ASML Holding is a leading supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, specializing in photolithography systems essential for producing integrated circuits. The company provides chipmakers with a comprehensive range of products, including lithography systems, metrology systems, inspection systems, and computational lithography solutions. Photolithography involves using a light source to transfer circuit patterns from a photomask onto semiconductor wafers, allowing for increased transistor density on silicon. ASML's innovations in this field enable chipmakers to enhance performance while managing production costs, as lithography represents a significant portion of the expenses associated with manufacturing advanced chips. The company primarily operates as an assembler, outsourcing the manufacturing of most components. Its major clients include prominent industry players such as TSMC, Samsung, and Intel.
Hermes Microvision Inc.(HMI) has been committed to the research and development of the most advanced E-beam Inspection (EBI) tools and solutions for the leading semiconductor manufacturing fabs. Today, HMI is the leading supplier of EBI tools for both foundry and memory fabs worldwide. Based on our proprietary electron gun and column technologies and highly effective defect inspection algorithms, we deliver multiple product lines, including eScan® Series / ePTM Series / eXplore® Series, for various R&D and production applications.
Cymer (Nasdaq: CYMI) is the market leader in developing light sources, used by chipmakers worldwide to pattern advanced semiconductor chips, and is pioneering a new silicon crystallization tool for the display industry. Cymer's light sources have been widely adopted by the world's top chipmakers and the company's installed base comprises approximately 3,750 systems. Continuing its legacy of leadership, Cymer is currently pioneering the industry's transition to EUV lithography, the next viable step on the technology roadmap for the creation of smaller, faster chips. The company is headquartered in San Diego, Calif., and supports its customers from numerous offices around the globe. Cymer maintains a Web site to which it regularly posts press releases, SEC filings, and additional information about Cymer. Interested persons can also subscribe to automated e-mail alerts or RSS feeds.
Wijdeven-Motion Business
Acquisition in 2012
Wijdeven-Motion Business is manufactures inductive systems such as transformers and linear motors.
Brion Technologies is a division of ASML and an industry leader in computational lithography for integrated circuits. Brion’s Tachyon™ platform enables capabilities that address chip design, photomask making and wafer printing for semiconductor manufacturing. Brion’s LithoTuner™ platform enables lithography optimization for ASML’s leading photo lithography tools, known as ‘scanners’. ASML is one of the world’s leading providers of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, manufacturing complex machines that are critical to the production of integrated circuits or chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, ASML is traded on Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ under the symbol ASML. ASML has almost 8,000 employees on payroll (expressed in full time equivalents), serving chip manufacturers in more than 55 locations in 16 countries.
Silicon Valley Group
Acquisition in 2001
SVG designs, manufactures and markets technically sophisticated lithographic equipment used in the primary stages of semiconductor manufacturing and suppliers wafer processing equipment for the worldwide semiconductor industry.
MaskTools
Acquisition in 1999
MaskTools is a privately held company designs and develops optical lithography extension solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry.
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