European Distributor of LED and discrete Components Semiconductor Test Solutions

24 May 2011 – MPI Corporation (“MPI”) has entered into a strategic agreement with aps Solutions GmbH (“APS”), Germany to represent MPI’s  latest test products for the LED and Discrete Semiconductor market in specified countries within the European arena.

“As the worldwide leader in LED test with a significant presence in Discrete Component test, we are now ready to provide value to the European customer base with optimized cost of ownership.”, stated Scott Kuo, General Manager of MPI’s Equipment Operation Division. “MPI and APS have been partnering for many years on the European Vertical Probe Card business and now it’s time to expand our relationship by increasing the portfolio and addressing emerging markets within the LED and Discrete Component industries”.

APS is a long term service provider for the test and measurement industry throughout Europe, offering 1st class engineering solutions and technologies for better contacts, according their company slogan and according the way APS is doing their services to customers. “I’m delighted to enter into the agreement with MPI to provide solutions and service for this demanding industry in Europe”, stated Hanns-Georg Ochsenkuehn, Managing Director of APS, “as former wafer test manager in the European Semiconductor industry, I know the needs for improved automation and cost savings”.

About MPI Corporation

MPI Corporation is a supplier of semiconductor and LED test equipment in Asia. In 2009, the company was ranked by VLSI Research Inc as the forth-largest supplier of cantilever probe cards used in back-end test processes. Headquartered in Chupei near Hsinchu, Taiwan, MPI has additional technical service and support centers in Shenzhen (China), Shanghai (China) and Kaoshiung (Taiwan).