UTAC Tests Next-Generation Broadband Devices with New Turbo AC Instrument from Teradyne

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2004--Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) announced that United Test and Assembly Center Ltd ("UTAC", SGX:UTAC), a leading provider of test and assembly services, has selected and is currently using the new Turbo AC™ from Teradyne in the production test of next-generation broadband devices. By providing over 150MHz analog bandwidth, Turbo AC is the only instrument that enables source and measurement of the multiple signals required by the emerging SOC devices used in audio, xDSL, HDTV, cable modem, and set top box applications.

"Turbo AC simplified the design of the test loadboard in testing next-generation xDSL, set-top box and infotainment SOC devices. It provides the stringent test coverage for performance capability in frequency bandwidth and SNR range," said CK Tan, UTAC's Group VP Corporate Test and Development. "Because Turbo AC covers a wide range of device markets, this was a natural selection for us to meet our customers' time-to-market requirements."

Digital broadcasting and HDTV has driven set-top box manufacturers to improve the embedded converter performance to 12 and 14 bits up to a 70 MHz bandwidth. Turbo AC's bandwidth addresses not only the new video portions of the set-top box, but also the 16-bit and greater audio requirements. ADSL 2+ has also pushed the limits of existing test instrument performance with 16- to 18-bit devices emerging. Turbo AC enables full characterization for both single tone and multi-tone test strategies for the xDSL markets.

"Turbo AC's low distortion analog source and capture instrument is designed to meet the demands of emerging SOC devices," said George Rose, Business Marketing Manager for the Broadband Markets, Semiconductor Test Division of Teradyne. "Teradyne is pleased to be working with UTAC, a leader in the test of next-generation broadband devices."

About Turbo AC
Turbo AC delivers source and capture of analog signals in one instrument across a 150 MHz bandwidth with -160dBFs/Hz instrument noise density and less than -96dB distortion at 1MHz.

The patented architecture is designed for linearity performance and low noise density to test next generation broadband devices. Turbo AC provides -125dBc THD and up to 120dBA SNR for audio, up to -100dB THD at 500KHz for xDSL, and signal phase alignment of +/- 0.1 degree for WCDMA and G3, 150MHz of source and capture bandwidth for cable modem and set top box applications.

Available for Catalyst,(TM) Tiger,(TM) and FLEX,(TM) Teradyne Turbo AC creates a simplified production test environment for devices in a wide range of measurement frequencies, protocols, and performance. Its low noise density enables measurements with fewer samples and higher repeatability for faster test times. Turbo AC's user-friendly programming environment simplifies test development with standardized routines for new users and full instrument control and graphical debug for power users.

About UTAC
United Test and Assembly Center Limited ("UTAC") is a leading independent provider of full turnkey test and assembly services of integrated circuits and was ranked as the 7th largest independent provider of semiconductor test services in 2003 by Gartner Dataquest. Our expertise in both memory and non-memory (mixed-signal/RF and logic) semiconductor devices allow us to provide wide ranging solutions such as multi-chip packages that integrate memory and non-memory die. UTAC's customer base comprises leading and emerging companies that design and manufacture semiconductors that power computing, consumer electronic and broadband, mobile/wireless (BM/W) communications appliances. UTAC is headquartered in Singapore with manufacturing facilities in Singapore and Shanghai, China that are supported by a global sales network in Singapore, China, the United States, Italy, Japan and Israel.

About Teradyne
Teradyne (NYSE:TER) is a leading supplier of Automatic Test Equipment and interconnection systems. The company's products deliver competitive advantage to the world's leading semiconductor, electronics, automotive and network systems companies. In 2003, Teradyne had sales of $1.4 billion, and currently employs about 6,300 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.teradyne.com. Teradyne(R) is a registered trademark of Teradyne, Inc. in the US and other countries. All product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teradyne, Inc. (including its subsidiaries) or their respective owners.

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