Electroglas, Inc.
5729 Fontanoso Way
San Jose, CA 95138-1015
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Electroglas, Inc.
Virginia Samaro
Marketing Communications
(408) 528-3867
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408.528.30000
www.electroglas.com
KING YUAN ELECTRONICS COMPANY (KYEC) QUALIFIES
ELECTROGLAS EG6000 300MM WAFER PROBER
SAN JOSE, CALIF.—September 26, 2006—Electroglas, Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLS), a leading supplier of wafer probers for the semiconductor industry, today announced that KYEC, Hsin Chu, Taiwan, has qualified the Electroglas EG6000 for production probing of 300mm wafers on the first of a multi‐ATE tester platform evaluation. This decision followed an extended production trial and was based upon the superior technology, performance, and cost of ownership of the EG6000. Mark Chou, Director, Logic and Mx CP Division, KYEC, said, “The EG6000 has met all expectations and was quickly qualified for production use during the first phase of an extensive multi‐ATE tester platform evaluation. We are extremely pleased with the production results from the EG6000 and thus the immediate production qualification of the tool on the first of several ATE platforms used at KYEC. Given the results of the extended evaluation on the initial ATE tool set, we anticipate that the EG6000 will advance through the remaining tester platforms with similar results.” Tom Rohrs, Chairman and CEO, Electroglas said: “KYEC is a global leader in wafer test of mixed signal, logic and memory testing and we are pleased that this production trial has confirmed that our exclusive 300mm technology provides significant benefits to the most advanced customers in the wafer testing sector. We look forward to working closely with KYEC to qualify on additional ATE platforms.” - more -
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About KYEC KYEC was founded in 1987, with headquarters in Hsin Chu Science-Based Industrial Park
located near strategic upstream packagers. Net Asset value on December 2004 stood at USD
505M. Current production facilities in Hsin Chu and Chunan are staffed by over 3,000 dedicated
staff. King Yuan provides a full spectrum of IC test services, including logic, mixed signal,
memory, RF, LCD driver, CMOS Image sensor, CCD device test and assembly. www.kyec.com.
About Electroglas
Electroglas is a leading supplier of innovative wafer probers, prober-based test handlers, test
floor management software and services that improve the overall effectiveness of semiconductor
manufacturers’ wafer and device testing. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company has
been a leading equipment supplier to the semiconductor industry for over four decades, and has
shipped more than 15,000 systems worldwide. Electroglas’ stock trades on the NASDAQ
National Market under the symbol “EGLS.” More information about the company and its
products is available at www.electroglas.com.
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