X-Ray Metrology Manufacturer Jordan Valley to Acquire Assets of Semiconductor Equipment Supplier Bede
April 15 2008 - 6:29PM
Business Wire
Jordan Valley Semiconductors LTD, a provider of semiconductor
metrology solutions, has acquired the business of Bede, effective
Monday, April 14th. Bede is the leading supplier of HRXRD (High
Resolution XRD) metrology for the semiconductor and compound
industries with revenues of $11.6M in 2007. Bede entered into the
UK�s Administration phase, their equivalent of Chapter 11, on March
31. �The acquired technology will fit into our product line almost
seamlessly and will strengthen Jordan Valley�s position as the
market leader in x-ray metrology,� commented Isaac Mazor, Jordan
Valley CEO. �With the consolidated x-ray metrology product line and
expanded customer base, Jordan Valley becomes a comprehensive
solution provider for current and future semiconductor process
control and metrology challenges.� Bede X-Ray Metrology was founded
in 1978 as a spinout company from England�s University of Durham.
It has been listed on the London stock exchange (LSE:BED) since
2000. More information is available at www.bede.co.uk. Jordan
Valley Semiconductors LTD provides semiconductor metrology
solutions for thin films based on novel, rapid, non-contacting, and
non-destructive x-ray technologies and offer a comprehensive family
of solutions based on advanced X-Ray Reflectivity (XRR), X-Ray
Fluorescence (XRF), and Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS)
technologies. These tools are fully automated, production ready,
and ideal for both blanket and patterned wafers. Jordan Valley�s
x-ray technologies enables accurate and precise characterization of
all film types including single layers and multilayer stacks, high
k and low k materials, metals and dielectrics, amorphous,
poly-crystal and single crystal films. Research, development, and
manufacturing are based in Migdal Ha�Emek, Israel. Applications
engineering, customer support services, sales and marketing are
located in Austin, Texas. http://www.jvsemi.com. Jordan Valley
products and Bede products are used in production by leading
semiconductor manufacturers worldwide. Jordan Valley�s primary
shareholders are Clal Industries and Investments Ltd. (TASE:CII),
Intel Capital (NASDAQ:INTC), and Elron Electronic Industries Ltd.
(NASDAQ:ELRN).
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