CRUS Cirrus Logic Inc

LIMERICK, Ireland, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Mfg Vision Ltd., a provider of innovative yield-management solutions to the global semiconductor industry, today announced that its enterprise yield management (EYM) system, FloorVision, is generating breakthrough results at Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS). Cirrus Logic selected the tool in June 2007 for its exceptional performance, reliability and cost advantages and installed it at the company's Austin, TX facility. Since then, the system has exceeded expectations in terms of speed and analytical capabilities. Now, it is handling well over 100 gigabytes of compressed data online with such ultra-fast processing rates that users virtually have real-time access to data. Other EYM solutions, in contrast, require engineers to wait 24-to-48 hours before critical data is available on-line. In addition to the speed breakthrough, the tool has been enhanced with advanced characterization capabilities and other unique features to further accelerate ROI. Introduced in 2007, FloorVision empowers semiconductor manufacturers with a proven new-generation yield-management solution. With its highly scalable configuration, this web 2.0-based data-management system integrates Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) based reporting, genealogy, semiconductor fabrication, wafer probe and test data in a seamless flow across multiple geographies. This means that engineers, managers and executives can accurately capture critical data, speedily determine the root cause of product failures, efficiently correlate failures to process parameters, and quickly disseminate thorough yield reports to team members and other key decision makers. The result: reduced downtime from process failures, improved productivity for product and test engineers, and lower IT costs. "It's gratifying to see our technology adopted by a company with a stellar reputation for building high-precision analog and mixed-signal ICs for a broad range of consumer and industrial markets," said Mfg Vision's chief executive officer, John O'Donnell. "We're especially pleased that FloorVision out-ranked competitive offerings in the critical areas of speed, accuracy and ease-of-use. In fact, since January 2008, the breakthrough enhancements we added to the Cirrus installation are generating even faster time-to-yield results. We're proud to partner with Cirrus Logic and glad to be adding value to their aggressive yield-management initiatives. Far from resting on our laurels, we have, since January 2008, provided Cirrus Logic with new breakthrough enhancements which are resulting in much faster yield issue resolution." Noting that the purchasing decision followed a thorough analysis of other offerings on the market, Cirrus Logic's director of product engineering, Mo Osmany, commented, "FloorVision has delivered a full solution that Cirrus Logic needs to manage yields across our broad portfolio of products. The speed and depth of the analysis and reporting which it provides, as well as the recent seamless integration into FloorVision of a flexible and powerful characterization analysis tool, re-enforces why it was selected after a thorough analysis of other offerings in the market." Cirrus Logic's director of IT, Tom Strandwitz also added, "The installation and set-up of FloorVision was very straightforward and virtually seamless when we brought it on premise. There was no site visit required by Mfg Vision during the installation, and the application has been running with minimal maintenance." About Mfg Vision Ltd. Headquartered in Limerick, Ireland, Mfg Vision Ltd. supplies innovative yield-management technologies and services to the global semiconductor manufacturing industry. Privately owned, the company maintains sales, support and service centers in Ireland, USA and the Philippines. For more information on Mfg Vision, please visit http://www.mfgvision.com/. DATASOURCE: Mfg Vision Ltd. CONTACT: Corporate, John O'Donnell, Chief Executive Officer of Mfg Vision Ltd., + 353 61 309745, ; or Media, Jane Evans-Ryan of Genuity PR, +1-408-489-6391, , for Mfg Vision Ltd. Web site: http://www.mfgvision.com/

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