BNET Industries

Market Cap:$834.1M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$462.1M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We design, develop, manufacture, sell and support precision, high performance advanced semiconductor wafer probe card products and solutions. Semiconductor manufacturers use our wafer probe cards to perform wafer sort and test on the semiconductor die, or chips, or the whole semiconductor wafer, which is prior to singulation of the wafer into individual separate chips. We work closely with our customers on product design, as each wafer probe card is a custom product that is specific to the chip and wafer designs of the customer. We operate in a single industry segment and have derived substantially all of our revenues from the sale of wafer probe cards incorporating our proprietary technology, including our MicroSpring ® interconnect technology. The oversupply of memory devices coupled with the overall global economic downturn and uncertainty in fiscal 2008 had a significant impact on global semiconductor device manufacturing. As the second quarter of fiscal 2009 progressed, we saw our markets continued to be affected by the continuing global macroeconomic downturn which resulted in a significant decrease in demand and a challenging environment for our advanced wafer probe cards. Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 were $31.2 million, reflecting a decline of 40% from the second quarter of fiscal 2008. ...

Number of Employees 940
Contact Information

7005 S Front St

Livermore, California 94551

formfactor.com

(925) 290-4000

NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413

Recent Events

  • FormFactor Unveils Next-Generation 300-mm Full-Wafer Test Solution for NAND Flash

    10/28/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • FormFactor posts bigger 3Q loss

    10/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • FBR Capital Upgrades FormFactor FORM to Outperform; Positive Ahead of Q3 Earnings

    10/28/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Electroglas Inc. Wafer Prober Business Assets Have Been Sold to EG Systems, LLC

    10/23/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • FormFactor to Announce Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results on

    10/07/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • FormFactor to buy some Electroglas assets

    10/10/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • FormFactor, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results

    7/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Mario Ruscev CEO
Benjamin Eldridge CTO & Senior Vice President, R & D
Jean Bernard Vernet CFO & Senior Vice President
Michael Ludwig Controller, Vice President, Finance & Chief Accounting Officer
Richard L. Diamond CIO & Vice President
Kirk Hasserjian Senior Vice President, Global Manufacturing
Peter Mathews Senior Vice President, New Business Dev
Richard Freeman Senior Vice President, Operations
Stuart L. Merkadeau General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President
Yoshikazu Hatsukano Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Hank Feir Vice President, HR
Henry I. Feir Vice President, Hr
Jackie McNab Vice President, Global Quality
Makoto Honda Corp Vice President
Roger Hitchcock Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Stefan Zschiegner Vice President, Marketing
Thomas P. Ho Vice President, Application & Service
Igor Y. Khandros Founder
James A. Prestridge Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Harvey A. Wagner Chairman
G. Carl Everett Board of Directors
Harvey S. Wagner Board of Directors
Homa Bahrami Board of Directors
Lothar Maier Board of Directors
Richard Mittermaier Board of Directors
Thomas J. Campbell Board of Directors
Thomas J. Crampbell Board of Directors

Dr. Mario Ruscev has served as our Chief Executive Officer since June 2008 and as a member of our Board of Directors since January 2008, when he joined our company. Dr. Ruscev previously served as our President from January 2008 to June 2008. Prior to joining FormFactor, Dr. Ruscev served as President of Testing Schlumberger Oilfield Services of Schlumberger Limited, a services company supplying technology, project management and information solutions for optimizing performance in the oil and gas industry, from April 2006 to December 2007. He also held several executive positions at Schlumberger during his 23 year career with that company, including President of Schlumberger Water and Carbon Services from April 2002 to March 2006, President of Wireline Schlumberger Oilfield Services from January 2001 to March 2002 and President of Geco-Prakla Schlumberger Oilfield Services from April 1999 to December 2000. Dr. Ruscev received a Doctorate in Nuclear Physics from Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, France and a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from Yale University.

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. CEO Current
FormFactor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
FormFactor, Inc. President Former
Yale University PH.D. In Nuclear Physics Former

Benjamin N. Eldridge has served as Chief Technology Officer since September 2000. Mr. Eldridge also served as our Vice President of Development from June 1997 to September 2000, as our Director of Development from June 1995 to June 1997 and as our Manager of Development Engineering from November 1994 to May 1995. From 1984 to October 1994, he was employed at the TJ Watson Research Center of IBM Corporation, where he held various engineering positions in the Physical Sciences and Computer Science departments. Mr. Eldridge holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Union College and a M.S. in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. CTO & Senior Vice President, R & D Current

Jean B. Vernet joined our company in March 2008, as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President. Mr. Vernet previously served as the Director of Risk and Assistant Treasurer at Rio Tinto Alcan, one of five product groups of Rio Tinto plc, a leading international mining group from July 2007 to March 2008. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, Mr. Vernet worked for more than 10 years at Schlumberger Limited, a services company supplying technology, project management and information solutions for optimizing performance in the oil and gas industry, from October 1996 to June 2007, where he held several key leadership positions, including Finance Director and Controller of the REW Wireline Business Unit and Corporate R&D, from July 2004 to June 2007 and Treasurer of Atlantic Asia from January 2003 to June 2004, as well as various risk management and treasury roles. Mr. Vernet holds a M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the Éole Centrale de Lyon in France an M.B.A in analytic finance and accounting from the University of Chicago and a B.S. equivalent in mathematics and physics from Lycé Janson de Sailly in France.

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current
Schlumberger Limited Former
University of Chicago M.S. Degree In Mechanical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Controller, Vice President, Finance & Chief Accounting Officer Current

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. CIO & Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Senior Vice President, Global Manufacturing Current

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Senior Vice President, New Business Dev Current

Organization Position Status
Callkey Group, Ltd. Group Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Executive Officer Current
FormFactor, Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations Current
Callkey Group, Ltd. Owner Current
Callkey Group, Ltd. Director Current
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Former
National Semiconductor Corporation Former
The University of Arizona M.S. Degree In Chemistry Former
Michigan Technological University B.S. Degree In Chemistry Former

Stuart L. Merkadeau has served as one of our Senior Vice Presidents since October 2003 and as our General Counsel and Secretary since October 2002. Mr. Merkadeau previously served as one of our Vice Presidents from October 2002 to September 2003, and as our Vice President of Intellectual Property from July 2000 to October 2002. From 1990 to July 2000, Mr. Merkadeau practiced law as an associate and then a partner with Graham & James LLP, where he specialized in licensing and strategic counseling in intellectual property matters. Mr. Merkadeau is admitted to practice in California and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Merkadeau holds a B.S. in industrial engineering from Northwestern University and a J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President Current
University of California, Los Angeles J.D. Former
Northwestern University B.S. In Industrial Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives Current

Henry I. Feir joined FormFactor in January 2004, and now serves as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Mr. Feir was previously President of Hank Feir Consulting from 1998 to 2003. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Feir was President and CEO of Kadiri Inc., an enterprise compensation software company. Mr. Feir worked at Apple Computer, Inc. in Paris from 1988 to 1992 as head of HR for Europe and then head of Sales and Services for Apple Europe. Previously, he spent more than 14 years in various human resource management roles at Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Feir serves on the Board of Trustees and is a member of the Executive Committee of the San Francisco Art Institute. Mr. Feir has an M.A. in Journalism with an interdisciplinary emphasis in Human Communications and a BBA in Marketing, both from the University of Iowa.

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Vice President, HR Current

Henry I. Feir joined FormFactor in January 2004, and now serves as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Mr. Feir was previously President of Hank Feir Consulting from 1998 to 2003. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Feir was President and CEO of Kadiri Inc., an enterprise compensation software company. Mr. Feir worked at Apple Computer, Inc. in Paris from 1988 to 1992 as head of HR for Europe and then head of Sales and Services for Apple Europe. Previously, he spent more than 14 years in various human resource management roles at Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Feir serves on the Board of Trustees and is a member of the Executive Committee of the San Francisco Art Institute. Mr. Feir has an M.A. in Journalism with an interdisciplinary emphasis in Human Communications and a BBA in Marketing, both from the University of Iowa.

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Vice President, Hr Current

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Vice President, Global Quality Current
Professional Businesswomen Board of Directors Current
Pbwc Board of Directors Current
Professional Businesswomen President Former
Western Digital Corporation Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Corp Vice President Current

Roger Hitchcock joined FormFactor in January 2007 and currently serves as our Vice President, Worldwide Sales. Prior to joining FormFactor, Mr. Hitchcock spent 21 years at KLA-Tencor, a capital equipment supplier to the Semiconductor Industry. While at KLA-Tencor, Mr. Hitchcock served in a variety of executive level customer and operations management positions. From 2000 to 2006 these positions included VP Sales Administration, VP Strategic Accounts and VP Western USA. Mr. Hitchcock lived in Europe from 1995 to 1999 where he served as General Manager Western Europe and Director European Support Operations. Mr. Hitchcock previously served as Director Customer Support Division and Manufacturing Director RAPID Division.

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current

Stefan Zschiegner is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the DRAM Product Business Unit at FormFactor. Since joining the company in 2001, Mr. Zschiegner has held various management positions in Product Marketing and Service and Solutions. Prior to joining FormFactor, he worked from 1992 to 2001 in Marketing and Applications for Hewlett Packard and Agilent. Mr. Zschiegner holds a Masters of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University in Hamburg, Germany.

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Vice President, Application & Service Current

Dr. Igor Y. Khandros founded FormFactor in April 1993. Dr. Khandros has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since June 2008 and as a Director since our company's founding. Dr. Khandros served as our Chief Executive Officer from April 1993 to June 2008. Dr. Khandros also served as our President from April 1993 to November 2004. From 1990 to 1992, Dr. Khandros served as the Vice President of Development of Tessera Technologies, Inc., a provider of chip scale packaging technology that he co-founded. From 1986 to 1990, he was employed at the Yorktown Research Center of IBM Corporation as a member of the technical staff and a manager. From 1979 to 1985, Dr. Khandros was employed at ABEX Corporation, a casting foundry and composite parts producer, as a research metallurgist and a manager, and he was an engineer from 1977 to 1978 at the Institute of Casting Research in Kiev, Ukraine. Dr. Khandros holds an M.S. equivalent degree in metallurgical engineering from Kiev Polytechnic Institute in Kiev, Ukraine, and a Ph.D. in metallurgy from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Founder Current
FormFactor, Inc. Chair of Board Current
FormFactor, Inc. CEO Former
Tessera Technologies, Inc. Vice President of Development Former

Mr. Wagner was appointed as a director in May 2008. He is currently President and CEO of Caregiver Services, Inc., a provider of in-home care and staffing services based in Miami, Florida, a position he has held since April 2008. He served as the Managing Principal of the H.A. Wagner Group, LLC, an investment and consulting firm from August 2007 to March 2008. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Quovadx, Inc., a global software and services company, from October 2004 to July 2007, and as a member of its board of directors from April 2004 to July 2007. He served as its Acting President and Chief Executive Officer from May 2004 to October 2004. Prior to joining Quovadx, Mr. Wagner served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mirant Corporation, an independent energy company, from January 2003 to April 2004. Before his service at Mirant, Mr. Wagner was Executive Vice President of Finance, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Optio Software, Inc., a software provider, from February 2002 to December 2002. From May 2001 to January 2002, he performed independent consulting services for various corporations. He was Chief Financial Officer, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer for PaySys International, Inc., a provider of financial payment processing applications, from December 1999 to April 2001. He also served as Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer for Premiere Technologies, Inc. from April 1998 to September 1999. He is currently a director of FormFactor, Inc., Cree, Inc. and Caregiver Services, Inc (a privately held company).

Organization Position Status
Caregiver Services, Inc. CEO Current
Caregiver Services, Inc. President Current
Cree, Inc. Chairman Current
FormFactor, Inc. Chairman Current
StarTek, Inc. Chairman Current
Proficient Systems, Inc. Chairman Current
Quovadx, Inc. Director Current
Cree, Inc. Board of Directors Current
UNICCO Service Company Board of Directors Current
University of Miami Advisory Board Current
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Advisory Board Current
Caregiver Services, Inc. Board Member Current
FormFactor, Inc. Director Current
Cree, Inc. Member Current
Institute of Management Accountants Member Current
FormFactor, Inc. Member Current
National Association of Corporate Directors Member Current
Quovadx, Inc. CEO Former
Quovadx, Inc. President Former
Mirant Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Optio Software Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Computervision Corporation Cfo Former
NYSE Group, Inc. CFO Former
Computer Vision CFO Former
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Cfo Former
Computer Vision executive vice president Former
Mirant Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Optio Software Inc. Executive Vice President of Finance Former
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Senior Vice President of Finance Former
American Microsystems, Inc. Senior Financial Positions Former
The Fairchild Corporation Senior Financial Positions Former
GTE Senior Financial Positions Former
Luxcore Networks, Inc. Former
Targus Group International, Inc. Former
Optio Software Inc. Treasurer Former
University of Miami Bba In Accounting Former

G. Carl Everett, Jr. has served as a Director since June 2001. Mr. Everett founded GCE Ventures, a venture advisement firm, in April 2001. Mr. Everett has served as a partner at Accel LLP, a venture capital firm, since 2002. From February 1998 to April 2001, Mr. Everett served as Senior Vice President, Personal Systems Group of Dell Inc. During 1997, Mr. Everett was on a personal sabbatical. From 1978 to December 1996, Mr. Everett held several management positions with Intel Corporation, including Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Microprocessor Products Group, and Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Desktop Products Group. Mr. Everett currently serves on the board of directors of one privately held company. Mr. Everett holds a B.A. in business administration and a Doctorate of laws from New Mexico State University.

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
New Mexico State University Doctorate Former
New Mexico State University B.A. In Business Former

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Dr. Homa Bahrami has served as a Director since December 2004. Dr. Bahrami is a Senior Lecturer at the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Bahrami has been on the Haas School faculty since 1986 and is widely published on organizational design and organizational development challenges and trends in the high technology sector. Dr. Bahrami currently serves on the board of directors of one privately held company. Dr. Bahrami holds a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Aston University, United Kingdom.

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Aston University PH.D. In Organizational Behavior Former

Mr. Prestridge is currently a Director and Chairman of the Board of FormFactor, Inc., a manufacturer of capital equipment for the semiconductor industry. He serves on the Audit Committee of FormFactor and is Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Prestridge served as a director of Teradyne Inc., a manufacturer of automated test equipment, from May 1992 until May 2000. He was Vice-Chairman of Teradyne from January 1996 until May 2000 and served as Executive Vice President of Teradyne from 1992 until May 1997.

Organization Position Status
Tribotek Inc Board of Directors Current
FormFactor, Inc. Director Current
Empirix Inc. Consultant Former
Harvard University M.B.A. Former

Mr. Maier was named Chief Executive Officer of Linear Technology in January 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Maier served as the Company's Chief Operating Officer from April 1999 to January 2005. Before joining Linear Technology, Mr. Maier held various management positions at Cypress Semiconductor Corp. from July 1983 to March 1999, most recently as Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations. He holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.

Organization Position Status
Linear Technology Corp. Director & CEO Current
Linear Technology Corp. Board of Directors Current
FormFactor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Linear Technology Corp. Chief Operating Officer Former
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations Former
University of California B.S Former
University of California, Berkeley B.S. Degree In Chemical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Thomas Campbell has served as a director of Visa Inc. since October 2007. Mr. Campbell is a Professor of Business at the Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley. He served as Bank of America Dean of the Haas School from August 2002 to December 2004, and from December 2005 to June 2008. He was Director of the California Department of Finance from December 2004 to November 2005 and a Professor at Stanford Law School from September 1987 to August 2002. Mr. Campbell currently serves on the board of directors of FormFactor, Inc., a manufacturer of wafer probe cards, and is "of counsel" to the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Mr. Campbell holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and Masters degree in Economics from the University of Chicago, a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Organization Position Status
Merchant Advisory Group (Mag) Board of Directors Current
FormFactor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Debtconnection.Com Committee Member Current
Merchant Advisory Group (Mag) Committee Member Current
Harvard Law School J.D. Degree Former
University of Chicago Ph.D. In Economics Former
Harvard Law School M.A. Former
University of Chicago Masters Degree In Economics Former
Harvard Law School Bachelor of Arts Degree Former
University of Chicago Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

Organization Position Status
FormFactor, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • FormFactor to Present at the Citi Technology Conference

    Market Wire via MSN Money - 9/01/09 - View Story

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     FORM $16.78 -0.06 (-0.36% )
Average Volume 617,633
Shares Outstanding 49.75M
Market Cap 834.9M
Year High 26.08
Year Low 12.14
Earnings Per Share -3.19
P/E Ratio -5.26
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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