NORTH READING, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teradyne (NYSE:TER), a world leader in high efficiency, low-cost test, co-hosted its latest Test Excellence seminar with Tessolve Services in Bangalore, India on March 1, 2007. Tessolve Services specializes in providing world class and cost effective solutions for test development, failure analysis, and reliability test for semiconductor companies. Approximately 70 test engineers from Indian semiconductor companies gathered to discuss how Teradyne’s FLEX(TM) Test Platform and IG-XL(TM) development environment can add value to growing and emerging companies.
Keynote topics included an overview of the FLEX Test Platform with specifics on how FLEX performs high precision A/D and D/A device testing and DTV device testing. Senior test technologists from Teradyne factory and field operations presented and gave a live demo.
“Teradyne is well aligned with the needs of our marketplace. The IG-XL software’s ability to deliver multisite code quickly and easily is critical to entering new markets,” said Senthilkumar Yogan, Director Test Engineering, Tessolve Services. “The large FLEX installed base of over 1100 systems is important to small companies looking to outsource test. Teradyne’s broad test expertise, including the newest, leading edge semiconductor technology, provides a clear advantage as new companies attempt to grow and maintain market share.”
“We are very happy to invest in growing and emerging companies by sharing our test expertise,” said Brad Harkavy, Emerging Companies Business Manager, Teradyne. “By focusing on technical issues, we were able to engage the audience and focus discussions on how we can better serve their evolving needs.”
Teradyne regularly presents technical seminars for customers in locations around the world. Visit the Teradyne web site at http://www.teradyne.com/std for information about upcoming seminars.
About FLEX Test Platform
Teradyne’s FLEX Test Platform, which has surpassed its 1100th unit shipment, advances test technologies in an architecture designed for high-efficiency, multisite test. The Platform offers multiple systems so customers can optimize for performance, configuration capacity and capital cost to achieve lower cost-of-test. FLEX Platform systems span test requirements from (SOC) and System-In-Package (SIP) devices for consumer, automotive, mass storage, wireless, and data communications applications.
About Tessolve
Tessolve is an independent test engineering focused company based out of Bangalore, India. With 62 test engineers and 7 tester platforms, Tessolve is able to services a range of device types and industries including WiMax, microprocessors, converters, video and memory chips. Tessolve undertakes all post first silicon activities like test program development, test vector conversion, device verification and characterization, program optimization, and production release. To learn more about Tessolve, visit http://www.tessolve.com.
About Teradyne
Teradyne (NYSE:TER) is a leading supplier of Automatic Test Equipment used to test complex electronics for the consumer electronics, automotive, computing, telecommunications, and aerospace and defense industries. In 2006, Teradyne had sales of $1.38 billion, and currently employs about 3,800 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.teradyne.com. Teradyne (R) is a registered trademark of Teradyne, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All product names are trademarks of Teradyne, Inc. (including its subsidiaries) or their respective owners.

