MKS (MKSI)

Its products are used in applications where precision, repeatability and reliability are critical. In semiconductor manufacturing, MKS supports processes such as deposition, etch, metrology and cleaning, where chipmakers require tight control over gases, plasma, pressure, temperature and chemical interactions. As electronic devices become smaller, faster and more power efficient, the manufacturing steps needed to produce them become more demanding, creating demand for the type of enabling technologies MKS supplies.

The company operates through three main business segments. Its Vacuum Solutions Division provides vacuum and pressure-control technologies used in chip fabrication and industrial systems. The Photonics Solutions Division offers lasers, optics, motion control and related technologies for microelectronics, life sciences and industrial applications. The Materials Solutions Division includes specialty chemicals and materials technologies used in semiconductor and advanced electronics manufacturing.

MKS serves customers in the United States, China and other international markets, and its revenue is closely tied to capital spending cycles in semiconductors and other advanced manufacturing industries. The company’s role is not usually consumer-facing; instead, it sits deep in the supply chain, providing critical subsystems and materials that help equipment makers and manufacturers improve process performance, yield and productivity.