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Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Assets |
Schedule of portion of Veeco's assets (excluding cash balances) that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis | ​
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​ |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
​ | ​ | (in thousands)
September 30, 2019 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Cash equivalents | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Certificate of deposits and time deposits | ​ | $ | 59,227 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 59,227
U.S. treasuries | ​ | ​ | 24,958 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 24,958
Commercial paper | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 10,675 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 10,675
Corporate debt | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 3,001 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 3,001
Total | ​ | $ | 84,185 | ​ | $ | 13,676 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 97,861
Short-term investments | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
U.S. treasuries | ​ | $ | 81,727 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 81,727
Corporate debt | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 5,006 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 5,006
Commercial paper | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 8,939 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 8,939
Total | ​ | $ | 81,727 | ​ | $ | 13,945 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 95,672
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December 31, 2018 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Cash equivalents | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Certificate of deposits and time deposits | ​ | $ | 65,571 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 65,571
U.S. treasuries | ​ | ​ | 3,990 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 3,990
Total | ​ | $ | 69,561 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 69,561
Short-term investments | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
U.S. treasuries | ​ | $ | 37,184 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 37,184
Corporate debt | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 8,516 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 8,516
Commercial paper | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 2,489 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 2,489
Total | ​ | $ | 37,184 | ​ | $ | 11,005 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 48,189
Schedule of amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | Gross |  | Gross |  | ​
​ | ​ | Amortized | ​ | Unrealized | ​ | Unrealized | ​ | Estimated
​ | ​ | Cost | ​ | Gains | ​ | Losses | ​ | Fair Value
​ | ​ | (in thousands)
September 30, 2019 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
U.S. treasuries | ​ | $ | 81,733 | ​ | $ | 10 | ​ | $ | (16) | ​ | $ | 81,727
Corporate debt | ​ | ​ | 5,007 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (1) | ​ | ​ | 5,006
Commercial paper | ​ | ​ | 8,940 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (1) | ​ | ​ | 8,939
Total | ​ | $ | 95,680 | ​ | $ | 10 | ​ | $ | (18) | ​ | $ | 95,672
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December 31, 2018 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
U.S. treasuries | ​ | $ | 37,191 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | (7) | ​ | $ | 37,184
Corporate debt | ​ |  | 8,525 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (9) | ​ |  | 8,516
Commercial paper | ​ | ​ | 2,489 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 2,489
Total | ​ | $ | 48,205 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | (16) | ​ | $ | 48,189
Schedule of fair value and unrealized losses of available-for-sale securities in a loss position | ​
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​ | ​ | September 30, 2019 | ​ | December 31, 2018
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | Gross |  | ​ |  | Gross
​ | ​ | Estimated | ​ | Unrealized | ​ | Estimated | ​ | Unrealized
​ | ​ | Fair Value | ​ | Losses | ​ | Fair Value | ​ | Losses
​ | ​ | ​ | (in thousands)
U.S. treasuries | ​ | $ | 81,727 | ​ | $ | (16) | ​ | $ | 37,184 | ​ | $ | (7)
Corporate debt | ​ |  | 5,006 | ​ |  | (1) | ​ |  | 8,516 | ​ |  | (9)
Commercial Paper | ​ | ​ | 8,939 | ​ | ​ | (1) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | —
Total | ​ | $ | 95,672 | ​ | $ | (18) | ​ | $ | 45,700 | ​ | $ | (16)
Schedule of inventories | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | December 31,
​ |  | 2019 |  | 2018
​ | ​ | (in thousands)
Materials | ​ | $ | 78,430 | ​ | $ | 90,816
Work-in-process | ​ |  | 40,873 | ​ |  | 42,354
Finished goods | ​ |  | 15,887 | ​ |  | 23,141
Total | ​ | $ | 135,190 | ​ | $ | 156,311
Schedule of property, plant, and equipment | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | December 31,
​ |  | 2019 |  | 2018
​ | ​ | (in thousands)
Land | ​ | $ | 5,061 | ​ | $ | 5,669
Building and improvements | ​ |  | 61,633 | ​ |  | 61,124
Machinery and equipment (1) | ​ |  | 138,169 | ​ |  | 128,385
Leasehold improvements | ​ |  | 6,755 | ​ |  | 9,033
Gross property, plant, and equipment | ​ |  | 211,618 | ​ |  | 204,211
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | ​ |  | 133,817 | ​ |  | 123,927
Net property, plant, and equipment | ​ | $ | 77,801 | ​ | $ | 80,284
(1) | Machinery and equipment also includes software, furniture and fixtures
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Schedule of intangible assets excluding goodwill | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | September 30, 2019 | ​ | December 31, 2018
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Accumulated | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Accumulated | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | Gross |  | Amortization |  | ​ |  | Gross |  | Amortization |  | ​
​ | ​ | Carrying | ​ | and | ​ | Net | ​ | Carrying | ​ | and | ​ | Net
​ | ​ | Amount | ​ | Impairment | ​ | Amount | ​ | Amount | ​ | Impairment | ​ | Amount
​ | ​ | (in thousands)
Technology | ​ | $ | 350,928 | ​ | $ | 309,651 | ​ | $ | 41,277 | ​ | $ | 337,218 | ​ | $ | 290,808 | ​ | $ | 46,410
Customer relationships | ​ | ​ | 164,595 | ​ | ​ | 139,518 | ​ | ​ | 25,077 | ​ | ​ | 164,595 | ​ | ​ | 136,126 | ​ | ​ | 28,469
In-process R&D | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 13,710 | ​ | ​ | 10,530 | ​ | ​ | 3,180
Trademarks and tradenames | ​ | ​ | 30,910 | ​ | ​ | 24,917 | ​ | ​ | 5,993 | ​ | ​ | 30,910 | ​ | ​ | 23,899 | ​ | ​ | 7,011
Other | ​ |  | 3,686 | ​ |  | 3,657 | ​ |  | 29 | ​ |  | 3,686 | ​ |  | 3,607 | ​ |  | 79
Total | ​ | $ | 550,119 | ​ | $ | 477,743 | ​ | $ | 72,376 | ​ | $ | 550,119 | ​ | $ | 464,970 | ​ | $ | 85,149

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