Tokyo Electron develops and supplies semiconductor and display manufacturing equipment. Its systems cover processes including deposition, coating, etching, cleaning and inspection.
History and development
Tokyo Electron was established on November 11, 1963. It developed from importing and selling electronic equipment into a technology business centered on semiconductor-production systems. Its role is to supply tools for chipmaking, not to mass-produce chips itself.
References: Tokyo Electron: milestones
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Official references: Tokyo Electron: business