Teradyne’s UltraFLEX-HD, UltraPin800 and UltraWave 12G Bring Performance Test Efficiencies to Atheros

Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) announced that Atheros Communications has specified the UltraFLEX-HD™ test system with the UltraPin800 128 digital channel card and the UltraWave™ 12G wireless test instrument at multiple Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facilities. After a competitive evaluation process, Atheros selected Teradyne based on lower capital costs, significant throughput advantages and demonstrated wireless test leadership. The test systems will be deployed to test 802.11n products at Atheros OSAT locations in California, Shanghai and Taiwan.

Atheros, a global leader in innovative technologies for wireless and wired communications, will leverage the additional test capacity for semiconductors used in personal computers, handheld devices and Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs).

"Teradyne has been a key ATE supplier for the past 10 years,” said Hing Chu, Atheros vice president of operations. "Teradyne continues to deliver test platforms and new instrumentation that stand up to the challenging test requirements of our current and future designs. Our selection of the UltraFLEX-HD with UltraWave 12G and UltraPin800 meets our most extensive range of rigorous test requirements while lowering our cost of test.”

The UltraPin800 digital instrument extends the parallel test capability of the UltraFLEX family of test systems by doubling the number of channels per instrument. The UltraPin800 features 800 Mbps data rate, 256 M Vector Memory, and digital source and capture capability, which reduces test program development time and increases multisite throughput for a wide range of digital and mixed signal devices. For more information on the UltraPin800, visit http://www.teradyne.com/flex/ultrapin800.html.

Available on the UltraFLEX test platform, the UltraWave 12G offers wireless customers 12 GHz source and measurement performance. It offers the widest range of test and measurement capability to cover complex microwave test requirements for RFIC and RF SOC devices, including wireless LAN, Bluetooth® technology, 3G cellular, and new emerging standards like 4G cellular and Ultra Wideband. For more information on UltraWave 12G, visit http://www.teradyne.com/flex/UltraWave.html.

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 3,300 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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