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.
ASMLASML develops and manufactures lithography systems and related technologies used by semiconductor makers to produce microchips. Its Berlin site specializes in optical fabrication and high-precision manufacturing, producing key lithography-system components including wafer tables and reticle chucks. ASML is headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and operates in more than 60 locations worldwide.MALTA, NY
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
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
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