ZMD Standardizes on Verigy V93000 SOC Series for Wafer Sort and Final Test of High-Performance Mission-Critical Devices
CUPERTINO, CA, April 1, 2008
Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a 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 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 and support," said Ralf Petzoldt, test
manager at ZMD. "The V93000 is the only tester that
addresses our CoT needs with parallel test at wafer sort. In
reference to the ITRS,1 we achieve a
mixed-signal wafer multisite efficiency of 91% 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 at 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."
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
performance and cost challenges. The test system provides
low CoT with massive multisite capabilities and data rates
up to 12.8 Gb/s 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 supplies analog and
mixed-signal integrated circuits for applications in
automotive, mobile medical appliances, and industrial
automation. The company specializes in design and marketing
of high-temperature, high-voltage, and ultra low-power ASICs
and application-specific standard products. Its
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; Tokyo; Hsinchu City, Taiwan; and
Bangalore, India. ZMD has design centers in Dresden,
Stuttgart, Melville, and Madison, WI. More information is
available at
www.zmd.biz.
About Verigy
Verigy designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services
test systems and solutions for the memory and system-on-chip
segments of the semiconductor industry. Verigy's
scalable-platform systems are used by semiconductor
companies worldwide in design validation, characterization,
and high-volume manufacturing test. Information about Verigy
can be found at
www.verigy.com.
1.The International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors:
2007 Edition, "Test and Test Equipment," page 36,
http://www.itrs.net/Links/2007ITRS/2007_Chapters/2007_Test.pdf