SV TCL & Associates Probe Company China Japan Europe Finalizes Acquisition of TCL

(TEMPE, ARIZONA, September 2, 2013) – SV Probe Pte. Ltd. (“SV”), one of the world’s leading suppliers of high-performance probe cards, announced today that it has finalized the business transfer agreement to purchase certain probe card business, technologies, intellectual property rights and assets of Tokyo Cathode Laboratories (“TCL”). SV Probe’s newly established business in Japan, “SV TCL KK” began official operations on September 1, 2013.