Eagle test systems

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company_name = Eagle Test Systems
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company_type = Public (nasdaq|EGLT)
company_slogan = "The Leader in Multisite Semiconductor Test"
foundation = 1976
location = Buffalo Grove, Illinois
key_people = Len Foxman
industry = Electronic Testing
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homepage = [http://www.eagletest.com www.eagletest.com] |

Eagle Test Systems Nasdaq: EGLT, a US company, is a supplier of automatic test equipment (ATE). The company's focus is on the design, manufacture, sell and service high-performance automated test equipment, or ATE, for the semiconductor industry. Eagle's test equipment is designed to address volume production needs and to enable low cost-of-test per device. Eagle's customers, including semiconductor manufacturers and assembly and test subcontractors, use the products to test analog, a combination of digital and analog, known as mixed-signal, and radio frequency, or RF, semiconductors.

Eagle Test System's proprietary SmartPin technology enables multiple semiconductor devices to be tested simultaneously, or in parallel, on an individual test system, permitting greater test throughput. This technology and ATE architecture offer significant test speed and precision, leading to high production yields and repeatable results. The Eagle modular and scalable test systems are designed to provide customers with cost-efficient, customized solutions. Semiconductors tested by these systems are incorporated into a wide range of products in high-growth markets, including digital cameras, MP3 players, cellular telephones, video/multimedia products, automotive electronics, computer peripherals, and notebook and desktop computers.

History

Eagle Test Systems was founded and began providing test solutions in 1976. Since October 1, 2003, they have delivered over 600 test systems to more than 60 customers worldwide. Global headquarters is located at a new manufacturing facility in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. There, Eagle Test Systems operate sales, services and engineering support facilities in the United States through regional offices and globally through our offices in Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Italy, Germany, China, Malaysia and the Philippines. Eagle completed their initial public offering on March 14, 2006.

Competition

Eagle Test's principal competitors in the Automatic Test Equipment business are:
* Credence Systems Corporation (including its NPTest acquisition which was formerly Schlumberger Limited, formerly Fairchild Semiconductor)
* Verigy (formerly a division of Hewlett-Packard and then Agilent Technologies)
* Teradyne
* LTX