DELTA Microelectronics Selects Teradyne's INTEGRA J750

Test System MUNICH, Germany (PROTEXT) - Teradyne announced today that DELTA Microelectronics has selected the INTEGRA J750 VLSI Test System. DELTA, headquartered in Denmark, offers a wide range of services in testing and calibration, training courses, consultancy and certification. DELTA has purchased the INTEGRA J750 Test Systems for testing complex VLSI devices. The INTEGRA J750 is a highly-integrated series of test systems designed for high parallel testing of devices in the low-end and mid-range VLSI markets and will be used for digital and mixed-signal ASIC's, microcontrollers, FPGAs, PLDs. The systems will be ship to DELTA's facility in Denmark in August 1999. Eskild Jensen of DELTA Microelectronics said, "The INTEGRA J750 Test System will help us manage our customer's dynamic device ramp-ups. The system's easy-to-use software development tools and support for high-pin count devices, makes it an ideal platform for our business. In addition, the J750s small footprint and high parallel test throughput helps lower our cost to test. We also appreciate Teradyne's experience and global support for fabless semiconductor and subcon customers. We have Catalyst and A5 test systems installed on our production floor and have always received excellent service from Teradyne's support organization." The INTEGRA J750 delivers up to 1,024 digital channels into 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 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. Its small footprint and high parallel test throughput provides the most economical approach to testing complex VLSI devices with embedded memory and analog cells. About DELTA DELTA is a leading independent contract research, consultancy, test and certification institute active in the fields of electronics, software technology, optics, light and acoustics. Their mission is to help business and government in the creation of value through the innovative use of new technology in products, processes and the environment. DELTA is internationally accredited in its many fields of operation. DELTA is approved by the Danish Minister for Business and Industry, and is affiliated with the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences. DELTA has a staff of 250 employees, of which more than 120 hold university degrees. DELTA has laboratories in nine locations in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. DELTA was established in 1967. Their web address is www.delta.dk. About Teradyne Teradyne is the world's largest manufacturer of automatic test equipment (ATE) for the electronics industry. Products include systems to test semiconductors, circuit boards and modules, telephone lines, computerized telephone systems, and software. The Company is also a leading manufacturer of backplanes and associated high-density connectors used in electronic systems. Teradyne supports these products through an extensive service and application engineering network, with technical centers located throughout the United States, Europe, and Pacific Rim. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Teradyne had 1998 sales of approximately $1.5 billion and employed 6800 people worldwide at year end. The company's Web address is http://www.teradyne.com. ots Original Text Service: Teradyne Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: Samantha Sullivan, Public Relations Consultant of Teradyne, 781-999-8173, samantha.sullivan@teradyne.com Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/847750.html or fax, 800-758-5804, ext. 847750 Web site: http://www.teradyne.com Subscribers please note that material bearing the slug "PROTEXT" is not part of CTK's news service and is not to be published under the "CTK" slug. Protext is a commercial service providing distribution of press releases from clients, who are identified in the text of Protext reports and who bear full responsibility for their contents. PROTEXT