| Industry’s Only ICT Solution
Capable of 100 Percent Safe, Accurate Testing of Today’s
Low Voltage Technologies
NORTH READING, MA---June
10, 2003--- Teradyne's [NYSE: TER] Assembly Test
Division, a global leader in electronics testing and
production solutions, announced today the immediate
availability of SafeTest protection technologies on
its line of TestStation™ in-circuit test (ICT)
systems. SafeTest protection technologies protect today’s
newest low voltage devices against exposure to the over-voltage
and over-current conditions common to conventional in-circuit
test systems, providing electronics manufacturers with
the safest, most accurate and risk-free solution for
in-circuit testing.
"The smaller device sizes and lower maximum voltage
thresholds of today’s newest low voltage technology
components expose electronics manufacturers to considerable
risk of damaging components through over-voltage and
over-current during powered-up in-circuit testing with
conventional ICT solutions," said Alan Albee, marketing
product manager at Teradyne. "SafeTest protection
technologies enable Teradyne’s TestStation ICT
solutions to safely and accurately test new low voltage
devices. This eliminates the risk of damaging or severely
weakening these new devices, ensures product quality
and reduces overall product costs."
About SafeTest Protection Technologies
SafeTest protection technologies combine Teradyne's
patented UltraPin™ digital pin electronics and
powerful TestStation software features for accurate,
reliable, and safe powered-up testing of today's new
low-voltage technologies.
SafeTest Protection Technologies Feature:
- Automatic driver verification – ensures each
pin achieves its programmed threshold
- Backdrive current sensing – identifies unreliable
and potentially harmful tests
- Closed-loop driver – delivers accurate programmed
voltages even under backdriving and fault conditions
- Multi-level digital-isolation software – prevents
dangerous voltage spikes
- Per-pin programmable logic thresholds and timing
– eliminates over-voltage conditions and test
compromises due to tester limitations
- Programmable backdrive current and duration thresholds
– allows programmer control of backdrive current
and duration
- Specialized digital controller – quickly executes
test vectors to minimize backdrive duration
For more information on SafeTest protection technologies
visit the Teradyne ATD Press Room.
About Teradyne
Teradyne (NYSE:TER) is the world's largest supplier
of Automatic Test Equipment, and is also a leading supplier
of interconnection systems. The company's products deliver
competitive advantage to the world's leading semiconductor,
electronics, automotive and network systems companies.
In 2002, Teradyne had sales of $1.22 billion, and employed
about 7,000 people worldwide. For more information,
visit www.teradyne.com.
CONTACT:
Mark Stygles
Teradyne Marketing Communications, North America
North Reading, MA USA 01864
Tel: 978.370.6221
mark.stygles@teradyne.com
or
Renate Fritz
Marketing Communications, Europe & Asia
Teradyne GmbH, Assembly Test Division
Tel: 49.89.41861.132
Munich, Germany
renate.fritz@teradyne.com |
