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FormFactor Names Dr. Chenming Hu to Its Board of Directors
| Source: FormFactor
LIVERMORE, CA--(Marketwire - December 15, 2009) - FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ : FORM ) today
announced the appointment of Dr. Chenming Hu to the company's board of
directors. Dr. Hu's long experience in semiconductor manufacturing further
strengthens the board's technology expertise.
Dr. Chenming Calvin Hu is the TSMC Distinguished Chair Professor of
Microelectronics in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the
University of California, Berkeley. He has served as the chief technology
officer of TSMC, the world's largest dedicated integrated circuits foundry.
In addition, Dr. Hu was the founding chairman of Celestry Design
Technologies, acquired by Cadence Design Systems and was the board chairman
of the non-profit East Bay Chinese School, Oakland, CA. He holds three
degrees in electrical engineering: a B.S. from the National Taiwan
University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from UC, Berkeley.
Jim Prestridge, chairman of the board, commented on the appointment, "We
are pleased to have such an accomplished industry professional join
FormFactor's board of directors. Dr. Hu's experience brings both technical
expertise and leadership to our board. We believe Dr. Hu will be an
important contributor to help guide FormFactor's future growth as a market
leader and global partner in semiconductor wafer test."
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limited to: changes in the market environment, including the demand for
certain semiconductor devices, including DRAM and Flash memory devices; the
company's ability to optimize its operating plans and structure with the
business environment; and the company's ability to develop innovative
testing technologies and to timely deliver and qualify new products that
meet its customer's testing requirements and lower their overall cost of
test. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual
events or results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking
statement is contained in the company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 27, 2008 and the company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
September 26, 2009, both as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC"), and subsequent SEC filings. Copies of the company's SEC
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actual results
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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 is a registered trademark of FormFactor, Inc.