THE ONLY ELECTROGLAS “OEM”: MARTEK CAPTURES THE “EG” WAFER PROBER MARKET.

January 1st, 2017 — Tempe, Arizona MarTek, Inc. a leading provider of automatic wafer probers and sole owner of Electroglas Wafer Prober Intellectual Property (EGIP), today announced it is now the only company that can supply Authentic Electroglas Wafer Prober Products. MarTek, which had previously licensed the EGIP to EG Systems, Complete Probe Solutions, Probex, WAVA International and Boston Semiconductor Equipment chose not to renew those agreements. Those companies including EMTS, MPT and CSE are no longer permitted to use the MarTek owned EGIP or Copyrighted materials. This includes, but is not limited to EG Commander Software, ProberVision Software and wafer prober hardware and documentation that can only be purchased from MarTek Inc.

ABOUT MARTEK:

MarTek, Inc. is a manufacturer of advanced wafer probers and testing solutions for the world-wide semiconductor industry. MarTek was formed more than 22 years ago to support Electroglas products. With MarTek’s acquisition of the Electroglas Intellectual Property, MarTek now combines more decades of Electroglas expertise than any competitor, to better support our integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), wafer foundries, and outsourced assembly and test (OSAT) suppliers to improve their overall effectiveness at semiconductor wafer testing. MarTek supports its customers with new and refurbished wafer probers while supporting the entire current install base worldwide. MarTek will be working with all authorized representatives that support MarTek and the Electroglas product lines to create future product innovation. MarTek, Inc. is located in Tempe, Arizona. For inquiries or more information,

CONTACT:
MarTek, Inc.
112 S Rockford Drive
Tempe, AZ 85281
USA
(480) 947-5757
Email: Sales@martekprober.com

January 1st, 2017 — Tempe, Arizona MarTek, Inc. a leading provider of automatic wafer probers and sole owner of Electroglas Wafer Prober Intellectual Property (EGIP), today announced it is now the only company that can supply Authentic Electroglas Wafer Prober Products. MarTek, which had previously licensed the EGIP to EG Systems, Complete Probe Solutions, Probex, WAVA International and Boston Semiconductor Equipment chose not to renew those agreements. Those companies including EMTS, MPT and CSE are no longer permitted to use the MarTek owned EGIP or Copyrighted materials. This includes, but is not limited to EG Commander Software, ProberVision Software and wafer prober hardware and documentation that can only be purchased from MarTek Inc.

ABOUT MARTEK:
MarTek, Inc. is a manufacturer of advanced wafer probers and testing solutions for the world-wide semiconductor industry. MarTek was formed more than 22 years ago to support Electroglas products. With MarTek’s acquisition of the Electroglas Intellectual Property, MarTek now combines more decades of Electroglas expertise than any competitor, to better support our integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), wafer foundries, and outsourced assembly and test (OSAT) suppliers to improve their overall effectiveness at semiconductor wafer testing. MarTek supports its customers with new and refurbished wafer probers while supporting the entire current install base worldwide. MarTek will be working with all authorized representatives that support MarTek and the Electroglas product lines to create future product innovation. MarTek, Inc. is located in Tempe, Arizona. For inquiries or more information,

CONTACT:
MarTek, Inc.
112 S Rockford Drive
Tempe, AZ 85281
USA
(480) 947-5757

Email : Sales@martekprober.com

www.martekprober.com

MarTek Announces Acquisition of Electroglas Technology Assets From Form Factor, Inc. and Settlement of Pending Litigation between Form Factor and MarTek, Inc.

August 17th, 2015 — Tempe, Arizona MarTek, Inc. a leading provider of automatic wafer probers, today announced it has reached an agreement to settle litigation between MarTek, Inc. and Form Factor, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORM) pending in the U.S. District Court, regarding the use of certain intellectual property (IP) Form Factor acquired in 2009 out of the Electroglas bankruptcy proceedings.

In this settlement MarTek and Form Factor enter into an agreement where MarTek acquires all of the Electroglas Wafer Prober IP along with all existing third-party license agreements. This acquisition positions MarTek to be the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for all Electroglas automatic wafer prober products. As the OEM, MarTek will continue maintaining and engineering support for existing products while developing and integrating new technology that will meet future semiconductor test requirements.

About MarTek:

MarTek, Inc. is a manufacturer of advanced wafer probers and testing solutions for the world-wide semiconductor industry. MarTek was formed more than 20 years ago to support Electroglas products. With MarTek’s acquisition of the Electroglas Intellectual Property, MarTek now combines more decades of Electroglas expertise than any competitor, to better support our integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), wafer foundries, and outsourced assembly and test (OSAT) suppliers to improve their overall effectiveness at semiconductor wafer testing. MarTek supports its customers with new and refurbished wafer probers while supporting the entire current install base worldwide. MarTek will be working with all third party licensee holders that support MarTek and the Electroglas product lines to create future product innovation. MarTek, Inc. is located in Tempe, Arizona. For inquiries or more information,

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August 26, 2014

Tempe, Arizona — MarTek, Inc., a leading provider of automatic wafer probers, today announced that it has filed litigation against Form Factor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

MarTek, Inc.’s claims relate to an unresolved dispute arising out of an Intellectual Property License Agreement between the companies. MarTek, Inc.’s claims include Fraud in the Inducement – Concealment, Breach of Written Contract, and Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith. MarTek, Inc. is seeking damages of 19 million dollars. Trial date has been set for October 19, 2015.

MarTek, Inc. continues to provide automatic wafer probers, system upgrades, parts, and service to customers worldwide and has been a leading supplier of probers since 1995.

Update — August 17th, 2015 Litigation between Form Faction and MarTek has been settled.

Wednesday, June 25th, 2014 — In a great example of leveraging available opportunities for ensured success, MarTek was presented to the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday as an Arizona success story by Rep. Kyrsten Sinema. It showcases MarTek’s strong global and national business relationships, and the growth we intend to create for ourselves and our partners moving forward.

Export-Import Bank supported $39m in AZ09 exports last year. We’re working w/AZ09’s @MarTekProber to renew #ExIm4Jobs http://t.co/QX94Gr7fAP

— Kyrsten Sinema (@RepSinema) July 12, 2014

MarTek has posted the video of the SBDC Award Ceremony for 2013!

Mark James gives the acceptance speech for MarTek at the 2013 SBDC Award Ceremony at the state capitol in Arizona.

MarTek was chosen for our outstanding growth the past year and expansion. We were selected out of the entire Tempe, AZ area, and were the only semiconductor equipment manufacturing company in the Award lineup!

To read more about MarTek’s achievement, see the SBDC Award post.

For more info on the SBDC, see their website.

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We’re here today to blog about MarTek receiving the SBDC Award for Tempe, AZ! MarTek was the only semiconductor equipment manufacturing company in the 2013 lineup of Award winners. SBDC (Small Business Development Center) offers a statewide source of assistance for small businesses in every stage of development. AZSBDC is fully accredited by the Association of Small Business Development Centers, a national system that connects 60 state SBDC networks across the country.

Each year, the AZSBDC Network honors a select group of Arizona businesses and entrepreneurs who have made exceptional progress and advancement with their business growth. The 2013 Success Awards held at the Arizona State Capitol on March 18 honored 14 top performing businesses. MarTek has worked with Maricopa SBDC since 1998, and has used their resources to obtain financing for a large inventory purchase in 2010.

Because of MarTek’s outstanding growth the past year, we were selected out of the entire Tempe, AZ area and were the only semiconductor equipment manufacturing company in the Award lineup!

Stay tuned for the video upload of the acceptance speech!

The MarTek, Inc. team is proud to announce that a new web experience for our customers is going live!

This includes a new, cleaner website built on more modern architecture, and a simple, intuitive interface to help customers find the exact information they’re looking for quickly. Launching along with the website is our prober industry News blog, which is what you’re reading right now! Check back here regularly for news and updates on MarTek and the semiconductor industry as a whole.

Along with news and industry updates, this blog will also host instructional videos and how-to’s, such as: how to planarize the chucktop, perform a voltage check on the fuseblock, change external communication settings and product settings on the EG 2001, explanation of what each board does inside the drawers, etc. Expect a growing resource of information available at your fingertips over the coming months.

In addition, MarTek is launching it’s new presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube! These social hubs provide an exciting new way to interact with the company and the prober service industry experts working here. Look for announcements in the semiconductor industry condensed to those feeds.

With our new web interface, news blog, instructional videos, and social media presence, we also have many exciting updates planned for the future! This includes a Mandarin Chinese language option for our website and a parts store with web-cart checkout that MarTek has already in development. All this in addition to the largest stock of wafer prober parts, tailored field service contracts, high-quality and cost-effective refurbishing solutions.

Let us know how we can best serve you and any new features you’d like to see! MarTek is reliable, has a long-held track record, and employs some of the most experienced and generally recognized as “the best in the business” field service engineers and service technicians.

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