M&A Deal Summary

KLA Acquires Amray

On April 7, 1998, KLA acquired test/measurement equipment company Amray

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KLA’s 2nd transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is KLA’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is KLA’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1998-04-07
Target Amray
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) KLA
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Amray

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Amray, Inc. is a provider of scanning electron microscope (SEM) systems. AMRAY specialize in electron optics for research and manufacturing applications. AMRAY has introduced over 30 models of electron microscopes for a variety of applications, including material science and analytical chemistry, as well as semiconductor manufacturing.

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Buyer

KLA

Milpitas, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees15,000
Revenue 10.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

KLA is a provider of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related microelectronics industries. The company's portfolio of products, software, analysis, services and expertise is designed to help IC manufacturers manage yield throughout the entire wafer fabrication process-from R & D to final yield analysis. KLA was established in 1975 and is based in Milpitas, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 20
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 2 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 17
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 4
Country (United States) 1 of 14
Year (1998) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-02-18 Nanopro

Freiburg, Germany

Nanopro GmbH is a specializing in the development of advanced interferometric technology for use in the measurement of semiconductor wafer shape and thickness. Critical for quality control during wafer manufacturing, wafer shape measurements are also used by manufacturers of integrated circuits to monitor incoming wafer quality.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-06-16 VARS

San Jose, California, United States

VARS, Inc., a manufacturer of image archiving and retrieval systems for semiconductor equipment.

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