"Noise, leakage, stray capacitance and measurement settling times areincreasingly challenging for us in our advanced device designs," said Ph.D, Junhua Liu, Institute of Microelectronics Peking University, Beijing."We chose the Cascade Microtech Summit 11000 Series because the solutionhas been proven through technical evaluation, and is known for itscapability to measure low leakage devices in a controlled environment.Given the educational focus of this lab, Cascade Microtech's renownedmeasurement and application expertise was critical to the success of theprogram."

The lab will be equipped with high-performance, high-frequency measurementinstrumentation, including Cascade Microtech's Summit 11000 Series probestation, Infinity probes, and the new WinCal XE software. As part of thecollaborative partnership both organizations will offer applicationtraining and workshops. Cascade Microtech has developed a process by whichstudents will learn device characterization, modeling, process development,design de-bug or IC failure analysis.

"Cascade Microtech's industry-standard Summit 11000 Series wafer probingsystems are in use at virtually all leading semiconductor manufacturing anddesign sites worldwide. Application and testing within the universityenvironment will provide a unique learning opportunity for students as wellas the local test community," said Geoff Wild, CEO, Cascade Microtech. "Byworking closely with Peking University, we will provide technical expertiseand best-in-class solutions through joint initiatives being planned toshare our knowledge and expertise with this highly regarded technicaluniversity and the communities it serves."

About Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University

Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University has undertaken 7 relevantprojects under State 863 Plan, National Natural Science Foundation andBeijing Municipality respectively in the direction of radio frequencyintegrated circuits (RFIC) research, successfully developed digital mobileTV tuner chips, 900MHz passive RF electronic tag chips, reader-writer chipsand GPS multi-mode navigation chips. The RF Lab has already applied 26national patents and published more than 40 technical papers, resulting inits leading position among domestic institutions and universities. The RFLab works closely with such industry-leading companies as Samsung, Inteland Fujitsu, while maintaining long-term academic exchanges and exchangevisits with University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, HongKong University of Science and Technology and City University of Hong Kong.There are already 5 doctorial graduates and 10 master graduates now workingin several well-known RF circuits design companies, such as Samsung,Marvell and MediaTek etc. Official website: http://www.pku.edu.cn

About Cascade Microtech, Inc.

Cascade Microtech, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCD) is a worldwide leader in the preciseelectrical measurement and test of integrated circuits (ICs) and othersmall structures. For technology businesses and scientific institutionsthat need to evaluate small structures, Cascade Microtech delivers accessto, and extraction of, electrical data from wafers, integrated circuits(ICs), IC packages, circuit boards and modules, MEMS, biologicalstructures, electro-optic devices and more. Cascade Microtech'sleading-edge semiconductor production test consumables include unique probecards and test sockets that reduce manufacturing costs of high-speed andhigh-density semiconductor chips. Additional information can be found atwww.cmicro.com

Cascade Microtech China (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is located at Room No. 1609,Plaza 336, No. 336 Middle Xi Zang Road, Shanghai, 200001, P.R.C.

PH: +86 (21) 3330 3188/3288, email: cmc_sales@cmicro.com.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:Laurie A. WintonCascade Microtech, Inc.(503) 601-1934