CSCD

Cascade Microtech, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCD) today announced that Michael Burger, Cascade Microtech's president and CEO, and Jeff Killian, Cascade Microtech's CFO, will present to the investment community attending the Needham Growth Conference at the New York Palace Hotel in New York on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 9:20 a.m. Eastern Time.

This event will be webcast in listen-only mode. Listeners may log on at www.cascademicrotech.com/investors and select "13th Annual Needham Growth Conference" in the "EVENTS" section to access the registration link. The webcast will remain available on the company's Web site for fourteen days.

About Cascade Microtech, Inc. Cascade Microtech, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCD) is a worldwide leader in the precise electrical and mechanical measurement and test of integrated circuits (ICs) and other small structures. For technology businesses and scientific institutions that need to evaluate small structures, Cascade Microtech delivers access to electrical data from wafers, ICs, IC packages, circuit boards and modules, MEMS, 3D TSV, LED devices and more. Cascade Microtech's leading-edge semiconductor production test products include unique probe cards and test sockets that reduce manufacturing costs of high-speed and high-density semiconductor chips. For more information visit www.cascademicrotech.com.