LogicVision, GDA Technologies Partner on High-Speed I/O Test IP
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 26, 2006 -- Design Automation Conference
(DAC) -- LogicVision, Inc. (NASDAQ: LGVN), a leading
provider of test and yield learning capabilities, and GDA
Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of Intellectual
Property (IP) and Electronic Design Services (EDS), today
announced an alliance to deliver design services for
high-speed I/O test with LogicVision's comprehensive
at-speed test IP for high-speed serializer/deserializer
(SerDes) circuits.
The dynamic growth of these high-speed interface circuits
and the rapid increase in both data rates and lane counts
have created a need for a low-cost parametric test for
applications that include PCI Express, Ethernet, SATA and a
number of other high-speed serial I/O standards. To meet
this growing need GDA Technologies is collaborating with
LogicVision to offer its customers Built-In Self-Test (BIST)
solutions for testing high-speed I/O with LogicVision's
ETSerdes product. This service provides System-on-Chip
design teams a high-quality IP solution for developing and
testing high-speed I/O circuits while reducing overall test
cost.
Using LogicVision's ETSerdes, a full set of high-speed I/O
parametric tests can be performed at production test speeds.
These tests included at-speed waveform tests, transmitter
jitter tests, and receiver jitter tolerance tests. Because
ETSerdes is on-chip, it can provide sub-picosecond
performance at wafer probe, package, board and system test.
"The rapid growth in use of high-speed SerDes I/O devices is
reflected in the demand from our customers for this
technology," said Ravi Thummarukudy, VP & GM of GDA's IC
Solutions Business Unit. "We are pleased to offer our
customers design services with LogicVision's ETSerdes, to
allow them to meet their performance and quality goals while
containing manufacturing test costs."
"GDA is a leading provider of PCI Express IP solution
development, and believes that high-speed signal integrity
is critical for their customers," said Jim Healy, president
and CEO of LogicVision. "LogicVision's products deliver the
high-quality test needed, while reducing test costs. This is
a compelling value proposition for customers who want to
gain the benefits of SerDes BIST as inserted by a
best-in-class design house."
About LogicVision, Inc.
LogicVision, Inc. provides unique yield learning
capabilities in the design for manufacturing space. These
capabilities enable its customers, leading semiconductor
companies, to more quickly and efficiently learn to improve
product yields. The company's advanced Design for Test (DFT)
product line, ETCreate, works together with ETAccess and
SiVision yield learning applications to improve profit
margins by reducing device field returns, reducing test
costs, and accelerating both time to market and time to
yield. LogicVision solutions are used in the development of
semiconductor ICs for products ranging from digital consumer
goods to wireless communications devices and satellite
systems. LogicVision was founded in 1992 and is
headquartered in San Jose, Calif. For more information visit
http://www.logicvision.com.
About GDA Technologies
GDA Technologies, Inc. is a leading design services company
with high-value IP, value-added design services and flexible
engineering resources for the embedded, networking, and
consumer electronics market segments. GDA has developed many
high-performance IP cores for compute and networking
interfaces including HyperTransport, 10 Gigabit Ethernet
MAC, and SPI4.2. Moreover, GDA focuses on designing systems,
boards, SoCs, ASICs, and FPGAs concept to product. It has
successfully developed IPs and products in the areas of
high-speed handheld embedded solutions, digital video
applications, Internet appliances, voice and data networking
applications and non-form factor PC architectures. GDA is
headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and has satellite design
centers in Boston, Sacramento, Singapore, Chennai and
Bangalore, India. For more information please visit
http://www.gdatech.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained herein, the
matters set forth in this press release, including
statements as to the expected benefits of the collaboration
with GDA Technologies, and the use of ETSerdes with GDA
Technologies products, are forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially, including, but not limited to, the impact
of competing products and technological advances, the risk
that the expected benefits of the collaboration and of
adopting LogicVision's products and technology are not
realized, and other risks detailed in LogicVision's Form
10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, and from time to
time in LogicVision's SEC reports. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date hereof. LogicVision
disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking
statements.
CONTACTS:
LogicVision Contact:
Kirsten McMullen
(408) 453-0146
kirsten@logicvision.com
GDA Technologies Contact:
Umesh Bhat
408-467-3574
umesh@gdatech.com
