Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc (NASDAQ: KLIC)

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. is a global leader in semiconductor assembly technology, designing, developing, manufacturing and selling capital equipment and consumables used to assemble semiconductor and electronic devices. The company serves integrated device manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers, foundry service providers, electronics manufacturers and automotive electronics suppliers across automotive, compute, industrial, memory and communications markets.

The company generates revenue primarily from the sale of its ball bonders, wedge bonders, advanced solutions and advanced dispense equipment as well as from the APS segment which provides tools, spares, repair, maintenance, training and refurbishment services. The primary customers are integrated device manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers, foundry service providers, electronics manufacturers and automotive electronics suppliers.

The company operates through the following segments: Ball Bonding Equipment, Wedge Bonding Equipment, Advanced Solutions, APS, and All Others.

• The Ball Bonding Equipment segment designs, develops, manufactures and sells ball bonding equipment used for assembling integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices.

• The Wedge Bonding Equipment segment designs, develops, manufactures and sells wedge and wedge related bonding equipment for die attach and thermocompression applications.

• The Advanced Solutions segment designs, develops, manufactures and sells wafer level bonding equipment and other advanced packaging solutions for semiconductor assembly.

• The APS segment designs, develops, manufactures and sells tools, spares and services for the company's equipment, including capillaries, blades, repair, maintenance, training and refurbishment services.

• The All Others segment comprises the design, development, manufacture and sale of advanced dispense, electronics assembly and die attach systems and solutions.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. is recognized as a global leader in the semiconductor assembly equipment market, competing with other providers of bonding and packaging solutions. The company strives to be the technology leader and most competitive supplier on performance, cost and quality, supported by its research and development efforts and broad product portfolio.

The company's customer base consists of integrated device manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers, foundry service providers, electronics manufacturers and automotive electronics suppliers.