Vimicro Orders Multiple Teradyne J750 Test Systems; Major semiconductor fabless company in China

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2006--Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER) announced Vimicro International Corporation of Beijing, China has selected the J750 as its major device test platform and purchased multiple systems for engineering and production test of multi-media processors. Selection was based on Teradyne's system installed base, the largest ATE installed base at semiconductor subcontractors in China, which is key in meeting production and time to market demands. In the competitive selection process, Vimicro chose the J750 for its proven test economics supporting current and long term product test demands of processors for image sensors used on cell phones and PC cameras.

"Since 2003, Teradyne has demonstrated to Vimicro a commitment to outstanding customer support," said Dr. Edward Yang, Director of Chip Operations and Purchasing, Vimicro. "This attention to customer support combined with an economically efficient and technically advanced test platform produces a competitive differentiation on many fronts. Vimicro better serves its customers when we have the Teradyne test advantage."

“Since 2003, Teradyne has demonstrated to Vimicro a commitment to outstanding customer support”

"Vimicro is a major semiconductor fabless company in China and dominates the PC camera market with 60% market share. They also play a leading role in providing MP3 and Midi devices for the domestic China market," said SI Wei, Vice President, Semiconductor Test Field Operations, Greater China Region, Teradyne. "The Mixed Signal Option (MSO) on the J750 was designed to meet the high-volume consumer demands that Vimicro faces while meeting the technical requirements of tomorrow's next generation cell phone and consumer products that have yet to reach the store shelf."

About the J750

The Teradyne J750 high-throughput parallel test capability provides high multi-site test efficiency in a zero-footprint "tester in a test head" system that delivers up to 1,024 I/O channels. The J750 offers a suite of options, including the Converter Test Option, Memory Test Option, Redundancy Analysis, and Mixed Signal Option that broaden the range of test capabilities. The system also features IG-XL(TM) test software that combines the power and performance of the latest PC technology and Windows operating system with the familiarity of standard Windows productivity tools, such as Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic. The J750's small footprint and high parallel test throughput provide the most economical approach to testing complex VLSI devices with embedded memory and analog cells.

About Vimicro

Vimicro International Corporation is a leading fabless semiconductor company in China that designs, develops and markets proprietary embedded multimedia signal processing chips and solutions that enable multimedia applications for mobile phones over 2.5G/3G networks and PCs over broadband Internet.

About Teradyne

Teradyne (NYSE:TER) is a leading supplier of Automatic Test Equipment used to test complex electronics used in the consumer electronics, automotive, computing, telecommunications, and aerospace and defense industries. In 2005, Teradyne had sales of $1.08 billion, and currently employs about 4,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.teradyne.com. Teradyne(R), and IG-XL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teradyne, Inc. in the US and other countries. All product names are trademarks of Teradyne, Inc. (including its subsidiaries) or their respective owners.