KLA Corporation is the world's leading supplier of process control, yield management and metrology equipment for semiconductor fabrication facilities, research labs, and other industries. The company's comprehensive portfolio of products, software, analysis, services and expertise is designed to help scientists, researchers and engineers address their toughest measurement challenges by generating reliable, precise data. Through use of these products and services, they are better able to deliver the breakthroughs that impact their respective fields.
To support its growing global customer base, KLA maintains a significant presence throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, with local sales, applications, and customer support engineers. The company counts the leading semiconductor manufacturers among its top customers from each of these regions, and derived approximately 70 percent of its 1997 revenues from outside the U.S.
The KLA Corporation Instrument Group
The KLA Instrument group offers a complete portfolio of high-throughput nanomechanical testers for material characterization and process control. With flexible upgrade options, the nanoindenter systems can be used for a wide range of nanoscale measurements, including hardness, modulus and adhesion. The stylus and optical profilers offer a complete range of surface metrology capabilities to meet the needs of the engineering and research communities. The profilers take measurement to the next level, starting with step height, texture and stress analysis.