FormFactor Ranked Among Top 10 Global MEMS Manufacturers.LIVERMORE, Calif. -- FormFactor, Inc. (Nasdaq:FORM) today announced that two leading micro-electro-mechanical systems Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) Systems that couple micromechanisms with microelectronics. Such systems are also referred to as microsystems, and the coupling of micromechanisms with microelectronics is also termed micromechatronics. (MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. ) market research firms--Bourne Research and Wicht Technologie Consulting (WTC WTC World Trade Center, see there )--have ranked FormFactor among the top 10 global MEMS manufacturers, based on 2006 MEMS revenues. Marking the first year that the company has achieved this milestone, FormFactor joins the ranks of other leading MEMS suppliers, such as Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. , Hewlett Packard and Canon. "MEMS technology is at the heart of our advanced wafer probe card A probe card is an interface between an electronic test system and a semiconductor wafer. Its purpose is to provide an electrical path between the test system and the circuits on the wafer, thereby permitting the testing and validation of the circuits at the wafer level, usually solutions, which help enable semiconductor manufacturers to lower their test costs," stated Igor Khandros, chief executive officer of FormFactor. "With more than 13 years of learning and expertise in MEMS probe technology, FormFactor is uniquely positioned to leverage this critical technology to develop customized solutions that meet our customers' ever-evolving test requirements. We also see other applications and markets to which our MEMS expertise can be adapted." "As a start-up/pure-play, FormFactor's growth has been phenomenal," said Marlene Bourne Bourne, town (1990 pop. 16,064), Barnstable co., SE Mass., crossed by Cape Cod Canal; settled 1627, inc. 1884. Bourne Bridge (1935), across the canal, made the town an entry point to Cape Cod and a resort and commercial center. , president of Bourne Research. "The fact that FormFactor is now right up there on the list alongside some of the industry's biggest players is quite an accomplishment. At its current trajectory, the company has a real opportunity to be ranked even higher in the next year or so." FormFactor's MEMS research facilities, located at its headquarters in Livermore, are dedicated to developing the company's MicroSpring([R]) interconnect technology, including its 3-D probe contact technology. In addition to providing better electrical performance and power delivery compared to other wafer probe contact techniques, FormFactor's MicroSpring technology is extremely robust, highly scalable and provides low force contact, allowing semiconductor manufacturers to meet their test roadmap requirements for shrinking the size of their test pads and manufacturing smaller devices. Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding business momentum, demand for our products and solutions and future growth. These forward-looking statements are based on current information and expectations that are inherently subject to change and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results might differ materially from those in any forward-looking statement due to various factors, including, but not limited to: the demand for certain semiconductor devices; the company's ability to leverage its MEMS technology to develop customized solutions that meet its customers' ever-evolving test requirements; the company's continuing ability to innovate and develop and deliver the next generation of testing technology to help enable semiconductor manufacturers to lower their test costs; and the company's ability to adapt its MEMS expertise to other applications and markets. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially and adversely from those in any forward-looking statement is contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal period ended December 30, 2006 and subsequent Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. and 8-K filings. Copies of the company's SEC filings are available at http://investors.formfactor.com/edgar.cfm. The company assumes no obligation to update the information in this press release, to revise any forward-looking statements or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated in forward-looking statements. About FormFactor Founded in 1993, FormFactor, Inc. (Nasdaq:FORM) is the leader in advanced wafer probe cards, which are used by semiconductor manufacturers to electrically test ICs. The company's wafer sort, burn-in and device performance testing Performance Testing covers a broad range of engineering or functional evaluations where a material, product, or system is not specified by detailed material or component specifications: Rather, emphasis is on the final measurable performance characteristics. products move IC testing upstream from post-packaging to the wafer level, enabling semiconductor manufacturers to lower their overall production costs, improve yields, and bring next-generation devices to market. FormFactor is headquartered in Livermore, California Livermore is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. The population was 80,723 as of January 1, 2007.[2] Livermore is located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Livermore is a "major suburb" of the Bay Area. with operations in Europe, Asia and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . For more information, visit the company's web site at www.formfactor.com. FormFactor and MicroSpring are trademarks or registered trademarks of FormFactor, Inc. |
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