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Ross Engineering Corporation of Campbell, Calif., designs, tests and manufactures high-voltage relays, probes and voltmeters. Typical applications are in high-voltage power supplies, cyclotrons, lasers, radar, TV and high-power communication transmitters -- almost any equipment, industrial plant or utility where high voltage or high current is utilized. The company's main research, development, engineering and manufacturing facility is located in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Its 22,000-square-foot design and manufacturing facility and calibration/test lab are capable of designing and testing high-voltage relays, switches, contactors and calibrating high-voltage measurement devices. Ross products are used for control, measurement and safety applications in almost every industry, where 0.01 millivolts to 1 million volts are used. The company was founded in 1964.

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.