Varian Semiconductor

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.

Type	Public
Traded as	NASDAQ: VSEA
Industry	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Fate	Acquired by Applied Materials
Founded	Incorporated 1999
Headquarters	Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
Key people	Gary E. Dickerson , Chief Executive Officer and Director Robert J. Halliday, CFO
Revenue	$1.055 Billion USD (2007)
Operating income	$256 Million USD (2007)
Net income	$142 Million USD (2007)
Number of employees	1,702 (2008)
Website	www.vsea.com

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. was a supplier of ion implantation equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips. Varian Semiconductor was founded in 1971 as Extrion Corporation in Peabody, Massachusetts. Extrion later moved to nearby Gloucester and was bought by Varian Associates in 1975. It was spun off from Varian Associates in 1999.

Applied Materials announced its acquisition of Varian Semiconductor in May 2011.