Cleveland, Ohio – September 7, 2006 - Keithley Instruments, Inc. (NYSE:KEI), a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, announces that its Metrology Services Group is now accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005, the single most important metrology standard for test and measurement, by the A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation). This latest accreditation expands the list of Keithley certifications by industry-recognized standards for quality such as ISO 14001 and ISO 9001.
The accreditation recognizes that Keithley’s Metrology Services meet the requirements of this international standard, demonstrating its technical competence to carry out very high-level calibrations that are essential for many of Keithley’s instruments, which have measurement resolutions below 1aA or 10-15. The scope of accreditation can be viewed at www.keithley.com/pr/057 About Keithley Instruments, Inc. With 60 years of measurement expertise, Keithley Instruments has become a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems from DC to RF.
Its products solve emerging measurement needs in production testing, process monitoring, product development, and research. The company’s customers are scientists and engineers in the worldwide electronics industry involved with advanced materials research, semiconductor device and wafer characterization and functional test, and the production of end products such as electronic assemblies or portable wireless devices. The value Keithley provides its customers is a combination of precision measurement technology and a rich understanding of their applications to improve the quality, throughput, and yield of their products.
