What CRAIC Technologies Inc does

CRAIC Technologies, Inc. is a privately held California-incorporated designer and manufacturer of UV-visible-NIR and Raman microspectrophotometers and microspectrometers, headquartered in San Dimas, California with a regional presence in South Korea through CRAIC Technologies KOREA and the MicroLab/Songdo joint venture. The company, founded in 2002, instruments the measurement of microscopic samples (areas as small as 1x1 micron) across the deep UV to near-infrared spectral range, supporting transmittance, reflectance, polarization, fluorescence, photoluminescence, and Raman analysis.

The core product line centers on the Lightblades spectrophotometer platform integrated into the 2030PV PRO (fully integrated UV-Vis-NIR), 2030XL PRO (large-sample unit handling 300mm wafers), FLEX PRO (UV-Vis), and 508PV (modular add-on to third-party microscopes), with the Apollo M confocal Raman unit extending into a second spectroscopy modality. Specialized software (Lambdafire, FilmPro, CoalPro, ColorPro, TimePro, 5D HyperSpectral Mapping, and a Spectral Database) and accessories (Scorpii illumination, photoluminescence kits, polarizer kits, laser adapters, sample thermal control, optical multiplexers, and NIST-traceable standards) complement the instruments. CRAIC maintains ISO 9001 certification and protects its position through a portfolio of registered trademarks and an industrial design registration on its optical head.

The business model is hardware-centric, with revenue generated from capital instrument sales, software licenses, service contracts (repair, maintenance, standards recertification, training, relocation), and consumables/accessories, priced on a quote basis with multi-year service relationships. Commercial reach is delivered through direct enterprise field sales from the US headquarters, a subsidiary and joint venture in South Korea, and a worldwide distributor network spanning 40+ countries. Primary customers include semiconductor manufacturers, display (OLED/LCD/flat-panel) makers, coal and petroleum geologists, forensic laboratories, pharmaceutical and biotechnology researchers, and materials science researchers; the company also cites aerospace and research engagements such as NASA analyses of comet and interstellar dust grains.

Name

CRAIC Technologies Inc

Legal name

CRAIC Technologies, Inc.

Website

https://microspectra.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CRAIC Technologies designs and manufactures UV-visible-NIR and Raman microspectrophotometers and microspectrometers for microscopic sample analysis. It serves semiconductor, display, forensic, pharmaceutical, materials science, coal/petroleum, and art conservation customers globally through direct sales and distributors in 40+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scientific Measurement Instruments

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy Instruments (HLAGAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC), Metrology, Calibration & Testing Equipment (Balances, pH/DO, Standards) (HLAGAIAL)

Keywords

• UV-Vis-NIR microspectrophotometers
• Raman microspectrometers
• Scientific measurement instruments
• Thin film thickness measurement
• Micro-scale spectral analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

San Dimas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Microspectrophotometer and Microspectrometer Hardware Sales: Sale of UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometers, Raman microspectrometers, and UV-visible-NIR microscopes. Includes both fully integrated purpose-built instruments (2030PV PRO, 2030XL PRO, FLEX PRO) and add-on modular units (508PV microscope spectrophotometer).
2. Software Licenses: Sales of specialized spectroscopy software including Lambdafire spectroscopy software, FilmPro thin film thickness software, ColorPro colorimetry software, and spectral database software.
3. Service Contracts and Technical Support: Service engineers offer instrument repair, maintenance, training and technical support worldwide. Service contracts, preventative maintenance, standards recertification, and instrument relocation services.
4. Consumables and Accessories: Sale of accessories including illumination systems (Scorpii), polarizer kits, laser adapters, photoluminescence kits, sample thermal control, optical multiplexers, and NIST traceable standards.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CRAIC Technologies designs, builds, and supports UV-visible-NIR and Raman microspectrophotometers and microspectrometers that collect spectra and images of microscopic samples from the deep UV to the near infrared. Its core product platforms (2030PV PRO, 2030XL PRO, FLEX PRO, 508PV, Apollo M, UVM-1) are paired with proprietary Lightblades spectrophotometer hardware, Lambdafire software, and specialized application modules for thin film thickness, colorimetry, vitrinite reflectance, and 3D spectral mapping. The company sells these instruments primarily to industrial and research customers in semiconductor, display manufacturing, pharmaceutical, forensic, geological, and materials science fields.

Product overview

CRAIC Technologies designs, builds, and supports microspectrometers that collect spectra and images of microscopic samples from the deep UV to the near infrared. The product portfolio centers on several integrated microspectrophotometer platforms: the 2030PV PRO (fully integrated UV-Vis-NIR), the 2030XL PRO (for large samples up to 300mm wafers), the FLEX PRO (UV-visible variant), and the 508PV (modular microscope add-on). These core instruments share the Lightblades spectrophotometer technology and are controlled via Lambdafire spectroscopy software. The Apollo M adds confocal Raman capability to the lineup. Supporting the instruments are specialized software modules: FilmPro for thin film thickness measurement, ColorPro for colorimetry, CoalPro for vitrinite reflectance, 5D HyperSpectral Mapping for 3D spectral imaging, and TimePro for kinetic studies. Accessory products include illumination systems (Scorpii), sample environment controls, laser and polarizer adapters, and NIST-traceable calibration standards. The GeoImage imaging photometer and rIQ glass refractive index system serve specialized petrography and forensics applications respectively.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lightblades: UV-Visible-NIR spectrophotometers designed specifically for microspectroscopy
• Lambdafire
• Apollo M
• GeoImage
• rIQ
• ColorPro
• FilmPro
• CoalPro
• DirecVu
• Scorpii
• UVM-1

Products and services

• 2030PV PRO UV-Visible-NIR Microspectrophotometer A fully integrated UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometer that collects spectra and images of microscopic samples from the deep UV to the NIR. Capable of measuring transmittance, absorbance, reflectance, polarization, fluorescence, and photoluminescence microspectra of areas smaller than a micron, targeted at semiconductor, display, pharmaceutical, forensic, and materials science researchers.
• 2030XL PRO UV-Vis-NIR Microspectrometer for Large Samples Microspectrophotometer designed for measuring very large samples including 300 mm wafers, with spectral range of 200 to 2500 nm. Features automated operation and non-destructive measurement, used for semiconductor wafer inspection and other large-area micro-analysis.
• FLEX PRO UV-Visible Microspectrophotometer UV-visible microspectrophotometer offering flexibility for various microspectroscopy applications where NIR range is not required.
• 508PV Microscope Spectrophotometer A modular head unit that attaches to the phototube port of most upright microscopes, adding UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy capabilities for measuring sub-micron samples. Used by researchers who already own a microscope and want to add microspectroscopy.
• Apollo M Confocal Raman Microspectrometer Confocal Raman microscope spectrometer for measuring Raman spectra of microscopic samples with high sensitivity, speed, and reliability. Can be combined with other CRAIC microspectrometers for multi-technique analysis, targeted at materials science, pharmaceutical, and forensic researchers.
• UVM-1 UV-Visible-NIR Microscope UV-visible-NIR microscope system for imaging items that cannot be seen with standard visible-range microscopes. Used for protein crystal analysis in drug discovery, contamination control for semiconductors, and interior circuit analysis in bonded silicon devices.
• GeoImage Imaging Photometer Imaging photometer for vitrinite reflectance and point counting in coal, coke, and petroleum source rock analysis. Meets ISO 7404-3 and 7404-5 standards, used by geologists and petrochemists.
• rIQ Glass Refractive Index Measuring System Intelligent system for forensic analysis of refractive index of glass and glass-like material fragments, used by forensic laboratories for evidence comparison and identification.
• Circular Dichroism Microspectroscopy Specialized microspectroscopy technique for measuring circular dichroism of microscopic samples, used in chiral molecular analysis.
• Lambdafire Spectroscopy Software Primary spectroscopy software for controlling CRAIC microspectrometers, performing data acquisition, and conducting spectral analysis.
• CoalPro Vitrinite Reflectance Software Software for vitrinite reflectance measurements and coal analysis, meeting ASTM D2798 and ISO 7404-5 standards.
• 5D HyperSpectral Mapping Software Software for automated spectral analysis and 3D mapping of samples with microscopic spatial resolution, generating 3D maps of absorbance, transmission, reflectance, fluorescence, emission and Raman spectra.
• FilmPro Thin Film Thickness Software Software for measuring thin film thickness by reflectance or transmittance using curve fitting techniques. Analyzes films on glass or silicon substrates, with report printing and saving capabilities.
• TimePro Kinetic Microspectroscopy Software Software for kinetic microspectroscopy measurements over time, supporting time-resolved spectral studies.
• ColorPro Colorimetry Software Colorimetry software for calculating color space coordinates from spectra including CIE XYZ, CIE LAB, and tristimulus values. Determines colorimetric values of microscopic samples as small as 1x1 micron from transmission, reflectance, and fluorescence microspectra.
• Spectral Database Software Spectral database for comparing and identifying sample spectra against reference libraries.
• Lightblades UV-Visible-NIR Spectrophotometers Custom spectrophotometers designed specifically for microspectroscopy with deep UV to NIR spectral range, high sensitivity, and solid-state construction. Feature TE-cooled array detectors for low noise and long-term stability, exclusive to CRAIC microspectrophotometers.
• Scorpii Advanced Illumination System Advanced illumination system for microspectroscopy applications.
• Universal C-Mount Adapter Adapter for attaching cameras and spectrophotometers to microscope photoports, ensuring they are parfocal and parcentral with eyepieces.
• Photoluminescence Kit Adapter for photoluminescence measurements on microscopes and microspectrometers.
• Laser Adapter Laser illumination adapter for adding UV, visible and NIR laser illumination to CRAIC microscopes or microspectrometers with alignment mechanisms.
• UV-Vis-NIR Polarizer Kits Both transmission and reflectance polarizers and analyzers for UV-visible-NIR spectral range, available in rotating and fixed holders.
• Sample Thermal Control System Environmental control system for thermal control of samples during microspectroscopy measurements.
• Optical Multiplexer Optical multiplexer for connecting multiple light sources or detectors to microspectrometers.
• CRAIC NIST Traceable Standards Standards designed for use with microspectrometers and traceable to Standard Reference Materials, used for instrument calibration and validation.
• CRAIC Consumables Consumable products for CRAIC microspectrometers and microscopes.
• Instrument Automation Solutions Automation packages for automating microspectral and image analysis including 3D mapping. Adds software control of CRAIC hardware with programmable sample movement for high throughput and reproducibility.
• CRAIC Technical Support and Service Contracts Service engineers offer instrument repair, maintenance, training, and technical support worldwide, including service contracts, preventative maintenance, standards recertification, and instrument relocation services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Samples as small as 1 micron can be analyzed non-destructively
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HORIBA Scientific: HORIBA Scientific is a major analytical instrument manufacturer offering Raman, fluorescence, and UV-Vis-NIR spectrometers. It competes with CRAIC in micro-scale spectroscopy but serves a much broader analytical instrument portfolio across many customer segments.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher offers UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometers, Raman microscopes, and microanalysis instruments (e.g., DXR Raman microscopes). As the largest scientific instrument vendor, it overlaps with CRAIC's offering but at much broader scope and scale.
• Bruker Corporation: Bruker manufactures FTIR, Raman, and UV-Vis spectrometers used in research and analytical labs. While its R&D microscopes and nanoIR products touch CRAIC's space, Bruker operates as a broad analytical instrument incumbent.
• Agilent Technologies: Agilent provides UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy solutions and Raman instrumentation (e.g., Resolve handheld Raman) for analytical and life science applications, overlapping with CRAIC's micro-scale spectroscopy but at a much broader scale.
• PerkinElmer: PerkinElmer (now part of Revvity/Eurofins-era assets) supplied UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometers such as the Lambda series for laboratory analysis, intersecting with CRAIC's micro-scale spectral analysis in research and QC applications.
• Oxford Instruments: Oxford Instruments manufactures analytical tools for materials characterization, including electron microscopy and spectroscopy systems used in semiconductor and materials science applications comparable to CRAIC's customer base.

Direct peers

• Renishaw: Renishaw's Raman microscopy division (formerly via the inVia confocal Raman microscope) directly competes with CRAIC's Apollo M in confocal Raman microspectroscopy for materials science, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor research customers.
• WITec GmbH: WITec specializes in confocal Raman microscopy and correlative imaging for materials science and life sciences, making it a direct specialist competitor to CRAIC's Apollo M in the Raman microspectroscopy niche.
• JASCO Inc. JASCO manufactures UV-Vis-NIR, fluorescence, and Raman spectrometers, including microspectroscopy systems with similar spectral range coverage to CRAIC. It directly competes with CRAIC in micro-scale analytical spectroscopy.

Others

• Olympus / Evident (Scientific Solutions): Olympus/Evident supplies advanced optical microscopes used as platforms for spectroscopy add-ons like CRAIC's 508PV. While not a direct spectroscopy competitor, it is an enabling ecosystem partner whose installed base represents an addressable market for CRAIC's modular units.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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