Verigy to Present at the Needham Eleventh Annual Growth Stock Conference
CUPERTINO, Calif. - Dec. 23, 2008 - Verigy (NASDAQ:VRGY), a premier
semiconductor test company, today announced that Keith Barnes,
chairman, chief executive officer and president, will present
to the investment community attending the Needham Eleventh Annual
Growth Stock Conference on January 7, 2009.
Winbond Selects Verigy V5400 for Flash Memory Wafer Sort Test
CUPERTINO, Calif. - Dec. 8, 2008 - Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that Winbond Electronics Corp., a leading flash memory supplier, has purchased multiple Verigy V5400 flash memory testers for its Taichung, Taiwan facility.
Verigy to Present at the Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference
CUPERTINO, Calif. - Dec. 3, 2008 - Verigy (NASDAQ:VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that Keith Barnes, chairman, chief executive officer and president, will present to the investment community attending the Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference at The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. PST.
MVTS and Verigy Offer V93000 Port Scale RF Solutions
CUPERTINO, Calif. - Dec. 3, 2008 - Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company announced a customer support collaboration with MVTS Technologies LLC, a leading provider of value-added support and services for automated test equipment (ATE). In the interest of bringing industry leading wireless test solutions to fabless semiconductor companies in Southern California, MVTS has added a V93000
Port Scale RF system to its Test Applications Center in Carlsbad, California. MVTS Test Applications Centers provide complete services including test program development, full product characterization, and initial production ramp.
Verigy Reports Financial Results for its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008
CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 25, 2008 - Verigy Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 2008.
Verigy Redefines the Semiconductor Memory Test Market with Introduction of V6000 for both Flash and DRAM
CUPERTINO, Calif. - Nov. 25, 2008 - Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced the V6000 for testing both flash and DRAM memory on the same automated test equipment (ATE) platform, at breakthrough cost-of-test. The V6000 is versatile and scalable across the entire semiconductor memory test process, including engineering, wafer sort and final test. After competitive benchmark evaluations, Numonyx, a leading manufacturer of a full range of memory technologies, has confirmed its selection of the V6000 for high-volume wafer sort of its NAND devices and known good die (KGD). The selection was based on the platform’s parallelism, performance, and low cost-of-test.
Verigy Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Nov. 10, 2008 – Verigy Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY) will release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 financial results after the stock market close on Tues., Nov. 25, 2008. The company will host a live webcast of its earnings conference call in listen-only mode.
Third Annual VOICE 2008, Verigy’s Test System Users and Partners Conference, Draws Nearly 300 from Semiconductor Industry
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Nov. 10, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, held VOICE 2008, the company's third annual V93000 and V5000 Series Users and Partners Conference Sept. 23 and 24 in San Jose, Calif. The event was attended by almost 300 test engineers and managers from around the world, representing nearly 60 companies, including the top foundries, fabless semiconductor companies and independent device manufacturers (IDMs), as well as Verigy's partners.
Verigy Establishes Office in Israel
CUPERTINO, Calif. - Oct. 27, 2008 - Verigy Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, has established an office in Petach Tikva, Israel. Verigy established a wholly-owned subsidiary in Israel effective Sept. 1, 2008. Arie Barak was appointed Country Manager for Verigy Israel. Verigy's
Israeli office will focus on sales, service and support for the region.
Verigy to Highlight Ramp Acceleration at ITC 2008
Live Demos of Silicon Debug Solution Offered
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Oct. 22, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, will address important issues impacting the semiconductor industry at the
International Test Conference (ITC) next week at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Verigy product experts and executives will address ITC audiences in nine scheduled presentations, including technical papers, panel sessions, tutorials and the Vision ATE 2020 event occurring in conjunction with ITC. Verigy, a gold level ITC conference sponsor, will demonstrate the Inovys Silicon Debug Solution at its booth.
Verigy to Present at the Bank of America 38th Annual Investment ConferenceCUPERTINO, Calif. - Sept. 10, 2008 - Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that Judy Davies, vice president of investor relations, will present to the investment community attending the Bank of America 38th Annual Investment Conference at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, California on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. PDT.
Verigy Announces Analyst Event in New York CityCUPERTINO, Calif. – Sept. 9, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced its Analyst Event scheduled for Monday, October 6, 2008. The event will be held at the NASDAQ MarketSite located at 4 Times Square, New York, New York, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
SiTest Solutions Standardizes on Verigy V5000e for Flash Memory Test CUPERTINO, Calif. – Sept. 2, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that SiTest Solutions Ltd., a leading service provider for test engineering solutions and services, selected Verigy's V5000 family as its flash memory test platform. The V5000e will permit SiTest Solutions to add NAND flash and specialty memory testing to its expanding list of capabilities.
Bill McClean to Keynote at Verigy’s Conference; Panelists Address Challenges in Meeting Time-to-Market, Time-to-Volume and Time-to-YieldCUPERTINO, Calif. - August 26, 2008 - Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, announced the keynote speaker and panelists for VOICE 2008, Verigy's third annual conference for its V93000 and V5000 users and partners to be held September 23 and 24, in San Jose, Calif. at the Dolce Hayes Mansion. Verigy is proud to have Bill McClean, president of IC Insights, presenting at VOICE 2008. Bill will assess the major global forces shaping the IC industry. He will address capital spending trends, the global business outlook, as well as economic and political triggers for growth and how they may impact the IC industry. He will project where the industry will be at the end of 2008, and how to prepare for 2009.
Suzhou IC Design Engineering Test Center Adopts Verigy V93000CUPERTINO, Calif. – Aug. 25, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a leading semiconductor test company, today announced that Suzhou CAS (Chinese Academy of Science) Integrated Circuit Design Center (SZICC), a full-service IC design, test and training facility, has purchased a Verigy V93000 SoC tester. The system will be used to support the test requirements of the growing number of local fabless companies. SZICC, an Engineering Test Center sponsored by the Chinese government, is part of the fastest growing science park in China and a key element of the country's efforts to grow and support an indigenous semiconductor supply chain in the Suzhou area. As the first center in the area to provide professional IC testing services, the SZICC also plays a critical role in training local engineers.
Verigy Announces Financial Results for Third Quarter 2008CUPERTINO, Calif. – May 22, 2008 – Verigy Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today reported financial results for its third quarter, ended July 31, 2008.
Verigy Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Earnings Release Date and Conference CallCUPERTINO, Calif. – July 31, 2008 – Verigy Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY) will release its third quarter fiscal year 2008 financial results after the stock market close on Thurs., Aug. 21, 2008. The company will host a live webcast of its earnings conference call in listen-only mode.
Verigy Ranks in VLSI Research 10 BEST Test Equipment List for Third Year in a Row and Inovys #1 for Second Consecutive YearCUPERTINO, Calif. - July 15, 2008 - Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a leading semiconductor test company, has been placed on the 2008 VLSI Research Inc 10 BEST Awards list for Test Equipment. Verigy's highest-rated categories were Product Performance and Quality of Results. Inovys, now part of Verigy, received the top rating with the highest scores in seven of the 13 categories evaluated. The rankings are based on the results of VLSI Research’s annual customer satisfaction survey that asks users of chip making equipment to rate their suppliers on a full range of equipment performance and customer service categories.
Hana Micron Buys Verigy Port Scale RF Solution to Meet Customer Demand for Testing Wireless Consumer DevicesCUPERTINO, Calif. - July 10, 2008 - 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.
ISE Labs Adds Verigy’s Inovys FaultInsyte Software to Speed Debug of First Silicon, Expanding Full Service Offering for its Leading-Edge Fabless and IDM CustomersCUPERTINO, Calif. - July 9, 2008 - Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that ISE Labs, the largest semiconductor test engineering service provider in California’s Silicon Valley, has purchased the revolutionary Inovys FaultInsyte software. Adding FaultInsyte software has increased ISE Labs’ design-for-test (DFT) capabilities for its fabless and integrated device manufacturer (IDM) system-on-chip (SoC) customers. The breakthrough FaultInsyte technology will allow ISE Labs to speed the debug process and, as a result, provide accelerated time-to-volume production for its customers.
VOICE 2008 Program Offers More than 60 Technical Presentations on the Latest SoC and Memory Test TechniquesCUPERTINO, Calif. - July 9, 2008 - Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, announced details of the technical program for VOICE 2008, Verigy’s third annual conference for its V93000 and V5000 users and partners to be held September 23 and 24, in San Jose, Calif. at the Dolce Hayes Mansion. The technical program will include more than 60 technical presentations on the latest SoC and memory testing techniques, methodologies and best practices from some of the leading global semiconductor and memory device manufacturers, as well as Verigy representatives. This year, organizers selected the VOICE program’s presentations from 136 abstracts submitted. As a result, participants will be able to hear from presenters from 12 countries representing more than 20 leading industry companies.
Spreadtrum Shifts to Verigy Port Scale RF Solution for Testing Wireless DevicesCUPERTINO, Calif. – July 8, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a leading semiconductor test company, today announced that Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRD), one of China's leading wireless baseband chipset providers, has selected the Verigy Port Scale RF solution for production testing of its devices in Suzhou, China. After evaluating multiple competitive solutions, Spreadtrum chose Port Scale RF for its high-throughput and multi-site test capability which deliver lower cost-of-test (COT), higher performance results, and superior test stability. Since adopting Port Scale RF, Spreadtrum has lowered its cost-of-test for a high-volume RF device over the incumbent solution by about fifty percent.
STATS ChipPAC Purchases Multiple Verigy Port Scale RF Solutions, Honors Verigy with a Top Supplier AwardCUPERTINO, Calif. – June 24, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a leading semiconductor test company, today announced that STATS ChipPAC Ltd. (SGX-ST: STATSChP) has purchased the Verigy Port Scale RF solutions for testing highly integrated wireless RF devices. These devices address the functional needs of the market characterized by the latest technology, wireless standards and quick time to market. Verigy was recently honored with an Outstanding Overall Service Award by STATS ChipPAC for exemplary service and performance to the company and its customers by demonstrating excellence in quality, on-time delivery, technology, service, flexibility and cost competitiveness.
NVIDIA Expands Capacity with Verigy V93000 SOC Tester PlatformCUPERTINO, Calif. – June 17, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a leading semiconductor test company, today announced that NVIDIA, the world leader in visual computing technologies, has significantly expanded its existing fleet of Verigy V93000 SOC testers. NVIDIA uses the V93000 for high-speed design characterization and also in volume production for its semiconductor devices, which are used by industry-leading manufacturers of workstations, personal computers, game consoles, and mobile devices. NVIDIA populated its V93000 systems with Verigy's low-cost Pin Scale 400 channel cards that deliver all the performance needed to test its full range of devices.
Verigy Announces Analyst Event in San FranciscoCUPERTINO, Calif. – June 16, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced its Analyst Event scheduled for Tuesday, July 15, 2008. The event will be held in Room 121, North Hall, at the Moscone Convention Center located at 747 Howard Street, San Francisco, California, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Verigy Shortens SoC Manufacturers' Time to Yield with Inovys Silicon Debug Solution for the V93000 PlatformCUPERTINO, Calif. – June 10, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, has introduced the Inovys™ Silicon Debug Solution to address the growing need for more efficient debug to accelerate time to volume production of new system-on-chip (SoC) devices. Verigy's new solution combines the revolutionary Inovys FaultInsyte software with the scalable and flexible Verigy V93000 SoC test system. The result is an integrated solution that reduces the time required for fault detection and diagnosis by efficiently mapping electrical failures to physical defects on complex SoC devices. This significantly shortens time to debug, ramp and volume production for manufacturers using processes at 90 nanometers and below.
Verigy Appoints Bobby Cheng to Board of Directors, as Paul Chan RetiresCUPERTINO, Calif. – June 9, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that Bobby Hoo-Wah Cheng has been appointed Director, effective Sept. 1, 2008. Paul Chan will retire from the Verigy Board for family and personal reasons, effective on the same date.
UTAC Taiwan Acquires Verigy V93000 HSM2200 Systems for High-Volume Test of Next Generation DDR3 Memory Devices CUPERTINO, Calif. – June 5, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that United Test and Assembly Center Taiwan (UTAC Taiwan), a leading semiconductor test and assembly service provider, has acquired multiple V93000 HSM2200 high-speed memory test systems for high-volume production of its latest DDR3 devices. UTAC Taiwan selected the HSM2200 as its next-generation memory test platform for its proven performance on high-speed DDR2 (over 1 Gigabit-per-second) and DDR3 high-speed memory, and for the high manufacturing yields that it enables.
Verigy Expands Executive Team, Appoints Jorge Titinger Chief Operating OfficerCUPERTINO, Calif. – June 2, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that Jorge Luis Titinger will be joining Verigy as Chief Operating Officer, effective June 9. Titinger joins Verigy's executive team, where he will be responsible for the product line engineering, manufacturing and quality operations of the company. In this newly created role, Titinger will drive initiatives that continue to increase the company's capability through operational discipline, integrated cross-functional activities and organizational excellence.
Verigy and Cadence Present Seminar Series on Optimized Solutions for Yield Analysis & Learning in Semiconductor ManufacturingCUPERTINO, Calif. – May 27, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a leading semiconductor test company, and Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a leader in global electronic-design innovation, are hosting a seminar series for semiconductor designers and manufacturers on how to improve product yield economics.
Verigy Announces that United States District Court Finds Silicon Test Systems, Inc. in Contempt and Extends Duration of Preliminary InjunctionCUPERTINO, Calif. – May 27, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ:VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that on May 20, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the Northern California District of California, San Jose Division, issued an order finding defendants Romi Mayder, Wesley Mayder, Silicon Test Systems, Inc. and Silicon Test Solutions, LLC in contempt of court for violating the Temporary Restraining Order issued by the Court on August 24, 2007. Romi Mayder was employed at Verigy until September 2006. While still employed by Verigy, Mayder began a new business venture and started developing an integrated circuit product. In the most recent ruling, the Court reiterated its conclusion that the defendants' product, Flash Enhancer, "is substantially based upon Verigy's trade secrets."
Verigy Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter, 2008CUPERTINO, Calif. – May 22, 2008 – Verigy Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today reported financial results for its second quarter, ended Apr. 30, 2008.
Verigy to Present at the Cowen 2020 TMT ConferenceCUPERTINO, Calif. – May 14, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that Bob Nikl, chief financial officer, and Judy Davies, vice president of investor relations, will present to the investment community attending the Cowen 20/20 TMT (Technology – Media – Telecom) Conference at The Palace Hotel in New York City, New York on Wed., May 28, 2008 at 8:45 a.m. ET.
Verigy Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Earnings Release Date and Conference CallCUPERTINO, Calif. – May 1, 2008 – Verigy Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY) will release its second quarter fiscal year 2008 financial results after the stock market close on Thurs., May 22, 2008. The company will host a live webcast of its earnings conference call in listen-only mode.
Verigy Announces Shareholder Approval of Share Repurchase Program CUPERTINO, Calif. – April 16, 2008 – Verigy Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY), a leading semiconductor test company, announced that its shareholders approved a share repurchase program at its Annual General Meeting yesterday. Authority has been given to Verigy Directors to acquire up to 10 percent, or approximately six million shares, of Verigy's outstanding ordinary shares.
ZMD Standardizes on Verigy V93000 SOC Series for Wafer Sort and Final Test of High-Performance Mission-Critical DevicesCUPERTINO, Calif. – Apr. 1, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a leading semiconductor test company, today announced that ZMD AG has standardized on the V93000 SOC Series for wafer sort and final test of its high-end, mission-critical signal conditioning devices. ZMD is a leading global supplier of analog and mixed-signal solutions for automotive, industrial, medical, and consumer applications. ZMD has added incremental V93000 capacity to its test floor for dedicated, highly parallel wafer sort – testing 16 devices simultaneously. The unique parallel test capability of the V93000 optimizes ZMD's cost-of-test (CoT).
Papers Invited for VOICE 2008 Verigy's 3rd Annual ConferenceCUPERTINO, Calif. – March 10, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, has issued the call-for-papers for VOICE 2008, the third annual conference for Verigy customers and partners using the V93000 SOC Series and the V5000 Series of memory testers. Paper proposals are welcomed for the following four technology tracks: Communications; Processors and Converters; High-Speed Digital Interfaces; and Memory (SDRAM, SRAM, Flash, DDR, and high-speed memory), as well as the Test Techniques and Methodologies and Productivity and Software Tools tracks. Abstracts must be submitted by May 1, 2008. VOICE 2008 will be held Sept. 23 – 24, 2008, in San Jose, Calif.
United States District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Verigy Against Silicon Test Systems, Inc.CUPERTINO, Calif. – March 5, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that on February 29, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the Northern California District of California, San Jose Division, granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting defendants Romi Omar Mayder, Wesley Mayder, Silicon Test Systems, Inc. and Silicon Test Solutions, LLC from directly or indirectly selling, licensing, distributing, transferring or marketing Defendants' current integrated circuit product, Flash Enhancer, "and any product based on Flash Enhancer" for the next five months. The Court found that Flash Enhancer "is substantially based upon Verigy's trade secrets."
ASE Test Selects Verigy V93000 Port Scale RF for Complex RF-SOCsCUPERTINO, Calif. - Mar. 3, 2008 - Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that ASE Test, one of the largest independent semiconductor testing companies worldwide, has purchased the Verigy Port Scale RF solution for testing its customers' highly integrated wireless communications devices. ASE Test provides a full range of testing services to integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) and fabless companies around the world. ASE Test selected the Port Scale RF solution for its unique performance, the scalability of the V93000 platform, and the broad acceptance of the Verigy platform throughout the distributed semiconductor test and manufacturing ecosystem.
Saifun Selects Verigy V5000e for Debug and Design Characterization of Next-Generation 45nm Non-Volatile Memory DevicesCUPERTINO, Calif. – Feb. 26, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that Saifun Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: SFUN), a provider of intellectual property solutions for the non-volatile memory (NVM) market, has agreed to buy seven V5000e systems for design characterization and debug of its next-generation non-volatile memory (NVM) devices, including its first 45nm design.
Rambus Picks Verigy V93000 HSM Series for Testing Next-Generation Ultra-High-Speed Memory DevicesCUPERTINO, Calif. – Feb. 25, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), the leader in high-speed memory architectures, has selected the Verigy V93000 HSM Series for advanced testing of its XDR memory architecture, the fastest production memory technology on the market today. Proven in high-volume and cost-competitive applications, XDR enables the vivid true-to-life gaming experience demanded by serious gamers and delivers state-of-the-art image processing performance for the next generation of HDTVs.
Verigy Announces Financial Results for First Quarter, 2008CUPERTINO, Calif. – Feb. 20, 2008 – Verigy Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today reported financial results for its first quarter, ended Jan. 31, 2008.
Verigy to Present at the Goldman Sachs 2008 Technology Investment SymposiumCUPERTINO, Calif. – Feb. 13, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that Keith Barnes, chairman, chief executive officer, and president, and Bob Nikl, chief financial officer will present to the investment community attending the Goldman Sachs 2008 Technology Investment Symposium at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. PST.
Verigy to Host Webcast of its First Quarter Fiscal Year 2008CUPERTINO, Calif. – Jan. 30, 2008 – Verigy Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY) will release its first quarter fiscal year 2008 financial results after the stock market close on Weds., Feb. 20, 2008. The company will host a live webcast of its earnings conference call in listen-only mode.
Pulse~LINK Selects Verigy V93000 Test Platform for Award-Winning High-Speed UWB DevicesCUPERTINO, Calif. – Jan. 23, 2008 – Verigy (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today announced that Pulse~LINK, a leader in UWB semiconductors, has selected the Verigy V93000 as the preferred test platform for its CWave® UWB devices. Verigy worked together with DA-Test, a semiconductor test service provider, to propose and implement the successful solution for Pulse~LINK's CWave® UWB chipset.
Princeton Technology Corp. Selects Verigy V93000 as Next-Generation Consumer Mixed-Signal SOC Test PlatformCUPERTINO, Calif. – Jan. 14, 2008 – 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.
