MKS Inc. (MKSI) Presents at 53rd Annual Nasdaq Investor Conference Transcript

Company Overview - MKS is a 65-year-old company that initially focused on a single product, an instrument for measuring pressure inside vacuum chambers, which has maintained a 1 market share for 55 years [2] - The company has expanded its offerings to include critical subsystems surrounding vacuum chambers, such as valves, RF power, plasma, and mass flow controls [2] Strategic Acquisitions - In 2015, MKS acquired Newport Corporation, which had approximately 20 product lines including lasers, optics, and motion, complementing MKS's existing vacuum and subsystem products [3] - The acquisition of Newport allowed MKS to fill gaps in semiconductor equipment, specifically in lithography, metrology, and inspection [3]