Cernusco Lombardone, 6 luglio 2025

With deep sorrow, Technoprobe joins in mourning the passing of its Founder and Honorary Chairman, Giuseppe Crippa, who passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025.

In the pain of this loss, we also want to celebrate a life that was truly fulfilled.
Giuseppe was a man driven by an inexhaustible passion for technology and innovation, by an exceptional entrepreneurial vision, and by profound respect and love for people.
An extraordinary figure in every sense – human, professional, and social – he left an indelible mark on the history of our company, on the territory where he lived and worked, and in the hearts of all who knew him.

For those of us who had the privilege of working with him and following his vision, we are left with his teachings and his words – shaped by that rare ability, possessed by few, to truly give oneself to others, from the youngest newcomer to the most experienced manager.
We are left with the memories of encounters in every corner of the company, his constant availability, and that profound humanity that transcended profession, roles, and hierarchies.
We were lucky to have him.

Technoprobe will therefore come to a stop for 24 hours – in Italy, as well as in all of our locations across 3 continents and 10 countries.
We stop to honor and remember him.

We remember him with immense gratitude and affection, fully aware that without his vision, his passion, and his humanity, Technoprobe would not be what it is today.
We stand by Mariarosa, Monica, Cristiano, Roberto, Stefano, all his grandchildren, and the entire family in this time of sorrow, renewing our commitment to uphold and carry forward his extraordinary legacy.

If we manage to stay true to his example and teachings, Technoprobe will continue to be a truly unique company.
This is our new challenge.

Ciao Peppino. Grazie.

INNOVATION BEGAN WITH YOU

All of Technoprobe

Photo courtesy of Capital and Class Editori.

The Crippa family sincerely thanks everyone for the support and the many expressions of affection and remembrance for Giuseppe, which continue to arrive.

The funeral will be held privately.
The family kindly asks that this privacy be respected.

Giuseppe Crippa was Technoprobe, and for this reason a farewell room will be set up at the company headquarters, located at Via Cavalieri di Vittorio Veneto 2, Cernusco Lombardone (LC), Italy, from 12 am to 7 pm on Monday July 7th, to offer all those who wish the opportunity to pay their last respects.

Giuseppe Crippa was the founder and Honorary Chairman of Technoprobe.

Born in Robbiate on May 5, 1935, after a brief work experience at Breda, he joined SGS-ATES in 1960, the company that would later become STMicroelectronics. He worked there successfully for over 30 years until his retirement in 1995, holding important global roles in production, processes, and quality management.

Throughout his career, Giuseppe Crippa harbored a strong desire to start his own business and unleash his technical and entrepreneurial creativity. It was only his deep love for his work that kept him from doing so sooner, delaying the start of his own venture until the final years before his retirement.

It was in 1993, after several years of trials and experiments, that he finally brought to life a real business for the production of probe cards, together with his son Cristiano and with the administrative support of his wife Mariarosa Lavelli. The company started in the garage and attic of their home in Merate, in the province of Lecco.

In 1995, Giuseppe Crippa retired and was able to dedicate himself full-time to the new business. Thus, in 1996, “Technoprobe” was formally established with its headquarters in Cernusco Lombardone, marking the beginning of the company’s extraordinary growth.

From that moment on, Giuseppe became the soul of the company. Driven by his visionary mind and technological passion, he aimed to create a high-tech enterprise in Italy. His obsessive pursuit of perfection and his determination to correct every defect to fully satisfy customer needs left an indelible mark on Technoprobe’s spirit and strategy.

His human qualities served as a reference and guiding light for all company employees.

Today, Technoprobe operates across 3 continents and 10 countries, with 23 legal entities worldwide.

It has become a continuously expanding technology hub of research and innovation with about 3,300 employees (approximately 1,700 of whom are based in Italy), 4 research centers, and more than 600 certified patents.

Driven by the vision and choices of the Crippa family, Technoprobe has always chosen to keep the heart of its design and production activities in the area where it was born and took its first steps—Cernusco Lombardone, close to Merate.

Always motivated by a sincere social commitment and a sense of gratitude toward the territory where he achieved success, Giuseppe Crippa, together with his wife Mariarosa and the entire family, was actively involved in numerous social, charitable, and community development initiatives.

In May 2023, the Mariarosa and Giuseppe Crippa Foundation was established to provide structure, coordination, and effectiveness to the philanthropic activities and social inclusion policies of Technoprobe S.p.A. and the Crippa family who founded and continue to lead the company.

The Foundation’s mission is—and will continue to be—to serve the community through concrete actions in areas closest to their hearts, such as education, vocational training, the integration and reintegration of disadvantaged people into the labor market, the fight against school dropout and educational poverty, the enhancement of social and healthcare services, and more.