Advantest and IMS' Virtual Test Division Form Distribution Partnership to Bundle Test Software with Ultra High-Speed Logic Testers.Business Editors BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 Integrated Measurement Systems' (Nasdaq:IMSC IMSC Integrated Media Systems Center (University of Southern California) IMSC Information Management Steering Committee IMSC International Mobile Satellite Conference IMSC Interworking Mobile Switching Center ) Virtual Test Division and Advantest today announced an agreement to ship IMS' Digital VirtualTester(TM) and TestDirect(TM) virtual test software tools with every US-based Advantest T6600 series ultra high-speed logic test system. The software will be bundled with each tester shipped, and can be purchased as an option directly from Advantest. With Advantest acting as a re-seller for IMS' virtual test software tools, customers gain almost immediate access to the industry-leading software products that aid them in IC design verification and production test program development. "Our customers want access to IMS' software to aid them in early test program development and debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. on our T6600 series test systems-- well in advance of developing first silicon prototypes," said Rick Chrusciel, logic product manager, Advantest America, Inc. "This translates into quicker time-to-market and significant cost-savings for our customers, so we're very pleased to act as a re-seller for IMS' highly regarded, industry-leading software tools." "IMS' virtual test software increases customer productivity by allowing customers to perform complete test development and debug in advance of the actual tester hardware delivery, and our software provides advanced features in support of complex designs, including system-on-a-chip," said Roger Ball, general manager, IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. Virtual Test Division. "We are pleased that Advantest has selected IMS' industry-leading software tools to include and resell with each US-based T6600 series tester they ship, and the software Advantest is bundling with the testers will be supported directly by IMS." Availability IMS' virtual test software tools for the Advantest T6600 series are available immediately. Prices start at $93,000 for complete virtual test software packages, including maintenance, training and consulting. Advantest's T6600 VLSI VLSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (Very Large Scale Integration) Between 100,000 and one million transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, LSI and ULSI. (2) (VLSI Technology, Inc., Tempe, AZ, www.semiconductors. Test Systems Offer Best Test and Functionality The T6600 family of VLSI testers offers high-speed, highly accurate tests with full functionality and true cross-platform capability -- meaning no adjustments to hardware fixturing or test program rewrites. The T6682 is an ultra high-speed 1GHz, 1024-pin logic tester that is ideal for testing ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. or system-on-a-chip (SOC) devices that incorporate embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. memory, large scan patterns or mixed signal features. The T6672 is a lower cost production tester that can be used to provide wafer probe of RAMBUS, Fire Wire, SONET, and MPU See microprocessor. devices that will be final tested at-speed on a T6682. IMS' Digital VirtualTester and TestDirect Provide Cost-effective IC Test Digital VirtualTester is the first automated test productivity tool to allow test engineers to verify and debug IC test patterns and timing using a behavioral model for automated test equipment (ATE) at an engineering workstation. Digital VirtualTester uses test simulation to allow design engineers to initiate test development during the design process, while typically reducing test debug times by 50 percent or more. The results are reduced test costs and shorter overall IC product development cycles. TestDirect is an advanced pattern generation program that provides test engineers with an automatic tool for generating ATE patterns from the designer's original simulation environment. This shortens the overall product development cycle, increasing customers' revenue potential and improving their time-to-market competitiveness. About Advantest Advantest Corporation is the world's leading ATE supplier to the semiconductor industry, and is also one of the world's leading producers of electronic and optoelectronic instruments and systems. A global company, Advantest has long offered total ATE solutions and leads the industry in every component of semiconductor test: tester, handler A software routine that performs a particular task. It often refers to a routine that "handles" an exception of some kind, such as an error, but it can refer to mainstream processes as well. The term is typically used in operating systems and other system software. , mechanical and electrical interfaces, and software. Its logic, memory, mixed-signal and RF testers, and device handlers handlers persons involved in the handling of, for example, circus animals. Includes grooms, milkers, herdsmen, strappers. Used mostly in referring to persons handling animals for show or auction. are integrated into the most advanced semiconductor fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. lines in the world. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest established its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. subsidiary in 1982. Advantest America, Inc.; Advantest America R&D Center, Inc.; and the newly established Advantest Test Engineering Corporation are based in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. . About IMS Virtual Test The IMS Virtual Test Division is a worldwide leader in Virtual Test Solutions, providing cost-effective software products and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" to reduce the time required to test and verify complex electronic circuits. Information about IMS virtual test products can be found at http://www.virtualtest.com. TestDirect and Digital VirtualTester are trademarks of Integrated Measurement Systems, Inc. All other trade names referenced are the service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. http://www.businesswire.com/cnn/imsc.htm |
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