Onto Innovation Completes Acquisition of Materials Analysis Product Lines from Semilab International

Onto Innovation Completes 27% Minority Investment in Rigaku Holdings

August 10, 2026

IT Services

Onto Innovation completed its previously announced acquisition of a 27% minority equity stake in Rigaku Holdings Corporation. The investment, from Atom Investment, L.P. (an affiliate of Carlyle), is intended to deepen collaboration for next-generation X-ray based process control solutions for semiconductor manufacturing.

Innovative Lab Services Acquires Compco Analytical, Inc.

May 1, 2025

Industrial Services

Innovative Lab Services (ILS) has acquired Compco Analytical, a New Jersey-based provider of analytical instrument maintenance and repair services. The deal adds technical depth and extends ILS's geographic reach into the Northeast, with Compco's engineering team joining the ILS platform to deliver expanded national support.

Onto Innovation Acquires Lumina Instruments and Kulicke & Soffa Lithography Business

October 31, 2024

Manufacturing

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.

Industrial Inspection & Analysis Acquires Q-PLUS Labs

November 1, 2023

Industrial Services

Industrial Inspection & Analysis (IIA), a provider of inspection, testing and lab services, acquired Q-PLUS Labs effective November 1, 2023. The acquisition adds Q-PLUS Labs' metrology, dimensional inspection and reverse-engineering capabilities and expands IIA's laboratory services footprint to the West Coast.

MaxLinear Acquires NanoSemi, Inc.

September 9, 2020

AI & Machine Learning

MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE: MXL) completed the acquisition of NanoSemi, Inc., a Boston-based MIT spinout that develops patented machine-learning IP to improve signal integrity and power efficiency in SoCs, ASICs and FPGAs. The initial consideration included $10 million in cash and 804,163 shares of MaxLinear common stock, plus $35 million in deferred cash and up to $35 million in potential earnouts; the deal expands MaxLinear's capabilities for 5G and wireless system customers.

Element Materials Technology Acquires Analytical Lab Group from Thompson Street Capital Partners

July 27, 2020

Healthcare Services

Element Materials Technology has acquired Analytical Lab Group (ALG), a U.S.-based provider of microbiology, virology and antimicrobial testing services, from Thompson Street Capital Partners. The deal strengthens Element's Life & Health Sciences capabilities and North American footprint; the transaction was funded from Element resources alongside new investments from Element and ALG management, Bridgepoint and Temasek.