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Cohu Adds Experienced Leader to Manage its Contactor Business

POWAY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 5, 2016-- Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ:COHU) today announced that Gerhard Gschwendtberger has joined the company as Director and General Manager of its Integrated Test Solutions (ITS) business unit.

Mr. Gschwendtberger has over 20 years of experience at Multitest, now Xcerra. During his tenure there, he held a variety of engineering and product management roles, most recently leading the Cantilever Contactor business unit. Mr. Gschwendtberger holds a Diplom-Ingenieur from the University of Applied Science in Rosenheim, Germany.

Mr. Gschwendtberger commented, “Expanding the ITS business is integral to the company’s growth strategy and is a logical next step for Cohu as the leader in the Test Handler market. I’m excited for the opportunity to work with the Cohu organization and leverage our industry leading products, technologies and service to deliver higher test yield to customers and grow our contactor market share.”

Dr. Luis A. Müller, Cohu President and CEO, stated, “Gerhard’s extensive knowledge of the contactor business will be a great asset to our management team as he leads our global ITS operation. I look forward to working with Gerhard to expand our products and deliver a total interface solution to customers.”

About Cohu:

Cohu is a leading supplier of semiconductor test and inspection handlers, micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) test modules, test contactors and thermal sub-systems used by global semiconductor manufacturers and test subcontractors.

Source: Cohu, Inc.

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Jeffrey D. Jones – Investor Relations
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