KLA makes wafer inspection, optical metrology.

Who are KLA's key suppliers?

KLA's tracked suppliers include Ferrotec, MKS Instruments, Advanced Energy, VAT Group, Horiba, Brooks Automation, Pfeiffer Vacuum, Atlas Copco.

Who are KLA's customers?

KLA's tracked customers include TSMC, Samsung Electronics, Intel, SK hynix, Micron Technology, United Microelectronics (UMC), GlobalFoundries, SMIC.

What part of the semiconductor supply chain is KLA in?

KLA operates in the Metrology & Inspection segment, where it is a market leader.

KLA

KLA is a leader in the Equipment (Front End) segment of the semiconductor & AI supply chain, headquartered in United States. Its key suppliers include Ferrotec, MKS Instruments, Advanced Energy. Its key customers include TSMC, Samsung Electronics, Intel.

Dominant in process control: wafer inspection and metrology.

Ticker: NASDAQ: KLAC
Headquarters: United States
Revenue: $13.6B (FY2026) · +11.7% YoY
Net income: $4.8B
Operating margin: 5.7%
Market position: leader
Value-chain segment: Metrology & Inspection
Key products: wafer inspection, optical metrology

About KLA

KLA, headquartered in United States, operates in the Metrology & Inspection segment of the semiconductor & AI supply chain and is positioned as a market leader there. Its key products include wafer inspection, optical metrology. wafergraph maps 8 tracked suppliers and 8 tracked customers for KLA across the value chain. It has a supply-chain criticality score of 83/100, with 242 companies downstream of it.

Role in the chain

KLA is a market leader in Equipment (Front End) (Metrology & Inspection), headquartered in United States. Dominant in process control: wafer inspection and metrology.

Diligence questions

The dataset records 8 tracked suppliers for KLA. Which of those edges are researched (named in a filing or primary source) versus segment-inferred, and what happens if one of them stops shipping?
2 of KLA's tracked suppliers are a monopoly or leader (including Atlas Copco, VAT Group). Which of those are actually single-source for the process step you care about?
The dataset names 8 tracked customers for KLA. How concentrated is demand among those names, and which of them have a documented second source in this graph?
KLA is positioned as a leader in Equipment (Front End). How replaceable is this vendor on the process step you are buying?
KLA is headquartered in United States. What jurisdiction, export-control or logistics risk sits at that HQ, versus at the fabs or plants the filings actually name?
KLA trades as NASDAQ:KLAC. What does the latest reported period say about capacity and backlog versus the graph position above?

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