FormFactor Reduces Flash Memory Test Costs With New Harmony OneTouch(TM) ATC Full-Wafer Contact Probe Card Solution
February 09 2009 - 8:30AM
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FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) today introduced the newest
addition to its suite of advanced full-wafer contact probe cards
for NAND and NOR Flash memory 300-mm wafer testing -- the Harmony
OneTouch(TM) ATC probe solution. Leveraging many of the
architectural enhancements recently introduced on the Harmony
eXP(TM) platform for DRAM wafer testing, the Harmony OneTouch ATC
card enables Flash device manufacturers to lower their test costs
on their leading-edge Flash products through increased wafer test
productivity and improved test yields.
The Harmony OneTouch ATC card supports the company's
RapidSoak(TM) technology, which leverages advanced temperature
control to reduce the time required for the probe card to achieve
thermal equilibrium by as much as 50 percent -- resulting in
increased test cell productivity and uptime. In addition, RapidSoak
technology improves the scrub consistency of the Harmony OneTouch
ATC probe card by compensating for temperature variation related to
wafer chuck movements.
The Harmony OneTouch ATC platform with RapidSoak has been
qualified at Hynix Semiconductor Inc. to test sub 50nm Flash
devices. The platform is designed to accommodate the testing of
Flash devices of various densities, ranging from 128MB NOR devices
up to and including 64GB NAND devices.
"To maintain our position as a world-class semiconductor
manufacturer and one of the world's leading NAND Flash producers
requires both technology leadership and cost-efficient
manufacturing," stated Sr. Manager, BW Kang, Hynix Semiconductor
Inc. "Having access to the latest wafer probe card technologies
helps us to assure the quality of our most advanced NAND devices
and increase test productivity."
Harmony OneTouch ATC provides superior planarity over
FormFactor's previous-generation Harmony OneTouch platform, by as
much as 25 percent in some customer-specific configurations. X/Y
placement accuracy has also improved significantly, offering high
accuracy at both hot and cold test insertions using the same probe
card.
"Flash memory suppliers are under extreme pressure as the
industry works through today's difficult economic challenges,"
stated Adrian Wilson, general manager of FormFactor's Flash product
business unit. "FormFactor is committed to helping customers reduce
their cost of test -- not just in the short term, but on a
sustainable basis. Our investment in innovation and R&D enables
us to deliver mission critical products, like the Harmony OneTouch
ATC, which are designed to significantly reduce overall test time,
thereby improving test floor efficiency and lowering overall test
costs."
Harmony OneTouch ATC probe cards are now available for ordering
and shipping.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly
historical in nature are forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the federal securities laws, including results the
company's customers' might realize when using the company's
products, demand for the company's products and future growth.
These forward-looking statements are based on current information
and expectations that are inherently subject to change and involve
a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results might
differ materially from those in any forward-looking statement due
to various factors, including, but not limited to: the company's
ability to lower customers' test costs and improve their test
yields on leading-edge Flash memory devices, to support customers'
cost and test technology roadmaps as they transition to sub 50nm
Flash device geometries; to increase customers' wafer test
productivity and improve their test yields, to deliver products
that increase customers' test cell productivity and uptime, to
continuously provide tighter planarity products, to improve X/Y
placement accuracy at both hot and cold test temperature
environments, and the company's ability to support its RapidSoak
technology within the Harmony OneTouch ATC platform and maintain
thermal stability and improve scrub consistency, and reduce the
time required for the probe card to achieve thermal equilibrium.
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 29, 2007 and the company's Form
10-Q reports for its fiscal quarters within 2008, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and subsequent SEC
filings. Copies of the company's SEC filings are available at
http://investors.formfactor.com/edgar.cfm. The company assumes no
obligation to update the information in this press release, to
revise any forward-looking statements or to update the reasons
actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in
forward-looking statements.
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, Harmony, Harmony OneTouch, Harmony OneTouch ATC,
Harmony eXP and RapidSoak are trademarks or registered trademarks
of FormFactor, Inc.
Investor Contact: Michael Magaro Investor Relations (925)
290-4321 Email Contact Trade Press Contact: David Viera Director of
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