Teradyne Connection Systems Achieves ISO 14001 Certifications; International Environmental Management System Standard Awarded to Nashua, New Hampshire and Cavan, Ireland Facilities

NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2002--Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER), Connection Systems Division (TCS), a leading provider of high performance interconnect and electronic manufacturing services, today announced that its Nashua, New Hampshire and Cavan, Ireland facilities have been certified to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard.

The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI), an independent certifying agency, conducted an audit of Teradyne Connection Systems' environmental management systems at its Nashua connector manufacturing plant and issued the ISO 14001 certification in November 2001. The certification audits for the Cavan facility were conducted in December 2001. Teradyne's Dublin Ireland facility achieved the ISO 14001 standard in 1999.

Teradyne takes its commitment to the environment and quality seriously. Some 75 percent of all waste that is produced at the Cavan facility is either re-used or recycled. Environmental efforts in Nashua have focused on building improvements for energy efficiency as well as recycling of metals, plastic, and paper products.

"We are very proud of this accomplishment," said Tom Pursch, vice president, Teradyne Connection Systems. "ISO 14001 certification is a testimony to Teradyne's commitment to achieve operational excellence while minimizing our impact on the environment. We plan to extend these efforts through the ISO14001 certification process at our other manufacturing sites."

About ISO

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from about 140 countries, one from each country. ISO is a non-governmental organization established in 1947. The mission of ISO is to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services. For more information visit www.nsaiinc.com.

About Teradyne Connection Systems

Teradyne Connection Systems (TCS), a division of Boston-based Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER), provides high performance system solutions to industry leading OEMs, with printed circuit boards, high-speed, high-density connectors, multi-gigabit backplane assemblies and complete systems integration and test. Teradyne's high-technology components and electronic manufacturing services are used by manufacturers of communications and computing systems central to building networking infrastructure. TCS has facilities in North America, Ireland, Mexico and China. For more information visit http://www.teradyne.com/tcs.

“We are very proud of this accomplishment”