Teradyne Ships 500th Gen4 Microwave Instrument to Sigurd

Teradyne, a supplier of automatic test equipment, reported that it has delivered the 500th Gen4 Microwave instrument to Sigurd Microelectronics, a provider of semiconductor assembly and test services in Taiwan.

Sigurd will use the Gen4 to test devices for mobile phones, including GSM transceivers, Bluetooth and GPS. Sigurd selected the Gen4 after an extensive evaluation process.

Teradyne explained that its wireless device test solutions, the Gen4 Microwave and the UltraWave 12G, cover a broad range of complex wireless test requirements, including wireless LAN, Bluetooth, set-top box, cellular, and emerging standards like WiMAX and LTE.

Sigurd will be adding the UltraWave to its portfolio to test high-end RF devices including 3G, WiMAX, 802. 11n MIMO and more.

"Sigurd is pleased to celebrate this milestone with Teradyne, a provider of wireless device test," said Sidney Huang, chairman, Sigurd. "We are a long-time Teradyne customer and they continue to deliver high quality, low cost-of-test RF solutions that enable us to test our wireless devices efficiently. Teradyne also delivers superior worldwide engineering support that helps us to improve our time to market."

"We value cutting-edge RF customers like Sigurd who have helped Gen4 achieve success in the wireless marketplace," said SI Wei, vice president, Semiconductor Test Field Operations, Greater China Region, Teradyne. "With the continued success of the Gen 4 Microwave and UltraWave 12G solutions, Teradyne continues to establish itself as a provider of the RF market. Teradyne's wireless test portfolio provides flexible configurations to meet the most demanding wireless device test requirements of today with performance headroom for next-generation devices."

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