Brooks Automation SEC 10-K Report2Brooks Automation.Brooks is a global supplier of automation, vacuum, and answers for many markets, comprising semiconductormanufacturing, life science, and clean energy. Brooks Automation has offices globally to assist people inacquiring the products information and determining the right combination of technologies for your facility.Brooks Automation was founded in 1978 and led in the provision of automation and partnership of the globalsemiconductor in the manufacturing company.Brooks continually advances new product offerings and partners with consumers to fit people's solutions intotheir semiconductor manufacturing process tools for improved throughput, yield, and cost of ownership. Theyprovide developed, high precision, high throughput robots, vacuum automation systems, control systems, andreticle storage solutions to OEMs and world semiconductor chip producers.BrooksAutomation’s Vision.Our aims are much more straightforward; to make an intelligent and flexible factory module for tool automationthat supports our customers' superior reliability and ultra-clean performance. We are building a lord portdesigned for maximum interoperability with unified interchangeability to ensure ease of configuration.Brooks’ Mission.Brooks Automation works nonstop to get our customers the most compelling shopping experience ever. Brooksprovides a whole suite of automated handling solutions. Brooks has been the most outstanding supplier ofautomation solutions in the market for over 20 years has wafer sizes migrating from 100mm to 300mmsubstrates. This is a piece of evidence that Brooks has led the transition with proven solutions and components.Brooks still got more surprises for its customers in the future and would even love to form a partnership withthe consumers.Accounting Policies and Changes.Brooks, as an automation company, operates on a 52- week financial year. The management's discussions andanalysis of financial statements operations are used to interpret the company's financial condition and liquidityand the accounting guidelines and approximates. The financial statements are organized following the GeneralAccepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in the U.S, which requires the management to approximate and