LogicVision Certifies Credence"s Quartet SoC Tester as LogicVision Ready
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2002--LogicVision,
Inc. (Nasdaq:LGVN - news), a leading provider of embedded test IP for
integrated circuits and systems, today announced Credence Systems
Corp. (Nasdaq:CMOS - news), a leading provider of test solutions from
design-to-production for the worldwide semiconductor industry, has
integrated its Quartet(TM) Series testers with LogicVision's Embedded
Test Solution's access technology. This integration, fostered through
an ongoing partnership between the two companies, provides leading
designers and manufacturers of communications, consumer, and storage
semiconductors with an embedded test solution designed to speed
time-to-volume and reduce total cost of test.
LogicVision's embedded test capabilities run directly from
Credence's Quartet system-on-chip (SoC) test systems for full access
and control of embedded test resources within the device-under-test
(DUT). Test engineers can save time by initiating go/no-go production
or interactive tests to diagnose device failures.
"Today's increasing device complexity has caused the overall
cost-of-test to rise considerably," said Ed Wagner, general manager of
Credence's Consumer Mixed-Signal (CMS) Division. "Our customers are
constantly looking for innovative test methodologies to help reduce
these costs. Partnering with LogicVision allows our Quartet customers
to utilize embedded test for next-generation ICs without changing test
platforms. We believe that LogicVision's Embedded Test technology will
close the gap between design and test, while reducing test program
complexity and ultimately lowering costs."
"Dataquest predicts that more than 50 percent of all devices
designed in the next five years will be complex SoCs*," said Mukesh
Mowji, LogicVision's vice president of Marketing. "With this
certification, the integration of Embedded Test technology and
Credence's Quartet Series hardware enables SoC manufacturers to work
in a familiar operating system, creating a more conducive environment
to meet time-to-market and test objectives."
Gartner Dataquest "Barometer to the Future ASIC/SOC Market," B.
Lewis, October, 2001.
About Credence
Credence Systems Corp. (Nasdaq:CMOS - news) is changing the future of
semiconductor production by integrating test solutions throughout the
design, validation and production processes. A leader in the
manufacture of automatic test equipment (ATE) for the global
semiconductor industry, Credence and its subsidiaries also provide
design and test validation solutions that enable faster time-to-market
with lower total cost-of-test. Headquartered in Fremont, Calif., the
Company is an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer and maintains advanced
production and design facilities in Hillsboro, Ore. More information
is available at http://www.credence.com.
About LogicVision Inc.
LogicVision (Nasdaq:LGVN - news) provides proprietary technologies for
embedded test that enable the more efficient design and manufacture of
complex semiconductors. LogicVision's embedded test solution allows
integrated circuit designers to embed into a semiconductor design test
functionality that can be used during semiconductor production and
throughout the useful life of the chip. For more information on the
company and its products, please visit the LogicVision website at
www.logicvision.com.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS:
Except for the historical information contained herein, the
matters set forth in this press release, including statements as: "We
believe that LogicVision's Embedded Test technology will close the gap
between design and test, while reducing test program complexity and
ultimately lowering costs" and "With this certification, the
integration of Embedded Test technology and Credence's Quartet Series
software enables SoC manufacturers to work in a familiar operating
process, creating a more conducive environment to meet time-to-market
and test objectives," are forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risk and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not
limited to, and other risks detailed in LogicVision's Prospectus dated
Oct. 31, 2001 filed with the SEC and from time to time in
LogicVision's SEC reports. These forward-looking statements speak only
as of the date hereof. LogicVision disclaims any obligation to update
these forward-looking statements.
LogicVision, Embedded Test, LogicVision Ready(TM) and LogicVision
logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of LogicVision Inc. in
the United States and other countries. All other trademarks and
service marks are the property of their respective owners.
ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS:
ATE: Automatic Test Equipment
ATPG: Automatic Test Pattern Generation
BIST: Built-in-Self-Test
DFT: Design-for-Test
EDA: Electronic Design Automation
GDSII: An industry format describing the physical structure of the
chip design and used to create mask tooling for chip
manufacturing.
GUI: Graphics User Interface
HDL: Hardware Description Language --
Describes the architecture and behavior of discrete
electronic systems.
IC: Integrated Circuit
RTL: Register Transfer-Level -- A chip design language format --
technology independent that can be Verilog or VHDL.
Verilog: A hardware description language used to design and document
electronic systems.
VHDL: VHSIC (Very High-Speed Integrated Circuit) HDL
IP: Intellectual Property
SoC: System-on-chip
Contact:
LogicVision
Clarisse Balistreri, 408/453-0146
clarisse@logicvision.com
or
The Loomis Group for LogicVision
Vincent Mayeda, 909/614-1767
vincent@loomisgroup.com
or
Credence Systems Corp.
Judy Dale, 510/492-3118
judy_dale@credence.com
or
e21 Corp for Credence
Patricia MacLeod, 510/226-6780 ext. 205
patricia_macleod@e21corp.com
