Anvik Corporation designs and develops advanced microlithography equipment and optical systems for high-throughput production of microelectronic, optoelectronic, display, and flexible-electronics products. Its HexScan systems use patented hexagonal seamless scanning to combine high-resolution imaging with large-area exposure, while the company’s research and technical services division addresses specialized optics, materials, and process challenges. Founded by Kanti Jain, Ph.D., a National Academy of Engineering member and pioneer of excimer laser lithography, Anvik holds a portfolio of 70 patents.
KLA CorporationBuilt on more than 50 years of innovation, KLA Corporation develops and manufactures the inspection, metrology, process-control and analytics systems that semiconductor makers use to produce advanced chips. Its work spans the chip’s journey from wafer to finished device, with specialized measurement tools also serving fields such as biomedical manufacturing and materials research. KLA operates across 18 regions with approximately 16,000 employees and has traced its semiconductor process-control work to a pioneering mask-inspection tool introduced in 1975.FAIRPORT, NY
TESCAN GROUP, a.sFrom its home in Brno’s electron-optics tradition, TESCAN GROUP, a.s. makes imaging and analysis instruments for scientific and industrial research, including electron microscopes, micro-CT and focused-ion-beam systems. Founded in 1991 by former Tesla engineers, the company has spent more than 35 years turning complex microscopy workflows into practical tools used in more than 80 countries. Now part of Shimadzu Corporation, Tescan also develops specialized systems such as the FemtoChisel femtosecond laser for semiconductor sample preparation and failure analysis.423490WARRENDALE, PA
Microtronic, IncFounded in 1994 by former Zeiss Semiconductor engineer Reiner Fenske, Microtronic designs and manufactures automated equipment for semiconductor wafer defect inspection, sorting, and metrology. Its U.S.-made EAGLEview platform grew from the company’s early inspection microscopes into high-throughput systems that create a full-color image of every wafer, with integrated software for analysis and process control. Based in New York, Microtronic serves semiconductor manufacturers and fabs worldwide and has received supplier awards from Lucent Technologies and Texas Instruments.HAWTHORNE, NY
VIEW Micro MetrologyVIEW Micro Metrology, a division of Quality Vision International formed in 2005, develops non-contact optical metrology systems and software for measuring tightly toleranced micro-components in production. Its Rochester-based Center of Excellence includes a climate-controlled lab for application studies and software training, while the company’s heritage reaches back to VIEW Engineering’s 1976 introduction of the first video coordinate measuring machine. VIEW systems are ISO 9001 certified through QVI and support high-throughput inspection in semiconductor, electronics and medical manufacturing.ROCHESTER, NY