KLA Corp. engages in the supply of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related nano-electronics industries. The company operates through the following segments: Semiconductor Process Control, Specialty Semiconductor Process, PCB, Display & Component Inspection, and Other. The Semiconductor Process Control segment provides a comprehensive portfolio of inspection, metrology and data analytics products and related services. The Specialty Semiconductor Process segment develops and sells advanced vacuum deposition and etching process tools. The PCB, Display and Component Inspection segment enables electronic device manufacturers to inspect, test and measure PCBs, flat panel displays and ICs to verify their quality. Its products include manufactured chips, reticle, packaging, surface profilers, nanochemical testers, KT pro equipment, and compound semiconductors. The company was founded in April 1997 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Zygo Corporation, headquartered at Middlefield, Connecticut, is a company that specializes in optical systems & equipment. ZYGO’s optical metrology products include 3D measuring microscopes using coherence scanning interferometry, laser Fizeau interferometers for testing optical components, laser displacement interferometers and heterodyne optical encoders for stage position metrology. Metrology markets for end-user and OEM applications include semiconductor capital equipment, aerospace/defense, automotive, and research. ZYGO’s Optics business includes both optical assembly and custom optical components for a wide range of end users, including medical instruments and national labs . According to the www.zygo.com website, over 750 patents have been awarded since the Company's founding.

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) is the national measurement standards laboratory for the Republic of Korea. It is a government-funded institute responsible for providing national measurement standards and advancing measurement technologies. KRISS is also an active member of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM).

LG Chem Ltd. manufactures petrochemicals, IT & electronic materials and energy solution materials. It operates through through the following business segments: Petrochemicals, IT & Electronic Materials, Batteries. The Petrochemical division offers naphtha cracking centers and polyolefins, synthetic rubbers and specialty polymers, polyvinyl chloride, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and engineering plastics, acrylates and plasticizers. The IT & Electronic Material division provides optical and display materials namely polarizers, phosphors, organic light emitting diode, photosensitive materials for liquid crystal display; printed circuit materials such as flexible materials, halogen free materials, integrated circuit packaging materials, epoxy resin system materials, high speed materials and build-up materials; toners such as color toners, black laser printer toners and black copier toners. The Battery division provides lithium-ion cylindrical batteries, lithium-ion polymer batteries, lithium-ion prismatic batteries, medium and large batteries. The company was founded in January 1947 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Therma-Wave, Inc. develops and markets control metrology systems. Its products are used in the manufacture of semiconductors. The company offers products for the measurement of transparent, semitransparent and opaque thin films for the monitoring of ion implantation, as well as for the integration of metrology into semiconductor processing systems.Therma-Wave was founded in 1982 by Allan Rosencwaig and David Willenborg and is located in Fremont, CA

CEA is a French government-funded technological research organisation. A prominent player in the European Research Area, it is involved in setting up collaborative projects with many partners around the world. The CEA is the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives). It is a public body established in October 1945 by General de Gaulle. A leader in research, development and innovation, the CEA mission statement has two main objectives: To become the leading technological research organization in Europe and to ensure that the nuclear deterrent remains effective in the future. The CEA is active in four main areas: low-carbon energies, defense and security, information technologies and health technologies. In each of these fields, the CEA maintains a cross-disciplinary culture of engineers and researchers, building on the synergies between fundamental and technological research. The total CEA workforce consisted of 15 838 employees. Across the whole of the CEA (including both civilian and military research), there were 1556 PhD students and 293 post-docs. The CEA is based in ten research centers in France, each specializing in specific fields. The laboratories are located in the Paris region, the Rhône-Alpes, the Rhône valley, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Aquitaine, Central France and Burgundy. The CEA benefits from the strong regional identities of these laboratories and the partnerships forged with other research centers, local authorities and universities.

RSIC Scientific Instrument (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a Chinese company located in Shanghai. The firm manufactures testing equipment. It was founded in 2005 by Tong Xin Lu.

Wuhan Yiguang Technology Co., Ltd., established on 2013-09-24, Business scope includes opto-mechanical integration,mechanical,electronic,laser,Instrumentation,automation control,Computer software technology and product development,develop,Production,Technical Services,testing service,Technical Consulting and Sales;Optoelectronic products,Instrumentation,Computers and Accessories,Electromechanical spare parts,Retail and wholesale of optical spare parts;Electromechanical components,Processing of optical parts;Import and export,Technology Import and Export,Agent import and export(Goods and technologies prohibited or restricted from import and export by the state are not included).(Projects subject to approval by law,Business activities can only be carried out after approval by relevant departments)

J.A. Woollam Co., Inc. is a private company headquartered in Lincoln, NE. The firm provides software services.\nThe company says this about itself: Founded by Professor John A. Woollam based on spin-off from the University of Nebraska, the company has rapidly grown to become a worldwide leader in spectroscopic ellipsometry. We have been perfecting our technology for over 30 years and have secured over 200 patents, all pertaining to spectroscopic ellipsometry. More information on the J.A.

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. is an American semiconductor company. Formed in 1940 and traded as NYSE: RTEC on the New York Stock Exchange, it is a provider of process and process control equipment and software for microelectronic manufacturing industries (primarily semiconductor). The company's product offering includes automated defect inspection and metrology systems, probe card test and analysis systems, and lithography step-and-repeat systems. In addition, Rudolph provides a broad range of software products designed to improve yield, control processes and reduce manufacturing costs.

Ebara Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of industrial machineries. It operates through the following segments: Fluid Machinery and Systems, Environmental Plants, Precision Machinery, and Others. The Fluid Machinery and Systems segment deals with the manufacture, sale, and maintenance of pumps, compressors, turbines, cooling machines, and blowers. The Environmental Plants segment handles engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance of municipal and industrial waste incineration plants and water treatment plants. The Precision Machinery segment manufactures and sells vacuum pumps, plating systems, and exhaust gas treatment equipment. The Others segment includes business support services. The company was founded by Issey Hatakeyama in November 1912 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. provides oilfield services. It offers technical products and services for petroleum, natural gas exploration and production. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Tokyo Electron Ltd. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of semiconductor production equipment and industrial electronics products for flat panel display manufacturing equipment. It operates through the following segments: Semiconductor Production Equipment (SPE), Flat Panel Display (FPD) Production Equipment and Others. The SPE segment handles the development, manufacture, service, and distribution of coaters/developers, plasma etch systems, thermal processing systems, single wafer deposition systems, cleaning systems, wafer probers, and other semiconductor production equipment. The FPD Production Equipment segment manufactures coater/developer for manufacturing flat panel display and Plasma etching/ashing device. The Others segment includes logistics, facilities management, and insurance businesses. The company was founded in November 11, 1963 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Infineon Technologies AG engages in the provision of semiconductor and system solutions. It operates through the following segments: Automotive, Industrial Power Control, Power & Sensor systems, Connected Secure Systems, and Other Operating Segments. The Automotive segment designs, develops, manufactures, and markets semiconductor for automotive applications. The Industrial Power Control segment involves in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of semiconductors for the generation, transmission, and economy in the use of electrical energy. The Power & Sensor systems segment includes design, development, manufacture, and marketing of semiconductors for energy-efficient power supplies as well as for mobile devices and mobile phone network infrastructures. The Connected Secure Systems designs, develops, manufactures, and markets semiconductor-based security products for card applications and network systems. The company was founded on April 1, 1999 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. provides electronic devices. The company produces a variety of semiconductors for automotive, consumer, industrial, networking, and wireless applications. The company was established in Tokyo, Japan.

AT&T Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas. It is the world's largest telecommunications company, the largest provider of mobile telephone services, and the largest provider of fixed telephone services in the United States through AT&T Communications. Since June 14, 2018, it is also the parent company of mass media conglomerate WarnerMedia, making it the world's largest media and entertainment company in terms of revenue. As of 2018, AT&T is ranked #9 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.

Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was established in 1958 as the CAS No. 109 Semiconductor Factory under the former CAS Institute of Applied Physics. Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences original goal was to meet nation's strategic need to develop a high-frequency transistor computer.

AdOM provides exceptional ophthalmic diagnostic methods based on state of the art hyperspectral optical technologies. AdOM utilizes its team's vast knowledge in thin film optical imaging technologies to master the hyperspectral imaging domain for the service of clinical ophthalmology. AdOM developed an improved technology based on infrared light by different readings of a letter reflected from the eye. AdOM was founded by Yoel Arieli.