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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – March 27, 2000 – Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) announced the Spectrum 8950-Series ADSL Manufacturing Test Platform received the 1999 SMT Vision Award. The industry award is presented by the trade publication Surface Mount Technology (SMT). Teradyne Inc., Assembly Test Group received the award in recognition of product innovation and excellence in the "Testing" category. "The SMT Vision Award in the most prestigious industry award. The goal in presenting the Vision Award is to recognize industry leaders that have the innovation and vision to push technology forward," said Gregory Reed, Editor, SMT.

Multiple Award Winning Spectrum™ 8950-Series ADSL Test Platform

The Teradyne product receiving the Vision Award is the Spectrum 8950-Series. The Spectrum Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line test system integrates in-circuit, functional, and system-level tests within a single-stage manufacturing test platform for ADSL-based products serving the telecommunications industry.

About Teradyne

Teradyne is the world's leading automated testing company for the electronics, communications, and software industries. Its products and services address the test requirements of a broad range of semiconductors, electronic assemblies, telephone access networks and software applications. Teradyne supports its customers via a global service and applications engineering network, with technical centers located throughout the United States, Europe, and the Pacific Rim.

The Assembly Test Division, located in Boston and Walnut Creek, California, serves circuit-board test customers with comprehensive capabilities in test and inspection. These test instruments and systems are used in commercial environments and in military/aerospace applications where reliability, time-to-market, and in-line process test are key to success. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Teradyne reported sales of approximately $1.8 billion in 1999 and currently has about 7500 employees worldwide. Teradyne's World Wide Web address is www.teradyne.com.

Teradyne Inc., Assembly Test Group, 2625 Shadelands Dr., Walnut Creek, CA 94598. Tel: 925-932-6900; Fax: 925-934-0540.