Agilent: New SOC Tester Starts at $1,500 per Pin

Palo Alto, CA - September 27, 2000--Agilent Technologies, Inc. introduced a new model into its 93000 SOC Series Test System family, featuring full compatibility with the existing SOC test series at the price of $1,500 per pin.

"We are offering yet another scalable model to reduce cost of test in response to those companies that are concerned about the economies of test," said John Scruggs, senior vice-president and general manager of Agilent's Automated Test Group. "At $1,500 per pin, the C200e carries a radically low price point and boasts the lowest capital cost of any platform SOC test system on the market, yet can still expand to meet a manufacturer's evolving needs."

Along with the C200e, Agilent will release the new C400e. Like the C200e, the C400e is compatible with existing models, offers increased capabilities and excels at testing high-complexity and high-speed devices including PC graphics, high-end DSPs, high-speed chipsets and ASICs. Additionally, the C200e and C400e are well suited for both structural test techniques, such as scan and built-in self-test, and functional testing, the company said.

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