OTTAWA, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MOSAID Technologies
Incorporated's Systems Division (TSX:MSD) today announced the availability of
the latest Test Control Software (TCS) 7.0 for its MS4205 family of memory
test systems.
TCS operates within MOSAID's MS4205 and MS4205ex test systems, which test
semiconductor memories with data rates of up to 832 Mbps per pin. TCS 7.0
leverages Microsoft .NET technology, providing MOSAID customers with the
latest and most flexible software extension capabilities. Also new in TCS 7.0
is the first release of MOSAID's new MAPEDIT (map-edit) utility. MAPEDIT
greatly simplifies the critical task of defining the transform equations that
describe the relationship between electrical memory addresses and the physical
location of the memory cells. These equations are often referred to as the
"address scramble equations" and are unique to every memory chip design.
"Properly relating the physical addresses of memory locations to their
electrical addresses is fundamental to the proper testing of memories," says
G. Glenn Evans, General Manager of MOSAID Systems. "But with today's large and
topographically complex devices, coming up with those scramble equations can
be a complex mathematical problem. MAPEDIT provides a graphical scramble
definition tool that can cut the effort of producing scramble equations by a
factor of ten or more in most cases."
MOSAID's MS4205 engineering testers help manufacturers minimize time to
market and maximize the yield of their semiconductor products, including high-
speed DRAM and Flash memories. MOSAID's customers include the largest
semiconductor manufacturers and foundries around the globe. The MS4205 and TCS
7.0 will be demonstrated at SEMICON(R) Japan 2004 in Tokyo, Japan, December 1-
3, 2004, at the booth of MOSAID's Japanese distributor, Kanematsu
Semiconductor Corporation.
About MOSAID
MOSAID Technologies Incorporated makes memory better through the
development and licensing of intellectual property and the supply of memory
test and analysis systems to semiconductor manufacturers, foundries and
fabless semiconductor companies around the world.
Founded in 1975, MOSAID is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with offices
in Santa Clara, California; Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K; and Tokyo, Japan. For
more information, visit the Company's web site at http://www.mosaid.com .
SOURCE MOSAID TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
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