Sigurd Accepts 500th Teradyne Gen4 Microwave Instrument

Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER) delivered the 500th Gen4 Microwave instrument to Sigurd Microelectronics, a leading provider of semiconductor assembly and test services in Taiwan. Sigurd will use the Gen4 to test devices for mobile phones, including GSM transceivers, Bluetooth and GPS. Sigurd selected the Gen4 after an extensive evaluation process based on its broad market acceptance, faster time-to market and lowest cost of test.

Teradyne’s wireless device test solutions, the Gen4 Microwave and the UltraWave™ 12G, cover the broadest range of complex wireless test requirements, including wireless LAN, Bluetooth, set-top box, cellular, and emerging standards like WiMAX® and LTE.

Sigurd will be adding the UltraWave to its portfolio to test high-end RF devices including 3G, WiMAX, 802.11n MIMO and more.

"Sigurd is pleased to celebrate this milestone with Teradyne, the leader in wireless device test,” said Sidney Huang, chairman, Sigurd. "We are a long-time Teradyne customer and they continue to deliver high quality, low cost-of-test RF solutions that enable us to test our wireless devices efficiently. Teradyne also delivers superior worldwide engineering support that helps us to improve our time to market.”

"We value cutting-edge RF customers like Sigurd who have helped Gen4 achieve success in the wireless marketplace,” said SI Wei, vice president, Semiconductor Test Field Operations, Greater China Region, Teradyne. "With the continued success of the Gen 4 Microwave and UltraWave 12G solutions, Teradyne continues to establish itself as a leader in the RF market. Teradyne’s wireless test portfolio provides flexible configurations to meet the most demanding wireless device test requirements of today with performance headroom for next-generation devices.”

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 2008, Teradyne had sales of $1.1 billion and currently employs about 3,000 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. All product names are trademarks of Teradyne, Inc. (including its subsidiaries).

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