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Nanometrics
Advanced Process Control Systems and Solutions
About Nanometrics
Nanometrics, now part of Onto Innovation, specializes in providing advanced measurement, inspection, data analysis, and lithography solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. The company serves a diverse range of clients including semiconductor manufacturers, advanced packaging providers, and high-brightness LED producers. Operating in the high-tech sector, Nanometrics focuses on improving the yield, performance, and reliability of microelectronics and display manufacturing processes. The business model revolves around selling specialized equipment and software solutions that help clients accelerate product development, reduce costs, and bring premium products to market faster. Revenue is generated through the sale of these high-value systems and ongoing service contracts.
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- Status
- Listed
- Founded
- 1971
- Headquarters
- Milpitas, United States
- Listing
- IPO 1984
- Employees
- 381
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 34.8/100
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Sector
- Semiconductors, Solar Energy, Packaging and Containers, Sustainable Development Goals
- Technology
- Hardware, 3D Technology, Deep Tech
- Business model
- Manufacturing
- Client focus
- b2b
- Investment activity
- 5 companies, latest Mar 2026
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERGER✓Other financing | Mar 2026 | $0 | — | Onto Innovation · Rudolph Technologies | ↗ |
| IPO✓Exit | Dec 1984 | $0 | — | Undisclosed | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Nanometrics is 12K monthly website visits, up 9.1% over the last three months. Nanometrics's team declined 10.4% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Rudolph TechnologiesMount Olive, United StatesLeader in the design, development, manufacture and support of high-performance process control metrology and macro defect inspection equipmen
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Nanda TechnologiesUnterschleißheim, GermanyNanda Technologies develops optical non-contacting inspection systems for the semiconductor manufacturing industry
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Tevet Process Control TechnologiesYokneam Ilit, IsraelTevet Process Control Technologies develops and deploys metrology solutions for semiconductor processes
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Accent Optical TechnologiesBend, United StatesSupplier of overlay and thin film metrology and process control systems
$81Mvaluation
Investors
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Other known investors5 additional known investors
Onto Innovation- Rudolph Technologies
Alexander Bruehl
b2venture
Capital-E
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