Michael J. Kondrat

Credence Systems Corporation is the industry provider of design-to-test solutions for the global semiconductor industry. By applying leading-edge technology to lower the overall cost-of-test, Credence delivers competitive cost and performance advantages to integrated device manufacturers, wafer foundries, outsource assembly and test suppliers and fabless chip companies worldwide. Credence was founded in 1978 and is publicly traded on the Nasdaq stock market under the symbol CMOS. Headquartered in Milpitas, California, Credence maintains a worldwide presence in twenty countries.

FormFactor Beaverton, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures instruments for measuring and testing of electricity and electrical signals. The firm markets wafer probing, thermal solutions for the electrical measurement and testing of advanced semiconductor devices, which include integrated circuits and chips. The company was founded by Eric W. Strid and K. Reed Gleason in 1983 and is headquartered in Beaverton, OR.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.