VEECO Instruments
1 Terminal Drive, Plainview, NY, 11803, United States
Overview
Veeco Instruments design and manufacture solutions for customers in the high brightness light emitting diode (HB-LED), solar, data storage, semiconductor, scientific research, and industrial markets worldwide. The company operates in three segments: LED & Solar Process Equipment, Data Storage Process Equipment, and Metrology. The LED & Solar Process Equipment segment engages in the design and manufacture of metal organic chemical vapor deposition systems, molecular beam epitaxy systems and sources, and other types of deposition systems, such as Web coaters. This segment sells its products to manufacturers of HB-LEDs, solar cells, and telecommunications devices, as well as to universities and scientific research centers. The Data Storage segment engages in designing and manufacturing ion beam etch, ion beam deposition, diamond-like carbon, physical vapor deposition, and dicing and slicing products primarily used in creating thin film magnetic heads that read and write data on hard drives. The Metrology segment designs and manufactures atomic force microscopes, scanning probe microscopes, stylus profilers, and optical interferometers that provide critical surface measurements in research and production environments. Its products are used in universities, research facilities, and scientific centers. This segment’s metrology instruments enable customers in the semiconductor, data storage, and other industries to monitor their products throughout the manufacturing process.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 4
Sector focus
- Electronics
- Hardware
- Industrial
- Manufacturing
Investment portfolio
- Kateeva
Participated · Series E · May 2016
Kateeva develops precision deposition equipment for OLED manufacturers. Its core product is the YIELDjet platform, which uses inkjet printing to deposit coatings for mass production of flexible and large-size OLED displays and other products. The company plans to accelerate product development, strengthen customer-satisfaction infrastructure in Asia, and support continued R&D with the new funding. Kateeva maintains operations in Korea, China, Japan and Taiwan and is headquartered in Newark, CA. It has raised $200M to date and recently closed an $88M Series E. Founded in 2008 and led by Chairman and CEO Alain Harrus, Ph.D., the company focuses on scaling manufacturing tools for advanced electronics. Kateeva develops the YIELDjet™ precision deposition platform that uses inkjet printing to mass-produce flexible and large-size OLED panels. The company is building production systems at its Menlo Park facility to fulfill early orders. It intends to use the new funds to support its manufacturing strategy and to expand its global sales and support infrastructure. Kateeva has raised more than $110m in total funding to date. The company was founded in 2008 and is led by CEO Alain Harrus.