Pintail Technologies Solidifies Position in Asia/Pacific Semiconductor Markets; Partnership with SGY Inc. in Japan Adds to Growing Regional Presence.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Pintail Technologies, a global leader in real-time semiconductor test improvement software solutions, and SGY Inc., a premier supplier of technology solutions in Japan, announced an agreement in which SGY will represent Pintail sales in Japanese technology markets. Pintail provides industry proven real-time test improvement software for all segments of semiconductor manufacturing, including integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), fabless IC companies, test service providers and automated test equipment (ATE) manufacturers. Headquartered in the United States, Pintail serves major semiconductor vendors around the world, with regional offices in Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Germany and Switzerland.

"We are very excited about introducing Pintail products to Japanese markets," said Shigeki Nakamura, president of SGY. "Our company is known for the technical excellence and proven effectiveness of the solutions we offer. We look forward to delivering the Pintail benefits of lower test cost, improved reliability, better productivity, and increased yield learning to our customers and business partners in the Japanese semiconductor industry."

"As a global provider of real-time semiconductor test software solutions, Pintail has worked hard to keep pace with rapidly expanding Asia/Pacific markets," said Taylor Scanlon, president and CEO of Pintail. "Our partnership with Mr. Nakamura and SGY marks a critical milestone in our ability to serve these strategic markets. Pintail software solutions are currently installed at several major test subcontractors throughout Asia, supporting the shipment of millions of devices each month by our fabless and IDM customer base. With SGY, we are well positioned to achieve the same level of success with semiconductor vendors in Japan."

Gartner recently reported that the Asia/Pacific (including Japan) region represents over 40% of the world's $230 billion semiconductor market, with sales growing 11% in 2005.

Pintail provides an integrated software suite that supports real-time analysis, monitoring, optimization and improved quality in test operations:

--Pintail TestVision(R) provides test engineers with an easy-to-use, powerful, desktop capability to view and analyze historical test data, simulate both sampling results and dynamic parts average testing results and rapidly propose ideal solutions.

--Pintail SwifTest(R)-Monitor is a non-intrusive engine for monitoring the results of production test operations in real-time. Real-time means that data is processed on a device-by-device (or die-by-die) basis. The tool acts as an intelligent data filter, capturing all of the statistics that describe parametric test results and all of the test data associated with exceptions (failures) in a compressed format called iLog.

--Pintail SwifTest(R)-MX is a real-time statistical sampling tool for mixed signal parts. This powerful application runs on top of SwifTest-Monitor and is available for most modern test systems from major ATE manufacturers. Following formal statistical process control (SPC) techniques and supporting configurability and monitoring via numerous user variables, SwifTest-MX has been proven to reduce test time by as much as 40% with no perceptible impact on outgoing quality.

--Pintail SwifTest(R)-AQ is a real-time, dynamic outlier detection solution for automotive semiconductor devices. SwifTest-AQ ensures that chip suppliers meet the Automotive Electronics Council's parts average testing (PAT) guidelines in their AEC-Q001 specification. SwifTest-AQ has been proven to identify and remove outliers at probe and final test, ensuring that suppliers are shipping automotive application devices with the highest quality and greatest reliability.

--Pintail TestScape(R) is a web-based database management system (DBMS) solution that automatically collects the iLog output from Pintail SwifTest-Monitor. From any web browser in the world, customers can use Pintail TestScape to efficiently identify problem areas (from either yield management or operational efficiency aspects) and quickly drill down to determine a corrective course of action.

About Pintail Technologies

Pintail Technologies is a leading provider of real-time semiconductor test improvement software solutions. The Pintail integrated software suite combines real-time test process control capabilities with innovative analytical programs, delivering lower test cost, improved reliability, better productivity and increased yield learning. Fabless and integrated device manufacturers, in collaboration with leading assembly and test suppliers, use Pintail tools to increase competitive advantage, speed time to market and improve time to volume. Pintail is headquartered in the United States, with offices in Dallas, Austin and San Jose. Overseas offices are located in Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Munich and Switzerland. For more information, visit www.pintail.com.

About SGY Inc.

SGY Inc. is a premier supplier of technology solutions in Japan. SGY offerings include semiconductor solutions for turnkey chip design and manufacturing, RFIC design, electromagnetic simulation software, LED products, specialized CAE software for semiconductors, antenna and RF solutions, online directory technologies, and learning software. The company is located near Akihabara, Japan's famed "electric town," a global center for high-technology development and merchandising. For more information, visit www.sgy-inc.co.jp.