Nova

Optical Metrology for Semiconductor Manufacturing

Industrial Technologies
Active
Public Rehovot Founded 1993
Total raised
$925.0M
Last: Convertible Bond 2025-09
Stage
Public
Founded
1993
Headcount
1,680
HQ
Rehovot
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 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
Convertible Bond $750.0M
2020-10
Convertible Bond $175.0M

Sectors & technology

Primary sector
Industrial Technologies
Sub-sectors
Industrial TechnologiesMaterial Innovations & ApplicationsMicroelectronics & Photonics Solutions
Technologies
Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning
Target customers
Industrial ManufacturingProcess IndustriesChemicals & PetrochemicalsDiscrete IndustriesSemiconductors & Electronics
Business model
B2B

Highlights

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Tags

opticswafersmetrologysemiconductorsindustry-4-0manufacturingvisual-inspectionoptronicselectro-opticsx-raymachine-learningalgorithmsmaterialsnanotechnology