
Performance Restricted Stock Unit (4)	$ 0	12/28/2015		D			28,260	(3)(5)	(3)(5)	Common Stock	28,260	$ 0	0	D
Performance Restricted Stock Unit (4)	$ 0	12/28/2015		D			36,530	(3)(5)	(3)(5)	Common Stock	36,530	$ 0	0	D
Performance Restricted Stock Unit (4)	$ 0	12/28/2015		D			28,452	(3)(5)	(3)(5)	Common Stock	28,452	$ 0	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PASEK RONALD J 101 INNOVATION DRIVE SAN JOSE, CA 95134			Sr VP & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Jonna Anderson, Attorney-in-Fact		12/30/2015
**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)	Includes shares acquired under the Altera Corporation 1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	Outstanding shares of the common stock of the Issuer were converted into the right to receive $54.00 per share in cash, without interest thereon and subject to any required tax withholding (the "Merger Consideration"), in accordance with the Merger Agreement.
(3)	Outstanding stock options, restricted stock units ("RSUs") or performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSUs") of the Issuer were either (i) assumed by Parent and automatically converted into corresponding equity incentive awards on common stock of Parent in accordance with the Merger Agreement, or (ii) cancelled and converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration (less the exercise price, in the case of stock options) in accordance with the Merger Agreement.
(4)	Each RSU and PRSU represented the contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Issuer.
(5)	Includes PRSUs that were deemed fully vested and cancelled in exchange for the right to receive the Merger Consideration, in accordance with the Merger Agreement.
Remarks: This Form 4 reports securities disposed pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of May 31, 2015, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Issuer's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 1, 2015, and by which the Issuer became a wholly-owned subsidiary (the "Merger") of Intel Corporation ("Parent").

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