Who is Cymer?
Our mission? Keep Moore’s Law—the prediction that integrated circuits (ICs) would decrease in cost and increase in performance, two-fold, in roughly two-year increments–on track. You won’t see the Cymer logo on your cell phone, tablet, or smartwatch, but chances are the microchips inside those devices were created with a Cymer ultraviolet light source. So even though there won’t be a Cymer commercial during the Super Bowl, we’re proud to deliver the photolithography light sources chipmakers and hardware manufacturers need to produce the next generation of electronics.
TECHNOLOGY
Our products consistently set the pace of innovation, offering a complete range of light source technologies for semiconductor manufacturing applications.
GLOBAL
We’re part of one of the world’s largest semiconductor capital equipment companies thanks to our merger with Netherlands-based ASML in 2013.
COMMUNITY
All together we’ve donated close to $11 million since 2005, and we’re always setting and working towards new goals, pushing ourselves to improve the world for future generations.
Careers & Internships
30 Years of Photolithography Innovation | Making a difference in technology and our community
Cymer is a high-tech company, and the work we do is changing the world around us. When you work here you collaborate with the brightest minds to solve some of the biggest challenges facing the semiconductor lithography industry.
Twice a year the Cymer Talent Acquisition team visits university campuses to attract the best engineering, IT, and business students to our San Diego headquarters. We also have a Summer Internship Program for Undergraduate and Graduate students. Visit our Careers page for details about our fall and spring College Tours.
ENGINEERING
Mechanical | Electrical | Chemical
OPERATIONS
Logistics | Planning | IT
BUSINESS
Analyst | Accounting | Marketing
University
Students | Graduates
Want to work with us? Check out our current openings.
LEADERSHIP TEAM

Andy McQuarrie

David Knowles

Joost Stienen

Mark Loeffel

Patrick O’Keeffe
Co-Founders
In 1986, Cymer Inc. was founded in a garage by Bob Akins and Rick Sandstrom, two graduate students from UC San Diego who met in a physics laboratory class in the mid-1970s. In 1986, the personal computer market opened a door for Bob and Rick to apply their unique light source knowledge for the purpose of semiconductor photolithogprahy. Over the course of our 32 history, Cymer has shipped over 4,000 light sources all over the world.

Bob Akins
