BNET Industries
Market Cap:$91.6M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$38.9M
- Public
- IL
Dow Jones Description
Monitoring & Measurement Systems for the Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry
President & CEO
Gabi SelisgsohnNumber of Employees 239
Contact Information
Weizmann Scientific Park Bldg 22
PO Box 266
Rehovot 76100
(972) 8 938 7505
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing: 333314
Recent Events
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Nova Announces Record Net Income in the Third Quarter of 2009
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Nova Receives New Bookings of $5.5M for Stand Alone Optical CD from Three Leading Foundries
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Nova Receives New Bookings of $5.5M for Stand Alone Optical CD from Three Leading Foundries
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Nova Measuring Instruments Schedules 2009 Second Quarter Results Conference Call for August 4, 2009 at...
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Nova Measuring: Pullback Seems Overdue
Nova Measuring Instruments NVMI is an Israeli-based, semiconductor equipment maker with a hot new product that is gaining market share on competitors and securing additional clients via new contract wins. With $14M in cash on its balance sheet and a streamlined cost-structure in place, NVMI should return to profitability in...
Nova Announces 2009 Second Quarter Results
22% Sequential Revenue Increase and Improvement in all Other Metrics; Significant Increase in Bookings Leading to Stronger Financial Results in Second Half of 2009 REHOVOT, Israel, August 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. , provider of leading edge stand alone metrology and the market leader...
Nova Measuring Instruments Schedules 2009 Second Quarter Results Conference Call for August 4, 2009 at 9:00 am ET
REHOVOT, Israel, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. , provider of leading-edge stand-alone metrology and the market leader of integrated metrology solutions to the semiconductor process control market, announced that it will release its results for the second quarter of 2009 before the market opens...
NovaMARS® Wins Semiconductor International Editors' Choice Best Product Award for 2009
REHOVOT, Israel, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. provider of leading edge stand-alone metrology and the market leader of integrated metrology solutions to the semiconductor process control market, today announced that NovaMARS advanced Scatterometry modeling and analysis software has been chosen as one of...
Nova's Metrology Deployed by Two Leading Flash Manufacturers at Copper CMP
Migration to Copper for High End Memory Devices Continues to Grow Relying on Tighter Process Control REHOVOT, Israel, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. provider of leading edge stand-alone metrology and the market leader of integrated metrology solutions to the semiconductor process control...
Nova Revolutionizes Materials Characterization for Optical CD
New Package Significantly Reduces Time to Solution From Days to Several Hours and Improves Optical CD Measurement Quality REHOVOT, Israel, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. provider of leading edge stand-alone metrology and the market leader of integrated metrology solutions to the semiconductor...
Chinese Foundry Orders from Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-4 March 2008-NASDAQNEWS: Chinese Foundry Orders from Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.C1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04032008 InvestorIM has been created as a tool for the average investor. The idea is simple, a website where the world can communicate. Do you have a...
Has added Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. to their watch list.
M2 PRESSWIRE-3 March 2008-The Maybach Journal: Has added Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. to their watch listC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03032008 Maybach Financial is a syndicate of financial informants representing a true investing experience. Taking research from financial consultants, brokers, researchers,...
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. Review in Progress.
M2 PRESSWIRE-3 March 2008-Market Review: Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. Review in Progress.C1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03032008 Streetinvesting.com has now resumed our progressive review of Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ: NVMI) after it traded unchanged Monday, late in the morning...
Nova and Sokudo Integrate NovaScan CD Metrology on RF3 Lithography Track Systems
KYOTO, Japan & REHOVOT, Israel -- Sokudo Co., Ltd. and Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. today announced that Nova's optical critical dimension CD metrology platform has been qualified on Sokudo's RF3 coat/develop lithography track systems. The combined solution offers customers the processing flexibility to meet their most challenging process control requirements...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Gabi Selisgsohn | President & CEO |
| Chai Toren | CFO & Vice President, Finance |
| Dror David | CFO & Vice President |
| Gad Yaron | COO & General Manager |
| Moshe Finarov | CTO & Co-Founder |
| Dov Farkash | Vice President, Sales |
| Ronen Frish | Vice President, Sales, Marketing |
| Bents Kidron | Director, Marketing |
| Naama Zeldis | External Director |
| Dan Eylon | Manager |
| David Scheiner | Manager, Research & Development |
| Gabi Sharon | Manager, Product Development |
| Hanan Schlesinger | Manager, Operations |
| Orna Somech | Manager, HR |
| Rani Kipper | Manager, Thin Film Division |
| Yigal Dafna | Manager, Lithography Division |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Alon Dumanis | Board of Directors |
| Avi Kerbs | Board of Directors |
| Craig Gomulka | Board of Directors |
| Dan Falk | Board of Directors |
| Joseph Ciechanover | Board of Directors |
| Karey Holland | Board of Directors |
| Lauri Hanover | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | President & CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | CFO & Vice President, Finance | Current |
Mr. Dror David was appointed as Nova’s Chief Financial Officer in 2005. Mr. David joined Nova in April 1998, as the company’s controller, and since than served in various financial and operational positions, including the position of Vice President of Resources, in which he was responsible for the finance, operations, information systems and human resources functions of the company. Mr. David was also a leading member in the company’s initial public offering in Nasdaq in year 2000 and the Company’s private placement raising in year 2007. Prior to joining Nova, Mr. David spent five years in public accounting with Delloitte Touch in Tel Aviv, specializing in industrial high-tech companies. Mr. David is a Certified Public Accountant in Israel, holds a BA in Accounting and Economics from the Bar Ilan University, and an MBA from the Derby University of Britain.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | CFO & Vice President | Current |
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Manager, Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | COO & General Manager | Current |
Dr. Moshe Finarov is a co-founder of Nova and a member of our board of directors. He has served as Chief Technology Officer and VP Technology from Nova’s formation in 1993 until August 2006. From 1989 to 1993 he served as Senior Physicist at Orbotech Ltd. and from 1974 to 1988 he was employed at PULSAR and ENIMS Scientific Research Institutes in Moscow. Dr. Finarov holds a Ph.D in Semiconductor Physics and a M.Sc. in Microelectronics from Moscow Steel & Alloys Institute. He is named on approximately 50 U.S. patents and published approximately 40 papers.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | CTO & Co-Founder | Current |
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | CTO, Co Founder | Current |
Mr. Dov Farkash has served as VP Sales of Nova since July 2005. From 2000-2005 he served in various key sales positions in Nova. From 1996-2000 Mr. Farkash served as Sales and Marketing Manager of AFCON Ltd., and prior to that he was responsible for Sales and Marketing of AFCON Inc., USA, for North and South America. From 1989-1994 Mr. Farkash served in various managerial positions in software development, at AFCON Ltd. and YAM Ltd. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering and an MBA from the Haifa Technion.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Vice President, Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Vice President, Sales, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Director, Marketing | Current |
As CFO of Netafim, Naama Zeldis is responsible for all the company's financial and economic activities. Prior to joining Netafim, she served as CFO of EDS Israel, Radguard and Treasurer and Head of the Economic Department at RAD Data Communications. Ms. Zeldis is an external Director of Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NVMI) and Metalink Ltd. (MTLK), both traded on NASDAQ and TASE.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Netafim, Ltd. | CFO | Current |
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | External Director | Current |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Scalemp | Vice President Research and Development | Current |
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Vice President | Former |
| Tel Aviv University | PhD Degrees In Medical Physics | Former |
| Tel Aviv University | Msc | Former |
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Bsc In Physics and Mathematics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Manager, Research & Development | Current |
Gabi Sharon is an 11-year veteran of Nova. Following his leadership of Nova's service organization, Sharon led the initial penetration of the Copper CMP market and, more recently, spearheaded the NovaScan 3090 product line and its successful market launch.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Manager, Product Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Manager, Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Manager, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Manager, Thin Film Division | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Manager, Lithography Division | Current |
Dr. Alon Dumanis is the Chief Executive Officer of Docor International Management, a Dutch investment company, subsidiary of The Van-Leer Group Foundation. Dr. Dumanis is a member of the board of directors of Tadiran Communications (TASE-TDCM), a former member of the board of directors of El Al Israel Airlines (TASE-LY), and a former member of the board of directors of Inventech Investments Co. Ltd. (TASE-IVTC). Previously, Dr. Dumanis was the Head of the Material Command in the Israel Air Force at the rank of Brigadier General. Dr. Dumanis currently serves as chairman and member of several national steering committees and is the author of many papers published in a number of subject areas, including technology and management. Dr. Dumanis holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
Mr. Avi Kerbs has served as a director of Nova since 1993. He serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Teuza Management & Development Ltd., the management company of Teuza-A Fairchild Technology Venture Ltd., a venture capital company and has served in this capacity since 1991. Teuza-A Fairchild Technology Venture Ltd. is a major shareholder of Nova. He serves as a director of most of the companies comprising the investment portfolio of the Teuza Fund. Mr. Kerbs holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management and a M.Sc. in Management from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Mr. Kerbs serves as a member of the Technion’s Board of Governors and the Haifa University Board of Governors. Mr. Kerbs is also a member of the Board of CPI – Cerebral Palsy International Foundation in the U.S.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Entermedia, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Alphalab | Board of Directors | Current |
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hypernex, Inc. | Board member | Current |
| Draper Triangle | Director | Current |
| Intel Corporation | summer associate | Former |
| Intel Corporation | summer associate | Former |
| Colgate University | B.A. in Geology | Former |
Mr. Dan Falk was elected as the Company’s external director in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law in 2005, and was re-elected for an additional term on September 25, 2008. Mr. Falk is a business consultant to public and private companies. During 1999 to 2000, Mr. Falk served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Sapiens International NV. Prior to that, Mr. Falk served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Orbotech Ltd. Mr. Falk serves as a member of various companies’ boards of directors such as Orbotech Ltd., Nice Systems Ltd., Ormat Technologies, Inc., Attunity Ltd., ClickSoftware Technologies, Ltd., Jacada Ltd., (all of which are companies publicly traded in the United States). Mr. Falk also serves as the chairman of the board of directors of Orad Hi-tech Systems Ltd. and as a board member of Dmatek Ltd., AVT Ltd., Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd., Oridion Medical Ltd. (all of which are companies publicly traded in Europe) and Plastopil Ltd. (traded in TASE).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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Nova Measuring Instruments Schedules 2009 Second Quarter Results Conference Call for August 4, 2009 at 9:00 am ET
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Nova Measuring Instruments Schedules 2009 Second Quarter Results Conference Call for August 4, 2009 at 9:00 am ET
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NovaMARS(R) Wins Semiconductor International Editors' Choice Best Product Award for...
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NovaMARS(R) Wins Semiconductor International Editors' Choice Best Product Award for 2009
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Nova's Metrology Deployed by Two Leading Flash Manufacturers at Copper CMP
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Nova's Metrology Deployed by Two Leading Flash Manufacturers at Copper CMP
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Nova Revolutionizes Materials Characterization for Optical CD
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Nova Measuring Instruments Q1 2009 Call Transcript
| Volume | 89,608 |
| Shares Outstanding | 19.4M |
| Market Cap | 91.6M |
| Year High | 5.35 |
| Year Low | 0.34 |
| Earnings Per Share | -0.31 |
| P/E Ratio | N/A |
| Dividend | 0.00 |
| Yield | 0.00 |
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