SAN DIEGO, CA -- January 22, 2002 -- Teradyne [NYSE: TER] today introduced four new products designed to help electronics manufacturers improve their competitive positions by optimizing supply chain execution, improving product quality, and reducing test costs. The product introductions were made at APEX, the annual IPC-sponsored tradeshow for electronics manufacturers. APEX attendees were the first to view the new products offered by the company's expanded Assembly Test Division, which resulted from the merger of Teradyne and GenRad.

Optical Inspection for Full Range of Component, Solder and Assembly Faults

The Optima™ 7300-EP post-solder inspection system is the newest member of the Optima automatic optical inspection (AOI) family. The 7300-EP system is used at both the post-reflow and post-wave solder steps, to inspect PCBAs (Printed Circuit Board Assemblies) for the full range of component, solder and assembly faults. Using five independent cameras and structured light, the system collects defect images from multiple vantage points on the fly to rapidly isolate and detect defects other systems cannot.

Programs developed on the Optima 7300-EP are transportable to the other members of the Optima 7300 family. The new system features an improved fiducial illumination system, a new operator interlock system, higher inspection rates and a new staged conveyor combined to deliver faster PCBA cycle times. The new system is designed for very high-volume manufacturers who have extreme manufacturing cycle requirements, delivering PCB inspection rates of 7 square inches per second while providing 100% coverage for solder and component defects.

Supply Chain Process Optimization

GR Force/SCE™ Performance Management cartridge software provides a platform for business process measurement, problem resolution and continuous improvement. It provides immediate multi-dimensional visibility into manufacturing business processes via dashboards that monitor key performance indicators and measure actual business performance against plan. Supply chain event management capabilities enable alerts to be triggered when business process thresholds are exceeded while the integrated workflow engine ensures business process deviations are driven to resolution.

Teradyne Collaborates on Unique Cellular Mobile Test Solution

GR Versa™ In-Process Cell Phone Test is a unique functional test platform developed in cooperation with a world leader in mobile communications to test a new range of cellular mobile products. The new platform combines Teradyne's production test system and software expertise with IFR Systems' expertise in RF instrumentation and cellular radio test. The resulting platform provides a flexible and modular platform to address both current and future wireless products.

The platform is specifically designed and configured to address the manufacturing test requirements for 2G, 2.5G, and eventually 3G cellular mobile products. Teradyne's method of performing a "protocol-independent" test allows the platform to adapt to changing cellular technologies with minimal efforts and virtually no additional hardware, reducing test costs and assuring the highest quality standards.

Full-Function, Low Cost, In-Circuit Test System At Reduced Price

Z1888 Elite™ is an improved and cost-reduced version of the world's most reliable and successful Z1800-Series™ of manufacturing process test systems. It is a full-function, low-cost, in-circuit test system developed to combine steadfast reliability, a lower cost of ownership and proven performance with improvements to accelerate test times, reduce overall test costs, and improve product quality.

The Z1888 Elite includes rapid program turn-on, high-quality throughput, a Windows® operating system, and lower cost of ownership. It is especially well suited for today's fast-paced, high-volume, short-cycle-time board manufacturing processes. The Z1888 Elite is faster, easier to operate, and more reliable than its predecessor, and features an over 30 percent price reduction.

These products are on display at booth 3635 at the annual IPC-sponsored APEX tradeshow for electronics manufacturers being held in San Diego, CA.

About Teradyne

Teradyne [NYSE: TER] is the world's largest supplier of automatic test equipment and is also a leading supplier of high performance interconnection systems. Manufacturers of semiconductors, circuit assemblies and voice and broadband telephone networks use Teradyne's test products. Manufacturers of communications and computing systems central to building networking infrastructure use Teradyne's backplane assemblies and high-density connectors. The company had sales of $3 billion in 2000 and currently employs about 8000 people worldwide. Teradyne's World Wide Web address is www.teradyne.com.

For more information contact:
Mark Stygles mark.stygles@teradyne.com
Marketing Communications - North America
Westford MA USA 01886-0033
USA: +1 978-589-7425

Renate Fritz renate.fritz@teradyne.com
Manager, Marketing Communications - Europe
Ismaning Germany: +49 89 962 85 303