Keithley President Starts Semi Test Blog on Solid State Technology Website

CLEVELAND, Dec. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Linda Rae, president of Keithley Instruments, Inc., a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, has begun a blog with her insights on the changing landscape in the semiconductor test industry. Rae's initial blog topics have included: "Did the Recession Affect the Pace of Innovation?" and "Tier 1 Fabs are Consolidating. How Does that Affect Test?" Rae's Test Points blog, hosted by industry publisher Solid State Technology, can be accessed at http://www.electroiq.com/index/Semiconductors/sst-blogs.html.

"We're pleased to have top management insight from a company like Keithley Instruments, and an industry executive such as Linda Rae, contributing to our online conversation," said Solid State Technology Editor-in-Chief Peter Singer, a frequent blogger on the site himself.  "Rae's opinions and observations about the global semiconductor industry represent an important viewpoint for our semiconductor engineering readers, particularly during a time of such rapid transition in both technology and macro-economics that shape the industry."

Linda Rae is president of Keithley Instruments, Inc., a Tektronix company. Rae joined Keithley in 1995 with a position in product marketing and later served as head of Keithley's Component Test Group, as well as the company's Optoelectronics Group. Rae earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida, an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University and an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.

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About Keithley Instruments, Inc.

With more than 60 years of measurement expertise, Keithley Instruments, a Tektronix company, has become a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems. Our customers are scientists and engineers in the worldwide electronics industry involved with advanced materials research, semiconductor device development and fabrication, and the production of end products such as portable wireless devices. The value we provide them is a combination of products for their critical measurement needs and a rich understanding of their applications to improve the quality of their products and reduce their cost of test. In 2010, Keithley Instruments joined Tektronix as part of Danaher Corporation's Test and Measurement business segment.  

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