Atlantic Technology, Ltd. Receives Its Fifth Teradyne Catalyst RF Test System.Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2001 Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TER Third version. See bis. ) today announced that Atlantic Technology, Ltd., a semiconductor assembly and test facility, has received its fifth Catalyst Test System with Microwave6000(TM) instrumentation. The systems will test Bluetooth(TM), DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) A cordless phone standard mostly used in Europe; however, DECT 6.0 is increasingly used worldwide. The first DECT standards were introduced by ETSI in 1992, and DECT phones have been used as cordless home phones as and GPS devices. All of the Catalyst systems will be utilized at Atlantic Technology's headquarters in Crumlin, Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. , UK. The systems, installed over approximately a one-year period, represent the largest installed base of Teradyne Catalyst test systems with Microwave6000(TM) instrumentation at any European subcontractor One who takes a portion of a contract from the principal contractor or from another subcontractor. When an individual or a company is involved in a large-scale project, a contractor is often hired to see that the work is done. . Catalyst, offering the leading test solution for a wide range of products, is a proven leader in "System-on-a-Chip" (SOC) test. "We chose Catalyst test systems because of their faster programming, low cost of test, and their flexibility to test a broad range of mixed-signal and microwave parts. Catalyst's parallel test capabilities and high throughput will help us maintain our high level of quality and reliability and meet the expectations of our customers," said Mohamed Djadoudi, Worldwide Test Director for Atlantic Technology. David Derian, Senior Product Manager of Teradyne's Wireless Product Group said, "Atlantic Technology is the largest subcontractor in Europe, and we are extremely pleased that they chose the Catalyst systems with the Microwave6000 instrumentation suite. The options the Catalyst offers in mixed-signal and microwave will provide Atlantic with the capabilities they require and at the lowest cost of test." About Catalyst The Catalyst Test Systems dominate the SOC market with test capabilities for DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary , wireless, microwave, and power management applications. With more than 4,000 individual users worldwide, Catalyst's IMAGE programming system is the most widely used ATE software environment in existence today. Catalyst offers both multisite and concurrent block testing, providing the best test economics in the industry. When a cell call is placed, or a PC, printer, pager or a DVD player A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. is utilized, Catalyst tested ICs make it happen. About Atlantic Technology Atlantic Technology is Europe's most comprehensive IC assembly and test facility combining both technical expertise and reduced cycle times for semiconductor businesses around the globe. Atlantic's test capability and expertise is second to none in Europe with analog, digital, and RF testing technology which has been developed to suit and meet the growing needs of the wireless applications markets. Located in South Wales South Wales south n → sud m du Pays de Galles , United Kingdom, Atlantic's position and capability provide a strategic economic advantage over Asia competitors to service east and west coast US and European telecom markets. For further information, visit Atlantic's web site at www.Atlantic1.co.uk. About Teradyne Teradyne (NYSE:TER) is the world's largest supplier of automatic test equipment and high performance interconnection systems for the electronics, telecommunications and Internet industries. 2000 sales were $3.0 billion and there are currently more than 9,000 Teradyne employees worldwide. Teradyne products are used to test semiconductors, circuit assemblies, telephone lines and broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. . Teradyne's back plane assemblies and high-density connectors are used in the communications and computing computing - computer systems central to the Internet infrastructure. More than 70% of the company's business is driven by Internet growth. Visit the Teradyne web site at www.teradyne.com. IMAGE and MicroWAVE6000 are trademarks of Teradyne. Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Sweden |
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