Dennis Bonciolini, CTO/Director of Engineering and Marketing, CyberOptics

At CyberOptics Semiconductor 2008 was the best year on record for our newest product line of wireless wafer-like sensors, WaferSense®. We saw double-digit growth, year over year, for that line in 2008 and we are hoping that momentum will continue into 2009.

This innovative technology is focused on reducing equipment downtime, improved quality of process, and reducing the overall time to repair. These attributes of our full family of products focuses on where our customers see the most pain in their manufacturing areas by improving the cost of ownership of their tools and reducing the overall cost of their products.

The current global economic conditions, the tight money supply and the reduced consumer demand for electronics and other commodities that use electronic components will indeed challenge us this year, as it will everyone, especially for the next few months and likely most of 2009.

We will continue our efforts in Sales, R&D and Marketing to get these innovative products into the hands of our customers in the most timely and efficient way. We will continue to develop innovative solutions to problems in the industry that will allow us to continue to grow.

Because our focus is on a product line that enables overall cost reductions, by either increased yields, reduced downtime, or reduced manpower, these products will continue to be in demand, especially during these financially difficult times. These products are a win-win for both us and our customers because of this focus. We expect to continue to provide these innovative solutions this year and for years to come. http://www.cyberopticssemi.com/