REHOVOT, Israel, Jan. 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nova (Nasdaq:
NVMI) announces the second-generation Nova
Metrion® system for in-line secondary ion mass
spectrometry (SIMS).
The new Metrion® incorporates key improvements,
including increased sensitivity and enhanced charge compensation,
and is now available for shipment to customers. The
Metrion® system introduces a unique in-line composition
profiling capability for key process control measurements,
including contamination, residues, and diffusion, which cannot be
obtained by other measurement techniques. This latest version also
delivers faster time to results, improved dopant uniformity
control, and better depth resolution.
The new Metrion® has gone through extensive customer
demonstrations in 2023. Based on existing purchase orders and
evaluation agreements, the platform will be installed at several
leading customers to undergo a qualification process in production
lines for the most advanced memory and logic devices.
"Nova's unique materials metrology offering is quickly becoming
critical to the successful manufacturing of next-generation
devices," said Gaby Waisman, Nova's
President and CEO. "We've seen a surge of customer interest in our
solutions over the past year, due to the distinctive value they
bring to the advanced production lines. Our conversations with
customers indicate that the Nova Metrion®,
Elipson™ and VeraFlex® are becoming
indispensable in next-generation device manufacturing."
The Company expects to recognize initial revenues from the
second-generation Nova Metrion® in the latter half of
2024.
Nova Metrion® enables advanced materials profile
measurements by bringing secondary ion mass spectrometry into
semiconductor production lines. It is designed from the ground up
for high-volume manufacturing, seamlessly integrating wafer-level
analysis into an automated factory workflow and eliminating the
need to send wafer coupons to an external laboratory. The system
deploys a novel detection technology that allows simultaneous
acquisition of multiple material species, resulting in higher data
density, better depth resolution, and greater sensitivity to small
changes in concentration.
About Nova
Nova is a leading innovator and key provider of material,
optical and chemical metrology solutions for advanced process
control in semiconductor manufacturing. Nova delivers continuous
innovation by providing state-of-the-art, high-performance
metrology solutions for effective process control throughout the
semiconductor fabrication lifecycle. Nova's product portfolio,
which combines high-precision hardware and cutting-edge software,
provides its customers with deep insight into developing and
producing the most advanced semiconductor devices. Nova's unique
capability to deliver innovative solutions enables its customers to
improve performance, enhance product yields, and accelerate time to
market. Nova acts as a partner to semiconductor manufacturers from
its offices worldwide. Additional information may be found
on Nova's website link: https://www.novami.com.
Nova is traded on the Nasdaq and TASE, Nasdaq ticker symbol
NVMI.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to future events or our
future performance, such as statements regarding, but not limited
to, anticipated growth opportunities and projections about our
business and its future revenues, expenses and profitability.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ
materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance
or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking
statements. Factors that may affect our results, performance,
circumstances or achievements include, but are not limited to, the
following: political, economic and military instability in
Israel, including related to the
recent attack by Hamas and other terrorist organizations from
the Gaza Strip and Israel's war against them; increased
information technology security threats and sophisticated computer
crime; foreign political and economic risks including supply-chain
difficulties; regulations that could restrict our operations such
as economic sanctions and export restrictions; changes in U.S.
trade policies; indirect effects of the Russia – Ukraine conflict; market instability including
inflation and recessionary pressures; risks related to doing
business with China; catastrophic
events such as the outbreak of COVID-19; inability to protect our
intellectual property; open source technology exposure; failure to
compete effectively or to respond to rapid technological changes;
consolidation in our industry; difficulty in predicting the length
and strength of any downturn or expansion period of the market we
target; factors that adversely affect the pricing and demand for
our product lines; dependency on a small number of large customers;
dependency on a single manufacturing facility per product line;
dependency on a limited number of suppliers; difficulty in
integrating current or future acquisitions; lengthy sales cycle and
customer delays in orders; risks related to our convertible notes;
currency fluctuations; and quarterly fluctuations in our operating
results. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements. The matters discussed in this press
release also involve risks and uncertainties summarized under the
heading "Risk Factors" in Nova's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the
year ended December 31, 2022, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2023. These factors are updated from
time to time through the filing of reports and registration
statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nova Ltd.
does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking
information contained in this press release.
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Company contact:
Dror
David, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +972-73-229-5760
E-mail: investors@novami.com
Nova website link: https://www.novami.com
Investor Relations contact:
Miri Segal MS-IR LLC
Tel: +917-607-8654
E-mail: msegal@ms-ir.com
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