Xilinx Purchases Multiple INTEGRA J750 Test Systems from Teradyne

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2000--Teradyne announced today that Xilinx, Inc., the leading innovator of complete programmable logic solutions, purchased multiple INTEGRA J750 test systems for testing the Virtex-E Family of Field Programmable Gate Arrays. Several systems are already installed at Xilinx facilities in San Jose, CA and Dublin, Ireland. More systems are scheduled for delivery at those same locations.

Doug Elder, Marketing Manager for Teradyne's Integra Test Division, said, "It's a great opportunity to work with Xilinx to better understand the test requirements of this fast growing market segment. We are confident that the J750 will improve the economics of testing FPGAs, and Xilinx will help us get there."

Jae Cho, Director of Product/Test Engineering at Xilinx, said, "Xilinx has the world's most advanced family of FPGA products, and I am extremely pleased with the performance of the J750 for testing our devices. The systems in production now continue to achieve high parallel test efficiency with improved production throughput, significantly lowering our cost of test. In addition, Teradyne's global support network allows us to seamlessly test products from Ireland to Taiwan. Based on J750's performance and its future roadmap, we've also decided to use the J750 as a platform for our next generation FPGA family, Virtex II."

About the INTEGRA J750

The INTEGRA 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 variation of testing needs in the low-end and mid-range semiconductor markets, including the Converter Test Option, Memory Test Option, Scan Test Option, Redundancy Analysis, and Mixed Signal Option.

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 provide the most economical approach to testing complex VLSI devices with embedded memory and analog cells.

About Xilinx

Xilinx is the leading innovator of complete programmable logic solutions, including advanced integrated circuits, software design tools, predefined system functions delivered as cores, and unparalleled field engineering support. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Xilinx invented the field programmable gate array (FPGA) and fulfills more than half of the world demand for these devices today. Xilinx solutions enable customers to reduce significantly the time required to develop products for the computer, peripheral, telecommunications, networking, industrial control, instrumentation, high-reliability/military, and consumer markets. For more information, visit the Xilinx website at www.xilinx.com.

About Teradyne

Teradyne is the world's leading automated testing company for the electronics, communications, and software industries. Its products and services address the test requirements of a broad range of semiconductors, electronic assemblies, telephone access networks and software applications. Teradyne is also a leading supplier of backplane and interconnect systems for the electronics and communications industries. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Teradyne had 1999 sales of $1.8 billion and currently employs about 8000 people worldwide. Its stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TER. Teradyne's World Wide Web address is www.teradyne.com.

“It's a great opportunity to work with Xilinx to better understand the test requirements of this fast growing market segment. We are confident that the J750 will improve the economics of testing FPGAs, and Xilinx will help us get there.”