MERATE, ITALY – Technoprobe has finalized the $50 million acquisition of Harbor Electronics, a California-based PCB maker.

Harbor Electronics, founded in the 1980s in Santa Clara, California and acquired in 2015 by the Shenzhen-headquartered Fastprint Circuit Tech group, is a manufacturer of advanced PCBs for testing systems for major semiconductor manufacturers.

The acquisition will allow Technoprobe – an Italian manufacturer of chip testing solutions – to further strengthen its technological competencies in the field of testing by vertically integrating its production process through the in-house production of advanced printed circuit boards for its probe cards and Final Test Boards, the company said in a release.

"We are proud to have finalized the acquisition of Harbor ElectroniCredit Suisse and pleased to continue to collaborate with Fastprint," said Technoprobe CEO Stefano Felici. "The synergies from the acquisition will allow us to continue to grow in the testing market including through our entry into the Final Testing segment."

"The acquisition by Technoprobe gives us access to new resources and markets and thus further expands our expertise in PCB manufacturing for probe boards, with the goal of increasingly supporting the semiconductor test market," Christoper Cuda, CEO, Harbor Electronics. "Our engineers, production staff, and support team at Harbour look forward to working with and continuing to grow with Technoprobe."