Spreadtrum Selects Verigy V93000 To Test Mobile Digital TV Devices

Cupertino, CA - Verigy, a premier semiconductor test company, recently announced that Spreadtrum Communications, Inc., one of China's leading wireless baseband chipset providers, selected the V93000 system for production testing of its CMMB* (China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting) mobile digital television decoder/demodulator semiconductors.

"Being the leading demodulator IC provider in the CMMB market, which is expected to grow substantially in China over the next several years, we selected the V93000 for its high-accuracy analog-to-digital converter (ADC) test and fast integrated circuit quiescent current (IDDQ) measurement capabilities," said Brian Chen, vice president of operations, Spreadtrum. "The V93000 meets the accuracy and performance requirements of testing our highly-integrated high-quality CMMB demodulator and audio/video decoder designs."

"Spreadtrum is well-positioned to take advantage of China's fast-growing mobile TV market," said Pascal Ronde, vice president of sales, service and support, Verigy. "The flexibility and scalability of the V93000 will make it easy for Spreadtrum to add support for future design requirements. Verigy's large installed base of V93000s also provides the supply chain flexibility needed to handle market fluctuations."

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 nearly 2,000 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.

SOURCE: Verigy