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PVA TePla AG, headquartered in Wettenberg, Germany, specializes in developing and manufacturing systems for high-temperature, vacuum, and plasma processes, as well as metrology solutions. The company's core offerings include vacuum heat treatment furnaces, crystal growing systems for silicon and germanium crystals, plasma systems for surface activation, and ultrasonic inspection systems for quality control in industries such as semiconductors, hard metals, and photovoltaics. Established in 1991, PVA TePla has expanded its global presence with subsidiaries across Europe, Asia, and North America. The company's strategic focus on integrating advanced materials and metrology technologies positions it to address challenges associated with digitalization, decarbonization, and mobility.

Broadcom is one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world and has also expanded into infrastructure software. Its semiconductors primarily serve computing and networking, with custom AI accelerators now accounting for the bulk of the business. It is primarily a fabless designer, but holds some manufacturing in-house, such as for its best-of-breed film bulk acoustic resonator filters that sell into the Apple iPhone. In software, it sells virtualization, infrastructure, and security software to large enterprises, financial institutions, and governments. Broadcom is the product of consolidation. Its businesses are an amalgamation of former companies like legacy Broadcom and Avago Technologies in chips, as well as VMware, Brocade, CA Technologies, and Symantec in software.