MKS Instruments Makes Superior Offer to Acquire Coherent

Implied Value of Approximately $240 per Share, Transaction Value at $6 Billion Creates a global leader in photonics to accelerate customer solutions Offer represents 16% premium over implied value of Lumentum transaction Expected to be accretive to Non-GAAP earnings per share within 12 months of close Anticipated synergies of $180M within 36 months of close ANDOVER, Mass., Feb. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)... Read more

MKS Announces Precisive Gas Analyzer for Methane Measurement

Optimizing Operation of Internal Combustion Engines Andover, Mass., – April 28, 2020 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today announced availability of the Precisive® Gas Analyzer for methane number measurement in gas fuel monitoring and control applications. The Precisive Gas Analyzer monitors fuel... Read more

MKS Announces Release of Ultra-Fast C-Series Mass Flow Controllers

Delivering ultra-fast response time for high precision flow control Andover, Mass., – October 22, 2019 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today announced the release of its next generation C-Series Mass Flow Controllers. C-Series Ultrafast Mass Flow Controller The C-Series Mass Flow Controller uses... Read more

MKS Instruments Unveils a New Approach to Pressure Measurement at the AVS International Symposium

Demonstration Highlights Compact, Photonics-Based Pressure Standard developed under a CRADA with NIST ANDOVER, Mass., Oct. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improved productivity, has partnered with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop a new primary pressure measurement... Read more

MKS Announces Enhanced Etch Sensor for Baratron® Capacitance Manometer Product Line

Delivers improved etch process control for next-generation process nodes Andover, Mass., – July 10, 2018 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today announced the release of its revolutionary Enhanced Etch Sensor for the Baratron® E28 and DA02capacitance manometer product line. The Enhanced Etch Sensor delivers low-pressure... Read more

MKS Instruments Promotes Dr. John T.C. Lee to President

ANDOVER, Mass., May 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today announced the promotion of Dr. John T.C. Lee to the position of President, effective May 9, 2018. Dr. Lee will continue in his current role as Chief Operating Officer. Dr.... Read more

MKS Instruments Completes Fourth Repricing of Secured Term Loan and Makes a Voluntary $50 Million Prepayment of Principal

Cumulative Actions Since Origination Have Reduced Annual Non-GAAP Interest Expense by Over 70% and Have Resulted in Total Voluntary Prepayments of $425 Million Andover, Mass., April 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announced today another successful repricing of its existing... Read more

MKS Instruments Makes a Voluntary $50 Million Prepayment on its Term Loan

ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 30, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today made a $50 million voluntary principal prepayment on its term loan. This prepayment is in addition to voluntary principal prepayments of $175 million made in the first three quarters of... Read more