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News Release from: Advantest (Europe) | Subject: BBWGD
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 14 July 2006
16-channel mixed-signal module for SoC
test
High integration dramatically reduces test cost for consumer ICs while delivering accuracy, flexibility and high performance.
Advantest Corporation the global leader in semiconductor test, unveils a new cost-effective, high-performance 16-channel mixed-signal module that enables testing of multi-site, multi-channel SoCs used in applications such as mobile phones, set-top boxes, DVDs, WLAN baseband, DSL, cable modems, HDTV and video graphics The product is making its debut at Semicon West in San Francisco, California
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 11 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Designed with high integration, the Base Band Waveform Generator Digitiser (BBWGD) Module's 16 channels satisfy diverse mixed-signal testing needs - such as DC, audio, video, base band, high frequencies - on a single board.
This density provides the industry's highest performance mixed-signal test module on the market for the lowest cost.
In addition, the diverse functionality allows semiconductor manufacturers to realise higher utilisation via fewer instruments; instead of separate audio, base band, and high speed modules, manufacturers can now streamline operations with one module.
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Tom Brennan, product engineer for the BBWGD module, says, "Advantest is unique in offering this high-density, high-performance, and wide bandwidth in a low cost module".
"Other modules may have some features of Advantest's BBWGD, but no other module delivers this magnitude of performance and density at this price point per channel".
"The combination of the T2000 with our new BBWGD module gives semiconductor manufacturers a terrific competitive advantage".
Josef Schraetzenstaller, Managing Director of Advantest (Europe) adds, "Advantest understands the cost, time and functionality challenges that semiconductor manufacturers face, and our new BBWGD module is the latest example of how Advantest focuses on customers' issues and develops the solution they need".
"Advantest's reputation in providing high performance test solutions is demonstrated once again by this new test instrument module, and it's a testament to our engineers that they've achieved such a high level of integration on a single module".
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