Test Products
SHANGHAI, CHINA - March 1, 2004 - Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) announced that the State-Key Lab oratory of ASIC & System , established in 1992 at Fudan University by the central government of the Peoples Republic of China, has selected Teradyne's Catalyst test system for design verification of data converters for network communication applications. In addition to the capability of Catalyst's mixed-signal test solution, Teradyne was selected for the company's strong applications and customer support infrastructure in China . The Catalyst will be used in both design verification and volume production.
"We were impressed by Teradyne's local engineering resources," said Professor Junyan Ren, Deputy Director, State-Key Laboratory of ASIC & System, Fudan University . "Fudan turned to Teradyne for assistance in the design verification of our network device, a National 863 High-Tech Program project in 2003. And, within weeks we advanced the device design verification and collected useful data for future design optimization. We have confidence in the data we collected from that project and value our partnership with Teradyne."
"Design verification is a very important step in integrated circuit design, especially in mixed-signal chip design being conducted at many local institutions like Fudan," commented Hock Chiang, Managing Director, Teradyne Semiconductor Test Operations in China . "Teradyne's Catalyst is designed to provide the full spectrum of test coverage and SOC test capability that a design-in requires, while delivering the best test solution. We look forward to supporting the China universities and research centers that will benefit from Teradyne China 's test verification support. "
About Catalyst
The Catalyst family dominates the SOC market with over 1200 systems shipped. Test capabilities include full coverage for DSL, wireless/RF, networking, and power management applications. With more than 4,000 individual users worldwide, Catalyst's IMAGE(TM) programming system is the most widely used ATE software environment. Catalyst offers multi-site testing, providing the best test economics, and the most complete array of analog instrumentation for test coverage and production flexibility. When a mobile phone call is placed, or a PC, printer, scanner, pager, or DVD is utilized, Catalyst tested ICs make it happen and at the lowest cost of test.
About National 863 High-Tech Program
The National High Technology Research and Development Program (863 Program) was launched in March 1986 with the aim of enhancing China's international competitiveness and improving China's overall capability of R&D in high technology. The Program covers 20 subject topics selected from eight priority areas: Biotechnology, Information, Automation, Energy, Advanced Materials, Marine, Space and Laser. The first six areas are managed by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of the People's Republic of China . For more information, visit www.863.org.cn
About Fudan University State Key Lab of ASIC & System
The State-Key Laboratory of ASIC & System was established in 1992 at Fudan University by central government of P. R. China. Based on the multi-disciplinary of microelectronics, circuit & systems and computer science, the lab conduct researches on ASIC & system design methodology, and develop SoC for applications. It has now become an influential center of research, technology incubation and high quality graduate education in SoC design in China . For more information, visit www.fudan.edu.cn
About Teradyne
Teradyne (NYSE:TER) is the world's largest supplier of Automatic Test Equipment, and 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 2003, Teradyne had sales of $1.4 billion, and currently employs about 6100 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.teradyne.com . Teradyne is a trademark of Teradyne, Inc. in the US and other countries.
