POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints John Detwiler and Brian Sereda, and each
of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Credence System Corporation
(the "Company"), any and all Forms 3, 4 and 5 required to be filed by the undersigned in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of the attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned, pursuant to this Power of Attorney, shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in his discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that no such attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is hereby assuming, nor
is the Company hereby assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in the securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of the 31st day of July, 2003.

                                        
/s/ Bruce R. Wright __________________________
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                                        Bruce R. Wright __________________________
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