ADE CORP.

ADE Corp. engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and service of production metrology and inspection systems for the semiconductor wafer, semiconductor device, magnetic data storage, and optics manufacturing industries worldwide. It primarily offers automated measurement, defect detection, and handling equipment. The company operates in three segments: ADE Semiconductor Systems Group (SSG), ADE Phase Shift (PST), and ADE Technologies (ATI). The SSG segment manufactures multifunctional semiconductor metrology systems, semiconductor wafer defect inspection and classification equipment, and process control data and yield analysis and management systems. It also sells stand-alone software products and provides software-consulting services.