Cascade Microtech Expands Focus on Failure Analysis Market Announces Business and Technology Partnership with Credence Systems Corporation
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Beaverton, Ore.-November 22, 2005-Cascade Microtech (Nasdaq: CSCD), the worldwide leader in precise electrical measurements on small structures, is expanding its capabilities in the semiconductor failure analysis market. In August 2005, the company introduced the eVue digital imaging system, a major new tool for sub-micron probing to ease the problems of failure analysis on rapidly shrinking geometries. Today, Cascade Microtech announced that it has entered into a business and technology partnership with Credence Systems Corporation (Nasdaq: CMOS) to further expand its failure analysis market penetration. The terms of the relationship were not disclosed.
"As process development costs soar due to shrinking process nodes, accurate failure analysis is more critical than ever to semiconductor manufacturers. The partnership continues Cascade Microtech's reach into the semiconductor failure analysis market. We intend to expand our failure analysis solutions through strategic relationships and unique products. Credence's leadership in complete offerings of proven 65nm
debug and diagnostics equipment is strategic to Cascade's launch of our Failure Analysis product line," said John Pence, vice president, Engineering Products Division, Cascade Microtech.
"Cascade Microtech's vision and expertise will help Credence continue to meet our customers' aggressive roadmaps and demand for best in class small geometry measurement capabilities," said Ofir Baharav, senior vice president and general manager of Credence Systems Corporation. "We are very pleased to be working with Cascade Microtech in this area."
About Credence Systems
Credence Systems Corporation is the industry's leading provider of design- to-test solutions for the global semiconductor industry. With a commitment to applying innovative technology to lower the cost-of-test,
Credence delivers competitive cost and performance advantages to integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), wafer foundries, outsource assembly and test (OSAT) suppliers and fabless chip companies
worldwide. A global, ISO 9001-certified company with a presence in 20 countries, Credence is headquartered in Milpitas, California. More information is available at www.credence.com .
About Cascade Microtech
Cascade Microtech, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCD) is a worldwide leader in the precise electrical measurement and test of integrated circuits (ICs) and other small structures. For technology businesses and scientific institutions that need to evaluate small structures, Cascade Microtech delivers access to, and extraction of, electrical data from wafers, integrated circuits (ICs) IC packages, circuit boards and modules, MEMS, biological structures, electro-optic devices and more.
For semiconductor manufacturers doing production test, Cascade Microtech delivers leading-edge probe cards that reduce manufacturing costs of complex semiconductors. Information about Cascade Microtech
can be found on the Web at www.cascademicrotech.com or by calling 1-800-550-3279 or (503) 601-1000 outside the United States.
For more information, contact:
Junko Nakaya
Cascade Microtech, Inc.
(503) 601-1180
junko_nakaya@cmicro.com
Debra Seifert
McClenahan Bruer Communications
(503) 546-1000
debra@mcbru.com
