Demonstrations of New Technology to Take Place at Teradyne Users
Group Conference
NORTH READING, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Teradyne,
Inc. (NYSE:TER) and Galaxy
Semiconductor Solutions, a leading provider of test data analysis
software, announced they have entered into an OEM agreement to provide
an integrated, advanced analysis capability for Teradyne’s entire line
of semiconductor
test equipment.
Under the terms of the agreement, Teradyne will integrate special
versions of Galaxy’s Examinator™
and Examinator-Pro™ software as an option to its Semiconductor
Test platforms. Teradyne’s worldwide
applications engineering team will also use Examinator to provide
customers with acceptance testing, characterization and tester
correlation studies to accelerate release-to-production and shorten the
time-to-market of new semiconductor devices.
Teradyne and Galaxy engineering teams are collaborating on a new
real-time viewer (RTV) capability that will provide test engineers with
live histograms, box-plots and Pareto charts displayed as devices are
tested. This functionality will enable a highly interactive user
experience during initial silicon debug and help improve engineering
productivity while minimizing the need for tester time.
The RTV is based on the emerging CAST
(Collaborative Alliance for Semiconductor Test) standard interface for
real-time test events, which is currently in the standardization process
at the SEMI
organization. RTV will be demonstrated at the Teradyne
User’s Group Conference in Orlando on May 4-6.
“Our customers’ pace of innovation is continuing to accelerate and with
it, the demand for advanced, real-time characterization tools that help
test engineers evaluate sample lots, qualify new test programs and
transfer test processes to volume manufacturing in time to meet the
market window,” said Roy Chorev, Software marketing manager, Teradyne.
“We have established this partnership with Galaxy, a recognized leader
in test data analysis, to help build a suite of advanced
characterization tools that will provide a major productivity boost to
our customers.”
“We are delighted that Teradyne has selected Galaxy as a partner for its
advanced characterization initiative,” said Bertrand Renaud, chief
operating officer, Galaxy Semiconductor. “As an early adopter of the
emerging CAST standard for real-time tester communication, Teradyne is
leading the way by providing a standard mechanism to integrate third
party software with the test cell. This will ultimately benefit the
entire test industry as it will help enable cross-platform tools for
characterization, yield management and test floor management which can
respond in real-time to test issues.”
About Galaxy
Galaxy Semiconductor Solutions is the de facto standard for test data
analysis, yield management and quality enhancement software for the
semiconductor industry. Its tools provide engineers and managers with
“semiconductor intelligence” by mining the big data generated by
semiconductor manufacturing and enabling better decision making and
process improvement. Galaxy has a proven track record for building
products that offer the best user experience and for premier customer
support. As a result, its solutions are used worldwide by 5000+ users
and the top 3 ATE companies. More information about Galaxy can be found
at www.galaxysemi.com
About Teradyne
Teradyne (NYSE:TER)
is a leading supplier of Automatic Test Equipment used to test
semiconductors, wireless products, data storage and complex electronic
systems which serve consumer, communications, industrial and government
customers. In 2014, Teradyne had revenue of $1.65 billion and currently
employs approximately 3,800 people worldwide. For more information,
visit www.teradyne.com.
Teradyne(R) is a registered trademark of Teradyne, Inc. in the U.S. and
other countries.
Teradyne, Inc.
Public Relations
Jessica Faulkner,
978-370-1437
jessica.faulkner@teradyne.com
or
Bertrand
Renaud, 781-891-1148
bertrandrenaud@galaxysemi.com
Source: Teradyne, Inc.
