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“We are pleased by the overall results of the second quarter and with the growth in revenue, gross margin and income from operations compared to both the prior quarter of 2013 and the second quarter of last year.  Our performance in the second quarter was driven by strong demand for both our Systems and Probe products.  The demand for 300mm systems has remained strong and we are excited about the expected impact our new products will have on the second half of 2013,” said Michael Burger, President and CEO.

“We are also excited about our recently announced acquisition of the Reliability Test Products (RTP) business from Aetrium Incorporated.  This acquisition strengthens our Systems product portfolio and accelerates our strategy of delivering Integrated Measurement Solutions to our customer base.  We believe the addition of this new product line will better enable us to meet the technical challenges of our customers.  In addition, we believe the existing customers of Aetrium’s RTP business will benefit from Cascade Microtech’s service and support network, strong commitment to customer satisfaction, and technology leadership,” added Mr. Burger.  The acquisition of the RTP business was an asset purchase for $1.9 million in cash, and contingent consideration of up to $1.5 million payable between 9 and 18 months from the date of acquisition.  The contingencies include a $0.5 million holdback and a $1.0 million earn out subject to the achievement of certain milestones.

Financial outlook

For the third quarter of 2013, before acquisition related costs, and assuming consistent foreign currency rates, revenue is expected to be in the range of $28.0 million to $31.0 million, and earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $0.08 to $0.12 on a fully-diluted basis.  Due to the mid-quarter timing of the acquisition, the revenue from the RTP business is not expected to be meaningful in the third quarter.  Third quarter earnings guidance listed above is before one-time costs of purchasing and integrating the RTP business, which are estimated between $0.7 million and $0.9 million during the quarter.

We will host a conference call beginning at 2:00 p.m. PDT (5:00 p.m. EDT) on Thursday, August 1, 2013, to discuss our results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.

A simultaneous audio cast of the conference call may be accessed online from the investor relations page of www.cascademicrotech.com.  If you are interested in participating in the call, the live dial-in number is 800 884-5695 or international 617 786-2960, participant Passcode: 54893309. A replay will be available after 7:00 p.m. EDT at the same internet address.  (For a telephone replay available after 7:00 p.m. EDT, dial: 888 286-8010, international: 617 801-6888, Passcode: 88055847).

Cascade Microtech Financial Statements - Q2 2013

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements in this release regarding the Company's financial outlook as to anticipated revenue and earnings per share for the third quarter of 2013, strong demand for our products, including 300mm systems, and the impact our new products will have on the results for the second half of 2013, the impact of the RTP acquisition, including accelerating our delivery of Integrated measurement Solutions to our customers, and other statements identified by terminology such as “will,” “should,” “expects,” “estimates,” “predicts,” and “continue” or other derivations of these or other comparable terms are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform act of 1995. Such statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's business based in part on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including: changes in demand for the Company's products; changes in product mix; potential delays and other factors affecting the timing of new product introductions; the timing of shipments and customer orders; constraints on supplies of components; excess or shortage of production capacity; potential failure of expected market opportunities to materialize; changes in foreign exchange rates; our ability or delay in integrating acquired businesses; and other risks discussed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. In addition, such statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates and general domestic and international economic conditions. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.
About Cascade Microtech, Inc.
Cascade Microtech, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCD) is a worldwide leader in precision contact, electrical measurement and test of integrated circuits (ICs), optical devices and other small structures. For technology businesses and scientific institutions that need to evaluate small structures, Cascade Microtech delivers access to electrical data from wafers, ICs, IC packages, circuit boards and modules, MEMS, 3D TSV, LED devices and more. Cascade Microtech’s leading-edge stations, probes, probe cards and integrated systems deliver precision accuracy and superior performance both in the lab and during production manufacturing of high-speed and high-density semiconductor chips. For more information visit www.cascademicrotech.com.
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The acquisition of the RTP business affords Cascade Microtech the opportunity to leverage its market position, and focuses the necessary resources towards solving significant customer challenges resulting from advanced materials, new geometries, and new design rules. These expanded core competencies enable Cascade Microtech to further address customers’ needs at advanced nodes, and are particularly important as FinFET and other three-dimensional structures exhibit properties that will evidence themselves in an increasing variety of reliability-related issues. Customers of Aetrium’s Reliability Test Products business will also benefit from Cascade Microtech’s global service and support network, and its strong commitment to customer satisfaction and technology leadership.

“This is a key strategic move which not only strengthens our product portfolio, but enhances our competency in reliability testing. This moves us closer to our goal of fully-integrated measurement solutions focused on addressing growth markets,” said Michael Burger, President and CEO, Cascade Microtech, Inc. “The acquisition will enable us to aggressively meet the technical challenges our customers have in ramping advanced processes. We can help them achieve the requirements for early analysis and lifetime predictions, and help them respond to critical time-to-market demands.”

“We’ve worked closely with Cascade Microtech for many years providing comprehensive wafer-level test and measurement solutions for accurate and efficient WLR tests,” said Joseph C. Levesque, President and CEO of Aetrium Incorporated. “Aetrium’s Conductor software package controls probe stations for fully-automated test execution and high data throughput. Combined with the new Symphony™ portable test instrumentation, I believe this will significantly benefit customers who are looking for cost-effective, sophisticated, high-performance WLR test solutions.”

About Aetrium

Aetrium, based in North St. Paul, Minnesota, is a leading supplier of proprietary technologies and equipment that are used by the worldwide semiconductor industry to test integrated circuits. The company’s products are used by customers to advance reliability, improve quality, increase product yield or improve manufacturing processes.  Aetrium’s common stock is publicly traded on the Nasdaq market under the symbol ATRM. More information about Aetrium is available on the internet at www.Aetrium.com or by emailing info@aetrium.com.
About Cascade Microtech, Inc.
Cascade Microtech, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCD) is a worldwide leader in precision contact, electrical measurement and test of integrated circuits (ICs), optical devices and other small structures. For technology businesses and scientific institutions that need to evaluate small structures, Cascade Microtech delivers access to electrical data from wafers, ICs, IC packages, circuit boards and modules, MEMS, 3D TSV, LED devices and more. Cascade Microtech’s leading-edge stations, probes, probe cards and integrated systems deliver precision accuracy and superior performance both in the lab and during production manufacturing of high-speed and high-density semiconductor chips. For more information visit www.cascademicrotech.com.
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