Wednesday December 2, 8:00 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Teradyne, Inc.
Teradyne Demonstrates Multi-media Microprocessor Test on J973 System at SEMICON/Japan
TOKYO, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER - news) is demonstrating its J973 VLSI system at the SEMICON/Japan conference here this week, testing AMD's K6®-2 processors with 3DNow!™ technology. Teradyne recently announced that its J973 VLSI Test Systems are playing a major role in production testing of K6®-2 devices at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in Texas and Singapore, and that the J973 will also be deployed at AMD's new fab in Dresden, Germany to test advanced microprocessors.
In addition to PC microprocessors, the J973 system is also being used to test chipset devices with Direct Rambus™ interface, high-end microprocessors for servers and workstations, processor chips for consumer applications such as DVD and set-top boxes, and high speed ASICs. The J973 tests complex microprocessors with up to 1,024 pins, at data rates to 800 Mbits/sec. Its Pattern Integrator™ architecture interleaves memory, logic and scan patterns, to provide seamless testing of devices with high-speed interfaces as well as embedded memory and built-in self-test functions. J973 customers include Mitsubishi, NEC, AMD, Siemens AG, Texas Instruments, SGS-THOMSON, and Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Teradyne is the world's largest manufacturer of automated test equipment (ATE) for the electronics industry. Products include systems to test semiconductors, circuit boards and modules, telephone lines, computerized telephone systems, and software. The Company is also a leading manufacturer of backplanes and associated high-density connectors used in electronic systems. Teradyne supports these products through an extensive service and application engineering network, with technical centers located throughout the United States, Europe, and the Pacific Rim.
The J973 system is produced by the VLSI Test Divisions in Agoura Hills, and San Jose California. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Teradyne reported sales of approximately $1.3 billion in 1997 and had 6,300 employees worldwide. The company's Web address is www.teradyne.com.
AMD-K6 and 3DNow! are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Direct Rambus is a trademark of Rambus, Inc. Pattern Integrator is a trademark of Teradyne, Inc.
SOURCE: Teradyne, Inc.
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