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To: Jdaasoc who wrote (31121)	9/29/1999 12:17:00 AM
From: richard surckla	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Thread. I don't know if this has already been posted: BW1531 SEP 27,1999 8:04 PACIFIC 11:04 EASTERN ( BW)(CA-HEWLETT-PACKARD-5)(HWP) HP's Newest High-Speed Memory Test System Doubles Throughput, Lowers Cost; Thirty-two-site System Targets High-volume Direct Rambus Production High Tech Writers PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999-- Hewlett-Packard Company today introduces the first 32-site RDRAM production test solution. An extension of the 16-site HP 95000 HSM Series test system introduced last year, the 32-site system is designed to improve the cost-effectiveness of testing RDRAM's and other high-performance memory devices. The system will be shown at the International Test Conference (ITC) in HP's booth, No. 401, in the Atlantic City Convention Center, Sept. 28 through 30. The new HP 95000 HSM Series 32-site system delivers a risk-free path from the 16-site systems currently installed in the United States and Asia. The 32-site system uses the same proven water-cooled test-head electronics, mounted in a larger, 32-site test-head configuration, and is software and loadboard compatible with existing 16-site HP 95000 HSM Series test systems. "Our high-speed memory test roadmap is designed to provide HP customers with an evolutionary path to higher production throughput and significantly lower cost of test," said Gayn Erickson, program manager for the HP 95000 HSM Series. "The loadboard assembly on the x16 system we introduced at ITC last year is designed to go to 32-sites, thus simplifying the transition to the 32-site test head. The 32-site system uses the exact same electronics as the 16-site system, so our customers can simply add electronics -- preserving their investment and reducing the need to evaluate an entirely new system." "More than 50 percent of the RDRAM currently shipped is tested on HP 95000 test systems," said G. Dan Hutcheson, president of VLSI Research. "Other test-system suppliers will need to change both their test-system mainframe and test-head electronics to achieve 32 sites in a single test head." "With our growing memory test-system volume, we can now offer new pricing for our volume customers to lower their cost of test by 20 percent to 30 percent," said John Scruggs, vice president and general manager of HP's Automated Test Group. "We have reached this point in our cost-of-test roadmap much sooner than expected, and it positions us to lower the cost of test for other high-speed memory technologies as well." About the HP 95000 HSM Series The HP 95000 offers a complete single-pass high-speed memory test solution for devices with data rates up to 1Gbit/sec. With up to 32 sites, the HP 95000's Test Processor-per-pin architecture provides complete memory test resources, including an Algorithmic Pattern Generator and full-logic test capability behind every pin. More information on HP's semiconductor test solutions can be found at hp.com. U.S. Pricing and Availability HP is taking orders now for the new 32-site HP 95000 HSM Series, with volume production deliveries expected in the first calendar quarter of 2000. High-volume customers can expect prices in the range of $100,000 to $150,000 per test site -- an economical solution for single-pass, final-packaged device production test, as well as for the dual-pass test strategies widely used today. About HP Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation of electronic services. HP plans to launch Agilent Technologies as an independent company by mid-calendar 2000. Agilent consists of HP's test and measurement, semiconductor products, chemical analysis and healthcare solutions businesses, and has leading positions in multiple market segments. HP has 123,500 employees worldwide and had total revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP, its products and the company's Year 2000 program can be found on the World Wide Web at hp.com. NOTE TO THE EDITOR: Sales information may be obtained by calling 1-800-452-4844 ext. 6720. Please do NOT use editor-contact or corporate telephone numbers for sales information. Information in this release applies specifically to products available in the United States. Product availability and specifications may vary in non-U.S. markets. If you choose to review this item, your readers will receive the quickest response to their inquiries by mailing them to Hewlett-Packard Company, Test and Measurement Organization, 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd., MS 54LAK, Santa Clara, Calif. 95052.