Global Testing Corp. Strengthens Its Position in Home Video IC Test With Agilent Technologies' Comprehensive Support; New Agilent 93000 Compact Test Head Testers Deliver High-Quality, Low-Cost Wafer Sort and Final Test Solution

Business Wire, March 21, 2006

SHANGHAI, China -- Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced that Global Testing Corporation (GTC) (Singapore SE: SES:G31.SI), one of the largest independent testing services companies in the Asia-Pacific region, has selected the Agilent 93000 Pin Scale Compact Test Head (CTH) solutions as the development platform for its Home Video Integrated Circuit (IC) Test Engineering Center in Taiwan. The engineering center is the world's first center adopting the new 93000 CTH for home video IC testing with Agilent's advanced technical support.

The center is targeted to support the increasing numbers of Taiwanese fabless companies that are driving a large percentage of the world production of home entertainment devices. The center will provide a production-ready environment to develop test applications in wafer sort and final test, and to improve the research capability for home video IC test applications such as LCD TV, DVD, MP3, MP4, set-top boxes and game consoles.

"Our collaboration with Agilent will enable us to deliver high-quality and low-cost test solutions and improve time-to-market for our customers in the home video and entertainment markets," said Paul Yang, president and chief executive officer of GTC. "The Agilent 93000 CTH system is well aligned with emergent design service activities seen in Taiwan, and provides us with high-performance and lower testing costs to meet the needs of our customers and in turn enhance our competitiveness."

The Agilent 93000 CTH is focused on the low-end automated test equipment (ATE) category, addressing digital and mixed-signal consumer SOCs at both final test and wafer sort. The "zero footprint" 93000 CTH takes up little floor space, because its power and PC components are fully integrated, and four compact test heads can share a single cooling unit. The Agilent 93000 CTH delivers high test quality at lower cost while ensuring the maximum level of compatibility with the 93000 installed base.

"The 93000 Pin Scale system provides scalability, flexibility and lower cost-of-test to the global semiconductor industry," said Pascal Ronde, vice president of Agilent's Semiconductor Test business. "Our new Compact Test Head is designed for the low-end ATE segment, including wafer sort, without sacrificing the performance of our 93000 solutions. We are happy to strengthen our long-term relationship and to help GTC meet its expanding customer demand by supporting its new engineering center with the 93000 Pin Scale CTH solutions and Agilent's technical support."

About the Agilent 93000

The Agilent 93000 provides a scalable platform architecture for testing systems-on-chips (SOCs), systems-in-packages (SIPs) and high-speed memory devices. With more than 1,200 systems sold worldwide, the Agilent 93000 is the system of choice for subcontract manufacturers, integrated device manufacturers and fabless companies. The Agilent 93000 meets the industry's demanding performance and cost challenges, whether for at-speed engineering characterization or high-volume production. The flexibility and performance of the Agilent 93000 provide faster time-to-market, better yields and lower overall cost-of-test.

More information on the Agilent 93000 is available at www.agilent.com/see/soctest.> About GTC

Established in 1998 and listed on the SGX-ST on August 2005, GTC (SES:G31.SI) is one of the largest independent testing services companies in the Asia-Pacific region. The Group primarily provides testing services such as wafer sorting and final testing services to the semiconductor industry, focusing on logic and mixed-signal semiconductors used in consumer electronics and communication devices. As part of its testing services, the Group provides test program development, conversion and optimization services, load board and probe card design, and leases its testers to its customers for trial and pilot testing purposes on an ad hoc basis. With its main testing facilities in Hsin Chu, Taiwan, and a testing facility in California, the Group is strategically located close to its customers, which are comprised mainly of independent foundries and fabless companies in Taiwan and the U.S. Additional information about GTC is available on the Web at www.gttw.com.tw.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 20,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.1 billion in fiscal 2005. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.

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