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Nova
Israeli maker of metrology systems that measure the thickness, shape and chemical makeup of the ultra-thin layers built up on a chip during manufacturing.
Israeli maker of metrology systems that measure the thickness, shape and chemical makeup of the ultra-thin layers built up on a chip during manufacturing.
Nova attributed its record 2025 sales to demand for AI and cited gate-all-around transistors and advanced packaging as drivers; the more complex AI-era chips become, the more measurement steps they need.
Sells optical, materials and chemical metrology systems, software and services to chipmakers.
Israel (Rehovot)
Semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The highly specialized machines and design software used to create advanced chips in the first place. Without these tools, no chip maker in the world — including the ones building NVIDIA's chips — could produce anything.
Same-layer peers share an editorial stack classification; that alone does not establish direct competition.
Connections (2)
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Current relationships (2)
Source: 2026-03-19 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating
Limits: An award establishes a supplier relationship with Intel; it does not establish which products, order volumes, revenue share, exclusivity or how long the relationship continues.
Intel Announces 2026 EPIC Supplier Award Recipients ↗Source: 2025-03-18 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Completed joint research paper (2025)
Limits: Shows a joint technical paper; does not establish that Samsung buys Nova's tools, in what volume, or any ongoing commercial agreement.
Nova Ltd. Form 6-K (Nova and Samsung receive SPIE collaboration award) ↗Nova Reports Fourth Quarter and Record Full Year 2025 Results ↗
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