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TRADE NEWS: Faraday Technology Selects Agilent Technologies 93000 SOC Series Test System Family for Verification of Next-Generation IP and ASIC Designs
PALO ALTO, Calif. & HSINCHU, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26,
2001--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced that Faraday
Technology, the world's leading supplier of silicon-proven IP and a
leading provider of System-on-a-Chip (SoC) design services, has
selected the Agilent 93000 SOC Series Test System family for
verification of IP and ASIC designs. Faraday chose the Agilent C200e
model of the 93000 family for its flexibility, reliability and low
cost to help meet Faraday's customer requirements.
``The Agilent 93000 SOC tester contains channel-mixing capabilities
that provide the best performance for high speed device test and
maintain the lowest cost of test for our customers,'' said Ken Chen,
director of Faraday Technology's Production Operation Division.
``Choosing Agilent is consistent with our commitment to provide our
customers with the most sophisticated SOC design services and
technologies as well as to consistently achieve time-to-market
efficiencies for mass production.''
``Agilent recognizes the importance of Faraday's commitment to
deliver the highest quality and most cost-effective products to its
customers,'' said Tom Newsom, vice president and general manager of
Agilent's SOC Business Unit. ``We are happy that this leading IP
supplier has placed its confidence in Agilent to deliver design
quality and performance.''
The Agilent 93000 SOC Series Test System model C200e is a single
scalable platform that provides one of the best test solutions at the
lowest cost of test available. Featuring up to 1,024 digital pins and
full support of all analog instruments available for the 93000 Series,
the C200e represents a tremendous value while giving customers a fully
scalable system that can grow with their needs. All models of the
Agilent 93000 SOC Series are renowned for their high throughput and
ability to test devices across a broad range of applications including
analog, buses, communications, digital and embedded memories.
About Faraday Technology Corporation
Faraday Technology Corporation has provided remarkable ASIC design
services and valuable IPs (Intellectual Properties) for customers
ranging from small start-ups to large international IC design houses
and system houses since it was founded in 1993. Today, Faraday
Technology Corporation is the largest organization of its type in the
Asia-Pacific area, with more than 290 employees and annual revenue of
74 million US dollars in 2000. The company is headquartered in
Hsinchu, Taiwan, and has sales offices around the world, including the
U.S.A., Japan, China and Europe. More information about Faraday, its
services and/or products, please visit Faraday's Web site at
http://www.faraday.com.tw.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader
in communications, electronics and life sciences. The company's 43,000
employees serve customers in more than 120 countries. Agilent had net
revenue of $9.4 billion in fiscal year 2000, as restated to reflect
the sale of its healthcare business. Information about Agilent is
available on the Web at www.agilent.com.
Contact:
Agilent
Paul Guerrero, 970/635-6013
paul_guerrero@agilent.com
or
KVO Public Relations (for Agilent)
Lisa Wood, 503/221-2361
lisa_wood@kvo.com
or
Faraday Technology Corporation
Selina Ke, +886-3-578-7888 ext. 8048
Selina@faraday.com.tw
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