NanoWorld Holding AG acquires NanoWorld Services GmbH
NanoWorld Holding AG acquires NanoWorld Services GmbH
(PRWEB) January 23, 2005 -- As of January 1st NanoWorld Holding AG acquired
100% of the German based NanoWorld Services GmbH.
In the course of a
restructuring measure to achieve greater transparency within the growing
NanoWorld Group, NanoWorld Holding AG acquired the German based NanoWorld
Services GmbH from NanoWorld AG.
About NanoWorld Services
GmbH:
NanoWorld Services GmbH was founded by Joerg Diebel, CEO NanoWorld
Services GmbH on August 1st, 2001 in Erlangen/Germany and is one of the leading
developers, manufacturers and global suppliers of integrated solutions for
Micro- and Nanotechnology.
Their main business is turning customer’s MEMS
ideas into MEMS products with the inherently tight integration of MEMS design,
process development and production. NanoWorld Services GmbH has highly trained
and skilled personnel with 50+ years of MEMS experience and a team-based problem
solving approach.
Furthermore NanoWorld Services offers stocking-, world-wide
logistics- and invoicing services which makes NanoWorld Services GmbH an all out
of one hand solution for your needs in the field of MEMS business.
As a
worldwide unique highlight NanoWorld Services offers photoresist spray coating
together with projection alignment services.
Being located at the
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology in Erlangen
and collaborating on many projects with the renowned research institution
enables NanoWorld Services to access the full capacity of complete facilities
for 4-inch and 6-inch wafer fabrication.
www.nanoworldservices.com
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About NanoWorld AG
NanoWorld AG, which acquired Nanosensors GmbH
& Co. KG in November 2002, is the outstanding world market leader of high
quality tips for Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) with a market share of more
than 50%. Since the acquisition NanoWorld AG successfully pursues a “two brands
under one roof” strategy with its two brands NanoWorld™ and NANOSENSORS™.
NanoWorld AG has created a continuously growing world wide distribution network.
Additionally all major AFM manufacturers offer probes produced by NanoWorld AG
to their customers either as NanoWorld or OEM product. This underlines the
outstanding market position of NanoWorld AG.
NanoWorld™
The three
different product series of the NanoWorld™ brand are epically designed for
industrial mass applications and standard measurements. The NanoWorld™ products
stand out due to proven reliability and high availability combined with the
highest quality standards.
www.nanoworld.com
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NANOSENSORS™
NANOSENSORS™ offers the widest range of cutting
edge scanning probes for Atomic Force Microscopy applications. These probes are
especially interesting for scientists at Universities, research institutions and
industrial R&D centers.
www.nanosensors.com
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NanoWorld AG latest diversification activities include the
European distribution of vapour deposition tools manufactured by Applied
Microstructures Inc. (AMST) (www.appliedmst.com) and the licensing of a novel spray coating
technology developed by NanoWorld AG to SSE GmbH (www.sse-semi.de) in
Germany.
www.nanoworld.com
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About NanoWorld Holding AG
The NanoWorld Holding AG is a purely
financial holding company and does not conduct operational business.
The
present key activities of the associated companies are concentrated on the
development, production and commercialization of consumables for Atomic Force
Microscopes (AFM) namely AFM probes or tips for Scanning Probe Microscopes
(SPM).
In the future the leading position of the associated companies in
the core business will be further expanded and new markets are going to be
developed in the fields of High Tech and Nanotechnology through strategic
alliances and acquisitions.
Central functions fulfilled by the holding
include access to capital markets and steering the group strategically, thus
relieving the group’s units, allowing them to concentrate on their customer
related activity.
The holding’s headcount is being kept deliberately low
in order to limit group overheads to a minimum.
www.nanoworldholding.com
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