Mr. Levy has been associated with the semiconductor capital equipment industry for more than 30 years. Mr. Levy founded KLA Instruments Corporation in 1976. Under his leadership, KLA came to dominate new market areas in the semiconductor manufacturing instrumentation field. KLA Instruments and Tencor Instruments merged in 1997. Presently, KLA-Tencor is a multi-billion dollar company that is the world leader in process control solution for the semiconductor manufacturing and related industries.
Mr. Levy has received numerous awards, including the "SEMMY" Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute award in the area of wafer fabrication, the SEMI Lifetime Achievement award, and the Harvard Business School Association "Entrepreneur of the Year" Award.