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Axcelis Technologies

Coordinates: 42°34′33″N 70°54′18″W / 42.57583°N 70.90500°W / 42.57583; -70.90500
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Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustrySemiconductor manufacturing equipment
Founded1978; 47 years ago (1978)
HeadquartersBeverly, Massachusetts, United States
Key people
Russell Low (president and CEO)[1]
RevenueIncrease $1.02 billion[2] (2024)
Number of employees
1,500 (2025) [3]
Websiteaxcelis.com
Footnotes / references
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Axcelis Technologies, Inc. has been providing innovative, high-productivity solutions for the semiconductor industry for over 45 years. Axcelis is dedicated to developing enabling process applications through the design, manufacture and complete life cycle support of ion implantation systems, one of the most critical and enabling steps in the IC manufacturing process. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States.

In 2000, Eaton Corporation spun off its semiconductor manufacturing equipment business as Axcelis Technologies.[5]

In October 2025, Axcelis and Veeco agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $4.4 billion, with Axcelis shareholders owning about 58% and Veeco shareholders about 42% of the combined company.[6]

For a complete history of the company's 45+ years of innovation, visit https://www.axcelis.com/about/our-history/

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References

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  1. ^ "A Deep Bench of Semiconductor Industry Leaders". Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference FY2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Axcelis Technologies 10-K 2021-02-26". Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  4. ^ "Bloom Energy Annual Report (Form 8-K)" (PDF). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 9, 2023. pp. 1–17.
  5. ^ EETimes (2000-05-05). "Eaton announces 'Axcelis' as name of chip equipment spin-off, registers IPO". EE Times. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  6. ^ Miller, Nicholas G. (2025-10-01). "Axcelis and Veeco to Merge in $4.4 Billion Semiconductor Equipment Deal". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
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42°34′33″N 70°54′18″W / 42.57583°N 70.90500°W / 42.57583; -70.90500