Accent Unveils New Product -- Dynamic IV Analyzer -- DIVA.Business Editors/Technology Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2001 Accent Optical Technologies (www.accentopto.com), a leading supplier of process control and measurement tools for the optoelectronics, wireless, and silicon semiconductor equipment industries, today unveiled its Dynamic I(V) Analyzer -- DIVA. DIVA is a pulsed current voltage measurement Voltage measurement Determination of the difference in electrostatic potential between two points. The unit of voltage in the International System of Units (SI) is the volt, defined as the potential difference between two points of a conducting wire carrying a instrument that performs measurements under conditions that are representative of the physical conditions that exist in practical RF, microwave and millimeter wave circuits. The product will be available in Q3 2001. A Dynamic I(V) Analyzer is a key tool for semiconductor device process development and manufacturing and for designers working on today's high-speed circuit applications. Accent's DIVA samples the time-domain I(V) response of FETs, HEMTs, HBTs, BJTs and diode devices such as lasers and photodetectors, distinguishing the dynamic (high speed or RF) characteristics from the static (DC) characteristics. DIVA also boosts yield by giving early and swift detection of defects in semiconductor devices, and shrinks time to market by reducing circuit design iterations. Dynamic I(V) measurements like the ones taken by DIVA directly provide the correct device characteristics needed for circuit design, which provides an early indication that processed batches will produce useful devices in semiconductor manufacturing. For electronic equipment manufacturers, DIVA provides a non-destructive test for pre-selecting semiconductor devices and can be pre-programmed to emulate operating conditions close to those found in the end-use equipment. For circuit designers seeking to meet the stringent requirements of today's communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. , DIVA provides the dynamic I(V) characteristics about any bias point and fits model parameters which can be used in commercial circuit simulators. "Accent is very excited about adding DIVA to our product line because it extends our customer offerings from semiconductor materials Semiconductor materials are insulators at absolute zero temperature that conduct electricity in a limited way at room temperature (see also Semiconductor). The defining property of a semiconductor material is that it can be doped with impurities that alter its electronic properties process control through to the next logical step of device and IC process control," says Dr. Steve Blight blight, general term for any sudden and severe plant disease or for the agent that causes it. The term is now applied chiefly to diseases caused by bacteria (e.g., bean blights and fire blight of fruit trees), viruses (e.g., soybean bud blight), fungi (e.g. , Vice President and General Manager, Optoelectronics Division, Accent Optical Technologies. "With DIVA, our customers now benefit from the Accent's ability to track the impact of defects through materials into the finished device and IC performance." DIVA users will notice how easy the product is to use. PC-driven and very compact, DIVA uses a 32-bit microprocessor to provide sophisticated on-board On board usually means to be traveling on some vehicle. For example, Baby On Board. Compare with overboard. Metaphorically, the term on-board is often used to refer to some piece of technology that is integrated in a moving vehicle, for example: Accent acquired the technology for DIVA through a recent acquisition of GaAsCode's Pulsed IV Measurement Instrument. For sales information, please contact: 800/900-0955 (US), +44 20 8328 2290 (UK) or email sales@accentopto.com. CS-MAX Booth No. 98-101 Accent Optical Technologies (www.accentopto.com) is a leading supplier of optoelectronics and silicon process control systems. The company's legacy dates backs over 300 years to its optical instrument manufacturing roots in York, England. It serves leading manufacturers of laser diodes A semiconductor-based laser used to generate analog signals or digital pulses for transmission through optical fibers. Both laser diodes and LEDs (light-emitting diodes) are used for this purpose, but the laser diode generates a smaller beam that is easier to couple with the smaller core , VCSELs, HBTs and high electron mobility Electron Mobility In physics, electron mobility (or simply, mobility), is a quantity relating the drift velocity of electrons to the applied electric field across a material, according to the formula: transistors and supplies optical CD measurement, thin film characterization and optical lithography lithography (lĭthŏg`rəfē), type of planographic or surface printing. It is distinguished from letterpress (relief) printing and from intaglio printing (in which the design is cut or etched into the plate). feedback control systems to leading silicon device manufacturers. Accent Optical Technologies, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Bend, Ore., operates in 11 countries with more than 280 employees, including over 70 technologists. Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These include statements relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc our ability to reach our expansion goals and penetrate markets. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to materially differ from those projected. Our business is subject to several risks, including, but not limited to, the cyclicality in the industries in which we participate, fluctuations in our operating results, rapid technological change and market acceptance of our products, as well as, general market conditions. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events. |
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