KLA-Tencor Corporation was formed by the 1997 merger of KLA Instruments and Tencor Instruments, both leaders in the semiconductor industry.
Since the merger the company has acquired many companies, including FINLE Technologies in 2000, Thermawave Corporation in 2007, and Luminescent Technologies in 2014.
Today KLA-Tencor Corporation is a global producer of control equipment for the semiconductor industry, as well as other high-tech industries. The company produces yield management systems that analyze and monitor materials during the fabrication process and equipment that inspects semiconductor photmasks and reticles.
KLA-Tencor Corporation trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol KLAC, is a member of the S&P 500, is #762 in the Fortune 1000, has 6,060 employees, and had $2.89 billion in revenue in 2014.
KLA-Tencor CorporationKLA-Tencor Corporation was formed by the 1997 merger of KLA Instruments and Tencor Instruments, both leaders in the semiconductor industry.
Since the merger the company has acquired many companies, including FINLE Technologies in 2000, Thermawave Corporation in 2007, and Luminescent Technologies in 2014.
Today KLA-Tencor Corporation is a global producer of control equipment for the semiconductor industry, as well as other high-tech industries. The company produces yield management systems that analyze and monitor materials during the fabrication process and equipment that inspects semiconductor photmasks and reticles.
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KLA-Tencor Corporation trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol KLAC, is a member of the S&P 500, is #762 in the Fortune 1000, has 6,060 employees, and had $2.89 billion in revenue in 2014.