Latest NewsAehr Test Systems Elects Robert R. Anderson to Board of Directors
FREMONT, CA. November 7, 2000 - Aehr Test Systems (Nasdaq: AEHR) announced today that Robert R. Anderson has been elected to the company’s Board of Directors.
Anderson co-founded KLA Instruments Corporation, now KLA-Tencor Corporation, a supplier of equipment for semiconductor process control, in 1975 and served in various capacities including chief operating officer, chief financial officer, vice chairman, and chairman before retiring in 1994.
“We are pleased to have another seasoned semiconductor equipment industry expert join our Board,” said Rhea Posedel, chairman and chief executive officer of Aehr Test. “Bob’s vast experience and depth of knowledge should prove invaluable to Aehr Test as the company continues its pattern of enhancing existing product families and developing other leading-edge technologies.”
Currently, Anderson serves as a director at four other semiconductor equipment manufacturers: Applied Science and Technology, Inc., a supplier of systems components for the semiconductor industry, Metron Technology N.V., a distributor of parts and equipment for the semiconductor industry, Trikon Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of semiconductor process equipment, and Boxer Cross Inc., a development metrology company. Anderson has also served as chief executive officer and chairman for Silicon Valley Research Inc. and for Yield Dynamics, Inc., a development stage software company. Anderson also serves as a director for two additional development stage companies and is a trustee of Bentley College.
About Aehr Test Systems
Headquartered in Fremont, California, Aehr Test Systems is a leading provider of systems for burning-in and testing DRAMs and other integrated circuits and has an installed base of more than 2,000 systems worldwide. Aehr Test has developed and introduced two innovative product families, the MTX system and DiePak® carrier. The MTX is a massively parallel test system designed to reduce the cost of memory testing by performing both test and burn-in on thousands of devices simultaneously. The DiePak carrier is a reusable, temporary package that enables integrated circuit manufacturers to perform cost-effective final test and burn-in of bare die.Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties relating to projections regarding industry growth and customer demand for the Company's products. Actual results may vary from projected results. These risks and uncertainties include economic conditions in Asia and elsewhere, increased acceptance by customers of the MTX, MAX and DiePak technologies, and the potential emergence of alternative technologies, which could adversely affect demand for the Company's products. See the Company's 10-K and most recent 10-Q filed with the SEC for additional risks affecting the Company.