HP Sells 500th HP 83000 VLSI Test System; Semiconductor Contract Manufacturers in Taiwan and Other Asian Countries Drive Demand.TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1998--In conjunction with the 1998 Semicon Taiwan conference, Hewlett-Packard Company today announces that it has sold its 500th HP 83000 semiconductor test system. The HP 83000 family of 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, with true Test Processor-Per-Pin architecture, provides a full range of performance and price options. The family of test systems can test virtually any type of VLSI device, including Systems-on-a-Chip (SOC). The HP 83000 VLSI test system can be seen here in booth No. 283 through Nov. 6. HP shipped its first HP 83000 test systems in 1991 and has grown a worldwide installed base of 500 systems during the last seven years. Because of this high demand for the systems, HP has become the second-largest VLSI-test-system supplier in the world, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an April 1998 study conducted by the Prime Research Group. Semiconductor contract manufacturers alone have purchased more than 100 of the HP 83000 systems. One of the leading users of HP 83000 systems is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation TSMC Traffic Systems Management Center TSMC Toll Station Management Controller TSMC Transportation Supply Maintenance Command TSMC Technical Services Manager Code ), the first integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for (IC) foundry company in the world. TSMC has provided contract-manufacturing services for virtually all of the leading performance ICs worldwide. "Design houses, test-service companies and contract manufacturers all have played an important role in the widespread global acceptance of HP 83000 systems," said John Scruggs, HP vice president and general manager of the Automated Test Group. "One major reason is that we have a very comprehensive Semiconductor Contract Manufacturing program in place to meet the needs of our fabless customers and their manufacturing partners." "HP 83000 VLSI test systems and the HP Semiconductor Contract Manufacturing program play an important role in TSMC's business," said Mark Liu, senior director of TSMC's South Site Operation. "Working with HP clearly has helped us leverage more business. HP 83000 Series VLSI test systems offer TSMC the test performance and flexibility we need to guarantee the delivery of high-quality ICs to its customers. While providing a high level of test performance, they also help us keep costs to a minimum." The HP 83000 is used to test a wide range of VLSI components, including multimedia chip sets, microcontrollers, CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. devices, full custom ASICs A redundant reference to an ASIC chip. ASICs are already customized for a specific use. See ASIC. , FSRAM FSRAM Fast Static Random Access Memory (Fast Static Random Access Memory Static random access memory (SRAM) is a type of semiconductor memory. The word "static" indicates that the memory retains its contents as long as power remains applied, unlike dynamic RAM (DRAM) that needs to be periodically refreshed (nevertheless, SRAM should not be confused with ), embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. memory and networking devices with analog features. The system's flexibility, along with its proven high reliability, enables increased system utilization and extends system life. About HP 83000 Family of VLSI Test Systems The HP 83000 family of test systems covers a broad range of needs, from 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. verification to high-performance production testing. They are the world's leading systems for device characterization and production solution development, and provide the highest performance (1.3GB/s) data rates on the market today. More information on these and other HP semiconductor test systems can be found at http://www.hp.com/go/semiconductor. About HP Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 127,200 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. |
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