Pixer Technology

Designer and Supplier of Semiconductor Capital Equipment

Industrial Technologies
Acquired by Carl Zeiss
Acquired Israel Founded 2003
Last updated 2026-06-18
Total raised
$8.7M
Last: 2006-01
Stage
Acquired
Founded
2003
Headcount
31
HQ
Israel
Sector
Industrial Technologies

About

Pixer Technology engages in the design, manufacture, and supply of semiconductor capital equipment to integrated circuit manufacturers and mask makers. It provides CDC200, a critical dimensions control tool that is used in mask, wafer/lithography, system on a chip and shuttle mask, and multiple critical dimensions control applications; and Galileo, a DUV metrology tool that is used in reticle requalification and photo mask blank grading applications. The company's products are used to measure, correct, improve, and selectively optimize photolithography masks that are used to imprint an integrated circuit design onto wafers in the manufacturing process.

Funding history · 1 round · $8.7M total

Q&A

What is Pixer Technology's primary business?
Pixer Technology is a designer and supplier of semiconductor capital equipment, focusing on the design, manufacture, and supply of equipment to integrated circuit manufacturers and mask makers.
When was Pixer Technology founded?
Pixer Technology was founded in January 2003.
What products does Pixer Technology offer?
Pixer Technology offers CDC200, a critical dimensions control tool for mask, wafer/lithography, system on a chip, and shuttle mask applications, and Galileo, a DUV metrology tool for reticle requalification and photo mask blank grading.
What is the current status of Pixer Technology?
Pixer Technology was acquired by Carl Zeiss in August 2008 and is currently inactive.
How much funding did Pixer Technology raise in total?
Pixer Technology raised a total of $8,700,000.
When was Pixer Technology's last funding round and who invested?
Pixer Technology's last funding round was in January 2006, with Lightspeed Venture Partners participating.
What is Pixer Technology's employee count?
Pixer Technology has an employee count in the 11-50 range.
What is the primary sector of Pixer Technology?
Pixer Technology's primary sector is Industrial Technologies.

Sectors & technology

Primary sector
Industrial Technologies
Sub-sectors
Industrial TechnologiesMicroelectronics & Photonics Solutions
Target customers
Industrial ManufacturingDiscrete IndustriesSemiconductors & Electronics
Business model
B2B

Tags

metrologysemiconductors
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Identifiers & details

Founded2003-1
Employees (exact)31
Status reasonAcquired (Inactive) by Carl Zeiss on Aug 2008 - closed due to acquisition

Acquisitions & public offerings

Acquired by Carl Zeiss 2008-08

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Patents

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