FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) today announced that it expects revenue and earnings per share for fiscal fourth quarter 2008 to be below the financial guidance previously provided on October 28, 2008. The company now expects revenue to be between USD 37 to USD 41 million, lower than the previous expectation of USD 48 to USD 55 million, and earnings per share, operating expenses and gross margins to be below the guidance previously communicated.
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