VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC

Veeco Instruments Inc. is a manufacturer of advanced semiconductor process equipment, organized as a Delaware corporation in 1989 and headquartered in Plainview, New York. The company provides solutions for challenging materials engineering problems for its customers. Its technologies include ion beam, laser annealing, metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), advanced packaging lithography, single wafer wet processing, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), and atomic layer deposition (ALD). These technologies are used in the fabrication of devices enabling the 4th industrial revolution, such as advanced node application processors for AI chips, high-performance computing, mobile devices, high-speed data communications, and radio frequency (RF) filters and power amplifiers for 5G networks and mobile electronics. Veeco also supports photonics devices for 3D sensing, advanced displays, and thin film magnetic heads for hard disk drives in data storage. The company delivers high-volume manufacturing solutions with competitive cost of ownership. Veeco serves a global customer base with sales and service operations across the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America regions. On September 30, 2025, Veeco entered into a Merger Agreement with Axcelis Technologies, Inc. and Victory Merger Sub, Inc. The Merger Agreement was approved by Veeco's board of directors (with one independent director recused) and by stockholders of both companies on February 6, 2026, but is pending regulatory approvals and other closing conditions.