CUPERTINO, Calif. – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that Princeton Technology Corp. (PTC), a leading fabless IC design company in Taiwan's consumer IC market, has selected the Verigy V93000 Pin Scale test solution as its next-generation SOC testing platform. PTC selected the V93000 Pin Scale solution for its single, scalable platform and strong installed base in outsourced semiconductor assembly and test companies (OSATs), as well as Verigy's excellent reputation and heritage in semiconductor test.

PTC will use the V93000 Pin Scale system with MB AV8 (multi-band audio/video card with 8 channels) for testing its full range of advanced mixed-signal SOCs for a variety of consumer electronics applications. The company's SOCs are used in DVD, portable audio players, digital TV and home and office appliances. PTC has already tested several devices on the Verigy V93000 solution, including some of its advanced DVPs (Digital Video Processor), DVD and DVD-T devices. Verigy's strong installed base with OSATs makes it easy for PTC to transfer test programs to its outsource service providers.

“The V93000 Pin Scale solution is well-recognized as the industry's technology leader, which aligns with our commitment to delivering first cut success for our customers,” said Mr. Richard Chiang, Chairman and CEO, PTC. “We selected Verigy's testing platform without considering others. Not only does it offer the wide scalability needed to support our full line of SOC devices for various applications, but the combination of the system's superb reliability and stability and the excellent support we receive from Verigy also reduce any production delays.”

“For fabless design companies in the consumer space like PTC, a reliable system for engineering and production test is essential,” said Pascal Ronde, Vice President of Sales, Service and Support, Verigy. “In addition, as the company expands its offerings to anticipate growing market demand in new application areas, the flexibility of the V93000 platform, will serve them well.”

About the Verigy V93000

The Verigy V93000 provides a scalable platform architecture for testing SoCs, systems-in-package (SIPs) and high-speed memory devices. The V93000, with well over 1,500 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 and supports a full range of digital, mixed-signal, RF and wireless applications, such as cellular, WLAN, WiMAX, and UWB.