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Veeco Completes Acquisition of Solid State Equipment Holdings LLC

Published on 5 Dec 2014
Veeco Instruments Inc. today announced that it has acquired privately held Solid State Equipment Holdings LLC ("SSEC").

"SSEC is a highly successful process equipment company that is a great strategic fit with Veeco," said John R. Peeler, Veeco's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Their complementary and differentiated ‘soak and spray' technology delivers single wafer control with the low cost of batch processing. SSEC extends our compound semiconductor and MEMS footprint, and represents a stepping stone to the high-growth advanced packaging market. This is a synergistic transaction that will be immediately accretive and that we expect will drive growth and profitability."

Herman Itzkowitz, SSEC's Chief Executive Officer said, "We are excited to join the Veeco team. Veeco is a dynamic market leader in compound semiconductor equipment for LED, power electronics, and wireless devices. Combining resources will enable us to accelerate growth and to pursue market opportunities in advanced packaging and MEMS. In addition, we have significant untapped potential in Asia and Europe, where Veeco's impressive sales and service network will provide connectivity to key customers."


Source: Veeco
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