KLA Corporation

KLA Corporation specializes in creating manufacturing and distributing advanced solutions vital for process control process optimization and yield enhancement throughout the global semiconductor and broader electronics industries The company organizes its business into four main segments Semiconductor Process Control Specialty Semiconductor Process PCB Display and Component Inspection and an Other category For integrated circuit IC fabrication KLA offers a comprehensive range of products These include systems for wafer inspection review and metrology defect inspection and metrology for both waferssubstrates and reticles chemical and materials quality analysis tools and realtime process management and wafer handling diagnostics essential for IC and original equipment manufacturer OEM production Furthermore the company develops software for live process control defect excursion identification process corrections and defect classification KLA also supplies refurbished and remanufactured equipment Beyond IC manufacturing KLA supports specialty semiconductor production This includes benchtop metrology surface characterization and electrical property measurement services suitable for generalpurpose and laboratory use They also provide technologies and solutions for etching plasma dicing deposition and various other wafer processing tasks within the semiconductor and microelectronics sectors Within the printed circuit board PCB market KLA delivers solutions such as direct imaging inspection optical shaping additive printing and computeraided manufacturing and engineering For the display industry their offerings encompass inspection and electrical testing systems to pinpoint and categorize defects as well as equipment for defect repair KLA also supplies inspection and metrology systems designed to improve quality control and yield in both advanced and conventional semiconductor packaging markets Established in 1975 the company was initially known as KLATencor Corporation before rebranding as KLA Corporation in July 2019 Its corporate headquarters are situated in Milpitas California