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  • KLA-TENCOR CORP Profile

    KLA-Tencor is hard-core when it comes to hunting down flaws in chips. The company -- one of the world's largest makers of semiconductor equipment -- offers yield management systems that monitor and analyze wafers at various stages of chip production, inspecting reticles (which make circuit patterns) and measuring crucial microscopic layers. The systems' feedback allows flaws to be corrected before they can ruin the costly wafers. KLA-Tencor has long dominated the market for equipment that inspects semiconductor photomasks and reticles. The company gets more than three-quarters of its sales from outside the US, and uses selective acquisitions as well as intensive R&D to keep up with advances in chip fabrication.
    Richard P. Wallace
    CEO
    160 Rio Robles

    San Jose, CA 95134-1813

    http://www.kla-tencor.com

    Phone: 408-875-3000

    Fax: 408-875-4144
    Sector: Technology Industry: Electronics
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2007 Employees
    $2,731,200,000 31.9% $528,100,000 6,000
  • Key Executives: KLAC

    Name Title Officer Since
    Richard P. Wallace CEO 1/1/06
    John H. Kispert COO -
    Bin-ming Benjamin Tsai Chief Technology Officer -
    Virendra Kirloskar Chief Accounting Officer -
    Lawrence A. Gross General Counsel -
    Brian M. Martin General Counsel -
    David C. Wang Director 5/11/06
    Jeffrey L. Hall -
  • Top Competitors: KLAC

  • Insider Trends: KLAC

    Sentiment for KLAC is POSITIVE

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    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: KLAC

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    05/07/08 AKINS ROBERT P 1,142 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    05/07/08 PATEL KIRAN M 1,142 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    05/05/08 KIRLOSKAR VIRENDRA A 8,000 Award of Stock Options $0.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : KLAC

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 461.00
     
    Mutual Fund 1,102.00
    Other Major 16.00
  • Short Interest Volume: KLAC

    Data as of 6/10/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 1.10 B
    Current Short Interest Ratio 4.20
    Float 165.92 M
    Short Interest as % of Float 11.20
    Average Daily Volume 3.97 M
    Outstanding Shares 170.06 M