Nova

Optical Metrology for Semiconductor Manufacturing

Industrial Technologies
Active
Public Rehovot, Israel Founded 1993
Last updated 2026-06-18
Total raised
$925.0M
Last: 2025-09
Stage
Public
Founded
1993
Headcount
500+
HQ
Rehovot, Israel
Sector
Industrial Technologies

About

Nova Measuring Instruments develops dimensional and materials metrology solutions for advanced process control used in semiconductor manufacturing. The company provides its customers with process insight and clarity in the production of semiconductor devices. Nova industrializes X-ray and optical technologies for semiconductor inline process control, enabling advanced measurment of both dimensions and material properties throughout the semiconductor fabrication lifecycle. It provides a full range of metrology solutions to solve challenges in the semiconductor industry. Novas holistic metrology approach combines robust high-precision hardware with software modeling that interlaces machine learning and big data within integrated and stand-alone configurations. The companys portfolio enables semiconductor manufacturers to gain deeper insight throughout the fabrication process while increasing yields and shortening time to market.

Funding history · 2 rounds · $925.0M total

2025-09
$750.0M
2020-10

Q&A

What was Nova's most recent funding round?
In September 2025, Nova completed a funding round of $750,000,000.
What was Nova's most recent acquisition?
In February 2025, Nova acquired Sentronics Metrology GmbH for $60,000,000.
What is Nova's employee count?
Nova has a workforce in the 500+ employee bucket.
When did Nova announce the adoption of its Metrion® solution by two leading global manufacturers?
In January 2026, Nova announced the adoption of its Metrion® solution by two leading global manufacturers.
When did Nova announce the release of Nova WMC, a next-generation modular optical metrology platform?
In August 2025, Nova announced the release of Nova WMC, a next-generation modular optical metrology platform for advanced packaging.
When did Nova announce the pricing of an upsized private offering of convertible senior notes?
In September 2025, Nova announced the pricing of an upsized private offering of $650 million of 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030.
When did Nova announce its ELIPSON® materials metrology solution was selected as Tool of Record by a leading global foundry?
In October 2025, Nova announced that its ELIPSON® materials metrology solution was selected as Tool of Record by a leading global foundry for GAA processes.
When did Nova announce it would report its third quarter 2025 financial results?
In October 2025, Nova announced it would report its third quarter 2025 financial results on November 6.

Sectors & technology

Primary sector
Industrial Technologies
Technologies
Target customers
Business model
B2B

Tags

opticswafersmetrologysemiconductorsmanufacturingx-raymachine-learningmaterialssemiconductor-equipmentprocess-controlchemical-metrologyadvanced-packagingaibig-dataspectroscopic-reflectrometryscatterometrysims
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External links

Websitenovami.com
LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/11129

Identifiers & details

Legal nameNova Ltd.
Founded1993-5
Employees (exact)1612

Acquisitions & public offerings

AcquiredDateAmount
Sentronics Metrology GmbH2025-02$60.0M
ancosys2022-01
Revera2015-03$46.5M
Hypernex2006-04$4.5M
TypeDateExchangeTickerAmount
NVMI

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Patents

EPO6773

Publications (Crossref)

Works10

Web history (Wayback)

Domainnovami.com

Certificate / subdomain footprint

Subdomains26