Brooks Automation, Inc. · Chelmsford, MA United States ·(NASDAQ (GS): BRKS)

Brooks Automation supplies a steady stream of production tools and factory automation products for chip makers and suppliers of chip-making equipment. The company makes tool automation products, such as vacuum robots and cluster assemblies used by semiconductor manufacturers. Brooks' wafer handling systems include vacuum cassette elevator loadlocks, transfer robots, and thermal conditioning modules and aligners. The company also makes vacuum equipment for makers of flat-panel displays and data storage devices. Top customers include Applied Materials and Lam Research. Brooks Automation derives some two-thirds of its sales from customers in North America. To read the full description, subscribe now.