ASM International NV (ASMIY) Price

ASM International NV engages in the manufacture and sale of equipment used in wafer processing, encompassing the fabrication steps in which silicon wafers are layered with semiconductor devices. The company is headquartered in Almere, Flevoland and currently employs 4,558 full-time employees. The firm designs, manufactures and sells equipment and services to its customers for the production of semiconductor devices, or integrated circuits (ICs). The firm operates in two segments, which include Front-end and Back-end. The Front-end segment manufactures and sells equipment used in wafer processing, encompassing the fabrication steps in which silicon wafers are layered with semiconductor devices. The front-end segment includes manufacturing, service, and sales operations in Europe, the United States, Japan and South East Asia. The Back-end segment manufactures and sells equipment and materials used in assembly and packaging, encompassing the processes in which silicon wafers are separated into individual circuits. The firm supplies equipment to the manufacturers of analog semiconductor devices primarily for the deposition of thin films.