UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ________________________________________________________________________________ FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 October 28, 1997 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) ________________________________________________________________________________ INTEGRATED MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) OREGON 93-0840631 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) Commission File No. 0-26274 9525 S.W. GEMINI DRIVE, BEAVERTON OR 97008 (Address of principal executive (zip code) officers) REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (503) 626-7117 ________________________________________________________________________________ ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS Press Releases HP and IMS Virtual Test Division Announce Software Tools That Bridge the Gap Between MCU Design and Test On October 28, 1997, Hewlett-Packard Company and Integrated Measurements Systems Virtual Test Division announced that IMS' TestDirect(TM) pattern generator and Digital VirtualTester(TM) pattern debugger will support HP's 83000 MCU series microcontroller test systems, helping to speed the test process and shortening time to market. Full text is attached to this report as Exhibit 99a. IMS Introduces TurboSTIL, Industry's First Standard Test Interface Language Writer for Easy Data Transfer Between EDA and ATE Environments On November 3, 1997, Integrated Measurement Systems Virtual Test Division introduced TurboSTIL. Full text is attached to this report as Exhibit 99b. IMS' Digital VirtualTester Wins Best in Test Award from Test and Measurement World; Award Reflects IMS' Virtual Test Division's Leadership Role in Virtual Test Technology. On December 15, 1997, Integrated Measurement Systems, Inc. announced that Digital VirtualTester(TM) has been named a 1997 Best in Test Award winner by Test & Measurement World magazine. Full text is attached to this report as Exhibit 99c. ITEM 6. EXHIBITS (exhibit reference numbers refer to Item 601 of Regulation S-K) 99a. Press Release -- HP and IMS Virtual Test Division Announce Software Tools That Bridge the Gap Between MCU Design and Test. 99b. Press Release -- IMS Introduces TurboSTIL, Industry's First Standard Test Interface Language Writer for Easy Data Transfer Between EDA and ATE Environments 99c. Press Release -- IMS' Digital VirtualTester Wins Best in Test Award from Test and Measurement World; Award Reflects IMS' Virtual Test Division's Leadership Role in Virtual Test Technology. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on January 6, 1998. INTEGRATED MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, INC. (Registrant) /s/ Sar Ramadan ------------------------------------- Sar Ramadan Chief Financial Officer