AMS said it plans to make Substrate Storm technology files available for use by external customers in the near future. Using the tool, the design team was able to accurately simulate the crosstalk between the digital and analog blocks of the design, the company said. The team then used the results of the analysis to optimize the layout of the chip's guardbars. The acquisition of the privately held manufacturer of probe cards for the semiconductor industry will be made in cash. The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies.
Test clearly is an enabling technology for our customers.
This acquisition, combined with the previously announced tender for Cerprobe Corporation, will provide a strong base for implementation of our strategy. Formed in 1975 to supply test products and materials to the semiconductor industry, Probe Technology Corp. manufactures a variety of epoxy based probe cards with probe counts up to 1,500 and pitches down to 50 microns, and advanced vertical array probe cards for flip chip devices with probe counts up to 3,500. Comments on our editorial are welcome. Comments on our editorial are welcome. 2001 CMP Media Inc. All rights reserved.