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Cohu
Offers the broadest portfolio of equipment and services for back-end semiconductor manufacturing, including a one-stop-shop for test and handling equipment, thermal subsystems, test contacting, vision…
About Cohu
Cohu, Inc. is a global technology company that supplies test and inspection handlers, micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) test modules, test contactors, thermal sub-systems, and semiconductor automated test equipment used by global semiconductor and electronics manufacturers and semiconductor test subcontractors.
The company operates in the semiconductor industry, providing solutions to test and inspect semiconductors in various applications, including automotive, consumer, industrial, and medical. Its business model revolves around the design, development, manufacture, and sale of capital equipment and related services. Cohu generates revenue through the sale of its products, as well as from recurring revenue streams from service and support contracts.
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- Status
- Listed
- Founded
- 1945
- Headquarters
- Poway, United States
- Listing
- IPO 1978
- Employees
- 2,264
- Open positions
- 56
- Dealroom signal
- 25.0/100
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Business model
- Manufacturing
- Client focus
- b2b
- Investment activity
- 3 companies, latest Dec 2024
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POST IPO CONVERTIBLE✓Other financing | Sep 2025 | $260M | — | Undisclosed | ↗ |
| IPO✓Exit | Jun 1978 | $0 | — | Undisclosed | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Cohu is 15K monthly website visits, up 64.8% over the last three months. Cohu's team grew 0% over the past year.
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