Onto Innovation Acquires Lumina Instruments and Kulicke & Soffa Lithography Business
October 31, 2024
Onto Innovation Inc. has acquired Lumina Instruments, Inc. (Milpitas, CA) and the lithography business of Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. The tuck‑in acquisitions expand Onto Innovation’s inspection and panel lithography capabilities, add patents and R&D personnel, and are expected to generate up to $100 million of additional annual revenue within three years.
- Buyers
- Onto Innovation Inc.
- Targets
- Lumina Instruments, Inc., Lithography business of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
- Sellers
- Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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