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Nanometrics Inc.

(NANO) is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$217.4M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$146.2M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Nanometrics is a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of high-performance process control metrology systems used primarily in semiconductor manufacturing and also by customers in the silicon wafer, data storage, solar photovoltaic and HB-LED (high-brightness light-emitting diode) industries. Nanometrics standalone and integrated metrology systems measure various thin film properties, critical dimensions, overlay control and optical, electrical and material properties, including the structural composition of silicon, compound semiconductor and photovoltaic devices, during various steps of the manufacturing process. These systems enable device manufacturers to improve yields, increase productivity and lower their manufacturing costs. The company maintains its headquarters in Milpitas, California, with sales and service offices worldwide. Nanometrics is traded on NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol NANO.

Number of Employees 465
Contact Information

1550 Buckeye Dr

Milpitas, California 95035-7418

www.nanometrics...

(408) 435-9600

NAICS Code Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing: 334519

Recent Events

  • 5 Deathbed Stocks?

    11/20/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 11/18: ABK, LZB, NLST, LDK Higher; ONCY, NANO, EXEL, VRUS Lower

    11/18/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Nanometrics Posts 3Q Financial Results

    11/03/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Nanometrics to Announce Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results on October 29, 2009

    10/06/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Nanometrics Founder Vincent Coates Resigns - Quick Facts

    8/31/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Other - View Story

  • Nanometrics' Vincent Coates Resigns from the Board of Directors

    9/04/09 - Board Member - Leaving - View Story

  • Nanometrics Reports Second Quarter Financial Results

    7/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Nanometrics and Zygo Ink Alliance

    6/24/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Optical Metrology Technology Providers Enter Strategic Business Partnership

    6/17/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Zygo sells fab tool assets to Nanometrics

    6/17/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Timothy J. Stultz CEO
Bruce C Rhine Chief Strategy Officer and Director
Bruce Crawford Chief Operating Officer
Gary C Schaefer Cfo and Vice President, Administration
James P. Moniz Chief Financial Officer
Azmat Siddiqi Vice President, Corp Quality
Nathan Coe Vice President of Global Sales
Roger Ingalls Jr. Vice President, Sales
Tom Ryan Director of Nanometrics' Materials Characterization Business Unit
Edmond Ward Director
J Thomas Bentley Director
Joseph Dox Director
Stephen Smith Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Howard Bain III Chairman
Norman V. Coates Board of Directors
Vincent J. Coates Vice Chairman
William G. Oldham Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Tevet Process Control Technologies, Inc President & CEO Current
Nanometrics Incorporated CEO Current
Nanometrics Incorporated President Current
Nanometrics Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Alzeta Corporation Member, Board of Directors Current
Peak Systems, Inc. CEO Former
Imago Scientific Instruments Corporation CEO Former
Imago Scientific Instruments Corporation President Former
Veeco Instruments, Inc. Vice President Former
Veeco Instruments, Inc. General Manager Former
Peak Systems, Inc. Founder Former
Imago Scientific Instruments Corporation Director Former
Stanford University Ph.D In Materials Science Former
Stanford University M.S. Former
Stanford University B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Tevet Process Control Technologies, Inc Chief Strategy Officer and Director Current
Nanometrics Incorporated Chief Strategy Officer and Director Current
Soluris, Inc. Chief Strategy Officer and Director Current
Nanometrics Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Nexx Systems, Inc. Director Current
Accent Optical Technologies, Inc. CEO Former
Nanometrics Incorporated President & CEO Former
Lam Research Corporation President and Coo Former
Asyst Technologies, Inc. president Former
Asyst Technologies, Inc. COO Former
Accent Optical Technologies, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Applied Materials, Inc. Former
Accent Optical Technologies, Inc. Chairman Former
The Pennsylvania State University MBA In Finance Former
The Pennsylvania State University BS In Chemical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Tevet Process Control Technologies, Inc Chief Operating Officer & Interim CFO Current
Nanometrics Incorporated Chief Operating Officer Current
Accent Optical Technologies, Inc. COO & VP Former
Asyst Technologies, Inc. Vice President of Manufacturing Former
Obsidian Corp Vice President of Operations Former

Organization Position Status
Soluris, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Nanometrics Incorporated Cfo and Vice President, Administration Current
Logic Devices Inc. Cfo Former
Santa Clara University Master of Business Administration Former
Santa Clara University Bachelor of Science Former

Jim Moniz joined Nanometrics as CFO in Feb 2009. Prior to Nanometrics, Mr. Moniz served as CFO of Photon Dynamics, Inc. from April 2008 until its acquisition by Orbotech Ltd. From 2000-2008, he was CFO, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary at Nextest Systems Corporation. Previous to that, Mr. Moniz was Vice President and CFO of Millennia Vision Corporation from 1998-2000, and Vice President of Finance for Fairchild Imaging Systems from 1996-1998. From 1991-1996, he served as Vice President of Finance and Administration, and later as President of Rolm Computers. Mr. Moniz has over 20 years of senior financial leadership experience. Mr. Moniz holds a bachelor's degree in both Accounting and Marketing, as well as a MBA in Finance from San Jose State University.

Organization Position Status
Nanometrics Incorporated Chief Financial Officer Current
Millenniavision, Ltd. Chief Financial Officer Former
Photon Dynamics, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Nextest Systems Corp. Chief Financial Officer Former
Millenniavision, Ltd. Vice President Former
Quovera Officer Former
San Jose State University MBA Former
San Jose State University B.S. Degrees Former

Organization Position Status
Nanometrics Incorporated Vice President, Corp Quality Current

Organization Position Status
Nanometrics Incorporated Vice President of Global Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Nanometrics Incorporated Vice President, Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Nanometrics Incorporated Director of Nanometrics' Materials Characterization Business Unit Current

Howard A. Bain III has served on our Board since April 2008. He is also a director of Learning Tree International, Inc. and several private venture capital financed companies. Since 2004, he has been an independent consultant in all aspects of corporate finance. He held Chief Financial Officer positions at several public companies including: Portal Software from 2001 to 2004, Vicinity Corporation in 2000, Informix from 1999 to 2000, and Symantec Corporation from 1991 to 1999. He has additional experience in various technology companies in the areas of semiconductor devices and manufacturing equipment; laser-based large screen projection systems; and computer disk drives. He was a consultant with Arthur Andersen LLP where he was a certified public accountant. Mr. Bain holds a B.S. in Business from California Polytechnic University.

Organization Position Status
Nanometrics Incorporated Chairman Current
Tevet Process Control Technologies, Inc Director Current
Learning Tree International, Inc. Director Current
Soluris, Inc. Director Current
Turin Networks Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nanometrics Incorporated Director Former
California Polytechnic State University B.S. In Business Former

Organization Position Status
Unity Semiconductor Corporation Chief Technical Officer Current
Tevet Process Control Technologies, Inc Director Current
Solaicx Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nanometrics Incorporated Director Current
Soluris, Inc. Director Current
Silicon Valley Group Vice President of Technology Former
Purdue University PhD Former
Stanford University Msee Former

Organization Position Status
Tevet Process Control Technologies, Inc Director Current
Nanometrics Incorporated Director Current
The American Foundation Director Current
Soluris, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Tevet Process Control Technologies, Inc Director Current
Soluris, Inc. Director Current
Nanometrics Incorporated Director Current
Santa Clara University MBA Former

Organization Position Status
Nanometrics Incorporated Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Aventail Corporation Vice President, Finance & Admin Current
The Human Resource Department, Ltd. Human Resource Manager Current
Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians Hr Manager Current
Cytokinetics, Inc. Professor, Stanford Medical School Current
Holbrook & Manter Principal Current
Stanford University School of Medicine Professor Current
Tevet Process Control Technologies, Inc Director Current
Soluris, Inc. Director Current
Nanometrics Incorporated Director Current
Cytokinetics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of California, Berkeley Miller Fellow Former
H&M Company Inc. Former
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Former
University of Washington Ph.D. In Physiology and Biophysics Former
University of California, Berkeley Masters Degree Former
Sonoma State University BA Degree In Sociology Former
Reed College B.S. In Psychology Former
University of Washington BA in business administration Former

Vincent Coates has been Chairman of the Board of Nanometrics since it was founded in 1975. He has been our Secretary since February 1989. He also served as our Chief Executive Officer through April 1998 and President from our founding through May 1996, except for the period of January 1986 through February 1987 when he served exclusively as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Coates also served as Chairman of the Board of Nanometrics Japan Ltd., one of our subsidiaries, since June 1998. Prior to his employment at Nanometrics, Mr. Coates co-founded Coates and Welter Instrument Corporation, a designer of electron microscopes, which company was subsequently acquired by Nanometrics. Mr. Coates also spent over twenty years working in engineering, sales and international operations for the Perkin-Elmer Corporation, a manufacturer of analytical instruments. In 1995, he received an award that recognized his contribution to the industry from Semiconductor and Equipment and Materials International, an industry trade organization.

Organization Position Status
Soluris, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Soluris, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Nanometrics Incorporated Vice Chairman Current
Nanometrics Incorporated Chief Executive Officer Former
Nanometrics Incorporated founder Former
Nanometrics Incorporated Chairman of the Board Former
Nanometrics Incorporated Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
University of California, Berkeley Professor Current
Cymer, Inc. Member of the Board of Directors Current
Nanometrics Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Tevet Process Control Technologies, Inc Board of Directors Current
Soluris, Inc. Director Current
Eletronicsbuzz.Com Director Current
Cymer, Inc. Consultant Former
Carnegie Institute of Technology M.S. Former
Carnegie Institute of Technology B.S. Former

Executive News

  • Nanometrics Announces Newest Metrology System for Solar PV Applications

    Reuters - 7/22/09 - View Story

  • Nanometrics Announces Newest Metrology System for Solar PV Applications

    Business Wire - 7/22/09 - View Story

  • Nanometrics Receives Multiple System Orders for High-Brightness LED Metrology

    Forbes.com - 7/08/09 - View Story

  • Nanometrics Receives Multiple System Orders for High-Brightness LED Metrology

    Business Wire - 7/08/09 - View Story

  • Nanometrics and Zygo Ink Alliance

    TradingMarkets - 6/24/09 - View Story

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     NANO $11.67 +0.07 (0.60% )
Intraday | 3 Month | 6 Month | 1 Year
Average Volume 558,491
Shares Outstanding 18.64M
Market Cap 217.5M
Year High 13.34
Year Low 0.8
Earnings Per Share -1.03
P/E Ratio -11.33
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
IndustryTop Rated

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