FormFactor Doubles the DRAM Test Capacity of Test Equipment With New Wafer Probe Card Capability

LIVERMORE, CA--(Marketwire - November 11, 2008) - FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) today introduced DC-Boost, an advanced TRE™ test technology to increase probe test capacity. The new wafer probe card capability enables more efficient use of tester channels on test equipment to double the number of devices that can be tested simultaneously. By using probe cards equipped with FormFactor's DC-Boost technology, IC manufacturers and test service providers can significantly increase test cell throughput on new test equipment, extend the life of their existing test equipment, and reduce their overall cost of test. Tera Probe, Inc., one of the world's largest wafer test services providers, is one of several customers adopting the new technology.

"At Tera Probe, our mission is to provide total testing solutions for our customers that boast greater efficiency, lower costs and ensure higher levels of reliability in order to help them meet their production goals," stated Masahide Ozawa, chief technology officer at Tera Probe, Inc. "FormFactor's DC-Boost capability supports that mission by allowing us to utilize the latest in advanced wafer test technology to enable more efficient, reliable testing of our customers' product wafers."

As DRAM manufacturers move to tighter design configurations, the number of die per wafer continues to rise, in some cases approaching 1500 die or more. At the same time, test managers are driving to maximize the productivity of their test cells. "Reducing the number of touchdowns in wafer testing is the primary driver for reducing test costs," stated Stefan Zschiegner, senior vice president of the DRAM product business unit at FormFactor. "Our DC-Boost test technology brings a new degree of intelligence to our wafer probe cards through the integration of application specific ICs -- enabling FormFactor to take wafer test parallelism to the next level. With this technology we can help our customers optimize their existing equipment investment today and provide a clear roadmap for further parallelism improvements on new device designs and tester platforms."

In addition to increasing the device under test, or DUT, capacity of test equipment, DC-Boost minimizes drops in voltage that could lead to over-testing or under-testing of devices. The new technology also provides the ability to test devices in isolation to obtain precise voltage measurements. As a result, customers can achieve a more reliable test result, thereby improving yields.

FormFactor's DC-Boost solution is now being offered on the company's PH150XP and Harmony XP™ probe cards for DRAM wafer testing.

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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 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 with operations in Europe, Asia and North America. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.formfactor.com.

FormFactor, TRE, DC-Boost, Harmony and Harmony XP are trademarks or registered trademarks of FormFactor, Inc.

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