Press Release Details

POWAY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 30, 2015-- Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ:COHU), a leading supplier of semiconductor test and inspection handlers, announced today the first volume order for the new Eclipse pick-and-place handler with Cohu’s proprietary active thermal control technology.

Eclipse is designed to satisfy high-mix production requirements of test subcontractors, enabling them to leverage their existing device kit infrastructure, while utilizing Cohu’s high performance thermal technology that optimizes test yield. Eclipse delivers scalable performance for testing a wide range of semiconductors in singulated form, from analog integrated circuits (ICs) with short test times that require extremely high handler throughput to large multi-site applications of digital ICs. This platform incorporates Cohu’s T-Core™ active thermal controller and an on-board liquid cooling system to provide precise, multi-site temperature management of power dissipative ICs. With T-Core, customers can optimize test time, eliminate large temperature fluctuations and thermal throttling, and economically maximize value when testing power dissipative ICs such as mobile processors for next generation tablets and smartphones.

“We are excited to receive customer validation for this new handler platform. Last year we won a major mobile customer with our T-Core thermal subsystems and now we have secured the first Eclipse volume order for testing devices from a second globally recognized leader in the industry,” said Luis Müller, President and CEO of Cohu.

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.

Forward Looking Statements:

Certain matters discussed in this release, including statements concerning Delta Eclipse product are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or forecasted. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to convert new products under development into production on a timely basis, support product development and meet customer delivery and acceptance requirements for next generation equipment, failure to obtain customer acceptance resulting in the inability to recognize revenue and accounts receivable collection problems, our reliance on patents and intellectual property, compliance with U.S. export regulations, and the cyclical and unpredictable nature of capital expenditures by semiconductor manufacturers. These and other risks and uncertainties are discussed more fully in Cohu's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recently filed Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Cohu assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.

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Source: Cohu, Inc.

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