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Orbotech was founded in Israel and became one of the world's most recognized names in equipment for the electronics manufacturing industry. The company was headquartered in Yavne, Israel. Orbotech was publicly traded on NASDAQ under the ticker ORBK. In 2019, KLA Corporation (formerly KLA-Tencor) completed its acquisition of Orbotech for approximately $3.4 billion, at which point Orbotech became a wholly owned subsidiary of KLA.

Orbotech's primary business was the design and manufacture of yield-enhancement and process-enabling equipment and software used in the production of printed circuit boards (PCBs), flat panel displays (FPDs), and advanced packaging for semiconductors. Its systems were used by electronics manufacturers to inspect, measure, and process the substrates and components that form the backbone of consumer electronics, communications equipment, and industrial devices. Customers were large-scale electronics manufacturers — the companies that fabricate the PCBs and display panels found in smartphones, tablets, and televisions.

Orbotech's product portfolio spanned optical inspection systems for PCBs and FPDs, direct imaging systems that expose circuit patterns onto PCBs using laser technology instead of traditional photolithography masks, inkjet printing systems for electronics manufacturing, and laser processing systems for display panel repair and scribing. The direct imaging product line was a particularly significant part of the business, as it enabled finer circuit lines without the cost and complexity of physical masks.

Orbotech competed with other capital equipment suppliers to the PCB and FPD manufacturing industries. Its acquisition by KLA in 2019 was driven by KLA's desire to expand beyond semiconductor process control into the broader electronics substrate market. The $3.4 billion acquisition price reflected Orbotech's position as the dominant supplier of PCB inspection and direct imaging equipment.

Orbotech's headquarters and primary R&D operations were located in Yavne, in the center of Israel. The Yavne site was the engineering and manufacturing core of the company. Following the KLA acquisition, KLA has maintained operations in Yavne as part of its global footprint.

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