How is Schlumberger addressing the high-cost-of-test problem?
Jean-Luc: First, our test equipment is less expensive, even though it is much higher performance than our competitors. Second, the throughput of Schlumberger equipment is typically 20 percent better than any other platform in the industry. Also, the accuracy of the Schlumberger equipment is unprecedented and unparalleled in the industry, and higher accuracy means better yields. Schlumberger is the first company to deliver a structural test offering in the market, and we are shipping it today in large volume. Now, a customer is capable of implementing a combination of structural test and high-end functional test that provides them an unprecedented test cost reduction. ATEW: How do you see Schlumberger positioned in the industry? What do you want to be known as? Jean-Luc: We want to be known as the provider of uncompromised test solutions at the lowest cost of ownership. We see Schlumberger well positioned for the future in test. Today we have a portfolio of products that lead the indust
