Semiconductor Equipment

NXP Semiconductors is a newly independent semiconductor company, founded by Philips Electronics, with a 50-year history of providing engineers and designers with semiconductors and software that deliver better sensory experiences for mobile communications, consumer electronics, security applications, contactless payment and connectivity, and in-car entertainment and networking. The company s products include video processing equipment, discretes, displays, interface and control equipment, microcontrollers, Nexperia software, power and power management solutions, radio frequency equipment, sensors and storage equipment. NXP reaches more than 30,000 customers via its semiconductor distributor partners, including Arrow, Avnet, Future, SAC and WPG. NXP Semiconductors is located in San Jose, Calif.

Tower Semiconductor is an independent specialty wafer foundry. It manufactures and distributes a variety of integrated circuits with geometries ranging from 1 to 0.1micron. The company also provides complementary technical and design support services. Established in 1993, Tower Semiconductor offers advanced mixed-signal, Power Management, image sensor and nonvolatile memory technologies for clients in the electronics, communications, automotive and health care industries. The company also provides various design support packages that feature electrical and physical design rule files and verification and extraction tools. It offers a shuttle programs that enables clients to access third-party design services. The company provides shipping information, electrical test results, and specifications and technical documents. Through its subsidiary, Jazz Semiconductor, Tower Semiconductor offers analog, silicon and power complementary metal oxide semiconductor technologies.

Kokusai Semiconductor Equipment Corporation is one of the world leaders in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of vertical diffusion and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) systems. It is a subsidiary of Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc., based in Tokyo, Japan and has operations across the Pacific Rim, Europe and North America. Kokusai Semiconductor Equipment Corporation s services include assisting its customers to plan and install their tools, providing training for the customers technical staff, Kokusai approved parts, on-site and on-call field service support and technical service staff to assist the customer s in solving their technical problems. The company also offers a comprehensive selection of basic to advanced technical courses covering maintenance and service operations.