The company markets and sells its hardware consisting of patterned and unpatterned wafer inspection, optical overlay metrology, e-beam review, reticle and photomask inspection, spectroscopic and e-beam-based dimension metrology, and film and surface measurement tools, as well as its yield analysis and defect classification software.
Its products provide fab-wide yield management solutions for the manufacturing process of cells used in integrated circuit production, including lithography, etch, deposition, and chemical mechanical planarization.
KLA-Tencor’s products and services enable integrated circuit manufacturers to manage yield throughout the wafer fabrication process from research and development to final mass production yield analysis.
In addition, it provides manufacturing with older technologies and refurbished KLA-Tencor certified tools.
The company also provides other services, such as onsite repair, system installation, and educational services.
It sells its products and services through direct sales force and distributors primarily in the United States and Japan, as well as in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
KLA-Tencor was formed in 1997 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
