Auriga Expands Worldwide Sales Channel

Chelmsford, Massachusetts, December 18, 2013

Auriga announced today the signing five new sales organizations to the Company. Continuing to invest in its world-class channel, Auriga signed Sales Agreements with:

• MTT Design and Verification AB – Sweden
• Coltronics Systems – Australia
• Indo-French High Tech Equipments – India
• Sunforce, Inc. – Florida, United States
• Yang Electronic Systems Co., LTD. – Republic of South Korea

“We are very fortunate to be adding these high-quality sales organizations to the Auriga team,” said Bruce Cohen, President and CEO of Auriga. Cohen continued, “All five of these organizations have tremendous reputations in their territories and having them represent Auriga is truly a compliment to us. We’re excited to build Auriga’s presence in their territories and expect to complement their line cards with our test and measurement systems.”

With the great customer reception of the newly released AU4850 Pulsed IV/RF Characterization System, Auriga’s fourth generation pulsed IV system, Auriga expects 2014 to be a very strong year for the Company. The worldwide sales channel has been leveraging excellent measurement results and superior pre- and post-sales support to build a strong sales funnel and closing immediate sales since the launch of the AU4850.

Further adding to the excitement of the AU4850 system is the recently added Auriga MEM™, a measurement enhancement mode, Auriga MEM enhances measurement resolution and repeatability by 5 – 10 times over what was already market leading performance.

About Auriga Microwave

Auriga Microwave is a recognized international leader in modeling, measurement and design of RF, microwave and millimeter-wave technologies. Auriga believes extensive solid-state experience is critical for improving the current state of device modeling, and that a sound understanding of the physics of novel active devices is mandatory for delivering cutting-edge solutions in order to meet the RF/microwave industry’s never-ending demand for higher power, higher linearization, and higher efficiency. Auriga further enhances its extensive experience with the use of Auriga OPTIMUM™, a proprietary process to improve design, modeling and measurement services. Auriga's customers benefit from the team’s years of experience delivering timely and cost-effective solutions. Auriga’s headquarters, lab and manufacturing facility is based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA with a sales office in The Netherlands. Please visit Auriga at aurigamicrowave.com.

About MTT Design and Verification AB

MTT Design and Verification is a local sales distributor with offices in Sweden and Finland. The MTT Design and Verification sales territory includes Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Estonia.

The Company provides technical pre-sales support, project management and post-sales services such as installation, training, application and design support, as well as calibration and repair services. MTT Design and Verification carefully selected product range and added services offers MTT Design and Verification customers the best time to market, test efficiency and the possibilities to optimize their own success on their market. Please visit MTT Design and Verification at www.mttab.se.

About Coltronics Systems

Coltronics has been supplying manufacturing, education and research industries since 1970. The Coltronics team members are specialists in all aspects of delivering and maintaining capital equipment and consumables for the manufacturing, electronics and semiconductor industries.

The Company has delivered, installed and continues to service a large range of manufacturing and semiconductor processing equipment at many manufacturers, universities and research institutes, including the major governmental departments for research, defense and most Australian universities. Please visit Coltronics at www.coltronics.com.au.

About Indo-French High-Tech Equipments (IHE)

Established in 1984, IHE is a leading name in India, providing solutions in semiconductor industry with high-class technical expertise. The Company’s product spectrum spans across microelectronics, MEMS and nanotechnology, including the supply of raw materials from global leaders.

IHE’s drive for customer satisfaction does not end at the sale of the equipment, but a niche area is the Company’s after sales support that is provided years later, as well.

Based in Mumbai, IHE has employees in Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata. Please visit IHE at www.ihe.org.in.

About Sunforce, Inc.

Sunforce represents leading worldwide manufacturers of electronic test and measurement equipment. These companies help Sunforce provide its customers with solutions to all of their needs for test, measurement, simulation and data acquisition.

Sunforce customers span the military, aerospace, communications and industrial markets; with applications that cover design, development, integration, test and repair phases of product life cycle.

With more than 50 years of experience in engineering, sales and technical support, the Company’s sales staff focuses on being a valuable resource for customers during proposal, design, integration, and deployment phases of their projects. Sunforce is headquartered in Melbourne, FL with offices in FL, GA, AL, and NC, providing support and coverage throughout the Southeast. Please visit Sunforce at www.sunforce.com.

About Yang Electronic Systems Co., LTD

Founded in 1991, YESCO has the longest history for supporting the Korean semiconductor business.

The Company offers capital equipment and parts to semiconductor, electronics and LCD companies, focusing on; research and development center of each company, government and industrial research Institutes; and university laboratories. Please visit YESCO at www.yangsys.com.