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PXIT, a Dublin, Ireland-based manufacturer of PXI modular test systems, announced that its CLose-Grid test system for tuneable lasers has been deployed at Bookham Technology's manufacturing facility in Paignton, England, to provide high-speed production screening of chip-on-carrier devices. . . . Robotic Vision Systems Inc. said it has received follow-on orders for its new LS-8000 next-generation lead scanners from a large semiconductor test, assembly and packaging organization. The systems have a value of approximately $1.7 million and will be installed at several of the organization's Asian facilities. Lead scanners are used to inspect assembled integrated circuits prior to shipment.