Etec Systems
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| Founded | 1970 |
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| Defunct | 2005 |
| Fate | Purchased by Applied Materials |
| Products | scanning electron microscopes laser beam lithography tools |
Etec Systems was an American producer of scanning electron microscopes, electron beam lithography tools, and laser beam lithography tools from 1970 until 2005. It was located in Hayward, California, and Hillsboro, Oregon.
Company history
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Etec was purchased by Applied Materials in 2000, and organized within the Applied Materials corporation as an autonomous business group. In 2000, Etec employed 600 workers in Hayward.[1]
In 2002, Applied Materials announced it was reviewing a plan to shut down Etec.[2] Etec Systems was absorbed into its parent company Applied Materials in October 2005.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ LaPedus, Mark (March 11, 2002). "Applied 'reviewing' plan to shut down e-beam tool operation, sources say".
- ^ "Applied Materials exits photomask business". www.laserfocusworld.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
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- Defunct manufacturing companies based in Oregon
- Economy of Hillsboro, Oregon
- Technology companies established in 1970
- Companies based in Hayward, California
- Defunct manufacturing companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Technology companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
- 1970 establishments in California
- Technology companies disestablished in 2005
- 2000 mergers and acquisitions
- 2005 disestablishments in California
- Defunct electronics companies of the United States