ZMD Standardizes on Verigy V93000 SOC Series for Wafer Sort and Final Test of High-Performance Mission-Critical Devices

  
    
  
  
    
      Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a leading 
      semiconductor test company, today announced that ZMD AG has standardized 
      on the V93000 SOC Series for wafer sort and final test of its high-end, 
      mission-critical signal conditioning devices. ZMD is a leading global 
      supplier of analog and mixed-signal solutions for automotive, 
      industrial, medical, and consumer applications. ZMD has added 
      incremental V93000 capacity to its test floor for dedicated, highly 
      parallel wafer sort – testing 16 devices 
      simultaneously. The unique parallel test capability of the V93000 
      optimizes ZMD’s cost-of-test (CoT).
    
    
      “We have been using the V93000 for four years 
      now, and as a result of that experience, we have tremendous confidence 
      in Verigy solutions as well as in Verigy support,” 
      said Ralf Petzoldt, Test Manager at ZMD. “The 
      V93000 is the only tester available that addresses our cost-of-test 
      needs with parallel test at wafer sort. In reference to the ITRS(1), we 
      achieve a mixed-signal wafer multi-site efficiency of 91 percent with 
      the V93000.”
    
    
      “Quality and reliability are of paramount 
      importance in the medical and automotive environments where 
      mission-critical devices such as sensor signal conditioners are widely 
      used,” said Pascal Ronde, Vice President of 
      Sales, Service and Support, Verigy. “The 
      V93000 offers the specific capabilities that ZMD needs to confirm all of 
      the required safety metrics for its devices. In addition, massively 
      parallel test is required not only for the cost sensitivity of these 
      markets but also to ensure ZMD’s long-term 
      return on investment in semiconductor test. The V93000 delivers on all 
      scores.”
    
    
      About the Verigy V93000
    
    
      The Verigy V93000 provides a scalable platform architecture for testing 
      SoCs, systems-in-package (SIPs) and high-speed memory devices. The 
      V93000, with more than 1,500 RF-ready 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 low cost-of-test with 
      massive multi-site capabilities, with data rates up to 12.8 Gbps and 
      supports a full range of digital, mixed-signal, RF and wireless 
      applications, such as cellular, WLAN, WiMAX, and UWB.
    
    
      About ZMD AG
    
    
      Founded in 1961, ZMD AG is a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal 
      integrated circuits for applications in automotive, mobile medical 
      appliances, and industrial automation. ZMD specializes in design and 
      marketing of high temperature, high voltage and ultra low power 
      application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and 
      application-specific standard products (ASSPs). Its advanced 
      circuit-design expertise allows it to offer ICs with operating 
      temperatures as high as +160°C, and voltages 
      from 0.85 V to 40 V. Headquartered in Dresden, Germany, ZMD has 250 
      employees worldwide and serves customers from the company’s 
      offices in Melville, NY; Stuttgart, Germany; Newcastle, England; Paris, 
      France; Tokyo, Japan; Hsinchu City, Taiwan and Bangalore, India. ZMD has 
      design centers in Dresden, Stuttgart, Melville and Madison, Wisconsin.
    
    
      More information is available at www.zmd.biz.
    
    
      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. Information about Verigy can be found at www.verigy.com.
    
    
      (1) Refer to page 36 of The International Technology Roadmap for 
      Semiconductors: 2007 Edition, “Test and 
      Test Equipment,” http://www.itrs.net/Links/2007ITRS/2007_Chapters/2007_Test.pdf.