X-Ray Metrology Manufacturer Jordan Valley to Acquire Assets of Semiconductor Equipment Supplier Bede

  
    
  
  
    
      Jordan Valley Semiconductors LTD, a provider of semiconductor metrology 
      solutions, has acquired the business of Bede, effective Monday, April 14th. 
      Bede is the leading supplier of HRXRD (High Resolution XRD) metrology 
      for the semiconductor and compound industries with revenues of $11.6M in 
      2007. Bede entered into the UK’s 
      Administration phase, their equivalent of Chapter 11, on March 31.
    
    
      “The acquired technology will fit into our 
      product line almost seamlessly and will strengthen Jordan Valley’s 
      position as the market leader in x-ray metrology,” 
      commented Isaac Mazor, Jordan Valley CEO. “With 
      the consolidated x-ray metrology product line and expanded customer 
      base, Jordan Valley becomes a comprehensive solution provider for 
      current and future semiconductor process control and metrology 
      challenges.”
    
    
      Bede X-Ray Metrology was founded in 1978 as a spinout company from 
      England’s University of Durham. It has been 
      listed on the London stock exchange (LSE:BED) since 2000. More 
      information is available at www.bede.co.uk.
    
    
      Jordan Valley Semiconductors LTD provides semiconductor metrology 
      solutions for thin films based on novel, rapid, non-contacting, and 
      non-destructive x-ray technologies and offer a comprehensive family of 
      solutions based on advanced X-Ray Reflectivity (XRR), X-Ray Fluorescence 
      (XRF), and Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS) technologies. These tools 
      are fully automated, production ready, and ideal for both blanket and 
      patterned wafers. Jordan Valley’s x-ray 
      technologies enables accurate and precise characterization of all film 
      types including single layers and multilayer stacks, high k and low k 
      materials, metals and dielectrics, amorphous, poly-crystal and single 
      crystal films. Research, development, and manufacturing are based in 
      Migdal Ha’Emek, Israel. Applications 
      engineering, customer support services, sales and marketing are located 
      in Austin, Texas. http://www.jvsemi.com. 
      Jordan Valley products and Bede products are used in production by 
      leading semiconductor manufacturers worldwide.
    
    
      Jordan Valley’s primary shareholders are Clal 
      Industries and Investments Ltd. (TASE:CII), Intel 
      Capital (NASDAQ:INTC), and Elron 
      Electronic Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ:ELRN).