MKS Inc. develops and manufactures technology for advanced manufacturing, including instruments, subsystems, systems, process-control solutions, and specialty chemicals technology. Its products measure, monitor, deliver, analyze, power, and control manufacturing processes, and the company identifies semiconductor, industrial, life and health sciences, research, and defense and homeland security as markets it serves. MKS reports more than 2,200 patents and a team of over 900 scientists and engineers.
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
Brooks InstrumentFounded in 1946 as a single instrumentation company, Brooks Instrument has built its identity around precision process measurement and control. Its instruments serve demanding manufacturing and laboratory applications, with a particularly large installed base of mass flow controllers and global support for customers in fields such as semiconductor production.334513HATFIELD, PA
Stainless Design Concepts (SDC®)Stainless Design Concepts (SDC®) manufactures ultra-high-purity gas and chemical delivery systems for high-tech fabrication processes. Its capabilities include engineering and design, cleanroom manufacturing, UHP stainless and plastic system fabrication, orbital welding, mechanical and electrical assembly, OEM/private-label manufacturing, and certification testing. The company serves semiconductor, nanotechnology, photovoltaic/solar, aerospace, optoelectronics, LED, flat panel, coatings, pharmaceutical, research, and university markets.SAUGERTIES, NY
Applied Materials, IncApplied Materials, Inc. develops and supplies technologies for semiconductor and display manufacturing. The company says its expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale helps customers transform possibilities into reality, and it operates manufacturing and research-and-development locations worldwide.ALBANY, NY