INFICON

What INFICON does

INFICON Holding AG is a Liechtenstein-headquartered (Balzers) measurement and sensing technology company founded in 1996 and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker: IFCN; OTC: IFHLY) with 501-1,000 employees. It designs and manufactures vacuum gauges, leak detectors, mass spectrometers, quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) deposition-rate sensors, RF plasma sensors, and optical/laser-based gas analyzers, plus a Smart Manufacturing software suite (FabGuard FDC, SmartFDC, FabRecover, FabTime) that performs fault detection, classification, and autonomous scheduling on top of its sensor fleet. End markets span semiconductor IDM/Foundry and equipment OEMs, display manufacturing, vacuum coating, battery production, HVAC/refrigeration, mobility/automotive, security, pharma/medical, energy, industrial manufacturing, research, and space. Semiconductor and vacuum coating together represented approximately 49% of 2025 revenue.

The company monetizes through instrument and sensor sales to industrial customers and OEM channels, recurring software and subscription revenue via its Smart Manufacturing stack, and consumables/service. It goes to market via an enterprise direct field-sales motion, global exhibitions, and the INFICON Academy training program. FY2025 revenue was $673.7M (+0.4% YoY, record), Q1 2026 revenue was $181M (+14.4% YoY), and FY2026 guidance was raised to CHF 710-750M with operating-margin guidance of 17-19%/18-20%; a CFO transition is effective July 1, 2026.

Name

INFICON

Legal name

INFICON Holding AG

Website

https://inficon.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

INFICON Holding AG designs and manufactures vacuum gauges, leak detectors, mass spectrometers, QCM sensors, and Smart Manufacturing software for semiconductor wafer fabs, equipment OEMs, vacuum coating, battery, HVAC/R, and related industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor Process Instrumentation

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity) (IMAGAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Optoelectronic Components (LEDs, photodiodes, optocouplers, optical sensors) (IMAGAJAF), Process Gases & Gas Delivery Consumables (Specialty/Bulk/UHP) (HDAHAGAL)

Keywords

• Vacuum measurement instruments
• Leak detection equipment
• Semiconductor process control
• Thin film deposition monitors
• Gas analysis instrumentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Ragaz

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Instrumentation and Sensor Products: INFICON generates revenue through the sale of precision instrumentation including vacuum gauges, mass spectrometers, leak detectors, thin film controllers, and RF sensing technology. These are capital equipment products sold to industrial customers.
2. Smart Manufacturing Software: Software solutions including FabGuard FDC, SmartFDC, FabRecover, and FabTime for semiconductor manufacturing optimization. Revenue from software licenses and support.
3. Aftermarket Services and Support: Service and support including INFICON Services, calibration, spare parts, and technical support through global service team.
4. xParts ALD Coating Service: Atomic layer deposition coating service for customer-specific parts to increase lifetime of critical components in semiconductor production.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

INFICON designs, manufactures and sells precision instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 software for industrial customers. Its core offerings span leak detection (helium, hydrogen, refrigerant, electrolyte, multigas, natural gas, fuels and air detectors), vacuum measurement gauges and components, gas analysis (mass spectrometers, optical gas analyzers, gas chromatographs), RF plasma sensors, thin film deposition controllers, monitors and quartz crystals, and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems software (FabGuard FDC, SmartFDC, FabRecover, FabTime). Products are sold primarily to semiconductor manufacturers, semiconductor equipment OEMs, and other industrial process customers.

Product overview

INFICON is a leading provider of innovative instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 software solutions. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized across multiple product categories: (1) Leak Detection — helium, hydrogen, multigas, refrigerant, electrolyte, natural gas, and air leak detectors for semiconductor, battery, automotive, HVAC/R, and packaging applications; (2) Vacuum Technology — gauges (Pirani, capacitance manometers, ionization), controllers, and components (fittings, flanges, feedthroughs) for industrial vacuum measurement; (3) Gas Analysis — mass spectrometers (Transpector series, QMG 800), optical gas analyzers (Quantus), gas chromatographs (Micro GC Fusion), and combustion analyzers (FLUE-Mate); (4) Chemical Detection — HAPSITE portable GC/MS systems for emergency response and security; (5) RF Sensing — Sion and ADC100 for plasma monitoring and arc detection; (6) Thin Film Technology — controllers, monitors, sensors, and quartz crystals for deposition control; (7) Intelligent Manufacturing Systems — FabGuard FDC, SmartFDC, FabRecover, and FabTime software for semiconductor factory optimization; and (8) Protective Coating — xParts ALD coating service for semiconductor components. The portfolio serves semiconductor, display, battery, HVAC/R, automotive, energy, pharma/medical, and research markets globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FabTime: Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 software suite for semiconductor cycle time management and factory optimization
• Smart Manufacturing
• xParts

Products and services

• Helium Leak Detectors Precision helium leak detectors for semiconductor manufacturing, refrigeration, air conditioning, and automotive/battery production, including the LDS3000, UL6000 Fab Series, UL3000 Fab Series, and UL1000 Fab. Used by industrial manufacturers for high-sensitivity leak testing of critical components and systems.
• Hydrogen and Forming Gas Leak Detectors Hydrogen and forming gas leak detectors including Sensistor Sentrac, Extrima (intrinsically safe for Zone 0), Sensistor XRS9012, HLD6000, and Modul1000, used for industrial leak testing in hydrogen-handling applications.
• Multigas Leak Detectors Multigas leak detectors for detecting CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, HFOs and CO2 in HVAC/R production environments, including the Ecotec 4000 with Adaptive Multi-Flow Technology.
• Refrigerant Leak Detectors Comprehensive refrigerant leak detectors for HVAC/R professionals detecting all common refrigerants including CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, HFOs, CO2 and A2L blends, used in HVAC/R service, manufacturing, and quality assurance.
• Electrolyte Leak Detectors High-performance electrolyte leak detectors ELT Vmax and ELT3000 PLUS using mass spectrometry for fast, precise, contamination-free testing of lithium-ion and metal-ion battery cells, targeting battery manufacturers and EV suppliers.
• Air Leak Detectors and LDS Arnova Air leak detectors for non-destructive testing of sealed packaging including Contura S-Series for MAP, blister packs and capsules, plus the LDS Arnova air/argon tracer-gas leak detector built on the LDS3000 platform, eliminating helium cost and supply risk.
• Vacuum Gauges and Controllers Comprehensive vacuum measurement instruments including Pirani gauges, capacitance manometers (CDG), hot ionization gauges, cold cathode gauges, vacuum switches, and vacuum gauge controllers, supporting EtherCAT, PROFINET, DeviceNet, PROFIBUS DP and Ethernet digital interfaces for OEM and process integration.
• Vacuum Components Complete range of vacuum accessories including fittings, clamps, seals, flanges (ISO-KF, ISO-K, ISO-F, ISO-CF), bellows, hoses and feedthroughs used to build industrial vacuum systems.
• Mass Spectrometers High-performance mass spectrometers including Transpector APX (Multi-Pressure, ALD Single Pressure, CPX), QMG 800, Transpector MPH, XPR 3+ and MPS for semiconductor, display and vacuum coating process monitoring, with OPC UA communication and FabGuard software compatibility.
• Optical Gas Analyzers Optical gas analyzers Quantus LP100+ and HP100 for real-time in-situ air leak detection, endpoint detection, and process monitoring in semiconductor manufacturing.
• Gas Chromatographs Micro GC Fusion gas analyzer for precise, rapid analysis of complex gas mixtures in energy, environmental monitoring and laboratory applications.
• Chemical Detection and Utility Monitoring (HAPSITE) Portable GC/MS systems including HAPSITE CDT and HAPSITE ER for chemical identification, headspace sampling, SPME sampling, thermal desorber, and CMS5000 VOC monitor, used for emergency response, security, and environmental monitoring.
• RF Sensing Technology Non-invasive RF sensing products including the Sion RF detector and ADC100 arc detector with 250 kHz data collection for real-time plasma monitoring, wafer etching and process control in semiconductor manufacturing.
• Thin Film Technology Controllers Deposition rate and thickness controllers including IQM-233 (PCI Express), SQC-310, Cygnus 2 (with ModeLock), IC6, and Zevision IMC300 for display, semiconductor, optical coating and perovskite thin film applications.
• Thin Film Technology Monitors Real-time deposition rate and thickness monitors including IMM-100, IMM-200 (with ModeLock), SQM-160 and STM-2 USB for thin film process control in industrial deposition systems.
• Thin Film Technology Sensors and Feedthroughs QCM sensors and feedthroughs including Easy Rate, Front Load, Cool Drawer, UHV Bakeable, ALD, CrystalSix, RSH-600/RSH-800 rotary sensors, SemiQCM and Crystal 12 for use with INFICON deposition controllers and monitors.
• Quartz Monitor Crystals Precision quartz crystals for thin film deposition monitoring, available in various sizes including 1 inch (25.4mm) research crystals, 100% tested for accuracy and reliability, sold as consumables for thin film processes.
• Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Platform Smart Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 software platform for semiconductor factory optimization and process control, bundling FabTime cycle time management, FabGuard FDC, SmartFDC, Subfab and Facilities, and FabRecover into a unified suite.
• FabGuard FDC Software Smart Fault Detection and Classification software providing real-time data integration and analysis to predict process excursions, with edge computing and on-premises or cloud-based deployment for semiconductor fabrication.
• SmartFDC Software Automatic machine learning software that translates collected sensor data into meaningful information with visualization and analysis tools, augmenting existing third-party FDC systems.
• FabRecover Software Knowledge-based decision support software providing step-by-step dynamic guidance for factory tool troubleshooting with root cause analysis based on historical and heuristic data trends.
• xParts ALD Coating Service Atomic layer deposition (ALD) thin film coating service for customer-specific 3D parts used in extreme harsh environments such as semiconductor production, increasing component lifetime and securing tool uptime.
• Recovery and Evacuation Tools HVAC/R recovery and evacuation tools including Wey-TEK Pro/HD wireless refrigerant charging scales, Vortex Dual recovery machine, QS5 vacuum pump, Pilot Plus vacuum gauge, and AST-ID refrigerant identifier, used by HVAC/R service professionals.
• Natural Gas and Fuels Leak Detectors Natural gas and combustible gas leak detectors including the IRwin methane detector with GC and IR-sensor (distinguishing natural gas from marsh gas) plus Ecotec E3000 and Protec P3000XL for flammable refrigerant leak detection in production and field environments.
• I-Guide3D 350 Scanner System 3D scanner system for fully automated leak test systems, automating manual sniffing processes regardless of joint variances, delivered in partnership with Visionerf.

Quantifiable outcome

• Record revenue of $673.7 million in FY2025
• +2 more outcomes

Segments14 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability9 records

Feature9 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher is a large incumbent across analytical instruments, mass spectrometry, and laboratory equipment used in semiconductor, pharma, and research end markets — overlapping with INFICON's mass spec and HAPSITE chemical detection lines.
• Waters Corporation: Waters Corporation is a broad incumbent in laboratory analytical instruments, particularly mass spectrometry and chromatography systems. It serves overlapping pharmaceutical, research, and process monitoring customers with INFICON's analytical product lines.
• Agilent Technologies: Agilent is a broad incumbent in analytical laboratory instruments, gas chromatography, and mass spectrometry. INFICON even acquired Agilent's micro gas chromatography line in 2010, and the two companies continue to overlap in lab and process gas analysis markets.
• Shimadzu: Shimadzu manufactures mass spectrometers, gas chromatographs, and analytical instruments for laboratory and industrial process monitoring, overlapping with INFICON's gas analysis and chemical detection portfolio.
• Hitachi High-Tech: Hitachi High-Tech supplies semiconductor process control, metrology, and analytical instruments, with overlap to INFICON's semiconductor and thin-film deposition monitoring offerings. It serves the same fab and OEM customer base.
• Carl Zeiss (Industrial Metrology / Semiconductor): Carl Zeiss's semiconductor metrology and inspection business competes in fab process control adjacent to INFICON's mass spec and thin-film monitoring portfolio, both targeting precision process control for advanced semiconductor nodes.

Direct peers

• Pfeiffer Vacuum: Pfeiffer Vacuum is a direct competitor in vacuum measurement, leak detection, and vacuum components for semiconductor and industrial vacuum applications. Its product portfolio (Pirani, ionization gauges, helium leak detectors) overlaps closely with INFICON's vacuum and leak detection lines.
• MKS Instruments: MKS Instruments is a direct peer to INFICON in vacuum gauges, gas analysis, and process control instrumentation for semiconductor manufacturing. Both companies supply OEM tool integrators and fabs with similar measurement, gas delivery, and RF sensing technologies.
• Horiba: Horiba competes directly with INFICON in gas analysis, mass spectrometry, and analytical instrumentation for semiconductor, environmental, and automotive markets. Its process and emissions monitoring portfolio targets many of the same fab and industrial customers.
• VAT Group: VAT Group manufactures vacuum valves and components critical to semiconductor fab equipment, making it a direct peer in the vacuum technology ecosystem where INFICON also supplies gauges, sensors, and components.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inficon

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors9 records

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M&A13 records

Investments

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