FormFactor, Inc.
Semiconductor company
FormFactor, Inc. is a provider of test and measurement technologies for integrated circuits, with its headquarters in Livermore, California. It provides semiconductor companies with products to improve device performance and provide test and measurement technologies for integrated circuits.
History
FormFactor was founded in Elmsford, NY in 1993, and set up its first headquarters in Livermore, California in 1995. The company completed an initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq as FORM, in June 2003 with 6 million shares priced at $14.
FormFactor released the first x64 DRAM probe card in 2000, followed by the x128 DRAM probe card in 2002. The company shipped the first SmartMatrix full-wafer probe cards in February 2009.
In October 2012, FormFactor signed an agreement with Astria Semiconductors Holdings, Inc. for the acquisition of MicroProbe, Inc. for $100 million in cash and $16.8 million in stocks.
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