News | July 10, 2008

Hana Micron Buys Verigy Port Scale RF Solution To Meet Customer Demand For Testing Wireless Consumer Devices

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verigy (NASDAQ:VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that Hana Micron Inc. (KDQ:067310), a leading Korea-based company specializing in the assembly and test of semiconductor packages and modules, has selected the Verigy Port Scale RF solution for testing their IDM and fabless customers' consumer wireless devices. By adding Port Scale RF and the MB AV8 multi-band audio-video cards to the small test-head systems, Hana Micron will be able to cost-effectively test devices for multiple consumer wireless applications, such as UWB, WIMAX, digital mobile and mobile TV.

"Verigy's Port Scale RF solution provides the flexibility, throughput and cost effectiveness we need as we expand our customer base into new and cost-sensitive consumer markets," said Jack Snyder, President Americas and Europe, Hana Micron. "This purchase is part of our ongoing dedication to providing the most advanced and scalable semiconductor manufacturing capabilities for our customers."

"For manufacturing service providers such as Hana Micron, versatility is essential," said Pascal Ronde, Vice President of Sales, Service and Support, Verigy. "Our V93000, small test-head system with Port Scale RF and MB AV8 can provide both the technology for performance and high quality but also the flexibility and throughput to cover a wide range of applications."

About the Verigy V93000 and Port Scale RF

The Verigy V93000 provides a scalable platform architecture for testing SoCs, systems-in-package (SIPs) and high-speed memory devices. The V93000, with over 1,800 RF-ready systems installed worldwide, meets the industry's demanding performance and cost challenges, whether for at-speed engineering characterization or high-volume production. The test system provides low cost-of-test with massive multi-site capabilities, with data rates up to 12.8 Gbps. It supports a full range of digital, mixed-signal, RF and wireless applications, such as cellular, WLAN, WiMAX, and UWB.

The Port Scale RF solution provides the cost-effective, reliable measurement capability required to test emerging high-integration semiconductor devices containing integrated RF, mixed signal, digital, power management and embedded or stacked memory – all with one test system. Port Scale RF is the only solution for 3G, 4G and high-integration RF devices qualified for high-volume manufacturing today that meets the high multi-site parallel efficiency requirements for these high volume devices.

About Hana Micron

Located near Asan, South Korea and publicly traded on the KOSDAQ, Hana Micron provides assembly, test and module manufacturing services to the global semiconductor market. For more information, contact them at (602) 773-1356 or info@hanamicron.com.

About Verigy

Verigy designs, develops, manufactures, sells and services advanced semiconductor test systems and solutions for the flash memory, high-speed memory and system-on-chip (SoC) markets. Verigy's scalable platforms are used by leading companies worldwide in design validation, characterization, and high-volume manufacturing test. Advanced analysis tools accelerate design debug and yield ramp processes for Verigy's customers. Information about Verigy can be found at www.verigy.com.

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