I am not surprised and pretty much expected. I would love to be wrong and corrected but there is absolutely nothing that suggest Intel's FPGA ( Altera ) are doing any better than before they were acquired, and no signs to suggest future growth either. If anything they are actually doing worst all while Xilinx is storming past them.

As a matter of fact I have yet to see a single Intel Acquisition in its history that has created synergy or additional value.

I am on Xilinx camp, but I am worried what happens with the Altera’s remains. People aren’t crazy about FPGAs paired with Xeon.

Well that entirely depended on Intel's so-called process advantages, didn't it?