SAN JOSE, Calif.--()--Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER), a world leader in high efficiency, low-cost test, announced that Hisem Co. Ltd., a new subcontract test house in Kyunggi-Do, Korea, has installed 15 Magnum SSV test systems. This installation gives Hisem 4,800 test sites for high-density, NAND-Flash integrated circuits. This capacity enhancement project was conceived and implemented in an unprecedented 90-day program.
“Hisem’s selection validates Magnum’s ability to provide a sustainable cost advantage for volume production test”
Hisem Co. Ltd., established in July 2007, from investments by approximately 30 companies in the semiconductor industry, provides backend processing for semiconductor manufacturers. Hisem gives worldwide IC manufacturers a variable-cost alternative for outsourcing test and other production processes. With this sizeable installation of Magnum test systems, Hisem provides its customers with the capacity required to take advantage of favorable market dynamics.
Upon establishing the company, Hisem qualified, approved, and placed the 15-system order with Nextest. Within 60 days of placing the initial order, all systems were installed and performing production test of high-density NAND-Flash devices. Each Magnum provides Hisem with test capacity of 320 NAND Flash parts in parallel on a single test head.
“Hisem’s selection validates Magnum’s ability to provide a sustainable cost advantage for volume production test,” said Tim Moriarty, vice president of Teradyne. “We look forward to working closely with Hisem to help them achieve their business goals.”
Mr. K.D. Lee, Hisem’s chief technical officer, commented, “Nextest was a logical choice for our investment in high-volume memory test capacity. The Magnum tester has been successfully used by many of the companies in our marketplace and provides customers with the high-efficiency testing their businesses demand. We look forward to providing customers worldwide a reliable, high throughput, highly-economical solution for their NAND flash production test requirements.”
ABOUT MAGNUM
Nextest’s Magnum delivers an economic and efficient test solution for device manufacturers that address the needs of the consumer-digital appliance market. Through Magnum’s flexible architecture, systems can be configured from 128 pins up to 7680 pins. Magnum’s stackable architecture allows customers the convenience and flexibility to add pins, as needed, for future production requirements. And, because all pins are contained in 8 identical chassis—spares, maintenance and upgradeability are simplified and less expensive for manufacturing and service. With as many as 960 sites, Magnum is designed for massively parallel test applications, providing flash device manufacturers an economic test solution for high-volume production.
ABOUT HISEM
Hisem Co., Ltd. was established in July 2007, and currently occupies a 22000 sq. ft. test house in at Kyunggi Do, Korea. Hisem presently tests NAND Flash devices with Nextest’s Magnum test systems, and plans to add test capabilities for specialty memory in the near future. With the substantial investment of approximately $200M in test, Hisem expects to be a major subcontractor in the worldwide test house business.
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 2007, Teradyne had sales of $1.1 billion and currently employs about 3800 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.teradyne.com. Teradyne ® is a registered trademark of Teradyne, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All product names are trademarks of Teradyne, Inc. (including subsidiaries).
Nextest is a Teradyne company and has shipped over 1,900 systems to more than 70 semiconductor companies worldwide. Further information is available at www.nextest.com.
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