ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-15 May 2008-Vitesse to Deploy Mfg Vision Solution(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com

Mfg Vision, a provider of yield-management and data-analysis solutions to the semiconductor industry, announced that its enterprise yield-management (EYM) system,

The integrated data management, processing and visualization solution will allow Vitesse to manage yield and quality across its entire product portfolio and manufacturing stages, thereby improving supply-chain visibility.

The deal was acknowledged by Ireland's Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Micheal Martin, during his recent trade mission to Silicon Valley. Minister Martin cited the contract as an example of the increasing influence exerted by Irish companies in the electronics industry.

"We are delighted that Vitesse, a provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise Ethernet networks, has selected FloorVision for its ease-of-use, comprehensive features and competitive speed and accuracy advantages," said Mfg Vision's chief executive officer, John O'Donnell. "The deal validates Mfg Vision's offering as one of the best technical EYM solutions in the marketplace. More and more companies are realizing that EYM can be straightforward and cost-effective to implement with our scalable data model and very fast processing speeds."

Roy Carew, Vitesse's vice president of quality, product and test engineering, said, "We completed a thorough review of yield-management offerings on the market and concluded that FloorVision provides the optimum solution for Vitesse in terms of price and performance. The leading-edge features of FloorVision will allow us to manage yields and test efficiency across our broad portfolio of products, and improve employee productivity."

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