The group's principal activities are the designing, manufacturing, marketing and servicing of a broad line of production equipment used in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices. The products are used to manufacture integrated circuits and optical components, such as semiconductor lasers and optical wave-guides. Integrated circuits are used in electronic products, such as telecommunications devices, consumer and industrial electronics and computers. The group supplies equipment for three key processes in the manufacture of semiconductor devices: chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition and plasma etching. The group's has operations in North America, Europe, South Korea and Japan.
