International Business News - Tencor http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Analysts for the most part shrugged off KLA-Tencor Corp.'s announcement Tuesday that it will slash its work force by 15 percent, calling the cuts expected. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/analysts-shrug-off-kla-tencor-job-cuts.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:41:48 EST Semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker KLA-Tencor Corp. said late Tuesday that it will reduce its work force by about 900 people, or 15 percent, by June 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/kla-tencor-to-cut-900-or-15-percent-of-work-force.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:38:22 EST Semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker KLA-Tencor Corp. said Thursday that its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 78.1 percent as product revenue sank. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/kla-tencor-fiscal-1q-profit-falls-78-percent.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:26:54 EDT Shares in KLA-Tencor Corp. fell more than 3 percent Thursday after an analyst downgraded the stock on concerns that the maker of semiconductor manufacturing equipment won't be able to meet earnings estimates and may lose market share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/kla-tencor-shares-fall-after-analyst-downgrade.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:08:46 EDT KLA-Tencor Corp., the maker of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, said Thursday that John Kispert, its president, chief operating officer and interim chief financial officer, will be leaving at the end of the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/kla-tencor-gets-new-cfo-coo-to-leave.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:09:35 EDT Shares of KLA-Tencor Corp. fell Friday, a day after the microchip testing equipment maker issued guidance short of Wall Street's view for its current fiscal year due to economic weakness and a glut in the semiconductor market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/kla-tencor-shares-sink-on-weak-1q-outlook.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:44:49 EDT Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Thursday that its "BBB+" ratings and "Stable" outlook for KLA-Tencor Corp. will not be impacted by the chip manufacturing equipment maker's authorization of the repurchase of 15 million shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/s-p-says-kla-tencor-buyback-wont-impact-ratings.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:29:01 EDT KLA-Tencor Corp. stock rose Monday after the maker of chip manufacturing equipment authorized the repurchase of 15 million shares. KLA-Tencor shares rose $1, or 2.5 percent, to $40.71 Monday. The stock has ranged from $35.02 to $62.67 over the past year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/kla-tencor-shares-rise-on-buyback-chip-sales-data.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:34:38 EDT The board of KLA-Tencor Corp. has approved a plan to buy back 15 million shares, the semiconductor testing equipment maker said Monday. The company plans to repurchase the shares over the next 15 months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/kla-tencor-oks-plan-to-buy-back-15m-shares.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:42:44 EDT KLA-Tencor Corp. said Tuesday it bought the majority of ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV as part of a tender offer announced last month. Semiconductor testing equipment maker KLA-Tencor announced the offer in April. Leuven, Belgium-based ICOS makes inspection equipment for semiconductor packaging and other uses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/kla-tencor-buys-majority-of-icos-in-tender-offer.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 16:54:57 EDT KLA-Tencor Corp. said Wednesday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents. The company, which sells microchip testing equipment, said the dividend is payable June 2 to shareholders of record May 19. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/kla-tencor-sets-regular-quarterly-dividend-of-15-cents.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 12:55:16 EDT