TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2001--Teradyne announced today that Metalink Ltd., a leading provider of high-performance broadband access chip sets to telecommunications and networking equipment makers, has purchased a J750 test system. Metalink's xDSL chipset solutions enable telecommunication and data communication equipment manufacturers to develop leading-edge broadband communication applications for today, and well into the future. Metalink, a fabless company, will develop test programs on the J750 for final test at subcontractors in Asia. The J750 system will be installed at Metalink's facility in Yakum, Israel at the end of Q3.

Shmulik Shemesh, Director of Product and Test Engineering at Metalink, said, "We chose the J750 because it provides the greatest value based on its test performance and production capacity. As a result of a thorough evaluation of other ATE platforms, we determined that the J750 system offered the most cost-effective test capabilities available compared to any other tester in its class. In addition, conversion of existing test programs from another test platform to the J750 was easy, and results in tremendous savings in cost of test. Getting our in-house J750 tester is a step forward for Metalink's test program development capability that will result in reducing overall development time and cost. We are very excited to partner with Teradyne to help meet the ever-demanding time to market requirements of our customers."

Doug Elder, Teradyne's J750 Worldwide Marketing and Support Manager, said, "Metalink's selection of the J750 proves we have the right product with the right economics for their class of devices. We have had very positive response to the J750 from the contract test marketplace, so Metalink should feel confident in their selection of the J750. We look forward to supporting Metalink's growing DSL communications business."

J750 Family of Test Systems

The J750 delivers up to 1,024 digital channels in a zero footprint system entirely contained within a test head. Its high-throughput parallel testing capabilities help deliver 95% parallel test efficiency for up to 32 devices. The system offers a suite of options to address the variety of testing needs in the low-end and mid-range semiconductor markets, including the Converter Test Option, Memory Test Option, Mixed-Signal Option, Scan Test Option, RFID Option, Redundancy Analysis and APMU. Its small footprint and high parallel test throughput provide the most economical approach to testing complex VLSI devices with embedded memory and analog cells.

The system also features IG-XL test software, the semiconductor ATE industry's first test development suite combining the power and performance of the latest PC technology and Windows NT operating system with the familiarity of standard Windows productivity tools, like Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic.

About Metalink Ltd.:

Metalink Ltd. (NASDAQ:MTLK), a fabless semiconductor company, develops and markets high performance broadband access chip sets used by telecommunications and networking equipment makers. Metalink's broadband silicon solutions enable cost effective, very high speed streaming video, voice and data transmission and delivery throughout worldwide communication networks. The Company's top-level algorithmic designers, along with its leadership in Standards bodies worldwide, are establishing Metalink as a leader in the field of broadband access. Metalink continues to implement its strategic growth plan of focusing on high growth video deployment and voice over Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) applications and capitalizing on its industry leading G.SHDSL and VDSL technologies.

Metalink's headquarters are located at Yakum Business Park, Yakum, 60972 Israel, Tel: 972-9-9605555, Fax: 972-9-9605544. Metalink's U.S. subsidiary is located at 105C Lake Forest Way, Folsom, CA 95630 Tel: 916/355-1580, Fax: 916/355-1585. For more information please visit Metalink's Web site at http://www.metalinkdsl.com.

About Teradyne

Teradyne (NYSE: TER) is the world's largest supplier of automatic test equipment and is a leading supplier of high performance interconnection systems for the electronics, telecommunications and networking industries. The company had sales of $3 billion in 2000 and currently employs about 8000 people worldwide. Teradyne products are used to test semiconductors, circuit assemblies, telephone lines and broadband networks. Teradyne's backplane assemblies and high-density connectors are used in the communications and computing systems central to the Internet infrastructure. For more information visit www.teradyne.com.