Thomas Raymond Franz

Credence Systems Corporation is the industry provider of design-to-test solutions for the global semiconductor industry. By applying leading-edge technology to lower the overall cost-of-test, Credence delivers competitive cost and performance advantages to integrated device manufacturers, wafer foundries, outsource assembly and test suppliers and fabless chip companies worldwide. Credence was founded in 1978 and is publicly traded on the Nasdaq stock market under the symbol CMOS. Headquartered in Milpitas, California, Credence maintains a worldwide presence in twenty countries.