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Intel Corporation operates as a semiconductor chip maker that supplies technology solutions for the computing and communications industries. The company's products include microprocessors; chipsets; motherboards; flash memory; communications infrastructure components, including network and embedded processors; wired and wireless connectivity products; products for networked storage; application processors; and cellular baseband chipsets. It sells its products to original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers who manufacture computer systems, cellular handsets and handheld computing devices, and telecommunications and networking communications equipment. Intel's customers also include personal computer and network communications products users, including individuals, large and small businesses, and service providers, as well as manufacturers of a range of industrial and communications equipment. It markets its products primarily in Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Japan. The company has a strategic alliance with Alcatel to develop mobile WiMAX solutions. Intel Corporation was founded in 1968 and is based in Santa Clara, California.
Cymer, Inc. and its subsidiaries engage in the development, manufacture, and marketing of excimer light sources for manufacturers of photolithography tools in the semiconductor equipment industry. The company's products include photolithography light source systems, replacement parts, and service. Its light sources are used to pattern the integrated circuits. The company provides discharge chamber, certain optical components, and other spare and replacement parts for its photolithography light sources. It also offers billable service or service contracts to the semiconductor lithography tool manufacturers, as well as maintenance and servicing of its light sources, including replacement of consumable parts and nonconsumable parts. In addition, the company provides CymerOnLine, an online diagnostic and performance software product, which delivers laser diagnostics and performance information to authorized users. Cymer operates in the United States, Japan, Asia, and Europe. The company was co-founded by Robert P. Akins and Richard L. Sandstrom in 1986. Cymer is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and servicing of semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. The company provides ion implantation systems to build the transistors that are the basis of integrated circuits. It offers a range of ion implantation systems for medium and high current, and high energy implant sectors. The company's products include single wafer VIISta 810XE series, VIISta 810HP, VIISta 810EHP, EHP-220, EHPi-220, EHP-500, and EHPi-500 ion implanters for medium current sector; high current VIISta HC series single wafer ion implanters that feature dual magnet ribbon beam architecture, implant angle accuracy, beam steering correction, and high-tilt angle capability for device fabrication. It also provides VIISta 3000 series, single wafer high energy implanters that cover retrograde well, triple well, buried layers, and pocket applications. The company serves semiconductor manufacturers in Europe and Asia Pacific, as well as in the United States. Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Lam Research Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and service of semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. Its products include etch systems, including dielectric etch products, conductor etch products, and resist strip products, as well as synergy cleaning products. The company markets its products and services primarily to companies involved in the production of semiconductors in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, Korea, and Japan. Lam Research Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
16 Years Of Chip Stock History, Let's review what happened every 4 years for the past 16 years. This year we might as well call it the "PRE-Santa Claus Rally".
