Sun Microsystems Purchases Inovys Solution for Characterization of High-Performance UltraSPARC Chip Multithreaded Processors
PLEASANTON, CA, October 22, 2007
Inovys, a provider of yield, failure analysis, and test solutions for the semiconductor industry, has announced that Sun Microsystems has purchased multiple Inovys Zero Foot Print (ZFP) Test Systems that have been coupled with Inovys SpeedScan™ for high-speed characterization of its complex, ultra high-speed devices. SpeedScan, a unique toolset that uses AC Scan techniques for identifying path delay and transition delay faults, enables Sun to rapidly run patterns automatically across a range of frequencies and see failures directly at the scan flop. The easy-to-use, powerful Inovys software tool suite has enabled broad and more efficient use by both design and test engineers to increase productivity.
“The Inovys solution has worked virtually seamlessly with our extremely complex, high-speed, energy-efficient UltraSPARC Chip multithreaded (CMT) CPUs,” commented Sridhar Vajapey, vice president, Technology, Validation and Test, Microelectronics Group, Sun Microsystems. “Having the ability to successfully test our ultra high-speed UltraSPARC CMT CPUs on low-cost DFT testers has proved extremely valuable. Also, we have consistently found Inovys hardware to be reliable and their software tools easy to use, and design engineers with minimal training are quickly able to realize the full capabilities of the tool. In addition to their top-notch offerings, the Inovys technical team continues to provide the high quality, professional support that we have grown to expect.”
“Inovys continues to make the satisfaction of our customers a priority,” said Paul Sakamoto, president and CEO, Inovys. “We are pleased to be providing Sun with innovative hardware and software tools that are consistently able to meet their increasingly complicated and ever-changing needs.”
About Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development, and open source leadership. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at www.sun.com.
About Inovys
Inovys provides innovative yield enhancement, failure analysis, and design debug solutions for the semiconductor industry. Inovys customers include industry-leading integrated device manufacturers, fabless companies, and foundry and test subcontractors. These companies use Inovys solutions to accelerate their new product introductions and optimize yield ramps of their advanced SOC devices. The Inovys DFT analysis toolset enables customers to reduce electrical failure resolution cycle times from weeks to hours. Learn more about Inovys at www.inovys.com