API NetWorks Selects Teradyne`s Tiger to Test HyperTransport -TM- Technology Devices

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2001--Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) today announced that API NetWorks, Inc. has selected the Tiger Platform to test its AP1011, the industry's first HyperTransport technology-to-PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) bridge chip. API NetWorks, a co-developer of the HyperTransport technology with AMD, chose Tiger, the first SOC system offering economical at-speed testing for emerging high speed bus standards, based on Teradyne's proven experience with the next-generation, high-speed I/O technology.

"HyperTransport technology presents new test challenges in the area of differential signaling, accuracy, and speed," said David Rich, general manager at API NetWorks. "We are confident that Teradyne's digital and differential capabilities for Tiger combined with the company's expertise and experience in testing HyperTransport technology will allow us to meet our present and future testing needs and guarantee the quality assurance of every device we ship to our customers."

The AP1011, the first in a family of HyperTransport technology products from API NetWorks, provides the critical function of connecting the HyperTransport link on microprocessors, network processors and ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) to a wide variety of PCI devices and peripherals, providing the engineering community the immediate ability to benefit from HyperTransport's performance boost. API NetWorks will be testing the AP1011 devices at the ASE facility in Taiwan. AMD also recently announced they would be testing their HyperTransport technology products using Tiger.

As co-developers in the original specification, API NetWorks and AMD are experts in this technology", said Wayne Ponik, Vice President of VLSI Marketing at Teradyne. "The fact that the two original developers of HyperTransport, AMD and API NetWorks, have selected Tiger as the test platform for this exciting new technology is testament to our industry-leading position in the testing field."

"ASE Test is a leader in providing test solutions for new technologies such as HyperTransport technology," said IL Lin, Vice President of Engineering at ASE Test. "ASE Test is very pleased to partner with API NetWorks and Teradyne, whose Tiger test system provides the performance and functionality needed to test new technologies such as HyperTransport technology".

HyperTransport technology (formerly LDT) is a new high-speed point-to-point link that reduces data bottlenecks and boosts the performance of current and future PCs and communications equipment. HyperTransport technology moves data from processors to peripherals at speeds up to 60 times faster than a PCI bus (32-bit bus operating at 66 MHz) and is expected to improve the performance of a variety of computing and networking devices, including PCs, workstations, servers, Internet routers, optical switches, enterprise networks, central office equipment and cellular base stations.

About Tiger

The Catalyst Tiger is the first over 1 Gbps SOC test system. Extending the Catalyst Family, Tiger shares the same high throughput zero-time DSP architecture, IMAGE(TM) 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 sets a new digital performance standard with full I/O data rates to 1.6 Gbps while retaining the timing flexibility at top speed demanded by chipset and network processing applications. The flexibility of Tiger allows customers to configure their system to meet the test needs of a broad range of devices.

About API NetWorks, Inc.

API NetWorks, Inc., a private company based in Concord, Massachusetts funded by Samsung Electronics Co., LTD. and Compaq Computer Corp, addresses the demand for bandwidth and time-to-market requirements in the electronics industry. API NetWorks' high-performance, high-density component technologies are ideal for markets such as network infrastructure, telecommunications, PCs, workstations, servers, among others. API NetWorks also leads the development of high-performance, high-density server and component technologies ideal for today's high-performance computing (HPC) and Internet markets. Additional information about API NetWorks and its complete product line can be accessed on the World Wide Web at .

About Teradyne

Teradyne (NYSE: TER) is the world's largest supplier of automatic test equipment and is also a leading supplier of high performance interconnection systems. Teradyne's test products are used by manufacturers of semiconductors, circuit assemblies, voice and broadband telephone networks. Teradyne's backplane assemblies and high-density connectors are used by manufacturers of communications and computing systems central to building networking infrastructure. The company had sales of $3.0 billion in 2000 and currently employs 9000 people worldwide. For more information visit www.teradyne.com.

IMAGE is a trademark of Teradyne, Inc.

HyperTransport is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

“We are confident that Teradyne's digital and differential capabilities for Tiger combined with the company's expertise and experience in testing HyperTransport technology will allow us to meet our present and future testing needs and guarantee the quality assurance of every device we ship to our customers.”