MKS Instruments makes instruments, subsystems and process-control solutions - including vacuum, gas flow, RF power and photonics products - for semiconductor, electronics and industrial customers.
MKS Instruments is a global supplier of instruments, subsystems and process-control solutions used to measure, monitor, deliver, analyse, power and control critical parameters in semiconductor, electronics and industrial applications. Founded in 1961 and headquartered in Massachusetts, the company employs more than 10,000 people worldwide and holds more than 3,200 patents.
Its product range covers the equipment that underpins advanced manufacturing processes: capacitance manometers for precision pressure measurement, mass flow controllers, vacuum gauges, gas analysers, and RF and microwave generators for semiconductor process tools. Photonics products, including laser and photonic equipment, are offered under the Spectra-Physics, Newport and Ophir brands. Technical work spans process control, measurement and monitoring, vacuum technology, gas flow control, RF and microwave power, photonics, laser technology, electrochemistry and plating, and scientific instrumentation.
MKS Instruments serves semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, specialty industrial applications and scientific research. The company describes its culture as built on collective curiosity and deep technical expertise, with an emphasis on precision and reliability in products intended for leading-edge technology industries.
