View acquires Micro-Metric

Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 11/1/2005

View Engineering recently announced that it has acquired privately held Micro-Metric, a manufacturer of high-magnification, noncontact critical dimension and coordinate nanometrology systems. View Engineering provides large-area video and laser-based coordinate measuring systems.

Vijay Patel, president of View Engineering, released a statement saying, "Micro-Metric brings technological expertise in high-magnification microscopy and submicron feature measurement to our strengths in high-speed, large-area metrology systems. Micro-Metric extends our technology roadmap for micromachined and microelectronic component metrology into the nanoscale realm." Micro-Metric will continue to operate from its headquarters in San Jose. www.viewengineering.com.