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Cascade Microtech: Cascade Microtech Welcomes Steven L. Harris as Vice President, Engineering

^{Published on 2009-01-27 15:59:22, Last Modified on 2009-01-27 16:00:01 - Market Wire}
 

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 ].