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Rudolph Technolgies Completes Acquisition Of ISOA
Rudolph Technologies has completed an all-cash acquisition of ISOA, a defect
control company, for approximately $24.2mn.
ISOA is a spin-off from Texas
Tech University's International Center for Informatics Research (formerly
the Institute for Studies of Organizational Automation).
Over 16 years, ISOA has licensed technology in the semiconductor industry
and recently became a semiconductor capital equipment supplier. The
company's core technologies are algorithms used in wafer macro defect
detection and classification. Customers in Asia, Europe and the US use its
WaferView family of tools.
ISOA will become the Yield Metrology Group of Rudolph. Additionally, ISOA's
tool manufacturing, currently outsourced to Japan, will be moved to a
Rudolph facility. ISOA currently has 45 employees, with one third holding
advanced degrees.
Tech University's International Center for Informatics Research (formerly
the Institute for Studies of Organizational Automation).
Over 16 years, ISOA has licensed technology in the semiconductor industry
and recently became a semiconductor capital equipment supplier. The
company's core technologies are algorithms used in wafer macro defect
detection and classification. Customers in Asia, Europe and the US use its
WaferView family of tools.
ISOA will become the Yield Metrology Group of Rudolph. Additionally, ISOA's
tool manufacturing, currently outsourced to Japan, will be moved to a
Rudolph facility. ISOA currently has 45 employees, with one third holding
advanced degrees.
