Milpitas Post | 08/10/2011 -- Many local teachers forfeited their summer break to bring tools and lessons gained from working in a corporate setting back to the classroom, once doors open up again later this month for the start of a new school year...

ALBANY, N.Y., BUSINESS WIRE -- With the aim of bringing together visionary leadership to garner the support of industry stakeholders on next-generation lithography technologies, SEMATECH announced today that Gary Patton, vice president, of IBM Semiconductor Research and Development Center, and Suresh...

Below are the top five cash rich companies in the Semiconductor Equipment industry as ranked by Cash Equivalents (CE). Analysts use CE as a measure to compare the cash cushion of companies in the same industry.

Breaking down the chip equipment maker's latest results, with Richard Wallace, KLA-Tencor CEO.

KLA-Tencor Corp.s (NASDAQ:KLAC) second-quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6 cents. With the broad turnaround in the semiconductor capital equipment market underway, some of the other equipment makers, such as Research (LRCX) and Teradyne (TER) also reported stronger results.

Caris & Co upgrades KLA-Tencor (Nasdaq: KLAC) from Average to Above Average. PT increased from $34 to $41. To see all the upgrades/downgrades on shares of KLAC, visit our Analyst Ratings page.

U.S. stock futures inched up Friday in anticipation that first-quarter GDP won't derail the positive outlook several companies have delivered during earnings season and that a Greek aid package may be locked up by the weekend.

KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC) F3Q10 (Qtr End 03/31/10) Earnings Call Transcript April 29, 2010 5:00 pm ET Executives Ed Lockwood Senior Director, IR Rick Wallace President and CEO Mark Dentinger EVP and CFO Analysts CJ Muse Barclays Capital Kate Kotlarsky Goldman Sachs Timothy Arcuri Citigroup...

(RTTNews) - Semiconductor equipment maker KLA-Tencor Corp. (KLAC) said Thursday after the markets closed that it swung to a third quarter profit, as revenue jumped 54% amid an improving industry environment and customer adoption of leading edge technologies.

Service logistics executives will meet June 14 16 in San Diego, CA, to discuss ways to optimize customer support at Interlog Summer, the service parts supply chain and reverse logistics conference.

In-Vision Digital Imaging Optics GmbH (Guntramsdorf, Austria) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS (Dresden, Germany) together present development results on programmable illumination optics during the trade show Photonics Europe 2010 (booth 611).

Vistec Lithography Semiconductor manufacturing equipment About it: Vistec makes next-generation semiconductor manufacturing equipment that uses what's known as electron beam lithography technology.

| | Mar 26, 2010 Albany, NY - The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany announced today that it will offer a pioneering baccalaureate program in Nanoscale Engineering, providing unique interdisciplinary education and hands-on training to develop a new breed of...

- The SOI Industry Consortium today announced the launch of its Ready for SOI Technology program, a global initiative to broaden access to energy-efficient silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology for the electronics industry.

Our March print cover story gained the most attention this week, as News Editor Dave Lammers expands on the debate over gate-first or gate-last approach to high-k/metal gates.

Our March print cover story gained the most attention this week, as News Editor Dave Lammers expands on the debate over gate-first or gate-last approach to high-k/metal gates.

KLA-Tencor Corporation...

Semiconductors are electronic components that make use of the electronic properties of semiconductor materials. Thermionic devices are replaced by semiconductor materials in most of the applications.

WATERVLIET, N.Y. --(Business Wire)-- Vistec Lithography, Inc. announced today that Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, selected Vistec's EBPG5000plus electron-beam lithography system for its future nanotechnology research programs.

(Nanowerk News) Vistec Lithography, Inc. announced today that Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, selected Vistec s EBPG5000plus electron-beam lithography system for its future nanotechnology research programs.

Vistec Lithography, Inc. announced today that Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, selected Vistec's EBPG5000plus electron-beam lithography system for its future nanotechnology research programs. As part of the Yale Institute for Nanoscience and Quantum Engineering, it will enhance the effectiveness of...

) Dallas, Tx - Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:TSM) rallied 2.43% to $10.11 after it announced that it has acquired mechanical and engineering equipment from KLA-TENCOR CORP.

by Franklin Kalk, Toppan Photomasks Inc. March 3, 2010 - The SPIE advanced lithography symposia remind me of baseball spring training. The pervasive "collaboration speak" in lithography circles has transformed the various camps into ersatz teams, which suffer no shortage of illustrious players, heroes and...

March 3, 2010 - Intel has given its nod to two dozen key partners from its roster of thousands of supply-chain contributors as the 2009 winners of its awards for Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) and Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI).

KLA-Tencor Corporation, the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, introduced the latest generation of their PROLITH virtual lithography tool.

CHIBA, Japan, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, KLA-Tencor Corporation (Nasdaq: KLAC), the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, introduced the next addition to its wafer inspection portfolio, the ICOS( )WI-2250.

February 23, 2010 -- The e-Beam Initiative today announced that six additional companies spanning the entire semiconductor value chain have joined the Initiative to support the new DFEB mask roadmap for high-volume applications.

CHICAGO Fitch Ratings upgraded its outlook for KLA-Tencor Corp. on Friday, citing the company's improving sales. KLA-Tencor, which is based in Milpitas, Calif.

SEOUL, Feb. 11/PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ -- - EXPO Solar 2010 has been the first exhibition to provide an early glimpse of the global photovoltaic industry this year Over 3 bustling days, from 3 to 5 February, 2010, the photovoltaic market was all abuzz at one spot, at KINTEX, Korea.

SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- - EXPO Solar 2010 has been the first exhibition to provide an early glimpse of the global photovoltaic industry this year Over 3 bustling days, from 3 to 5 February, 2010, the photovoltaic market was all abuzz at one spot, at KINTEX, Korea.

KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC) F2Q10 (Qtr End 12/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript January 28, 2010 5:00 pm ET Executives Ed Lockwood Senior Director, IR Rick Wallace President and CEO Mark Dentinger EVP and CFO Analysts CJ Muse Barclays Capital Krish Sankar Bank of America Kate Kotlarsky Goldman...

Sacramento, CA - Eight California Silicon Valley companies have been awarded American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus funding to help bring innovative new energy products to market.

Sacramento - Eight California Silicon Valley companies have been awarded American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus funding to help bring innovative new energy products to market.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced more than $37M in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support high-efficiency solid-state lighting projects.

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) -- Renowned as a global hub for the solar PV industry, EXPO Solar (International Solar Energy Expo & Conference) (www.exposolar.org) will come back this year to KINTEX, Korea, with an even bigger and better show, scheduled to be held from February 3-5, 2010.

Semiconductor equipment manufacturer KLA-Tencor, based in San Jose, Calif., serves a global customer base -- more than 70 percent of the company's operations are in countries outside the United States, many of them in Asia.

Renowned as a global hub for the solar PV industry, EXPO Solar will come back this year to KINTEX, Korea, from February 3-5, 2010. EXPO Solar 2009 was the first exhibition dedicated to solar energy in Korea and presented viable solutions to climate change and strategies for green growth.

 

Stronger spending from the chip-maker could make for a very pleasant 2010 for component suppliers.

INTERNATIONAL. EXPO Solar 2009 was the first exhibition dedicated to solar energy in Korea and presented viable solutions to climate change and strategies for green growth.

KLA-Tencor Corporation (Nasdaq: KLAC), the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, today announced that the company will provide a live audio webcast of a conference call to review its second.

FBR Research maintaining a Market Perform rating on KLA-Tencor (Nasdaq: KLAC), raises price target from $16 to $45. FBR analyst says, "We are using this opportunity to update our estimates.

MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KLA-Tencor Corporation (Nasdaq: KLAC), the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, today announced that the company will provide a live audio webcast of a conference call to...

DIGITIMES -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) spent more than NT145 billion (USD4.57 billion) on machinery equipment in 2009, while rival United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) allocated around NT22 billion to equipment, according to respective company filings with the Taiwan Stock...

KLA Tencor (NASDAQ: KLAC) closed yesterday at $36.16. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $15.27 and 52-week high of $37.71. KLA Tencor stock has been showing support around 35.

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ( CNSE ) of the University at Albany hosted more than 3,000 elementary, middle and high school students and over 30,000 members of the community through its educational and public outreach programs and initiatives this year, representing a 20 percent increase..

SAN FRANCISCO The market for refurbished, second-hand semiconductor manufacturing equipment has traditionally been a difficult one to gauge, typically operating in semi-secrecy.

by J. Braggin, Entegris, Billerica, MA USA (on assignment at IMEC); R. Gronheid, S. Cheng, D. Van Den Heuvel, S. Bernard, P. Foubert, IMEC, Leuven, Belgium; C.

Dec 3, 2009 ... KLA-Tencor Corporation KLAC, a leading provider of process control and yield management solutions, partners with customers around the world .

KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC), a leading ... Headquartered in Milpitas, California, KLA-Tencor has dedicated customer operations. ...

Vistec Electron Beam GmbH is pleased to announce that it has stepped into a joined electron-beam lithography project with the renowned Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology (MIET).

Vistec Electron Beam GmbH is pleased to announce that it has stepped into a joined electron-beam lithography project with the renowned Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology (MIET).

News) - KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC: News ) will make a presentation at the Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference in San Francisco, CA. The event is scheduled to begin at 4:30 PM ET December 9, 2009.

* Bookings towards upper end of forecast * Memory orders show increasing strength SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Chip-equipment maker KLA- Tencor Corp's (KLAC.

KLA-Tencor Corporation , the world leader in yield management and process control solutions for semiconductor manufacturing and related industries, today announced that the company will provide a live webcast of its presentation at Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference, to be held on Wednesday, Dec.

KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) will present at the Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference. The company is scheduled to present on December 9th at 1:30 pm (PST) in San Francisco, Ca.

KLA-Tencor Corp., a supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, introduced the next addition to its wafer inspection portfolio, the ICOS WI-2250.

Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) and SEMATECH today announced that TEL has joined SEMATECH s Front End Processes (FEP) program at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering s (CNSE) Albany NanoTech Complex.

U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 87 points to 10366, the S&P 500 dropped 9 points to 1100 and the Nasdaq Composite declined 12 points to 2173.

KLA-Tencor Corporation (Nasdaq: KLAC), the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, introduced the next addition to its wafer inspection portfolio, the ICOS( )WI-2250.

Today, KLA-Tencor Corporation, the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, introduced the next addition to its wafer inspection portfolio, the ICOS WI-2250.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- At the Semicon Japan trade show this week, Applied, Axcelis, KLA-Tencor and others have rolled out new products. As reported, Applied Materials Inc.

CHIBA, Japan, Nov 30, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Today, KLA-Tencor Corporation (Nasdaq: KLAC), the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, introduced the next addition to its wafer inspection portfolio, the ICOS(..

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KLA-Tencor Corp. has introduced the next addition to its wafer inspection portfolio, the ICOS WI-2250. Extending KLA-Tencor's leading positions within the light-emitting diode (LED) and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) market segments, the ICOS WI-2250 is a major breakthrough for the industry offering a.

Earnings season is coming closer to an end now that ~80% of the S&P 500 .SPX loading... Quote | Chart | News | Profile [.SPX Loading... () ] companies have reported earnings.

PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KLA-Tencor Corporation (Nasdaq: KLAC) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.

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KLA-Tencor had suffered a GAAP net loss of $26 million in the previous quarter...

KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC), which provides process control and yield-management services to the semiconductor industry, said late Thursday that its third quarter profit rose 6% from last year, helped by cost cuts amid sharply lower revenue.

SAN FRANCISCO Thanks largely to a sharp increase in demand from foundry customers, chip equipment supplier KLA-Tencor Corp. logged better-than-expected sales and returned to profitability in the quarter ended Sept.

As the market turns its back on generally bullish-sounding Q3 confessionals, investor focus this week will turn towards a strong mix of key economic data.

( click to enlarge ) Curis (CRIS) is a stock that Ive recommended in August. From the daily chart, you can see that the stock is in a medium-term uptrend line, with support at $1.

KLA-Tencor Corporation, the worlds leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, extended its product offerings in the CMOS image sensor (CIS) market by announcing the 8900 defect inspection system.

Abstract: Product compliance, audits, and risk and qualification function make up this new companys supplier management product.

KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC), the world leader in yield management and process control solutions for semiconductor manufacturing and related industries, today announced that the company will provide a live audio webcast to discuss its first quarter fiscal 2010 operating results on Thursday, Oct 29, 2009 at..

With educational and community outreach initiatives ranging from "Nano in the Mall" and a "NanoExplorations" program that will gather Girl Scouts from across the region, to a pair of unique theatrical and musical performances linking nanotechnology to arts and culture, the College of Nanoscale Science and...

Oct 13, 2009 (SmarTrend(R) Spotlight via COMTEX) -- SmarTrend, our proprietary pattern recognition system, called an Uptrend for Kla-Tencor (NASDAQ:KLAC) on July 13, 2009 at $26.

Dublin, Oct 09, 2009 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/resea rch/ec710a/global_machine_vis) has announced the addition of the "Global Machine Vision and Vision Guided Robotics Market (2009 - 2014)" report to their offering.

A fairly new contestant in the photovoltaics manufacturing dance contest is KLA-Tencor. While it's long been one of the larger gorillas in the semiconductor equipment space, with a prodigious suite of process control and yield management tools and software for the chipmaking class, K-T did not make a formal..

D2S DFEB Packed Stencil Technology and Advantest Corporation Direct Write Lithography Equipment Increase DFEB Character Set by More Than 4X SAN JOSE, Calif.

Sep 30, 2009 (SmarTrend(R) Spotlight via COMTEX) -- SmarTrend, our proprietary pattern recognition system, called an Uptrend for Kla-Tencor (NASDAQ:KLAC) on July 13, 2009 at $26.

NEW YORK Oppenheimer & Co. upgraded KLA-Tencor Corp. on Thursday, predicting a sales recovery heading into next year. In a client note, Oppenheimer analyst Gary Hsueh said there are "early indications the cyclical recovery .

September 23, 2009 - Magnetic disk drive industry players are busy exploring new ways to pack more magnetic islands onto 2.5-in. and 3.5-in. platters. Today's media, comprised of planar magnetic films deposited on aluminum or glass substrates, pack as much as 300Gb in a square inch, and the industry roadmap..

Sept 17 (Reuters) - North American manufacturers of equipment used to make semiconductors reported $599 million in orders in August, up 5 percent from the previous month, reflecting a gradual recovery in demand for products such as mobiles and personal computers.

(Reuters) - North American manufacturers of equipment used to make semiconductors reported $599 million in orders in August, up 5 percent from the previous month, reflecting a gradual recovery in demand for products such as mobiles and personal computers.

Dealing with the ballooning volumes of mask data was on the agenda at the SPIE Photomask conference in Monterey, Calif., this week, following similar discussions at April's Photomask Japan in Yokohama.

Coinciding with the SPIE/Bacus Photomask Symposium, KLA-Tencor introduced a mask defect inspection tool that can deal with emerging computational lithography techniques, including inverse lithography technology (ILT) and source mask optimization (SMO).

Today KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC), the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, introduced the Teron 600 Series reticle (mask) defect inspection systems.

LONDON Genisys GmbH (Munich, Germany), a provider of e-beam layout software has joined the eBeam Initiative, a forum dedicated to the education and promotion of design for e-beam (DFEB) manufacturing.

Look up the PowerRating of KLAC and see how it has performed over the past week as well as the current proprietary PowerRating. Sep 14, 2009 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- KLAC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- (Full text of a statement.

KLA-Tencor Corp. has rolled out its new reticle defect inspection system. Read More ..

MILPITAS, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Today KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC), the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, introduced the Teron 600 Series reticle (mask) defect inspection systems.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Business is improving in the fab tool sector. Two suppliers--Cymer Inc. and KLA-Tencor Corp.--have separately raised their forecasts.

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Nanopatterning http://www.

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Tracking system for legacy wafers SmartMove integrates Applieds Activity Manager workflow automation software with Intellion AGs LotTrack RF and ultrasound-based wafer carrier tracking technology, to wirelessly track and direct movements for 200mm and 300mm wafer lots.

Sep 02, 2009 (SmarTrend(R) Spotlight via COMTEX) -- Kla-Tencor (NASDAQ:KLAC) is trading 1.3% higher (up $0.39 to $30.51) today on volume of 840,068 shares.

As Mad Moneys Jim Cramer says, Theres a bull market out there, somewhere. Im here to help you find it. He has firmly established himself as a bull in this market, and so he spent very little time talking about Tuesdays sell-off, and instead imparted tips on how to find stocks that are a bargain.

The company has said in filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange that it has effected 13 purchases worth a total transaction close to NT$11.76 billion (US$357.

DigiTimes reports TSMC has invested NT$11.76 billion (US$357.6 million) on a total of 13 equipment purchases this week: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has detailed a total of 13 equipment purchases during the week of August 24-28, in filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE), with a...

NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Benchmark Journal. LONDON -- (Marketwire) -- 08/27/09 -- Benchmark Journal brings independent company and sector research together, utilizing top financial advisors and investment tactics to provide you with a clear picture of investment.

Money talks, as the saying goes. It also makes the world go around, and it's also something we all need and want. Cliched songs aside, when I came across this list of the highest-paying technology companies from Om Malik, who got it from a customer satisfaction company called Glassdoor.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on August 21 and 24 issued filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) announcing nine equipment purchases worth a total of about NT$12.

Aug 18 (Reuters) - North American manufacturers of equipment used to make semiconductors reported $569.7 million in orders in July, up 62 percent from the previous month, reflecting a gradual recovery in demand for products such as mobiles and personal computers.

Francis Collins has become the 16th director of the National Institutes of Health after being unanimously confirmed by the US Senate on August 7. Raynard Kington, who has served as acting NIH director since mid-October, will return to his role as NIH principal deputy director.

KLA-Tencor and the Timbre Technologies subsidiary of Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TEL) recently introduced AcuShape software to enhance the performance of optical critical Dimension (OCD) metrology. The software supports measurements of more complex and smaller structures, and offers metrology engineers shape...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- As reported, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) is struggling to ramp up its 40-nm process, due to yield issues. Now, TSMC appears to have delayed its high-k/metal-gate technology--by at least three quarters or more.

KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced operating results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended on June 30, 2009. KLA-Tencor reported GAAP net loss of $26 million and GAAP loss per share of $0.

KLA-Tencor's Puma 9500 Series. (Photo: Business Wire) In the eDR-5210, KLA-Tencor redesigned the electron optics column, notably relocating the top and bottom detectors above the lens to move the working distance of the column much closer to the substrate.

Rick Wallace Named Vice-Chairman SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. July 14, 2009-- SEMI today announced the appointment of J.C. Kim, CEO and chairman of Edwards Korea Ltd.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DayStar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSTI), a developer of solar photovoltaic products based on CIGS thin-film deposition technology, today announced several organizational changes.

July 14th, 2009 Enlarge Mark Tillack, a research scientist at the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering, is developing light sources for the next generation of lithography tools for the semiconductor industry.

Milpitas, California, United States KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC), the worlds leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, announced two new wafer inspection systems and a new electron-beam review system to address defect issues at...

(Nanowerk News) KLA-Tencor Corporation, a leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, announced two new wafer inspection systems and a new electron-beam review system to address defect issues at the 3Xnm / 2Xnm nodes.

KLA-Tencor KLA-Tencor Corporation recently announced two new wafer inspection systems and a new electron-beam review system to address defect issues at the 3Xnm / 2Xnm nodes.

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SAN FRANCISCO -- At the Semicon West trade show here, fab tool vendors rolled out a plethora of products. Here's some of the hot product introductions at the show: *Applied Materials Inc.

MILPITAS, Calif.-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced that it will host its annual SEMICON West analyst briefing at the St.

Text Size writer, OptionMonster Options trading turned bullish on chip equipment maker KLA-Tencor as at least one investor positioned for a near-term pop in the shares.

commentary by: David Russell Options trading turned bullish on KLA-Tencor as at least one investor positioned for a near-term pop in the shares. optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker monitoring program detected the purchase of 5,000 July 26 calls against open interest of 1,181 contracts.

(July 01, 2009) CHICAGO, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Today's "Sidewinder: Option Volume V. Open Interest" video, hosted by www.ONN.tv 's Chief Investment Strategist Jud Pyle, covers notable options trading activity from: -- KLA-Tencor Corp.

The SpiceLED series contains devices able to withstand operating temperatures of up to 110°C. This miniature device uses an industry-standard 0603 (S-Spice) package outline with a height of 0.

(AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- A summary of news releases for June 30, 2009, compiled by Business Wire, the global leader in news distribution. To view any of these news releases on Business Wire's website, please go to www.

Milpitas, California, United States KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC), the worlds leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, announced XP, a new upgrade package for 28xx broadband brightfield inspection systems.

(Nanowerk News) KLA-Tencor Corporation, a leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, announced XP, a new upgrade package for 28XX broadband brightfield inspection systems.

(AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- KLAC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(CA-KLA-TENCOR)(KLAC.NASDAQ) New XP Upgrade for KLA-Tencor's 28xx Defect Inspection Systems Provides Enhanced Sensitivity, Productivity, Defect Yield-Relevance Technology Edi.

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MILPITAS, CALIF.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC), the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, announced XP, a new upgrade package for 28xx broadband brightfield inspection systems.

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BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The SOI Industry Consortium, an international group aimed at accelerating broad adoption of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) materials technology across semiconductor markets, announced today that it is reinforcing its academic and research support with the additions..

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 17, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The SOI Industry Consortium, an international group aimed at accelerating broad adoption of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) materials technology across semiconductor markets, announced today that it is reinforcing its academic and research support...

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ODP-f calculations The formula for best height CD(x) can be expressed in a simple linear function: In ODP, the top CD (TCD) is calculated as the average CD from a height of 80-100% on the structure, and is therefore the CD at 90% height (assuming a trapezoid profile).

Relative merits of imprint lithography and EUV to be debated at the ConFab conference AUSTIN, Texas, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Molecular Imprints, Inc., the market and technology leader for nanopatterning systems and solutions, today announced that its innovative Jet and Flash Imprint Lithography (J-FIL)...

The 7th annual Global Semiconductor Forum (GSF) will take place in Singapore, 11th 14th March 2010. At this unique event global heads of manufacturing and operations will meet with equipment, material and service suppliers to define effective, profitable solutions for chip and PV production.

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As manufacturers of solar cells face pressure to drive down costs, they are turning to higher-volume automated manufacturing, accompanied by high-speed inspection to increase yields and improve the accuracy of their products.

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Applied Materials sees higher CapEx spending for 2009 - 15 August 2008 Oberai discusses Magmaâ??s move into solar PV yield management space - 29 August 2008 Product Briefing Outline: KLA-Tencor and Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) have introduced the â??AcuShape,â?? a new modeling and library-generation.

Product Briefing Outline: KLA-Tencor and Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) have introduced the AcuShape, a new modeling and library-generation package to meet optical critical dimension metrology requirements for the 32nm node and below.

KLA-Tencor Corporation and Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) have announced AcuShapeTM, a new modeling and library-generation package to meet optical critical dimension metrology requirements for the 32nm node and below.

The Semiconductor Metrology/Inspection Equipment market finally outperformed the rest of the overall semiconductor front-end wafer processing equipment market for the first time in three years, according to the report "Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control in VLSI Manufacturing", recently published by...

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KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share on its common stock payable on June 1, 2009 to KLA-Tencor stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 15, 2009.

SAN JOSE, Calif. & SANTA CLARA, Calif.(BUSINESS WIRE)April 12, 2007 KLA-Tencor, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLAC), and Clear Shape Technologies, Inc., today announced that they are collaborating on DFM (design for manufacturability) solutions enabling "design-aware" photomask inspection at 45nm and below.

Its always difficult to decipher the Design Automation Conference, particularly when its set in San Diego Californias version of Pleasantville. The sun is ubiquitous there, the people clean-cut and courteous, the water tidy and blue.

Advanced DFM and DFQ Techniques and Processes Shared by Industry and Academia Leaders SAN JOSE, Calif., - March 8, 2006 - The seventh annual International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED) today announced keynote speeches by industry leaders and experts from Nokia, Samsung, Synopsys, Toshiba and.

Joint Development Project to Tackle Key Hurdle to Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) Adoption MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synopsys, Inc.

DuPont Photomasks' Results Confirm Manufacturability Using Conventional Equipment SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The X Initiative, a semiconductor supply-chain consortium, today announced the results of a successful effort by charter members DuPont Photomasks, Inc.

Proprietary Formulation Allows Fast, Accurate Silicon Contour Prediction Across Process Window SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Clear Shape Technologies, Inc.

SAN JOSE, Calif.(BUSINESS WIRE)February 23, 2009 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSE:2330) (NYSE:TSM) and Tela Innovations today announced a strategic partnership to develop co-optimized design solutions using Telas innovative and patented lithography-optimized design technology and...

Apr 17, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- KLAC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- KLA-Tencor said that it has released its next-generation in-situ plasma etch wafer temperature measurement product, the EtchTemp SensorWafer.

EtchTemp SensorWafer captures the effect of process environment on production wafers and offers unique new capabilities to characterize high-power, high-frequency etch recipes proliferating at 65nm nodes...

Apr 16, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- KLAC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- KLA-Tencor released its next-generation in-situ plasma etch wafer temperature measurement product, the EtchTemp SensorWafer.

Institutional Investor magazine announced today the best investor relations among publicly-traded U.S. companies, covering 54 industry sectors, based on the views of sell-side analysts and investment professionals.

The next-generation wafer temperature-measurement system has unique capabilities to characterize high-power, high-frequency etch recipes proliferating at 65 nm nodes and below.

MILPITAS, CALIF.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ: KLAC) today released its next-generation in-situ plasma etch wafer temperature measurement product, the EtchTemp SensorWafer.

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ: KLAC) today released its next-generation in-situ plasma etch wafer temperature measurement product, the EtchTemp SensorWafer(TM).

KLA-Tencor has introduced the TeraScanXR, bringing high-resolution reticle-, aerial-, and wafer-plane inspection capability to the 32nm node. This new tool, an extension of existing TeraScan reticle inspection systems, is designed to provide mask manufacturers better sensitivity, lower cost-per-inspection,...

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KLA-Tencor has introduced the TeraScanXR, bringing high-resolution reticle-, aerial-, and wafer-plane inspection capability to the 32-nm node. This new tool, an extension of existing TeraScan reticle inspection systems, is designed to provide mask manufacturers better sensitivity, lower cost-per-inspection,..

MILPITAS, Calif.--(Business Wire)-- Today, KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) introduced the TeraScanXR, bringing high-resolution reticle-, aerial- and wafer-plane inspection capability to the 32nm node.

- Today, KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) introduced the TeraScanXR, bringing high-resolution reticle-, aerial- and wafer-plane inspection capability to the 32nm node.

 

Today, KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC introduced the TeraScanXR, bringing high-resolution reticle-, aerial- and wafer-plane inspection capability to the 32nm node. This new tool, an extension of existing TeraScan reticle inspection systems, is designed to provide mask manufacturers better sensitivity,...

April 06, 2009 -- MILPITAS, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Today, KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) introduced the TeraScanXR, bringing high-resolution reticle-, aerial- and wafer-plane inspection capability to the 32nm node.

Today, KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) introduced the TeraScanXR, bringing high-resolution reticle-, aerial- and wafer-plane inspection capability to the 32nm node.

KLA-Tencor may get the credit for being the most active acquirer of metrology/inspection tool companies in recent years but is now not alone in the quest to further the consolidation that is needed.

- SSONs 2009 Shared Services Excellence Awards winners were honored on Tuesday, March 24th at the 13th Annual North American Shared Services Week in Orlando, FL.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company(TSMC) has recently announced purchases of machinery equipment from Applied Materials Asia-Pacific, Dainippon Screen Manufacturing and KLA-Tencor totaling NT$4.

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:29032009 -www.companiesandmarkets.com adds new report: KLA-Tencor Corporation - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review KLA-Tencor Corporation - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review Summary KLA-Tencor Corporation is engaged in supplying of process control...

 

KLA Tencor (NasdaqNM: KLAC) ended the last trading session at $21.48. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $14.81 and 52-week high of $47.07. The proprietary Key Risk Ranking for KLAC has declined from a 4 KEY Low Relative Risk to a 3 KEY Moderate Relative Risk.

Applied Materials, H-P lead comeback in closing...

Over 16,000 people attended the first day of the co-located SEMICON/SOLARCON China exposition, a first-day record, with visitors talking about productivity solutions, continued China government support, a glut of used equipment, and a rise in capacity utilization at China' largest foundry.

Mar 15, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Finalists were announced for SSON's (Shared Services & Outsourcing Network) Shared Services Excellence Awards, taking place March 22-27, at the Omni Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida, the organization reported.

Chip stocks continued to lead the way on Friday, capping the market's best week since November.

Managing Automation Media, a Thomas Publishing Company, LLC publication, has announced the Winners of its fifth annual Progressive Manufacturing 100 Awards.

Mar 12, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Finalists were announced for SSON's (Shared Services & Outsourcing Network) Shared Services Excellence Awards, taking place March 22-27, at the Omni Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Solid State Technology March 12, 2009 - KLA-Tencor Corp.'s latest inspection product, the PVI-6, designed for optical in-line dual-sided inspection of photovoltaic (PV) wafers and cells, provides the capability to inspect solar wafers and cells at the highest speed and accuracy for all stages of the...

- Finalists were announced for SSONs prestigious Shared Services Excellence Awards, taking place March 22-27, 2009 at the Omni Orlando Resort in Orlando, FL.

Judging companies include Sun Microsystems, Classmates.com, San Jose Sharks, KLA Tencor, and GradeGuru.

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In advance of Photon Europe 2009, KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) today unveiled its latest inspection product, the PVI-6, designed for optical in-line dual sided inspection of photovoltaic (PV) wafers and cells.

KLA-Tencor Corp. (Milpitas, Calif.) today unveiled a solar inspection system, the PVI-6, that performs optical in-line, dual-sided inspection of photovoltaic (PV) wafers and cells.

Pleasanton, Calif., -- March 4, 2009 - nuResume, the first free career network for college students to market themselves online and network with recruiters for internships and jobs, announced today its next two Star Student contests.

The large-cap semiconductor equipment stocks this afternoon have caught fire: Applied Materials (AMAT) is up 73 cents, or 8.4%, to $9.47. Novellus (NVLS) is up 55 cents, or 4.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- At the SPIE Advanced Lithography conference here, KLA-Tencor Corp. disclosed more details about its maskless lithography program. KLA-Tencor's technology was disclosed two years ago, but little or no details have been given since that time.

IMEC technologists will present their newest breakthroughs in advanced semiconductor lithography research and development at next week's SPIE (www.spie.

Deloitte LLP is the newest inductee into the Training Top 10 Hall of Fame, and the only firm to join in 2009 the ranks of the six companies inaugurally named to the hall last year.

Feb 20, 2009 (M2 EQUITYBITES via COMTEX) -- The board of directors of KLA-Tencor Corporation ( NASDAQ:KLAC), a yield management and process control solutions provider, declared on 19 February a quarterly cash dividend of USD0.

KLA Tencor (NasdaqNM: KLAC) closed yesterday at $16.95. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $14.81 and 52-week high of $47.07. The proprietary Key Risk Ranking for KLAC has improved from a 3 KEY Moderate Relative Risk to a 4 KEY Low Relative Risk.

Leuven, Belgium - IMEC technologists will present their newest breakthroughs in advanced semiconductor lithography research and development at next week's SPIE Advanced Microlithography Conference, to be held February 23 - 27 in San Jose, California.

KLA Tencor (NasdaqNM: KLAC) closed yesterday at $19.81. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $14.81 and 52-week high of $47.07. The proprietary Key Risk Ranking for KLAC has improved from a 3 KEY Moderate Relative Risk to a 4 KEY Low Relative Risk.

With the economy going through its worst period in 27 years, Amazon.com is one of the very few standouts.

NEW YORK (AP) - KLA-Tencor Corp. shares made gains Friday despite the company posting a loss for its fiscal second quarter. Shares of the Milpitas, Calif.

FOXBusiness The last day of trading in a difficult January saw all the major indices in the red. Earnings season is upon us, and was a significant factor to many of Fridays active stocks.

Movers roundup: MasterCard stock climbs, KLA-Tencor shares up despite...

The preliminary read on the fourth quarter U.S. GDP suggested a decline in real and nominal terms. The twin decline, a first in fifty years may indicate a weakness in corporate profits in the fourth quarter.

The losses were broad based, although financials pressed to the back of the class after news that regulators would delay a promised quick fix for so-called "toxic" assets held by many banks and other institutions.

The US market remains in retreat after US GDP figures confirmed the economy is in recession, though Wall Street remains on target to post its first weekly rise this year.

 

KLA Tencor (NasdaqNM: KLAC) opened at $19.86. So far today, the stock has hit a low of $19.65 and a high of $21.22. KLAC is now trading at $20.75, up $1.

Analyst upgrades: Citigroup upgraded shares of Consol Energy (NYSE: CNX) to Buy from Hold following the company's lowered guidance as 2009 is fully contracted with a 26% price increase.

CHANGE IN RATINGS Boston Scientific Corporation| BSX Juniper Networks Incorporated| JNPR Allstate (ALL Quote - Cramer on ALL - Stock Picks) downgraded at J.

KLA-Tencor (KLAC) shares are up nearly 10% in early trading, despite the companys second quarter loss of $434.3 million, or $2.57 per share, down from a profit of $83.

The wafers in the ozone-based process showed lower particle counts and a slightly thicker oxide (~2 Å) than those processed in the more traditional RCA cleaning chemistries.

Whats Happening In The Market Now... The market was down sharply at the open once again this morning. Corporate earnings reports continue to come in short of estimates and increase fears about the extent of the recession.

Abstract: KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) today revised its previously issued financial outlook for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 ended December 31, 2008, reflecting further deterioration of the condition of the semiconductor and related industries.

E-beam supplier Vistec, along with semiconductor research group CEA/Leti, and emerging design and software company D2S, today announced a collaboration focused on refining and validating advanced design-for-e-beam (DFEB) solutions for the 45- and 32-nm nodes.

Soleil Securities initiates coverage on KLA-Tencor (Nasdaq: KLAC) with a Buy. Price target $26. Soleil analyst says, "We expect business at KLAC to hold up better than the rest of the semiconductor equipment market during the forecasted industry trough in 1H09, supported by selective additions of advanced...

NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Laboratory equipment industry is available in its catalogue.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Wall Street finished with steady gains, shrugging off mixed economic data and the Fed s dour outlook. The Federal Reserve minutes from its last rate setting meeting revealed that rates were cut to near zero because officials felt the economy needed help as it is likely to struggle for...

(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) BASKING RIDGE, NJ, January 5 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Avaya Inc. said that Kevin Kennedy assumed the positions of president and CEO of the company, effective today.

One of the equipment suppliers that consistently brings out new products is KLA-Tencor. However, the metrology supplier rarely figures in the most popular rankings in any given year.

The Dow closed higher by 64.59. The Nasdaq Composite gained 32.84. And the S&P 500 finished the day up 6.14. Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Monday.

Aerial-image-based photomask inspection minimizes false positives. By Shirley Hemar, Anja Rosenbusch, and Reuven Falah From oemagazine February 2004 Photolithographic masks are the stencils used to replicate the integrated circuit patterns of VLSI devices on silicon wafers.

About KLA-Tencor: KLA-Tencor Corporation is the world"s leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related nanoelectronics industries.

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By: , Solid State Technology KLA-Tencor recently introduced the PlasmaVolt X2 for measurement of plasma chamber conditions in semiconductor wafer processing systems.

New York State Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari, United States Senator Charles E. Schumer, and Congressman Mike McNulty were joined today by officials from Vistec Lithography Inc.

Print this story Email this story Post a Comment As it continues to downsize, KLA Tencor officials say they remain on track to close the Tucson plant by the end of this month.

State Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari, United States Senator Charles E. Schumer, and Congressman Mike McNulty were joined yesterday by officials from Vistec Lithography Inc.

The turnaround by the markets comes as some traders feel that the weak economic data has already been priced into the markets, with technology stocks helping to lead the way back to the upside after coming under pressure in the previous session.

Douglas Resnick, Gerard Schmid, Mike Miller, Gary Doyle, Chris Jones, and Dwayne LaBrake High-resolution thin templates can be used to imprint both photonic-crystal and patterned media devices on full wafers and disks.

The Dow lost 427.47. The Nasdaq Composite closed lower by 96.85. And the S&P 500 ended the day down 52.54. Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Technology stocks added to gains early Thursday afternoon after a group of lawmakers reached a deal to help the struggling U.S. auto industry, which gave a sharp boost to stocks across the board.

Technology stocks turned slightly positive by midday Thursday after seeing declines earlier in the session, led by sharp gains in the semiconductor equipment sector.

Nov 13 (Reuters) - KLA Tencor Corp: * Declares regular cash dividend for second quarter of fiscal year 2009 * Sets quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share (For more news, please click here) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2008.