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ASET Invests in Multiple Teradyne Tiger SOC Test Systems for Next Generation Device Test BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2003--Teradyne, Inc. announced ASE Test Limited in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the world's largest independent provider of semiconductor assembly and testing services, has purchased multiple Tiger test systems. The win for Teradyne, in the competitive selection process, strengthens Tiger's position as the SOC platform of choice for next generation device test. The combination of Tiger's 3rd Generation SOC Architecture and TwinMode™ differential digital capability delivers at-speed test for emerging high performance device interfaces. In addition, ASE is experiencing additional customer demand for Catalyst test capacity and has simultaneously purchased multiple new systems to add to their Teradyne Catalyst installed base. "Teradyne provides us with a testing alternative of significant strategic advantage," said Raymond Lo, President, ASE Test Limited. "Tiger delivers the functionality required to test emerging high speed bus technologies such as HyperTransport™, PCI Express™, Serial ATA, and SerDes. Teradyne SOC testers are successful in providing these powerful test solutions for our customers." "Teradyne's SOC test system architecture is all about performance," said Glenn Farris, Computing Marketing Manager, Teradyne. "A comprehensive set of advanced capabilities such as Real I/O, multiple time domains, and background DSP produce shorter test times delivering better test economics. The advanced performance is what makes Tiger the clear choice for next generation device test." About Tiger The Catalyst Tiger is the first ATE Platform to combine next generation LVDS and SerDes production test capability in a true SOC system. Extending the Catalyst Family, Tiger shares the same high throughput zero-time DSP architecture, IMAGE™ software and state-of-the-art analog instruments and extends the Catalyst Family to 1024 digital pins. Powered by breakthrough Silicon Germanium (SiGe) technology, Tiger's TwinMode™ Pin Electronics set a new digital performance standard with full I/O data rates to 1.6 Gbps and configurability for single ended or differential testing, while retaining the timing flexibility at top speed demanded by chipset, graphics and network processing applications. The flexibility of Tiger allows customers to configure their system to provide complete test coverage while achieving maximum production throughput for a broad range of devices. About ASET About ASE Test Limited ASE Test Limited is the world's largest independent provider of semiconductor testing services. ASE Test provides customers with a complete range of semiconductor testing, including front-end engineering testing, wafer probing, final production testing of packaged semiconductors and other test-related services. ASE Test has been quoted on NASDAQ since 1996 under the symbol (ASTSF). 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 2002, Teradyne had sales of $1.22 billion, and currently employs about 6800 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.teradyne.com. HyperTransport is a trademark of the HyperTransport Technology Consortium.
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