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MKS
US maker of components and subsystems that go inside chip-making tools (vacuum, gas flow, RF power, lasers and optics) plus chemistry and equipment for printed-circuit-board and packaging production; formerly MKS Instruments.
US maker of components and subsystems that go inside chip-making tools (vacuum, gas flow, RF power, lasers and optics) plus chemistry and equipment for printed-circuit-board and packaging production; formerly MKS Instruments.
Its parts control the power, gas and vacuum inside deposition and etch tools, and it also serves the circuit-board and packaging steps; its CEO said the company is positioned for a secular growth environment driven by AI transformation.
Sells instruments, subsystems, lasers, optics and specialty chemistry to equipment makers, chipmakers, electronics and packaging manufacturers and industrial customers.
United States (Andover, Massachusetts)
Semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The highly specialized machines and design software used to create advanced chips in the first place. Without these tools, no chip maker in the world — including the ones building NVIDIA's chips — could produce anything.
Connections (4)
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Current relationships (2)
Source: 2024-01-30 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating in 2023; current status not confirmed
Limits: A 2023 supplier award; does not establish which products, volumes, revenue share, or that the relationship continues today.
MKS Instruments Recognized by TSMC for Outstanding Production Support ↗Source: 2022-04-26 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating in 2022; current status not confirmed
Limits: A 2022 award to one MKS product line; does not establish total MKS sales to Applied Materials, revenue share, or current status.
MKS Optical Sensing Products Business Receives Applied Materials 2022 Supplier Excellence Award ↗Comparisons (2)
Source: 2026-02-24 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Analytical comparison · Product/market overlap
Limits: MKS's own list of competitors in one division; does not establish relative market share or head-to-head wins.
MKS Inc. Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025 ↗Source: 2026-01-31 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Analytical comparison · Product/market overlap
Limits: Materion's own list of competitors in one segment; does not establish relative market share or that the companies compete in semiconductor materials.
Materion Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025 ↗MKS Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Financial Results ↗
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