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M&A Deal Summary

KLA Acquires ICOS Vision Systems NV

On February 21, 2008, KLA acquired test/measurement equipment company ICOS Vision Systems NV for 317M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KLA’s 7th transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is KLA’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is KLA’s 1st transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-02-21
Target ICOS Vision Systems NV
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) KLA
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 317M EUR

Target

ICOS Vision Systems NV

Leuven, Belgium
ICOS designs and manufactures inspection equipment for semiconductor packaging and interconnect applications. It is a world-leading supplier of equipment for the visual inspection of IC's, before they are used in various applications such as PC's, portable phones or cars. ICOS's systems perform two- and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) inspection of IC's, wafers, solar cells, substrates, sockets, etc. ICOS offers stand-alone inspection systems, as well as inspection modules for integration.

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Buyer

KLA

Milpitas, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees15,000
Revenue 9.8B USD (2024)
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 16 of 20
Sector: Test/Measurement Equipment M&A 7 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 14 of 17
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-01 Optical Metrology Innovations

Cork, Ireland

Optical Metrology Innovations Limited (OMI), a Cork, Ireland headquartered front-end and back-end semiconductor capital equipment company. OMI has developed proprietary and patented photonics based technologies for the front-end and back-end capital equipment spaces. Its proprietary photo reflectance based technology solution is aimed at front-end strained silicon metrology and is uniquely positioned for success in this rapidly growing marketplace.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-10-01 Vistec Semiconductor - Microelectronic Inspection Equipment Business

Weilburg, Germany

Vistec Semiconductor - Microelectronic Inspection Equipment (MIE) Business is a provider of advanced semiconductor mask and wafer manufacturing systems.

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