The venture has been around since 1975 and went public in 1984. It continues to publicly trade its common shares on the NASDAQ and markets its stocks using the ticker symbol NANO. Nanometrics is a provider of inspection systems and high-performance process control metrology. The offerings of the company are used in the fabrication of various solid-state devices like data storage components and discretes. These systems are also utilized by semiconductor companies to measure their devices’ structures, topography, critical dimensions, overlay registration and various thin film properties.
By deploying the offerings of the company, manufacturers are able to create high quality products at a much lower cost with lower time for manufacturing. The process and control solutions offered by Nanometrics are deployed throughout the entire fabrication process. It has a wide array of technological solutions that are specifically tailored for every phase and requirements in the semiconductor manufacturing process. Because of the myriad of solutions offered by the company, semiconductor manufacturers partner with Nanometrics as their one stop shop for all their systems and control needs. Nanometrics also provides the best support systems that are readily available to help out their business partners.
For years, the company has remained at the forefront of addressing the needs of the global semiconductor industry. It has invested on its research and development team and has amassed some of the world’s most brilliant minds to create solutions and systems, that would serve in the creation of technological advancements. It is in Milpitas, California that the company holds its corporate office. It is listed as a component of the Wilshire 5000 Index.