dme Corporation to Integrate M910 in Test System for JSTARS Repair Facility

BOSTON, MA -- September 8, 1997 -- Teradyne announced today that its M910 Digital Test Instrument has been selected by dme Corporation's Orlando Test Systems division for use in the JSATS (JSTARS Semi-Automated Test System) being supplied to the United States Air Force's Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in Georgia. Teradyne will supply two complete M910 systems under the terms of the contract. The value of the contract was not disclosed.

"Teradyne's M910 combines the hardware and software capabilities required for functional test of the complex avionics used on the JSTARS aircraft," according to Lou Salzano, JSTARS Program Manager at dme Corporation. "Teradyne's ability to fully leverage the power of LASAR simulation in the M910 was key to our decision." Teradyne's LASAR V6 simulation software is widely accepted in the defense industry as the COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) standard for digital test program set (TPS) development.

The M910 is a high-performance C-size VXI instrument for advanced digital and mixed-signal test. Configurable with up to 704 bidirectional, variable-voltage test channels in a single 13-slot C-size chassis, the M910 offers a modern, scaleable digital architecture for testing microcontroller, microprocessor, and DSP-based boards. With an industry-standard VXIplug&play Windows NT framework software driver and hardware that is fully compliant with VXI-C interface standards, the M910 is easily integrated in VXI-based automatic test systems (ATS) and specialized test equipment (STE) for large defense and avionics programs such as JSATS.

The M910 supports direct import of LASAR-generated test vectors, allowing off-line TPS development on LASAR programming workstations. Tight integration between the M910 and LASAR ensures fast integration of TPSs on the tester, with minimum debug time. The M910 provides integrated guided-probe and fault-dictionary diagnostic capabilities for efficient fault detection and fast repair.

"With the M910, we're giving VXI test system integrators like dme the ability to take advantage of Teradyne's high-performance digital test technology at a price/performance point that is aggressively competitive with less capable instruments," said Steve Bernt, Teradyne's M910 product manager. "Component hardware and software are now being accepted as solutions for more demanding test applications. The M910 is the instrument that makes the component approach a reality for the most demanding digital test requirements."

JSATS is a VXI-based test system designed using COTS hardware. It tests the complex analog, digital, and RF shop replaceable units (SRUs) located in the Radar, Operations and Control, and Communications Subsystems of the Joint STARS (Surveillance Target Attack Radar System) aircraft.

Teradyne, Inc. is a leading supplier of automatic test equipment (ATE) and connection systems to manufacturers of electronics worldwide. The company's Assembly Test Boston division is a major supplier of functional test systems and test development software for assembly, board, and system-level test. Teradyne is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol: TER). Sales in the first half of 1997 were approximately $538 million.