Description

KLA Corporation is a global innovator specializing in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of sophisticated solutions for process oversight, technological advancement, and production yield enhancement across the semiconductor and related electronics sectors. The company operates through four distinct business divisions: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; PCB, Display and Component Inspection; and Other. Its extensive offerings for integrated circuit (IC) fabrication encompass wafer inspection, review, and metrology systems, as well as solutions for detecting and measuring defects on wafers, substrates, and reticles. KLA also provides tools for chemical and material quality analysis, real-time process management, and diagnostic systems for wafer handling in IC and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) production. Furthermore, its software solutions enable live process control, pinpointing defect occurrences, facilitating process corrections, and classifying faults. The company also offers reconditioned and remanufactured products. In specialized semiconductor manufacturing, KLA delivers benchtop metrology, surface characterization, and electrical property measurement services for diverse laboratory and general applications. It also supplies advanced wafer processing technologies, including etch, plasma dicing, and deposition, for the semiconductor and microelectronics industries. For the printed circuit board (PCB) market, KLA offers solutions such as direct imaging, inspection, optical shaping, additive printing, and computer-aided manufacturing and engineering. Within the display market, it provides inspection and electrical testing systems to identify and classify imperfections, alongside equipment for defect repair. Additionally, KLA’s inspection and metrology systems are crucial for quality control and yield improvement in both cutting-edge and conventional semiconductor packaging. Founded in 1975 and based in Milpitas, California, the company was previously known as KLA-Tencor Corporation, changing its name to KLA Corporation in July 2019.