Varian Semiconductor
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Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. | |
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Type | Public (NASDAQ: VSEA) |
Founded | Incorporated 1999 |
Headquarters | Gloucester, Massachusetts |
Key people | Gary E. Dickerson , CEO Robert J. Halliday, CFO |
Industry | Semiconductor Equipment |
Revenue | $1,054.9 Million USD (2007) |
Employees | 1,588 (2006) |
Website | www.vsea.com |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSEA) is a supplier of ion implantation equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips. Varian Semiconductor was founded in 1971 as Extrion Corporation in Peabody, Massachusetts. Extrion later moved to nearby Gloucester and was bought by Varian Associates in 1975. It was spun off from Varian Associates in 1999.