Credence: Re-defining the value in test.

Semiconductor manufacturers today are creating complex integrated circuits (ICs) of unprecedented size and functionality, straining traditional test methodologies. Despite the increasing complexity in ICs, manufacturers must continue to shorten test times, reduce the cost-of-test, and accelerate ramp-to-volume production.

Across the board, semiconductor manufacturers are grappling with changing requirements necessitating more innovative or higher speed testing approaches. Cost, as always, is an issue for all, but value is being re-defined as a function of speed, lifecycle costs or "Total Cost of Ownership," and adaptability. By extension, the staying power, market commitment and customer orientation of a test partner is more integral to sustaining success and profitability.

With a long heritage of test solutions that span the full range from discrete and analog components to high-speed digital and RF applications, and with its newest platforms and instruments increasingly being adopted by leading consumer electronics manufacturers, Credence is helping semiconductor manufacturers in the world's largest markets to redefine test, and in turn, value.