Featured Expert: Zygo Corporation
Zygo Corporation, a business unit of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME), is a globally recognized 
provider of precision optical metrology instruments, high-end optical components, and complex electro-optical systems. Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Middlefield, Connecticut, Zygo serves a broad range of high-tech industries, including semiconductor manufacturing, life sciences, aerospace, and defense.
The company is best known for its industry-leading interferometers and 3D optical profilers, which are widely used in research, production, and quality control settings for measuring surface shape, flatness, roughness, and critical dimensions at the sub-nanometer level. Zygo’s precision optics capabilities span from plano and aspheric components to complex optical assemblies and integrated electro-optical systems. These products are often developed under stringent tolerances and cleanroom conditions, enabling performance in some of the most demanding industrial and scientific environments.
Zygo’s technologies are integral to next-generation lithography, advanced packaging, and optics inspection in semiconductor and photonics manufacturing. The company also supports mission-critical aerospace and defense applications with space-qualified optics and optomechanical assemblies.
For more information, please visit https://www.zygo.com.
(Editor’s Note: All trademarks mentioned in this article, including company names, product names, and logos, are the property of their respective owners. Use of these trademarks is for informational purposes only and does not imply any endorsement.)
Molly Bakewell Chamberlin is the Founder, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Components Source Network, a 100% woman- and disability-owned B2B publishing and expert marketplace platform serving the global high-tech manufacturing and engineering community. She is the architect, author and developer of the Network’s 11 specialized e-news sites and 11 peer-vetted expert e-marketplaces, including Photonics Industry Monthly. With more than 25 years of experience in strategic technical marketing, public relations and business development, she is also the Founder and President of Embassy Global, LLC, which has supported more than 200 high-tech industry brands worldwide since 2008. Molly also serves pro bono as Second Vice Chair of the Government Team for the WBENC Forum and is a long-standing advocate for small business, supplier diversity, sustainability and women in STEM. Connect with Molly on LinkedIn.
- About Featured Expert: Xscape Photonics - July 10, 2026
- About Featured Expert: Lumentum - July 6, 2026
- About Featured Expert: NKT Photonics - June 28, 2026