Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Denver, Colorado that develops precision power conversion, measurement and control technologies for the manufacture of semiconductors, flat panel displays, data storage products, telecommunications network equipment, industrial coatings, medical devices, solar cells and architectural glass.

General

Founded in 1981 in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, by Doug Schatz, Advanced Energy operates in regional centers in North America, Asia, and Europe, and offers global sales and support through direct offices, representatives, and distributors. The company has manufacturing facilities in the U.S., EMEA and Asia. Advanced Energy produces products that are required for the manufacture of many plasma thin-film industries as well as semiconductor, flat panel displays, data storage, telecommunications networks, solar cells, medical devices and architectural glass. Advanced Energy has a main factory in Simpang Ampat, Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia; the original Fort Collins headquarters is now a design and service center. It once manufactured and sold gas-system products for semiconductor, but withdrew from the market of gas-system products. It also once manufactured utility-scale solar inverters.

Products

Advanced Energy's Products include high and low voltage power systems, thermal measuring instruments, DC and RF plasma power generators, remote plasma sources, electrostatic products, AC/DC and DC-DC power supplies, and thyristor power controls. The company also offers services globally. Its largest customers are Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Lam Research, Tokyo Electron, and more.

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