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Cascade Microtech Welcomes Steven L. Harris as Vice President, Engineering
| Source: Cascade Microtech
BEAVERTON, OR--(Marketwire - January 27, 2009) - Cascade Microtech, Inc. (NASDAQ : CSCD ), a
worldwide leader in the precise electrical measurement of small structures,
today announced the appointment of Steven L. Harris as Vice President,
Engineering.
"We are excited to have Steve join our management team," said Geoff Wild,
CEO of Cascade Microtech, Inc. "He brings a strong background in test and
measurement, most recently in capital equipment. His management and
engineering experience will be a great asset as we continue to pursue a
roadmap that delivers value for our customers and expands Cascade
Microtech's market reach."
Steve Harris joins Cascade Microtech after having spent nearly five years
as vice president of research, development and engineering at Electro
Scientific Industries, Inc. When Mr. Harris joined ESI in November 1997, he
first led the Central Engineering group and later served as General Manager
of the Semiconductor Link Processing business unit. Prior to joining ESI,
he was employed at Tektronix, where he began his career and spent thirteen
years in a variety of product development and engineering management
positions. Mr. Harris holds a BSEE from the University of Idaho.
"I'm thrilled to be joining a company with such a powerful legacy of
technological achievement and innovation," said Mr. Harris. "My role will
be to drive engineering processes and projects, and deliver on the roadmaps
that enable Cascade Microtech's growth."
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. Cascade Microtech's
leading-edge semiconductor production test consumables include unique probe
cards and test sockets that reduce manufacturing costs of high-speed and
high-density semiconductor chips. Information about Cascade Microtech can
be found on the Web at www.cascademicrotech.com.