BE Semiconductor Industries N.V., simply called Besi, is a Dutch multinational company that designs and manufacturers

semiconductor A semiconductor is a material which has an electrical resistivity and conductivity, electrical conductivity value falling between that of a electrical conductor, conductor, such as copper, and an insulator (electricity), insulator, such as glas ...

equipment. The company was founded in May, 1995 by Richard Blickman, who still leads the company today. The company employs 2040 people, of which 200 are at its headquarters in

Duiven Duiven () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Duiven's name can be translated into English to mean "pigeons" or "doves". Although the coat of arms and logo of the municipality feature pigeons, the name is etymologically related ...

, a small town in the east of the Netherlands. It outsources production to its subsidiaries in China and Malaysia. Besi is a publicly traded company, and its shares are listed on the Euronext Amsterdam stock market under the BESI ticker symbol. In 2021, Besi was valued at around $5.6 billion.

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{{reflist Semiconductor companies of the Netherlands Multinational companies headquartered in the Netherlands