Smart people creating cutting-edge technology built Cymer, but giving back–to our employees and community–is what sustains us.

In the very early days founders Bob Akins and Rick Sandstrom frequented the Belly Up Tavern, a favorite local music venue, for long discussions, and spent many hours in Rick’s garage conducting research experiments. Thirty years later our mission remains the same: keep Moore’s Law—the prediction that integrated circuits (ICs) would decrease in cost and increase in performance, two-fold, in roughly two-year increments–on track. 

Another point of pride: we’re part of one of the world’s largest semiconductor capital equipment companies. The company Bob and Rick started in 1986 was acquired by Netherlands-based ASML in 2013 to accelerate the time to market for next generation EUV technology. This has enhanced our infrastructure and resources, allowing employees to develop broader skill sets while increasing the potential for internal mobility.