LIVERMORE, Calif. – October 5, 2009 – FormFactor, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORM) today announced that the Delaware Bankruptcy Court has approved FormFactor’s acquisition of intellectual property rights and certain technology assets of Electroglas, Inc. related to precision motion control automation. The purchase provides FormFactor with IP and physical assets the company will use in its manufacturing operations. The acquisition does not include physical assets and technology solely used in the Electroglas prober business, which are expected to be purchased by a third party as part of a separate auction process. The assets acquired by FormFactor were made available at auction as part of activities related to Electroglas’ bankruptcy proceedings.

“The technologies we are acquiring are the product of significant investment in the research and development of high accuracy motion control,” said Mario Ruscev, chief executive officer of FormFactor. “With these new capabilities, we will continue to improve our manufacturing efficiency and provide our customers with even higher quality end products.”

In February 2009, Electroglas and FormFactor entered into an agreement for Electroglas to supply tools and technology to FormFactor. In July 2009, Electroglas announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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