AITOS Introduces Newly Integrated Illuminator System For CMOS Image Sensor Testing

Santa Clara, CA -- AITOS Incorporated (AITOS) has officially announced the ATS1200 series illuminator for CMOS image sensor (CIS) test, at the International Test Conference (ITC), being held in Santa Clara, CA, October 24-26, 2006. The ATS1240 was designed to meet the demand for a high- throughput, low-cost test solution. AITOS will showcase the industry's widest illuminance area illuminator ATS1240 integrated with a Magnum iCP test system, at ITC in Nextest's booth #702.

The CIS market demand in Europe and United States has been continuously driven specifically by cellular phone camera and security camera applications. Market forecasts show a promising growth of the market driven by BRICs such as the DSC, cellular phone and automotive camera application in and after 2007. CIS device manufactures are likely to catch up with this market growth by improving yield and throughput with the enhancement of multi site testing. Enhancement of illuminator performance will be required to meet the growing demand of low-illuminance testing for cellular phone camera application.

"We have developed a new illuminator system with a wide illuminance area and significantly improved the illuminator optics performance to support the increasing demand for multi site testing. We will continuously contribute to our customer's requirement for high volume production by providing high throughput capability and reducing test costs," said Hidenori Oishi, Marketing Director of AITOS.

SOURCE: AITOS Incorporated