Last updated 2026-07-20
- Acquired by ZEISS (Germany) for $70M, Aug 2008
- Raised $8.7M Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Dec 2005
Total raised
$8.7M
Last: Undisclosed Round 2006-01
Stage
Acquired
Founded
2003
Headcount
31
HQ
Karmiel, Israel
Sector
Industrial Technologies
About
Pixer Technology designed, manufactured, and supplied semiconductor capital equipment to integrated circuit manufacturers and mask makers. The company developed integrated systems based on its innovative optical laser technologies and technological products for the discovery and correction of defects in semiconductor production and to improve quality control. Its products, such as CDC200 and Galileo, were used to measure, correct, improve, and selectively optimize photolithography masks.
Funding history · 1 round · $8.7M total
2005-12
A Round
$8.7M
★ Lightspeed Venture Partners
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.
Team · 1
Hagay Sitry
Founder · Founder & CEO
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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External links
| Website | www.pixertech.com |
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Identifiers & details
| Legal name | Pixer Technology Ltd. |
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| Founded | 2003-1 |
| Employees (exact) | 31 |
| Status reason | Acquired (Inactive) by Carl Zeiss on Aug 2008 - closed due to acquisition |
Acquisitions & public offerings
Acquired by ZEISS (Germany) 2008-08 $70.0M
Radar intelligence
Patents
| EPO | 9 |
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