Semitool, Inc. · Kalispell, MT United States ·(NASDAQ (GM): SMTL)

Semitool provides tools that are more than just semi-useful to chip makers. The company makes semiconductor manufacturing equipment, including electrochemical deposition systems -- which deposit precise layers of materials onto semiconductor wafers -- and wafer surface preparation and cleaning systems. Semitool's products combine several tools into one robotically controlled unit designed to speed production, minimize chip damage, and lower manufacturing costs. Top customers include Amkor Technology (about 10% of sales), Intel, Micron Technology, Seagate Technology (around 12%), and STMicroelectronics. More than 70% of Semitool's sales comes from customers outside the US. To read the full description, subscribe now.