Seoul, Korea, June 23, 2010 – STAr Technologies Korea, LLC., the supplier of test solutions and services in semiconductor industry, today announce its first commercial sale of KVD’s cost-effective mixed signal automatic test equipment (ATE) in South Korea market. Placed by one of the Korea’s mixed signal design house, the landmark order is for the purchase of a KVD mixed-signal system scheduled for installation in the third quarter of year 2010.

 

The ATE supplier, US-based KVD Company, is a subsidiary of STAr Technologies, Inc., who has demonstrated years of experience in providing cost-effective high performance mixed signal tester to the semiconductor industry. KVD collaborated with STAr Technologies on sales and engineering since 2007 and is merged with STAr Technologies in 2010 to further its technology capabilities and global presence. The merger of KVD Company since April 2010 has achieved further success with this sales by STAr Technologies Korea. 

 

STAr Technologies Korea has shown excellent customer pre-sales coverage by providing customer with good technical consultation as well as offering best-in-class cost-effective mixed signal ATE from KVD Company. The first sale order is for a KVD M1, the lower cost test platform from the wide range of mixed signal ATE offerings by KVD, targeting at lower pin count analog dominant devices. This test platform can be further expanded to cover wide range of mixed signal ICs such as PMICs, MEMS sensors, audio-video ICs, etc. in the future through upgrading of the M1 to an M2 ATE platform.

 

“The KVD ATE offers a cost-effective solution for mixed signal IC tests. We believe this sale is just the beginning,” said Byong-Sun CHOI, STAr Technologies Korea Deputy General Manager, “we invite Korea’s diverse chip companies to meet with us and see how we can help assure the success of their products."

 

“STAr Technologies Korea has served the customers for many years, this new sales of KVD’s ATE has further proven our commitment to the Korea market with ever expanding product offerings and excellent sales and technical services from our staffs based in Korea,” said Dr. Choon-Leong Lou, STAr Technologies CEO.