Friday, June 18, 2004
In an ongoing effort to reduce its IC production costs, Intel Corp. confirmed that it has taken deliveries on a new and modular IC tester from Japan's Advantest Corp.
Intel is procuring Advantest's T2000, a modular, high-performance IC-test system, built around the Open Semiconductor Test Architecture (Openstar). Advantest has been shipping the system since late last year, reportedly to Intel and others.
Advantest has developed the T2000 IC tester especially for Intel and other chip makers. Two years ago, Intel, Advantest, Motorola and others co-founded the Semiconductor Test Consortium Inc. STC's aim is to devise an "open architecture" for ATE, which would enable the development of "plug-and-play" modules, thereby addressing the soaring costs of IC test.
Intel is pushing open ATE to reduce cost which are among the most expensive in terms of overall IC production, said Jai Hakhu, vice president of Intel's Technology Manufacturing Group.
By: DocMemory
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