SV Probe Pte. Ltd. (“SV”), one
of the world’s
leading suppliers of high-performance probe cards, announced today that it
has finalized the business transfer agreement to purchase certain probe card
business, technologies, intellectual property rights and assets of Tokyo
Cathode Laboratories (“TCL”). SV Probe’s newly established business in Japan,
“SV TCL KK” began official operations on
September 1, 2013.
TCL is a probe
card manufacturer based in Japan with a substantial production and
distribution network across Asia. TCL possesses strong probe card capabilities,
specifically CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) and Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), which
are used mainly in smart phones, tablets, digital cameras and other imaging
devices. TCL has developed proprietary cantilever probe materials along with
build and assembly processes that extend the capability of its products
utilized in different device testing applications. As a result, TCL has gained
a number of key CIS, LCD, and logic/SOC customers in Japan and throughout the
Asian market.
“This newly combined entity
provides a broader range of products and a more extensive global infrastructure
to meet the needs of all our customers regardless of location,” said Mr. Kevin
Kurtz, President & CEO of SV Probe.
“We look forward to the continuing prosperity of this united business now and
into the future.”
Probe cards are essential
tools in the electrical testing of semiconductor wafers before they are diced,
packaged and assembled in electronic products such as tablets, smart phones,
computers and digital media players.
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