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Lam Research Corporation, founded in 1980, is one of the leading suppliers of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the world's semiconductor industry. The company provides various types of etch systems, including dielectric etch, conductor etch, resist strip and Synergy cleaning products. Its etch and chemical mechanical planarization products selectively remove portions of various films from the wafer to create semiconductors. The company also develops intellectual property for integrated processing solutions. Its Synergy standalone clean system is used to clean wafers both before and after a range of semiconductor processing steps. Lam Research Corporation is headquartered in Fremont, Calif., and maintains a network of facilities throughout the United States, Japan, Europe, and Asia.

Applied Materials, one of the world s largest suppliers of products and services to the global semiconductor industry, is one of the leading information infrastructure providers. As a core information infrastructure company, Applied Materials innovates and commercializes the processing and manufacturing technology that helps semiconductor manufacturers produce the world s most advanced chips. The company s mission is to be the leading supplier of semiconductor fabrication solutions worldwide through innovation and enhancement of customer productivity with systems and service solutions. Michael R. Splinter has been the chief executive officer of Applied Materials for more than three years. He has been with the semiconductor company for over three years. Splinter earned BS and MS degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The company is located in Santa Clara, Calif.

Founded in 1979, Ultratech is a leading supplier of lithography and laser-processing systems used to manufacture semiconductors and nanotechnology devices. The company designs, manufactures and markets photolithography equipment used worldwide in the laser processing technology for integrated circuit manufacturing. It is also one of the leading suppliers of gold and solder bump lithography systems. The company s Unity Platform tool features a customer-configurable design that supports flexible manufacturing requirements, as well as tool extendibility for multiple device generations. Its customers include manufacturers of various nanotechnology components, such as thin film head magnetic recording devices, optical networking devices, and laser and light emitting diodes. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Ultratech markets its products through independent sales organizations in North America, Europe, Japan and Asia.