Rudolph Acquires NanoPhotonics
Sep 1, 2012 — Rudolph Technologies Inc. of Flanders, N.J., a maker of process control metrology systems used in semiconductor device manufacturing, has acquired NanoPhotonics GmbH of Mainz, Germany, to strengthen its presence in the high-growth advanced packaging market. While specific terms of the deal were not disclosed, Rudolph said the all-cash transaction used less than 5 percent of its cash on hand, which totaled almost $174 million at the end of March 2012. The US company said that the acquisition...