Verigy Introduces Consumer Mixed Signal Test Solution for V93000
June 26 2007 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Verigy (NASDAQ:VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today
introduced the V93000 Consumer Mixed Signal test solution for
performing both wafer sort and final test across a broad range of
highly integrated consumer devices. Semiconductor designers and
high-volume manufacturers are constantly striving to strike a
balance between the breadth of performance requirements and the
need for effective and economical test. This is especially true for
price-sensitive consumer mixed signal devices common in
applications such as ODD (optical display devices), DVD, DTV
(digital TV) and STB (set-top boxes); these devices are becoming
increasingly integrated to include ePMIC (embedded power management
IC) and embedded flash memory. Using the most advanced test methods
to ensure the highest accuracy and test quality, the Consumer Mixed
Signal solution achieves high single-site and multi-site throughput
in both wafer sort and final test of these highly integrated
devices. �Consumer demand for mobility and multipurpose devices
that integrate audio, video, data and telephony services are
sweeping through consumer electronics and shaping the broader
semiconductor marketplace,� said Pascal Ronde, vice president of
sales, service and support, Verigy. �At the same time, prices for
the SoCs that deliver this convergence are dropping 30-40% per
year. As a direct consequence of both exploding unit sales and
plummeting prices for such devices, manufacturers have no choice
but to respond with more multi-site test and ever-lower
cost-of-test. It is the growing need of our customers in this
business that compelled Verigy to develop the Consumer Mixed Signal
solution.� Higher levels of accuracy and DC capabilities in the
test system are required to meet the digital test requirements plus
the side-by-side testing of performance analog and power management
IP cores. The need to ensure "known good die" driven by new
system-in-package (SiP) and multi-chip packaged (MCP) packaging
techniques, requires performance test at wafer probe. With new
failure mechanisms created by manufacturing at nanometer
geometries, the imperative to improve yield is fundamental to
recovering the investment in multi-billion-dollar fabs.
Cost-effective wafer-level testing has become increasingly
important to catch failures earlier in the manufacturing cycle and
improve yield. Advanced Hardware Maximizes Scalability Verigy
incorporates the industry's highest functionality per square
centimeter onto single slot cards inserted into the V93000 test
head, for smaller tester footprint and lower cost. The Consumer
Mixed Signal solution is comprised of the following modular cards:
MB AV8 card � Multi-Band Audio-Video �a generation ahead in analog�
� for economic flexibility through scalable number of cores and
performance ranges. This provides very high utilization through
broad application coverage, such as professional audio; baseband
IQ; broadband communications; High Definition and Standard
Definition TV, STB, DTV and DVD (BluRay and HD-DVD). Pin Scale 400
� scalability covers majority of test pins for consumer IC and
wafer sort, and majority of interfaces used for consumer ICs, with
100 Mbps entry level scalable to 533+ Mbps per pin, and 224
MVectors per pin. DC Scale VI32 � flexibility to address multiple
applications (eFLASH, ePMIC, precision voltage reference) with a
single card, scalable from 16 to 32 channels, and pattern-triggered
per channel for highest throughput. DC Scale DPS32 � 32 channels
per card for higher multi-site, with multiple power domains and
fast synchronous triggering for improved repeatability and highest
throughput. More information can be found at
www.verigy.com/go/ConsumerMXS. Pricing and Availability The
Consumer Mixed Signal solution starts at USD $549,000, and is
available now. About the Verigy V93000 The Verigy V93000 provides a
scalable platform architecture for testing SoCs, system-in-packages
(SIPs) and high-speed memory devices. The V93000, now with more
than 1,500 systems installed worldwide, meets the industry�s
demanding performance and cost challenges, whether for at-speed
engineering characterization or high-volume production. The test
system provides massive multi-site capabilities, with data rates up
to 12.8 Gbps and supports a full range of digital, mixed-signal and
RF applications. It provides low cost-of-test for wireless
applications such as cellular, WLAN, WiMax, and UWB. About Verigy
Verigy designs, develops, manufactures, sells and services advanced
test systems and solutions for the memory and system-on-chip
segments of the semiconductor industry. Verigy�s scalable platform
systems are used by leading semiconductor companies worldwide in
design validation, characterization, and high volume manufacturing
test. Formerly part of Agilent Technologies, the company began
doing business as Verigy on June 1, 2006, and completed its initial
public offering on June 13, 2006. Information about Verigy can be
found at www.verigy.com.
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