CVC, Inc. - CVCI- Profile

CVC, Inc. provides process equipment for the data storage and semiconductor industries. The company provides thin film deposition and etching equipment based on a central substrate-handling platform to which a series of interchangeable process modules can be connected. The main products of the company are Connexion Cluster Tool System, which includes multi-target PVD module, multi-target ION beam deposition module, single-target PVD module & others. The company's Connexion Cluster Tool System is a modular system with stations for connecting up to six modules around a central substrate-handling platform. Major customers of the company are IBM, Kodak, Xerox, Fujitsu, Hitachi Metals, Samsung Electronics, Analog devices and others. During the fiscal year the company acquired Commonwealth Scientific Corporation. The company has also international operations in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Europe. Export sales accouned for 53% of total sales. The company became publicly held in November 1999.