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Linear Technology Purchases Eagle Test ETS-364 Systems for Parallel Multi-site Device Test

    BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eagle Test
Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGLT) announced that Linear Technology Corp.
(Nasdaq: LLTC), a leading supplier of analog integrated circuits for
automotive, computer, communications, digital consumer, industrial and
wireless systems, has purchased multiple ETS-364 test systems to enable
true parallel, multi-site testing in both engineering and production areas.
In a competitive selection process, Eagle Test was chosen based on the
proven high throughput and test economics of the ETS-364 Platform and its
superior Test Development environment.
    "The ETS-364 test system enables us to implement parallel, multi-site
testing initially for our large portfolio of Power Management products,"
said Alex McCann, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Linear
Technology Corporation. "The ETS-364 system's high throughput achieves
significant cost- of-test economics relative to other ATE platforms
evaluated."
    "The ETS-364 platform has demonstrated a sound and stable environment
for reduction of cycle time in developing high quality test solutions,"
said Ron Wilcox, Test Engineering Manager, Power Products for Linear
Technology Corporation.
    "When a company like Linear Technology selects your tester that is a
true validation of the value your product delivers," stated Dan Faia, Vice
President of North America Sales for Eagle Test. "I consider this a
significant milestone for Eagle and a real testament to the hardware and
software advantages we offer this discerning market."
    About the ETS-364 Platform
    Eagle's ETS-364 Test Platform provides a wide range of test
capabilities in a test architecture designed for high-efficiency, true
parallel multi-site test. The ETS-364 is part of a scalable line of
platforms that share a common software environment so customers can
optimize for performance, capacity and capital cost to achieve lower
cost-of-test. ETS-364 Platform systems span test requirements from standard
analog and mixed-signal to the latest highly- integrated "System" devices
that include RF, linear, digital and power capabilities in one package. The
Eagle Vision(TM) software environment provides fast program development,
including rapid conversion from single to multi-site test. Extensive
graphical tools enable quick debug and provide valuable information about
device performance.
    About Eagle Test
    Eagle Test Systems, Inc. is a leading supplier of Automatic Test
Equipment for Analog, Mixed Signal, RF and Discrete semiconductor devices.
The company's products deliver competitive advantage to the world's leading
semiconductor manufacturers of automotive, consumer, industrial, and
wireless (RF) devices. Eagle Test currently employs about 280 people
throughout the world in Asia, North America, and Europe, with corporate
headquarters in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. For more information, visit
http://www.eagletest.com . ETS-364 and Eagle Vision are registered
trademarks of Eagle Test Systems, Inc.
    About Linear Technology
    Linear Technology Corporation, a manufacturer of high performance
linear integrated circuits, was founded in 1981, became a public company in
1986 and joined the S&P 500 index of major public companies in 2000. Linear
Technology products include high performance amplifiers, comparators,
voltage references, monolithic filters, linear regulators, DC-DC
converters, battery chargers, data converters, communications interface
circuits, RF signal conditioning circuits, and many other analog functions.
Applications for Linear Technology's high performance circuits include
telecommunications, cellular telephones, networking products such as
optical switches, notebook and desktop computers, computer peripherals,
video/multimedia, industrial instrumentation, security monitoring devices,
high-end consumer products such as digital cameras and MP3 players, complex
medical devices, automotive electronics, factory automation, process
control, and military and space systems. For more information, visit
http://www.linear.com .


SOURCE Eagle Test Systems, Inc.




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    Communications of Linear Technology Corporation,
    jhamburger@linear.com , +1-408-432-1900 x2419