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Teradyne, Inc., a provider of automated take a look at options, and Infineon Applied sciences AG, a world semiconductor in energy techniques and Web of Thigs (IoT), has introduced that they’ve entered right into a partnership to advance energy semiconductor take a look at.
As a part of the strengthened relationship, Teradyne will purchase a part of Infineon’s automated take a look at tools workforce (AET) in Regensburg, Germany. This acquisition offers mutual advantages for each corporations. With the extra assets and experience, Teradyne will speed up its roadmap within the energy semiconductor phase whereas collaborating on new options with a key market chief. By coming into right into a service settlement, Infineon secures continued manufacturing assist in addition to enhanced flexibility to reply to inside demand for this specialised take a look at tools, and advantages from Teradyne’s economic system of scale. Teradyne is totally dedicated to the 80-person workforce at Infineon’s Regensburg web site and plans to construct upon these capabilities because it integrates along with its Energy Semiconductor enterprise unit.
“We are thrilled to enter into this strategic partnership with Infineon,” mentioned Rick Burns, the president of the semiconductor take a look at group at Teradyne. “Acquiring and integrating Infineon’s technology and team in Regensburg will extend our leadership in the power semiconductor market. Infineon’s technology will enhance our market-leading ETS product portfolio, demonstrating our commitment to continue to provide innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers.”
“Together with Teradyne, we are advancing our power semiconductor test capabilities,” mentioned Alexander Gorski, the chief vice chairman of frontend operations at Infineon. “Integrating our experienced workforce with Teradyne will help to accelerate innovation and address the dynamic test challenges in new technologies like silicon carbide and gallium nitride at the scale and flexibility needed by our markets and customers. At the same time, we provide our employees a long-term perspective in a highly specialised company.”
