Veeco Selected by Leading Semiconductor Firm for Laser Spike Annealing Evaluation
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 01 2025
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Veeco Instruments announced that a leading semiconductor memory company has selected Veeco's laser spike annealing for evaluation in its advanced DRAM R&D group. This shipment marks an expansion of Veeco's penetration into the DRAM market and represents a significant step toward high-volume manufacturing adoption for next-generation DRAM and high bandwidth memory technologies. The evaluation period is expected to take around one year, with follow-on orders expected in 2027 and beyond.
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Analyst Views on VECO
Wall Street analysts forecast VECO stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for VECO is 34.67 USD with a low forecast of 30.00 USD and a high forecast of 38.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
4 Analyst Rating
2 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 32.290
Low
30.00
Averages
34.67
High
38.00
Current: 32.290
Low
30.00
Averages
34.67
High
38.00
About VECO
Veeco Instruments Inc. is a manufacturer of semiconductor process equipment. The Company's laser annealing, ion beam, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), single wafer etch & clean and lithography technologies are used in the fabrication and packaging of advanced semiconductor devices. Such devices include advanced node application processors for artificial intelligence (AI) chips, high-performance computing, mobile devices, high-speed data communications, and radio frequency (RF) filters and power amplifiers for fifth generation (5G) networks and mobile electronics, photonics devices for 3D sensing, advanced displays, and thin film magnetic heads for hard disk drives in data storage. The Company has comprehensive sales and service operations across the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America regions. Its products are purchased by customers in four end-markets: semiconductor, compound semiconductor, data storage, and scientific & other.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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