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CyberOptics Corporation (Nasdaq: CYBE) today announced that its inspection system has been incorporated into DEK International?s new Sentinel technology that was introduced earlier this month at the Productronica electronics trade show in Germany.

Utilizing CyberOptics? new common inspection sensor platform, DEK?s Sentinel screen printing solution will inspect for solder paste quality before SMT circuit boards leave the Sentinel system. Each board will receive 100% inspection at full production line speeds.

Kathleen P. Iverson, chief executive officer and chair, commented: ?We are extremely pleased that DEK, the world leader in circuit board screen printing and mass imaging, chose to deploy CyberOptics? advanced inspection technology in its new productivity-enhancing system. We have partnered with DEK over the past few years and believe the new Sentinel system has significant potential in the global electronic assembly market.?

She added: ?Thanks to the inspection sensor technology developed at CyberOptics, the same sensor can be utilized across a variety of applications and in a number of new products. In fact, here at CyberOptics, we?ve found that this development can potentially drive down the cost-of-ownership for inspection applications and integrated products, resulting in improved margins, while allowing us to eventually provide a menu of tiered offerings for our automated optical and solder paste inspection systems at various price points for different market segments. Through this highly targeted approach now synonymous with CyberOptics, we are striving to expand our addressable market and achieve significant long-term returns on our R&D investments.?

Martyn Buttle, DEK?s Global Product Development & Support Director, said: ?Supported by CyberOptics? next-generation inspection technology, our new Sentinel technology is designed to improve yields and productivity by allowing solder paste screen printing and high-speed, 100% inspection to run concurrently. Sentinel, which also lowers the cost of inspection, is exceptionally easy to use, having been specifically developed for use by print platform operators, not engineers.?

About CyberOptics

Founded in 1984, CyberOptics Corporation is a leading provider of sensors and inspection systems that provide process yield and through-put improvement solutions for the global electronic assembly and semiconductor capital equipment markets. Our products are deployed on production lines that manufacture surface mount technology circuit boards and semiconductor process equipment. By increasing productivity and product quality, our sensors and inspection systems enable electronics manufacturers to strengthen their competitive positions in highly price-sensitive markets. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, we conduct worldwide operations through facilities in North America, Asia and Europe.

About DEK

DEK is the world?s leading provider of equipment and processes for the high accuracy mass imaging and the deposition of electronic materials.

Statements regarding the Company?s anticipated performance are forward-looking and therefore involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: market conditions in the global SMT and semiconductor capital equipment industries; the impact of current economic conditions on the Company?s performance; the timing and magnitude of any potential recovery in financial performance resulting from the global economic downturn; the need for a valuation allowance with respect to our deferred tax assets; increasing price competition and price pressure on our product sales, particularly our SMT systems; the level of orders from our OEM customers; the availability of parts required for meeting customer orders; the effect of world events on our sales, the majority of which are from foreign customers; product introductions and pricing by our competitors; the timing of and our ultimate ability to return to profitability in 2010; success of anticipated new OEM and end user opportunities and other factors set forth in the Company?s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.