Tiger Optics

What Tiger Optics does

Tiger Optics, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Warrington, Pennsylvania, is a brand of Process Insights, Inc. that designs and manufactures laser-based trace gas analyzers built on Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) and Mid-Infrared Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) technologies. The company's core technical platform measures the absorption decay of laser light inside a highly reflective optical cavity, enabling sub-part-per-billion to part-per-trillion detection of impurities such as moisture, oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, ammonia, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride, formaldehyde, and ethylene oxide in ultra-high-purity gas streams. The product portfolio spans the HALO, HALO KA, HALO Max QCL, Spark, Prismatic, T-I MAX, CO-REKT, ALOHA+H2O, and VeraSpec APIMS families, complemented by GO-cart mobile deployment systems and CQC/IQC cabinet monitoring solutions. Tiger Optics sells primarily into semiconductor manufacturing (including airborne molecular contaminants monitoring in cleanrooms), industrial gas production and distribution, medical gas and life sciences (including ethylene oxide and hydrogen peroxide sterilization monitoring), chemical and specialty gas processing, and emerging hydrogen fuel cell purity applications.

The business operates an enterprise B2B sales motion with regional sales contacts covering the Americas, EMEAI (Europe, Middle East, Africa, India), APAC, and China, supported by dedicated service and technical support infrastructure inherited from the broader Process Insights portfolio. Revenue is generated through three streams: capital sales of CRDS and QCL analyzers, a rental program for short-term or temporary monitoring deployments, and recurring preventative maintenance, spare parts, and upgrade service contracts. Pricing is quote-based with no public list prices disclosed, consistent with high-value analytical capital equipment sold consultatively to industrial buyers. As a single brand within the multi-technology Process Insights umbrella (which also includes EXTREL, MBW Calibration, ANALECT, GUIDED WAVE, LAR, COSA XENTAUR, ATOM Instrument, Alpha Omega Instruments, and MGA), Tiger Optics benefits from shared channel infrastructure, cross-selling opportunities, and an installed base across mass spectrometry, FTIR, and chilled-mirror hygrometry.

Name

Tiger Optics

Legal name

Process Insights, Inc.

Website

https://tigeroptics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tiger Optics, a brand under Process Insights, Inc., designs and manufactures Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) and Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) gas analyzers for sub-ppb to ppt trace impurity detection in ultra-high-purity gases, serving semiconductor fabs, industrial and medical gas producers, chemical processors, and emerging hydrogen fuel cell applications globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Warrington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CRDS Gas Analyzers: Sale of ultra-high purity gas analyzers using Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy technology for trace impurity detection in semiconductor, industrial gas, medical gas, and chemical processing applications.
2. Analyzer Rentals: Rental program for CRDS analyzers providing flexible access to gas analysis technology for short-term or temporary monitoring needs.
3. Preventative Maintenance & Service: Service contracts and preventative maintenance offerings for CRDS analyzers including spare parts and upgrades.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tiger Optics designs, manufactures, and sells Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) and Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) based gas analyzers for trace-level impurity detection in ultra-high purity gases. The analyzers detect moisture, oxygen, hydrocarbons, ammonia, HF, HCl and other species at sub-ppb to ppt levels, and are sold alongside preventative maintenance services, spare parts, analyzer upgrades, and a rental program to semiconductor fabs, industrial gas producers, medical gas suppliers, chemical processors, and hydrogen/fuel cell manufacturers worldwide.

Product overview

Tiger Optics is a brand under Process Insights offering a comprehensive portfolio of gas analyzers based on Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) and Mid-Infrared Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) technologies. The product portfolio includes multiple analyzer series: HALO (including HALO 3, HALO KA, HALO KA Max, HALO Max QCL) for trace-level gas detection including moisture, oxygen, ammonia, methane, and other impurities; Spark series (Spark, Spark+) for PPB-level detection; Prismatic 3/3+ for multi-species simultaneous detection; T-I MAX series for Airborne Molecular Contaminant (AMC) monitoring in semiconductor cleanrooms; and specialized analyzers like T-I Max EtO for ethylene oxide, CO-REKT for hydrogen impurities, and ALOHA+H2O for ammonia applications. The portfolio also includes VeraSpec APIMS for atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometry, GO-cart mobile monitoring solutions, and CQC/IQC Cabinet monitoring systems. These products serve ultra-high purity, semiconductor, medical gas, industrial gas, and chemical processing industries requiring trace-level gas analysis with sub-ppb detection limits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HALO Max QCL: Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) analyzers for ppt-level gas analysis including CO2, CO detection
• HALO KA Max
• HALO 3
• T-I MAX
• T-I MAX EtO
• Spark
• Spark Max
• Prismatic 3/Prismatic 3+
• CO-REKT
• ALOHA+H2O
• VeraSpec APIMS
• GO-cart

Products and services

• HALO Max QCL series (CO2, CO) Mid-Infrared Quantum Cascade Laser CRDS analyzers delivering ppt-level detection of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Carbon Monoxide (CO) in ultra-high purity gas streams; intended for semiconductor, industrial gas, and high-purity process applications.
• HALO KA series (H2O, CH4, NH3) CRDS analyzers for ppt-level moisture (H2O), sub-ppb methane (CH4), and ppt-level ammonia (NH3) detection in ultra-high purity and bulk gases; used in semiconductor, industrial gas, and specialty gas production.
• HALO 3 series Trace-level CRDS analyzers for multiple species including H2O, CO, CO2, CH4, HCl, NH3, CH2O (formaldehyde), HF (hydrogen fluoride), and D2O/HDO (heavy water) in ultra-high purity gases; serves semiconductor AMC monitoring, industrial gas, and chemical processing applications.
• HALO H2 and HALO H2O in N2O CRDS analyzers for ppb-level hydrogen (H2) detection and trace moisture (H2O) measurement in pure nitrous oxide (N2O) carrier gas; used in industrial gas and specialty gas applications.
• HALO OK / OK+ Trace and ultra-trace level oxygen CRDS analyzer for ultra-high purity gas streams; used in semiconductor, industrial gas, and specialty gas applications where oxygen contamination must be tightly controlled.
• HALO LP H2O, HALO RP, and HALO QRP Specialty CRDS analyzers: HALO LP H2O for trace moisture in hydride gases; HALO RP for trace H2O and HF under sub-atmospheric pressure; HALO QRP for moisture monitoring in low-pressure chambers. Used in semiconductor and specialty gas contexts.
• Spark series (H2O, H2O in CO2, CH4, C2H2, CO2, CO) PPB-level trace moisture (H2O), methane (CH4), acetylene (C2H2), carbon dioxide (CO2), and carbon monoxide (CO) detection analyzers, including H2O in pure CO2 variant; designed for industrial gas, specialty gas, and chemical processing applications.
• Spark Max CO2 Advanced CRDS analyzer for trace-level carbon dioxide (CO2) detection in ultra-high purity gases; positioned as enhanced successor within the Spark family.
• Prismatic 3 and Prismatic 3+ Multi-species CRDS gas analyzers for simultaneous detection of multiple gas species in a single instrument at ppb levels; targeted at ultra-high purity, industrial gas, and semiconductor customers requiring parallel impurity monitoring.
• T-I MAX series for AMC and cleanroom monitoring (X3, HCl, HF, NH3, AIR GHG, CEM) CRDS analyzers for continuous monitoring of airborne molecular contaminants (AMCs) in semiconductor cleanrooms and FOUP environments, including HCl, HF, NH3 species variants, AIR GHG greenhouse/air quality gas monitoring, and CEM continuous emission monitoring.
• T-I MAX EtO CRDS analyzer for trace ethylene oxide (EtO) detection in medical sterilization, life sciences, and industrial applications where EtO residuals or process gas must be monitored.
• CO-REKT CRDS analyzer for trace-level impurity detection in hydrogen, supporting hydrogen fuel cell purity analysis aligned with ISO 14687 and SAE J2719 standards.
• ALOHA+H2O PPB-level moisture (H2O) detection analyzer specifically designed for ultra-pure ammonia (NH3) carrier gas; used in semiconductor and specialty gas production.
• VeraSpec APIMS Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass Spectrometer (APIMS) for ultra-high purity gas analysis, complementary to the CRDS portfolio for the most demanding trace impurity applications.
• GO-cart mobile analyzer systems Mobile cart platforms that deploy CRDS analyzers for AMC monitoring and for H2O/O2 analytical monitoring in semiconductor cleanrooms and field applications.
• CQC/IQC Cabinet Total Monitoring Solution Integrated monitoring system for continuous quality control (CQC) and incoming quality control (IQC) cabinets in semiconductor and specialty gas delivery infrastructure.
• CRDS Analyzer Rentals Rental program allowing customers to deploy CRDS gas analyzers on a short-term or temporary basis for monitoring projects, trials, or supplemental capacity without permanent purchase.
• CRDS Preventative Maintenance & Service Contracts Recurring preventative maintenance, spare parts, upgrades, and service contracts for installed CRDS analyzers, supporting uptime and long-term performance in mission-critical process environments.
• CRDS Analyzer Upgrades Hardware and capability upgrades that extend the measurement range, sensitivity, or species coverage of previously installed CRDS analyzer platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sub-ppb to ppt-level detection limits for trace impurities
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Picarro: Picarro is the most direct CRDS-based trace gas analyzer competitor, targeting ambient atmospheric monitoring, Isotope analysis and emissions detection. Both companies commercialize Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy for ultra-sensitive trace gas measurement and overlap in semiconductor, environmental, and industrial gas purity applications, making Picarro the closest comparable to Tiger Optics' core technology.
• Servomex: Servomex is a leading supplier of gas analyzers and gas analysis systems for process and emissions monitoring across industrial, medical, and semiconductor gas purity markets. It competes with Tiger Optics in UHP gas impurity measurement using paramagnetic, zirconia, FTIR and other technologies, and shares the same end customers in industrial gas, medical gas, and semiconductor fabs.
• AMETEK Process Instruments: AMETEK's Process Instruments division supplies trace moisture, oxygen, and impurity analyzers (including original Tiger Optics predecessor brands like TRACE) used in semiconductor, industrial gas, and petrochemical applications. It competes directly with Tiger Optics' HALO and Spark product lines for trace moisture and hydrocarbon detection in UHP gases.
• SICK AG: SICK supplies process gas analyzers (TDLAS, FTIR, NDIR) for industrial, emissions, and semiconductor gas analysis, competing with Tiger Optics across moisture, oxygen, and hydrocarbon trace detection. The companies overlap on customer segments (semiconductor fabs, industrial gas producers, chemical plants) and on instrument-form-factor expectations.
• Airoptic (formerly Los Gatos Research): Airoptic is a CRDS and laser-based gas analysis specialist targeting trace gas measurement for industrial, medical, and research markets. It commercializes competing mid-IR QCL analyzers that overlap with Tiger Optics' HALO Max QCL products and pursues the same Isotope and trace-impurity niches.
• Vaisala: Vaisala supplies humidity, dew point, and trace moisture measurement instruments to semiconductor, industrial gas, and life sciences customers using capacitive and chilled-mirror sensors. Even though technology differs, Vaisala competes directly with Tiger Optics' HALO H2O and Spark H2O moisture analyzers in industrial gas purity and medical gas moisture monitoring accounts.

Broad incumbents

• MKS Instruments: MKS Instruments is a major broad-line process control and analytical instrument supplier for semiconductor manufacturing, including gas analysis, pressure/flow control, and optical sensing. MKS competes with Tiger Optics through legacy brands like Spectra and PurityPlus in fab gas panels and sub-fab environments, addressing the same semiconductor fab customers as part of a much wider portfolio.
• Endress+Hauser: Endress+Hauser is a leading global process instrumentation vendor offering a broad gas analysis and gas purity portfolio (quartz oscillator, TDLAS, FTIR) that overlaps with Tiger Optics in industrial gas and chemical processing markets. Although it covers more process variables and applications than Tiger Optics, it competes head-to-head on trace impurity measurement at the same end-user sites.
• HORIBA: HORIBA is a large global analytical and process instrument group offering gas analyzers, mass spectrometers, and emission analyzers used in semiconductor, automotive, and environmental applications. HORIBA competes with Tiger Optics in CEMS and trace gas measurement for industrial customers, while also serving adjacent laboratory and emissions markets outside Tiger Optics' core focus.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher is a broad incumbent in analytical instruments with a Trace Gas product family and QCL-based analyzers (e.g., the legacy Monitor Labs / Thermo gas analyzer lines) used in CEMS, semiconductor, and life science applications. It competes with Tiger Optics across enterprise environmental, CEMS, and industrial gas testing accounts while operating at vastly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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