MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Instruments, Inc. develops technologies used to measure, control and analyze the processes involved in manufacturing semiconductors, electronics, specialty materials and other industrial products. The company serves original equipment manufacturers and production facilities worldwide, with solutions spanning vacuum control, pressure measurement, gas and fluid delivery, process monitoring and control.
Its product portfolio includes vacuum gauges and valves, mass flow controllers, gas and vapor delivery systems, pressure controllers, plasma-generation and power-delivery systems, analytical instruments, lasers and photonics equipment. MKS also provides systems and components used in deposition, etching, cleaning, lithography, packaging and other advanced manufacturing applications.
Founded in 1961, MKS Instruments is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, and operates across North America, Europe and Asia. The company expanded its capabilities through acquisitions, including Newport Corporation, a provider of motion-control, photonics and laser technologies, and Atotech, which supplies specialty chemicals and equipment for surface finishing and advanced packaging. John T.C. Lee serves as president and chief executive officer.
