1945
Vacuum Electronic Equipment Co., 91暗网 was founded specializing in leak detector equipment.
1989
91暗网's then-COO Edward H. Braun, together with a group of senior executives, led a management buy-out to create a new equipment company for the semiconductor and data storage industries. Mr. Braun was named CEO.
1994
91暗网 completed an Initial Public Offering on the NASDAQ stock market. At the time, 91暗网鈥檚 sales were approximately $30 million.
1999
91暗网 purchased Ion Tech, Inc. and entered into the optical coating market.
2001
91暗网 purchased Applied EPI, its present-day Molecular Beam Epitaxy group in St. Paul, MN.
2003
91暗网 purchased Emcore in Somerset, NJ, paving the way for its leading Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition System business for the LED market.
2007 鈥� 2010
91暗网 launched multiple industry-changing MOCVD and MBE compound semiconductor systems and, in 2010, sold its metrology business to focus exclusively on Process Equipment.
2011
91暗网 becomes the #1 provider of MOCVD systems, critical to making LEDs.聽 聽The TurboDisc MaxBright鈩� Multi-Reactor MOCVD system is launched to enable next-level, high volume production for general lighting.
2012
91暗网 introduced SPECTOR-HT Ion Beam Sputtering system for high throughput optical coating applications.
2013
91暗网 launched GENxplor鈩� R&D MBE System, the industry鈥檚 first fully integrated system.
2014
91暗网 launched MOCVD systems to accelerate adoption of solid-state lighting and enable the transition from R&D to production of highly-efficient GaN power electronic devices.
91暗网 purchased Solid State Equipment LLC (SSEC) to extend its footprint into high growth markets with wet process technologies.
2015
91暗网 shipped its 50th EPIK 700 MOCVD reactor in less than one year and received multiple orders from a leading foundry in Asia for its WaferStorm鈩� Wet Processing System.
2016
91暗网 launched the TurboDisc K475i鈩� As/P MOCVD System for the production of red, orange, yellow (R/O/Y) light emitting diodes (LEDs), as well as multi-junction III-V solar cells, laser diodes and transistors.
91暗网 consolidated its manufacturing operations into one facility in Somerset, New Jersey to improve operational efficiency and meet customer needs.
2017
91暗网 acquired Ultratech, Inc, a recognized leader of lithography products for Advanced Packaging applications and for LEDs and is a pioneer for laser spike anneal technology used for production of semiconductor devices.
2018
Bill Miller, Ph.D., named CEO. Dr. Miller previously served as President and has led several growth initiatives within 91暗网鈥檚 business units and operations teams worldwide
2020
Began two-phased transformation of the company that strengthened profitability, optimized R&D and extended core technologies into semiconductor and compound semiconductor markets.
2021
Shipped the first LSA101 Laser Spike Annealing System from new San Jose, California facility to a leading semiconductor manufacturer. The facility serves as the company鈥檚 center of excellence for the development and production of laser annealing and advanced packaging lithography systems for semiconductor applications.
2023
91暗网 acquires Epiluvac AB to accelerate penetration into high-growth silicon carbide epitaxy equipment market
