Aetrium Incorporated announced recent bookings of multiple units of its V(MAX) IC test handlers. The orders were placed with Aetrium over the last few weeks. Multiple V(MAX) test handlers were purchased by a long term Aetrium customer for their proprietary MEMS semiconductor devices.

This is the first application of the V(MAX) handler by this particular customer who had traditionally used older generation Model V8 test handlers from Aetrium. It is expected that the V(MAX) test handler will provide more productivity and a lower cost of test than the older generation V8 model. A second customer that is a new customer to Aetrium has also purchased multiple units of the V(MAX) test handler for application with their proprietary products.

This customer also purchased a media transfer system to accommodate their internal product packaging needs. The V(MAX) was chosen over competitive companies and products due to Aetrium's strong reputation for customer support and for the V(MAX) 's productivity and reliability characteristics. Two additional customers, who have been long term customers of Aetrium, purchased V(MAX) test handling capacity for specific lines of semiconductors focused on the automotive industry.

The automotive industry demands a wide range of temperature testing capability, which the V(MAX) offers with its unique and very cost effective mechanical refrigeration system. The orders in total amounted to nearly $2.1 million. The V(MAX) handlers and all the equipment associated with these orders are expected to be shipped to the customers by the end of the first quarter of 2014.