Credence Announces Plans to Unveil VS 2000e Test System at Semicon West 98

Credence Systems (Beaverton, OR), a manufacturer of automatic test equipment (ATE) for the semiconductor industry, introduced the VS 2000e test system. A new, optional configuration of Credence's high pin count ValStar Series' VS 2000 test system, the VS 2000e will be unveiled at Semicon West 98 in the San Jose Convention Center on July 15- 17 (Booth No. 11927).

The VS 2000e VLSI test solution is designed to increase productivity and reduce operating costs. The VS 2000e allows manufacturers and assemblers to customize the configuration to suit their production requirements. It can be configured as an integrated solution for high-volume production facilities.

The tight integration of the VS 2000e to the prober or handler dramatically reduces the test system floor space to less than three square meters. This new configuration also delivers greater flexibility for test cell layout and optimization of available space.

The VS 2000e matches all of the capabilities of the VS 2000 for testing of complex logic, embedded memory and embedded analog in most high pin count VLSI chips. Specific applications include microprocessors, controllers, advanced chip sets, ASICs, and FPGAs.

The system uses low-power stabilized CMOS technology and packs 1024 I/O pins into less than three square meters and consumes less than 16 kW of power, delivering speeds of 200 MHz. Combining 3 Gigabit Scan memory and a high speed Iddq measurement feature, the VS 2000e enables multi-site testing of up to 16 devices in parallel to maximize production throughput of the most complex devices.