Scott Ritterbush joins the ReVera team as Director of Asia Pacific Sales

Sunnyvale, Calif. April 24, 2006 – ReVera Incorporated, the materials metrology company, today announced that it has appointed Scott Ritterbush as Director of Asia Pacific Sales. Ritterbush’s semiconductor industry experience includes a variety of management, marketing and engineering roles for companies including NxEdge and Applied Materials. In his new role with ReVera, Ritterbush will be based in Taiwan and be responsible for leading the company’s sales and business efforts throughout the Asia Pacific region.

“ReVera is committed to building an industry experienced team that can provide professional, world-class support to our growing customer base,” commented ReVera CEO Dave Ring. “Scott’s addition to our organization demonstrates that commitment. He brings a proven record of leadership, broad capital equipment experience, and a thorough understanding of the Asia Pacific semiconductor market."

Ritterbush brings more than 11 years experience in process engineering, marketing, and capital equipment business development to ReVera. Prior to joining ReVera in 2006, Ritterbush led product marketing and business development for NxEdge, a venture-backed early stage company with businesses in semiconductor equipment, components, and services. Prior to NxEdge, Ritterbush worked at Applied Materials as a CVD process engineer, in product marketing for thermal products, and as head of Asia business management for the ion implantation business unit. He also worked in the spares and services business unit where he led Applied Materials’ efforts to globally position its equipment refurbishment product offering. Ritterbush received his BS in Geology from MIT and an MS in Material Science and Engineering from MIT.

About ReVera

ReVera Incorporated is a leading provider of materials metrology solutions for advanced semiconductor processing. Its products allow device manufacturers to measure, monitor and control critical materials properties, enabling them to rapidly integrate and manage the new materials required for 65 nm, 45 nm and beyond. ReVera systems are proven in production in a broad range of applications, and are backed by a global network of applications, field service, sales and logistics personnel. ReVera was established in 2004 as a management-led spin-out from Physical Electronics and its wholly owned subsidiary, Charles Evans and Associates.

For more information, please contact:

Tom Larson
ReVera Incorporated
408-530-3600