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KLA
Process Control and Yield Management Solutions | KLA-Tencor
About KLA
KLA is a leading provider of process control and yield management solutions, specializing in advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, and computational analytics. The company serves semiconductor manufacturers, helping them improve the quality and reliability of their products. Operating in the semiconductor industry, KLA's business model revolves around selling high-precision equipment and software that enable manufacturers to detect and correct defects in the production process. This ensures higher yields and better performance of electronic devices. KLA generates revenue through the sale of its equipment, software licenses, and ongoing service contracts. The company is committed to sustainability, aiming to use 100% renewable electricity across its global operations by 2030.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Listed
- Founded
- 1975
- Headquarters
- Milpitas, United States
- Listing
- IPO 1980
- Employees
- 17,192
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 88.6/100
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Sector
- Semiconductors, DT and LS
- Technology
- Hardware, Deep Tech
- Business model
- Manufacturing
- Client focus
- b2b
- Investment activity
- 9 companies, latest Aug 2019
- Capital deployed
- $27M
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POST IPO DEBT✓Debt | Aug 2025 | $990K | — | Newport City Council | ↗ |
| GRANT✓Other financing | Aug 2025 | $8.3M | — | Cardiff Capital Region | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for KLA is 140K monthly website visits, down 6.7% over the last three months. KLA's team grew 89.7% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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QoniacDresden, GermanyOn-product process optimization & control solutions for leading-edge semiconductor lithography & patterning
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CapresKongens Lyngby, DenmarkDesigned for in-line production monitoring in the semiconductor industry where our fully automated tools for mass production are used at four of the leading computer chip companies
$8.8Mvaluation
LuxexcelEindhoven, Netherlands3D printing for optical components to design, prototype and manufacture directly from a CAD file
$53Mvaluation
OrbotechYavne, IsraelAutomated Optical Inspection Systems
$3.4Bvaluation
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Luminescent TechnologiesPalo Alto, United StatesLuminizer, a full-chip inverse lithography system for the semiconductor industry
$36Mvaluation
Icos Vision SystemsLeuven, BelgiumInspection equipment for semiconductor and electronics assembly
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Molecular ImprintsAustin, United StatesOffers nanopatterning systems and solutions for the hard disk drive and semiconductor sectors
$1Mvaluation
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed1 investor entered at this stage
Cardiff Capital Region
Series B and later4 investors entered at this stage
Private Wealth Partners
Alecta
Versor Investments
Newport City Council
Other known investors1 additional known investor
Gemma Frisius Fund - GFF
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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