Press Release

Santa Barbara, CA, USA (August 1, 2007) – MultiProbe Inc. is pleased to announce it was ranked #68 in Entrepreneur magazine’s Hot 500 for 2007. MultiProbe is the leading manufacturer of high tech instrumentation for nanoprobing semiconductor devices.

The company started in the garage of founder Andy Erickson in 2001. He was soon joined by former friends, Casey Hare and John Coates, who helped to bring the cutting edge atomic force prober to market. Today the company employs more than 30 people and is the preferred choice of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers.

When asked by the magazine about the best business advice he ever received, founder and President, Andy Erickson replied, “Take care of your customers.”

“I got that advice from a customer we weren't taking care of. We lost that customer’s trust and learned a very painful lesson! Now we are often our customers’ favorite tool, offering the best support. We have tried to internalize the lesson and turn a lemon into lemonade.”

Director of Worldwide Sales, Patrick Harrington, sees firsthand, the result of MultiProbe’s customer oriented philosophy. “The feedback from customers is overwhelmingly positive. Satisfied customers throughout the industry are sharing their experiences with their colleagues and generating a great deal of new business for us. It is an exciting time for MultiProbe.”

In its annual ranking of America’s fastest growing businesses, Entrepreneur magazine evaluated more than 95,000 companies and used strict criteria, including sales volume, sales growth, and positive job growth. For details and other companies in the HOT 500 visit www.entrepreneur.com/HOT500 or see for the August 2007 edition.

MultiProbe manufactures the world’s highest resolution nanoprober. The tool is primarily used in electrical measurement of the smallest semiconductor devices. MultiProbe’s Atomic Force Probers are installed worldwide, improving yield and accelerating development of 65, 45, and 32nm processes for its customers. MultiProbe is located in Santa Barbara, CA, USA.