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Veeco

US maker of chip-process equipment including laser annealing, ion beam deposition, MOCVD (used for compound semiconductors), wet etch and clean, and lithography tools for advanced packaging. Its stockholders approved a merger with Axcelis Technologies in February 2026, still pending Chinese regulatory approval as of Veeco's August 2026 results release.

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What it does

US maker of chip-process equipment including laser annealing, ion beam deposition, MOCVD (used for compound semiconductors), wet etch and clean, and lithography tools for advanced packaging. Its stockholders approved a merger with Axcelis Technologies in February 2026, still pending Chinese regulatory approval as of Veeco's August 2026 results release.

Why it matters

Veeco's CEO said the company expects growth in 2026 driven by AI and high-performance computing; its annealing and packaging tools are used in leading-edge logic and in the advanced packaging behind AI chips.

How it makes money

Sells process equipment, spare parts and services to chipmakers and makers of compound semiconductors and data-storage devices.

Geography

United States (Plainview, New York)

AI stack position

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.

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Current relationships (1)

Veeco was recognized as a supplier by Intel Corporation
SuppliesCurrent
Intel named Veeco Instruments a 2026 EPIC Supplier Award recipient for "Excellence in Anneal Technology".

Source: 2026-03-19 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: An award establishes a supplier relationship with Intel; it does not establish which tools, order volumes, revenue share, exclusivity or how long the relationship continues.

Intel Announces 2026 EPIC Supplier Award Recipients ↗

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