Cascade Microtech Expands Global Service and Support Footprint
BEAVERTON, Ore.- May 22, 2008- Cascade Microtech Inc. today announced global expansion with new offices and personnel in Munich as well as Phoenix, Arizona to provide service and support for production products customers in those regions. Semiconductor manufacturers, faced with growing complexity and heightened market pressures, increasingly require better and faster service and support from their equipment providers. Companies like Cascade Microtech, with a proven track record in meeting those needs, are enjoying escalating demand as a result. Cascade Microtech's expansion is driven by increased demand for its high-frequency RF probes and sockets for use in volume production test environments which will now be met with faster response times and shortened downtime for regional customers. The Munich location will also serve as a repair center for customers throughout the European Union. Cascade Microtech will announce additional expansion and support later this year.
Taking the helm at the Munich office will be Eric Wilms, director of European Sales. Prior to joining Cascade Microtech, Wilms held sales management positions at Schlumberger and Test Advantage. Wilms has added three new applications and service engineers to the Munich staff as well. The Munich service and repair center features state-of-the-art probe card inspection tools powered by Cascade Microtech's eVue digital imaging system, insuring fast repair times for customers.
In the new Phoenix, Arizona office, Mark Murdza has been named sales manager for the Gryphics Product Group, which provides high performance sockets for design engineering as well as high-volume production applications. These high-density, fine-pitch socket assemblies support a wide spectrum of semiconductor packages. Most recently Murdza was director of marketing at Antares Advanced Test Technologies.
"Our customers work under extreme time pressure. They simply cannot afford downtime," said Cascade Microtech CEO Geoff Wild. "Our deep understanding of our customers' needs enables us to provide the right products and services in the right time and place, which in turn is fueling heightened demand for our products. Extending our service and support reach globally is another extension of our commitment to our customers' success."
About Production Products Division
The Production Products Division of Cascade Microtech provides best-in-class test probes and sockets featuring their Pyramid Probe and Gryphics product families. Pyramid probe cards are rugged, robust, and well suited for the rigors of high-performance production wafer sort. Its industry leading signal integrity and mechanical alignment capabilities make these probe cards the perfect fit for multi-die testing for RF wireless, high-speed digital in SiPs, SoCs, and leading edge parametric testing. The Gryphics Products Group designs, manufactures and markets a range of high-performance socket products used for final production and evaluation testing of packaged semiconductor devices. Gryphics' advanced manufacturing and contact technologies achieve a very fine pitch and provide excellent signal fidelity for today's high frequency applications whilst driving down the cost-of-test.
