Transmeta Selects Teradyne`s J973 VLSI and INTEGRA J750 Test Systems

TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2000--Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) announced that Transmeta, a developer of platform solutions for the mobile Internet computing market, has selected Teradyne for an Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) platform. The selection includes the J973 High Performance VLSI Test System and the INTEGRA J750 Test System. Announcement of Transmeta's selection of Teradyne equipment and worldwide service and applications support for the fabless, foundry, and subcontractor community was made at the industry trade show SEMICON Taiwan.

"Transmeta selected Teradyne's J973 VLSI Test System because the system demonstrated the timing flexibility and high accuracy that Crusoe, Transmeta's flagship processor, requires for final test. Teradyne's J750 delivers the versatility and best test economics ideal for wafer sort and high-throughput testing. We also confidently chose the J973 and J750 because of Teradyne's strong worldwide service and applications support for the foundry and subcontractor community," said Lou Kordus, Director of Product and Test Engineering, Transmeta.

The J973 is the industry standard for high-performance VLSI test systems. With over 200 systems installed in Asia, North America, and Europe, the J973 has demonstrated that it is the production solution of choice for a broad range of high performance logic devices including microprocessors, network processors, core logic, and graphic 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 semiconductor markets. The system 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. Teradyne has shipped over 400 J750 test systems to multinationals and fabless/subcontractor manufacturers worldwide.

About Transmeta Corporation

Founded in 1995, Transmeta is a privately held company based in Santa Clara, California. Transmeta develops, in concert with its OEM customers, platform solutions for the Mobile Internet Computing market. Transmeta markets and sells the Crusoe processor as the engine for a new class of Internet appliances and ultra-light mobile computers. Crusoe is the only x86 compatible processor solution built to run the large installed base of PC software applications with high performance and extremely long battery life. Transmeta's World Wide Web address is www.transmeta.com.

About Teradyne

Teradyne is the world's largest supplier of automatic test equipment and related software for the electronics and telecommunications industries and a leading supplier of high-performance backplane assemblies and connectors. Its products and services address the test requirements of a broad range of semiconductors, electronic assemblies, telephone access networks and software applications. Teradyne supports its products through an extensive service and applications engineering network, with technical centers located throughout the United States, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Teradyne reported sales of approximately $1.8 billion in 1999 and currently has approximately 8,000 employees worldwide. Teradyne's World Wide Web address is www.teradyne.com.