The three-month average of worldwide bookings in December 2004 was $1.24 billion. The bookings figure is 7% below the revised November 2004 level of $1.33 billion, and 4.6% above the $1.18 billion in orders posted in December 2003.

(January 21, 2005) Scotts Valley, Calif. &#8212 Carsem announces that they now offer the ability to access Carsem’s automatic test equipment (ATE) systems via a direct virtual private network (VPN) connection and a Carsem-secured terminal client server. This link allows customers direct access to any of Carsem’s tester platforms for the purpose of doing real-time test program debug, product engineering, and device performance analysis.