Menlo Microsystems vs KLA Corp
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Menlo Micro's Ideal Switch MEMS technology raised $228M total; won 2025 Edison Award for AI/HPC semiconductor innovation; building $150M MEMS fab in Ithaca, NY to onshore production.
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Menlo Microsystems (branded as Menlo Micro) is an Irvine, California-based semiconductor company that has developed a new category of electronic switch called the Ideal Switch, built on Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology. Unlike traditional electromechanical relays (which are slow and bulky) or solid-state switches (which are lossy and have high on-resistance), Menlo Micro''s MEMS switches combine near-zero contact resistance, high power handling, low insertion loss, and high isolation in a tiny chip-scale package — offering the best characteristics of both switch types without their respective tradeoffs.
KLA Corp (KLAC) reported $9.9B revenue in FY2024. World's #1 semiconductor inspection and metrology equipment maker. ~16,000 employees. HQ: Milpitas, CA. Market cap ~$80B.
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KLA Corporation is the world's leading provider of process control and semiconductor inspection and metrology equipment, headquartered in Milpitas, California. Founded in 1975 as KLA Instruments and merged with Tencor in 1997, KLA develops the equipment that semiconductor manufacturers use to detect defects and measure dimensions at atomic scales during chip fabrication. Without KLA's inspection tools, chipmakers cannot achieve nanometer-scale precision for advanced semiconductors. KLA reported revenues of $9.9B in fiscal year 2024 (ending June 2024).
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