KLA KLA (formerly known as KLA-Tencor) is a company that provides process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and electronics industries. | ![]() Lam Research Lam Research is a company that supplies semiconductor manufacturing equipment and services to chipmaking companies. | ![]() Applied Materials Applied Materials is a company specializing in manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display, and solar photovoltaic industries. | ||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1997 | Founding Date 1991 | Founding Date 1980 | Founding Date 1967 |
Type | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Santa Clara, US HQ Vancouver, CA Shanghai, CN Montpellier, FR München, DE Desenzano Del Garda, IT Tokyo, JP see more | Locations Santa Clara, US HQ Toronto, CA Beijing, CN Chengdu, CN Chongqing, CN Chongqing, CN Dalian, CN see more | ||
Employees | Employees 15,000 | Employees 4938% increase | Employees 17,2003% decrease | Employees 36,5002% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 93.3 b | Valuation ($) 1.2 b | Valuation ($) 100.8 b | Valuation ($) 152.8 b |
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Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $12.2b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $219m (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $18.4b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $28.4b (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $4.8b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $60.6m (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $9.5b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $14.6b (FY, 2025) |
Gross profit | Gross profit $7.4b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $158.4m (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $9b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $13.8b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income $4.1b (FY, 2025) | Net income ($640k) (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A | Net income $7b (FY, 2025) |
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Backlog | Backlog $13.1b (FY, 2022) | Backlog N/A | Backlog $2.9b (FY, 2020) | Backlog $17.2b (FY, 2023) |

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