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Credence Systems

(CMOS) is in the Technology Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$461.1M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Don't be confused, mixed-signals from Credence are a good thing! Credence Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: CMOS) provides design-to-test solutions for the semiconductor industry worldwide. Its products include system-on-chip, mixed-signal, radio frequency, flash and automotive test systems. Its products are used to test mixed-signal, system-on-chip, nonvolatile or memory, and radio frequency wireless integrated circuits. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Milpitas, CA, it has revenue of $429.3 million and employs about 1,800 people. In 2005, it combined its Taiwan operations with Spirox Corporation's T1 test division to form Credence Spirox Integration Corporation.

President, World Wide Field Operations
Bryan Hoadley
Number of Employees 1,631
Contact Information

1421 California Cir

Milpitas, California 95035

www.credence.co...

(408) 635-4300

NAICS Code Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables: 334513

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Bryan Hoadley President, World Wide Field Operations
Birnell West Chief Architect
John C. Batty CFO, Senior Vice President & Secretary
John R. Detwiler CFO, Senior Vice President & Secretary
Kevin C Eichler Chief Financial Officer
Michael Vedda CIO
Bart Freedman Senior Vice President
Brett Hooper Senior Vice President, HR
Byron W. Milstead Senior Vice President
Carlos Lazalde Senior Vice President
David Karpenske Senior Vice President
Gary Smith Senior Vice President, SoC Prods Group
Israel Niv Senior Vice President
Ofir Baharav Senior Vice President, Products
Rance Hale Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Operations
William Dillon Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Operations
Earl Biddlecome Vice President, Supply Line Management
Glyn Davies Vice President, Corp Marketing
Itzik Goldberger Vice President, Irem Group
John McCoy Vice President
Judy Dale Vice President, Marketing Communications & Investor Relations
Laura A. Buzzell Vice President, Human Resources
Walter Karstad Vice President
William Steele Vice President, Info Technology
Luca Sartori Senior Director
Larry Willeman
Ping Yang Independent Consultant
Jon D. Tompkins Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
David L. House Executive Chairman
William G. Howard Chairman
Dipanjan Deb Board of Directors
Henk J. Evenhuis Board of Directors
Richard M. Beyer Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Credence Systems Corp. President, World Wide Field Operations Current
Credence Systems Corp. Vice President, European Field Operations Former
Credence Corporation Senior Director and General Manager Former
Credence Systems Corp. Director, Western Region Sales Former
Credence Systems Corp. South West Regional Sales Manager Former
Micro Component Technology Inc. NA Former
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical Engineering Former

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Credence Systems Corp. Chief Architect Current

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University of Chicago M.B.A. Former
University of New Hampshire B.A. in Economics Former

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Credence Systems Corp. CFO, Senior Vice President & Secretary Current

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Credence Systems Corp. Chief Financial Officer Current
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St. John's University Bachelor of Science Degree In Accounting Former

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Credence Systems Corp. CIO Current
Credence Systems Corp. Vice President Former
Credence Systems Corp. Information Technology and Management Roles Former

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Credence Systems Corp. Senior Vice President Current

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Credence Systems Corp. Senior Vice President, HR Current

Byron W. Milstead has served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel since December 2005. Prior to that, he was Vice President and General Counsel from November 2000. Prior to that Mr. Milstead was a partner with the Portland, Oregon law firm of Ater Wynne LLP. Prior to joining Ater Wynne LLP in 1996, Mr. Milstead was an associate and partner in the Portland, Oregon office of Bogle & Gates PLLC. Mr. Milstead has practiced law since 1982.

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Credence Systems Corp. Senior Vice President Current
Credence Systems Corp. General Counsel Former

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Credence Systems Corp. Senior Vice President Current

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Credence Systems Corp. Senior Vice President Current

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Credence Systems Corp. Senior Vice President, SoC Prods Group Current

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Credence Systems Corp. Senior Vice President Current

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Credence Systems Corp. Senior Vice President, Products Current
Credence Systems Corp. Senior Director Former
Credence Systems Corp. Gm, Emiscope Products Former

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Credence Systems Corp. Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Operations Current
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KLA-Tencor Corporation Customer Acceptance Manager, Wafer Inspection Former

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Credence Systems Corp. Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Operations Current

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Credence Systems Corp. Vice President, Supply Line Management Current
Supplypro Inc. Current
Hewlett-Packard Company North American Manufacturing Manager Former

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Credence Systems Corp. Vice President, Corp Marketing Current

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Credence Systems Corp. Vice President, Irem Group Current

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Credence Systems Corp. Vice President Current

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Credence Systems Corp. Vice President, Marketing Communications & Investor Relations Current

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Credence Systems Corp. Vice President, Human Resources Current
Fortinet, Inc. Human Resources Director Former
KLA-Tencor Corporation Human Resources and Finance Positions Former

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Credence Systems Corp. Vice President Current

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Credence Systems Corp. Vice President, Info Technology Current

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Credence Systems Corp. Senior Director Current

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Portland State University Bachelor Degrees In Economics Former

Dr. Ping Yang was previously employed as Vice President of R&D responsible for deep submicron logic and embedded memory technologies. Prior to that Dr. Yang served as Senior Vice President of TSMC North America and Vice President of design services, DRAM development, and corporate marketing. Prior to TSMC, Dr. Yang was a director of device and design flow at Texas Instruments and was elected a Fellow. Dr. Yang holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is also a Board of Director for Global Unichip of Taiwan.

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Global Unichip Corp. Director Current
Credence Corporation Director Current
Ltx-Credence Corporation Board of Directors Current
TSMC North America Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Ltx-Credence Corporation Elected A Director Former
Texas Instruments Incorporated Director of Device and Design Flow Former
Credence Systems Corp. Director Former
University of Illinois Ph.D. Former
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign M.S. Degrees In Electrical Engineering Former
University of Illinois M.S. Degrees In Electrical Engineering Former
National Taiwan University BS degree in physics Former
University of Illinois BS In Physics Former

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Needham Capital Partners Limited Partner Current
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Michigan Technological University B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

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University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. In Electrical Engineering Former
University of California, Berkeley B.E.E. Former

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Credence Systems Corp. Board of Directors Current
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