Verigy Strengthens RF Testing on Latest Handset Technology

  
    
  
  
    
      Verigy (NASDAQ:VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today 
      announced that its longtime customer QUALCOMM has added its 25th Verigy 
      V93000 SoC tester to its test floor. This marks the 1500th 
      V93000 system installed at Verigy customer sites worldwide.
    
    
      QUALCOMM uses the V93000 for test development for its QUALCOMM Single 
      Chip™ (QSC™) line of 
      products, which feature integrated modem, RF, power management and 
      multimedia capabilities for entry-level multimedia handsets. By 
      integrating these discrete components, OEMs can lower development and 
      manufacturing costs, reduce bill-of-materials and accelerate time to 
      market. Products are then tested in high-volume manufacturing centers 
      throughout Asia.
    
    
      “Reducing testing costs is a vital issue for 
      all of our customers, but perhaps especially for those like QUALCOMM in 
      the fast-paced, competitive mobile wireless market,” 
      said Pascal Ronde, vice president of sales, service and support, Verigy. “The 
      V93000 provides the broad range of capabilities needed to test all the 
      functionality in QUALCOMM’s state-of-the-art, 
      highly integrated QSC line, with the high throughput and multi-site for 
      lowest test costs. At the same time, the V93000 also delivers the 
      accuracy and repeatability needed to meet QUALCOMM’s 
      high quality standards.”
    
    
      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.