BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. and WALTHAM, Mass., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eagle Test Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGLT - News) and Galaxy Semiconductor today announced that they have entered into a worldwide licensing agreement for Galaxy's Examinator, a software package for semiconductor test data analysis. Under the terms of the agreement, Eagle's engineering team will use Examinator for acceptance testing, characterization and tester correlation studies. In addition, Eagle's engineering team will utilize the software for the characterization of new test system hardware.

Examinator(TM) is a software solution that enables test and product engineers to perform characterization, production monitoring, and yield analysis studies from standard semiconductor data files such as STDF. With just a single click Examinator generates comprehensive reports, such as: yield summary, Cp, Cpk, histograms, wafer maps, Pareto diagrams, and gage R/R. In addition, Examinator performs automatic guard-banding of test limits, and lets engineers perform "what-if" experiments to explore the impact of test program changes on yield and repeatability.

"Eagle engineers assist customers characterizing new test programs and correlating results to ensure maximum yield and lowest cost of test," said Len Foxman, CEO of Eagle. "We strive to ensure our engineers have high quality tools to accomplish their goals, and we believe Galaxy's Examinator software offers Eagle a competitive data analysis product."

"Eagle and Galaxy are aligned for mutual success in the analog, mixed signal, and RF device markets," said Bertrand Renaud, COO of Galaxy Semiconductor. "We are very pleased to extend our relationship with Eagle. This further reinforces Examinator's position as the defacto industry standard for desktop test data analysis."

About Eagle

Eagle Test designs, manufactures, sells and services high-performance automated test equipment for the semiconductor industry. The company's products are used to test analog, mixed-signal and radio frequency (RF) semiconductors that are used in products such as digital cameras, MP3 players, automotive electronics, cellular telephones, computers and peripherals. The company was founded in 1976 and has offices located throughout the world in Asia, North America and Europe, with corporate headquarters in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Please visit http://www.eagletest.com for more information.

About Galaxy

Galaxy Semiconductor is a leading provider of test data analysis; yield enhancement and PAT software for the semiconductor industry. Galaxy products are used by over 1000 users worldwide to help increase device yields, reduce defects and improve engineering productivity. Galaxy products are easy to learn and use, and offer a very short time-to-benefit, coupled with a compelling return on investment. More information about Galaxy can be found at www.galaxysemi.com.