Type: Public
On the web: http://www.esi.com
Employees: 648
Employee growth: 11.5%

Electro Scientific Industries (ESI) and its subsidiaries use science -- and a lot of engineering -- to help customers produce electronics. The company's laser-based equipment is used to manufacture and test semiconductors, interconnect devices, LEDs, and other electronic components. Its offerings include yield improvement, optical inspection, and high-capacity test equipment. Outside of manufacturing, applications include forensics, bioimaging, and environmental research. ESI's customers have included Canon, Hynix, Kulicke and Soffa, Kyocera, Samsung Electronics, and STMicroelectronics. More than 80% of sales come from customers in the Asia/Pacific region.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending March, 2011:
Sales: $256.8M
One year growth: 72.5%
Net income: $7.9M

Officers:
Chairman: Jon D. Tompkins
President, CEO, and Director: Nicholas (Nick) Konidaris
VP Operations: Robert M. (Bob) DeBakker

Competitors:
GSI Group
Hitachi High-Technologies
Mitsubishi Electric