MKS Instruments Rebrands to MKS Inc.

By Tamara Parker • Thursday, May 15 15:28 • Permanent Link

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) has undergone a significant change, with its shareholders approving the change of the company’s name to “MKS Inc.,” effective from May 16, 2025. The decision reflects the company’s evolution from an industrial instruments provider to a broader business offering subsystems, systems, process control solutions, and specialty chemicals technology. The company's stock will continue to trade on Nasdaq under its current symbol “MKSI,” and the name change will not impact its corporate structure or the names of its subsidiaries.

Since its founding in 1961, MKS has expanded and entered new markets through organic growth from investment in research and development and strategic acquisitions. The company's President and CEO, John T.C. Lee, emphasized that the name MKS Inc. better reflects the breadth and scope of their current and future business.

MKS Instruments, now MKS Inc., enables technologies that transform various industries. The company delivers foundational technology solutions to leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications. Its broad science and engineering capabilities are utilized to create instruments, subsystems, systems, process control solutions, and specialty chemicals technology that improve process performance, optimize productivity, and enable unique innovations for many leading technology and industrial companies.

MKS Inc. is critical to addressing the challenges of miniaturization and complexity in advanced device manufacturing by enabling increased power, speed, feature enhancement, and optimized connectivity. Additionally, its solutions play a key role in meeting ever-increasing performance requirements across a wide array of specialty industrial applications.

The company's recent acquisitions include Newport in 2016, ESI in 2019, and Atotech in 2022, demonstrating its commitment to growth and expansion. The change in the company’s name signifies the evolution of MKS into a comprehensive provider of technology solutions beyond industrial instruments.

For further details, additional information can be found at www.mks.com. Today the company's shares have moved -3.28% to a price of $90.855. For more information, read the company's full 8-K submission here.

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