Q-Star Test nv Joins LogicVision Ready Partner Program to Help Further Reduce Test Costs and Enhance Yield
LogicVision's Embedded Test 4.0 Integrates with Q-Star Test's Current Test Measurement Solutions
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2002--
LogicVision, Inc. (Nasdaq:LGVN - news), a leading provider of embedded
test IP for integrated circuits and systems, today announced Q-Star
Test nv, the premier provider of current-based (IDD) test and
measurement solutions, has joined the LogicVision Ready(TM) partner
program. The partnership will target the development of integrated
solutions, combining LogicVision's Embedded Test Solution(TM)
technology with Q-Star's (IDD) test and measurement solutions. The
companies expect this integration to create a complete and efficient
defect-oriented test solution for SoC devices, reducing test time,
enhancing quality and reliability, and lowering test costs for the
semiconductor industry.
The partnership will focus on two objectives. The first aims at
offering real on-chip logic/IDD BIST based on linking the Q-Star Test
IDD measurement IP with LogicVision's Embedded Test 4.0 circuitry.
Q-Star Test's IP modules combine high-speed measurements with high
accuracy/resolution for a very low area penalty. The second objective
is ensuring the integrated solution that combines Q-Star Test's
off-chip IDD(Q) measurement modules with on-chip LogicVision Embedded
Test circuitry. This solution will be ATE independent and can be
easily integrated on probe cards, loadboard or DUT boards.
"The increasing complexity of ICs and the growing pressures of
maintaining test costs drives both our companies to develop optimized
test strategies for our customers. Combining LogicVision's Embedded
Test product with IDDx offers the most cost effective combined
solution to assure product quality for both digital and analog devices
while keeping test time under control," said Dr. Hans Manhaeve, Q Star
Test's president and CEO. "In addition, such an approach paves the way
to ensuring high quality testing using a low-cost DFT tester
platform."
"We see this partnership as a tremendous opportunity to help the
semiconductor industry find effective ways to control test costs. By
offering a cost effective solution for SoC and DSM test, we are paving
the way to the industry's use of low-cost DFT-based test systems,"
said Mukesh Mowji, LogicVision's vice president of Marketing. "From
this perspective, the cooperation between LogicVision and Q-Star Test
provides solutions that overcome most of the issues and challenges
surrounding advanced semiconductor test."
About Q-Star Test nv
Q-Star Test is the premier provider of current-based (IDD) test
and measurement solutions. The company offers IDDx monitor solutions,
supporting true IDDQ, delta IDDQ, IDDT, and analog IDD test
strategies, which apply to digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuits.
The company provides standard and customized products and services.
Q-Star Test owns several supply current measurement technologies
covered by a set of strategic patents. These technologies allow the
creation of high-speed, high-accuracy supply current monitors, with
the unique characteristic of being virtually transparent to the device
under test and the automatic test equipment (ATE). Q-Star Test's
worldwide web address is http://www.qstar.be. The company is located
at L. Bauwensstraat 20, B-8200 Brugge, Belgium.
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 the
expected benefits of the integration of the companies' technologies,
including the creation of a complete and efficient defect-oriented
test solution for SoC devices, reducing test time, enhancing quality
and reliability, and lowering test costs for the semiconductor
industry, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not
limited to, the ability of the companies to integrate their
technologies, the impact of technological advances and competitive
products and other risks detailed from time to time in LogicVision's
SEC reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2001. These forward-looking statements speak only
as of the date hereof. LogicVision disclaims any obligation to update
these forward-looking statements.
Note to Editors: LogicVision, Embedded Test, LogicVision Ready 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.
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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
IDD: Device supply current
IDDQ: Quiescent supply current
IDDT: Transient supply current -- switching current
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
Q-Star Test nv
Peter Leitner, (+32) 50 315744
Peter.Leitner@QStar.be