Semiconsoft
Semiconsoft designs and sells MProbe optical thin-film measurement systems and TFCompanion analysis software, serving semiconductor, automotive, medical device, pharmaceutical packaging, OLED/LED, and R&D customers worldwide via direct sales from Southborough, Massachusetts.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2008
- HeadquartersSouthborough, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Semiconsoft does
Semiconsoft, Inc. is a privately held, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of non-destructive optical thin-film measurement systems sold under the MProbe brand. The company designs and assembles instruments that measure film thickness (1nm to 2mm) and optical constants (n, k) using spectroscopic reflectance and transmittance, anchored by its proprietary Ariel spectrometer — an astigmatism-corrected, fixed Czerny-Turner optical bench that the company developed specifically for thin-film metrology and does not source from third-party spectrometer OEMs. Product range spans desktop units (MProbe 20 Vis, MProbe 20 UVVis), small-spot microscope-based systems (MProbe 40 MSP), a flexible manual probe for curved surfaces (MProbe HC), in-situ deposition monitors (MProbe 50), XY mapping stages (MProbe 60), and inline production systems (MProbe 70, MProbe UVVisF), with an SH200A universal sample stage as an accessory. All systems are powered by TFCompanion, a full-stack analysis software covering reflectance, transmittance, ellipsometry, and imaging-ellipsometry data, with FFT-based thick-film algorithms, Marquardt-Levenberg curve fitting, NA correction, and a 500+ material database with parameterized dispersion models.
Revenue is generated through four streams: MProbe hardware sales (desktop, inline, in-situ configurations built to order), standalone TFCompanion software licenses (with separate installers for Ocean Optics, StellarNet, and Avantes spectrometers), extended warranty and support contracts beyond the standard one-year warranty, and custom system integration/OEM services including Modbus TCP remote control and analog output for PLC integration. Pricing is opaque and quote-based. The company sells directly to end customers via its website and a global representative network, with no disclosed channel partners. Target verticals include semiconductor and electronics manufacturing (primary), automotive parts coatings, medical devices (stents, catheters, syringes), pharmaceutical packaging (syringe siliconization), OLED/LED heterostructures, metal sheet coatings, and academic/corporate R&D. Headcount is reported at 11-50 employees, the firm is founder-led, and there is no disclosed institutional funding, parent company, or M&A history.
The company markets itself through technical content (extensive application notes, tutorials, downloadable resources), a monthly email newsletter, and direct engineering consultation, emphasizing that buyers speak with technical staff rather than sales generalists. Customer base is described as thousands of companies and universities worldwide, with no named logos disclosed. The firm has continued to ship product updates through 2026, including the June 2026 TFCompanion RA 64-bit version 6.6 release, and remains privately held with no indication of IPO, acquisition, or institutional investment activity.
Semiconsoft firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Semiconsoft
- Legal name
- Semiconsoft, Inc.
- Website
- https://semiconsoft.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2008
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Semiconsoft designs and sells MProbe optical thin-film measurement systems and TFCompanion analysis software, serving semiconductor, automotive, medical device, pharmaceutical packaging, OLED/LED, and R&D customers worldwide via direct sales from Southborough, Massachusetts.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Semiconsoft industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Optical Thin-Film Measurement Systems
- NAICS
- Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)
- SIC
- Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity) (IMAGAFAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Machine Vision & Optical Sensing (Cameras, 3D vision, LiDAR, illumination) (IMAGAFAB), Metrology & Dimensional Measurement (CMMs, laser trackers, gauges, surface/roughness) (IMAGAFAD)
Keywords
Where Semiconsoft is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Southborough
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Semiconsoft business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Thin Film Measurement Systems (Hardware): Sale of MProbe measurement systems including desktop, inline, and in-situ configurations. Systems include spectrometer, light source, fiberoptics probe, sample stage, and software. One year warranty included with option to extend.
- TFCompanion Software Licenses: TFCompanion software available as standalone version or integrated with MProbe hardware. Separate installers for different spectrometer integrations (Ocean Optics, StellarNet, etc.). Evaluation licenses available on request.
- Extended Warranty and Support: One year warranty, technical support and software updates included with system. Extended warranty available at additional cost to maintain system at optimal performance.
- Custom System Integration and OEM: Customization services for integrating MProbe with customer systems. Options include TCP-IP remote control (Modbus protocol), OEM hardware packages, and specialized reflectance probes for specific applications.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Semiconsoft product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Semiconsoft designs, manufactures, and sells the MProbe family of non-contact optical thin-film measurement systems (desktop, small-spot, in-situ, mapping, inline, and curved-surface configurations) along with its proprietary TFCompanion data-analysis software and the custom Ariel spectrometer. The systems measure film thickness (1nm to 2mm) and optical constants on translucent films for semiconductor, automotive, medical device, display, and research applications, with sub-nanometer precision and <100ms typical measurement time.
Product overview
Semiconsoft offers the MProbe family of thin film measurement systems for non-destructive optical measurement of film thickness and optical constants (n,k). The product line includes desktop systems (MProbe 20 Vis, MProbe 20 UVVis), small spot microscope-based systems (MProbe 40 MSP), curved surface probes (MProbe HC), in-situ monitoring (MProbe 50), mapping systems (MProbe 60), and inline production systems (MProbe 70, MProbe UVVisF). All systems use TFCompanion software for data analysis and are built around the proprietary Ariel spectrometer with astigmatism-corrected optics. The SH200A sample stage provides flexible measurement configurations for various sample types.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- MProbe 20 Vis: Desktop thin film measurement system for visible wavelength range (400-1000nm), thickness range 10nm-150µm
- MProbe 20 UVVis
- MProbe 40 MSP
- MProbe 50
- MProbe 60
- MProbe 70
- MProbe HC
- MProbe UVVisF
- Ariel Spectrometer
- TFCompanion
- SH200A
Products and services
- MProbe 20 Vis
- MProbe 20 UVVis
- MProbe 40 (MSP)
- MProbe HC
- MProbe 50 (in-situ)
- MProbe 60 (Map)
- MProbe 70 (inline)
- MProbe UVVisF
- TFCompanion Software
- Ariel Spectrometer
- SH200A Sample Stage
Quantifiable outcome
- Measurement precision <0.01nm or 0.01%
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Semiconsoft
Customer profileSegments7 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Semiconsoft technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
Feature5 records
Semiconsoft partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators1 record
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Semiconsoft competitors and assessment
Company assessmentOthers
- Avantes: Avantes supplies fiber-optic spectrometers that integrate with TFCompanion, making it a component-level partner/competitor to the proprietary Ariel spectrometer.
- StellarNet: StellarNet offers compact UV-Vis-NIR spectrometers that TFCompanion supports, sitting in the same enabling instrumentation ecosystem as Semiconsoft's MProbe family.
- Ocean Optics (Ocean Insight): Ocean Insight sells modular spectrometers that Semiconsoft's TFCompanion software integrates with; it represents both an enabling component supplier and a potential alternative platform for thin-film measurement.
Broad incumbents
- HORIBA Scientific: HORIBA Scientific supplies spectroscopic ellipsometers and thin-film characterization tools used in semiconductor, display, and photovoltaic research, competing with Semiconsoft's spectroscopic reflectance systems.
- Filmetrics (KLA): Filmetrics, now part of KLA, sells thin-film measurement systems for semiconductor and industrial applications — the closest large incumbent to Semiconsoft's MProbe line and a benchmark for the segment.
- Bruker: Bruker offers optical metrology and ellipsometry solutions that overlap directly with Semiconsoft's reflectance/transmittance-based thin-film thickness measurement, especially in semiconductor and materials research.
- Onto Innovation (formerly Nanometrics): Onto Innovation provides optical metrology and thin-film measurement for advanced semiconductor nodes, overlapping with Semiconsoft's wafer and photoresist thickness use cases.
Emerging players
- Accurion (formerly EP3): Accurion provides imaging ellipsometers and active vibration isolation for thin-film surface analysis, an adjacent niche player serving similar R&D and industrial thin-film metrology customers as Semiconsoft.
Direct peers
- JA Woollam Co. JA Woollam is a specialist in spectroscopic ellipsometry for thin-film measurement across research and production, making it one of the closest direct peers to Semiconsoft's MProbe platform.
- SENTECH Instruments: SENTECH manufactures spectroscopic ellipsometers and plasma deposition tools for thin-film characterization in semiconductor and photovoltaic applications, competing head-to-head with Semiconsoft in the same customer base.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Semiconsoft social profiles
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Valuation estimate
Semiconsoft leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Semiconsoft funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Semiconsoft M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Semiconsoft
What does Semiconsoft do?
Semiconsoft designs, manufactures, and sells the MProbe family of non-contact optical thin-film measurement systems (desktop, small-spot, in-situ, mapping, inline, and curved-surface configurations) along with its proprietary TFCompanion data-analysis software and the custom Ariel spectrometer. The systems measure film thickness (1nm to 2mm) and optical constants on translucent films for semiconductor, automotive, medical device, display, and research applications, with sub-nanometer precision and <100ms typical measurement time.
Is Semiconsoft a public or private company?
Semiconsoft is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Semiconsoft founded?
Semiconsoft was founded in 2008. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Semiconsoft based?
Semiconsoft is headquartered in Southborough, United States, in the North America region.
How does Semiconsoft make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Thin Film Measurement Systems (Hardware) is the primary driver. The others are TFCompanion Software Licenses, extended Warranty and Support and custom System Integration and OEM.
Who are Semiconsoft's main competitors?
Others on record are Avantes, StellarNet and Ocean Optics (Ocean Insight). Broad incumbents are HORIBA Scientific, Filmetrics (KLA), Bruker and Onto Innovation (formerly Nanometrics). Accurion (formerly EP3) is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are JA Woollam Co. and SENTECH Instruments.
Does Semiconsoft have an API?
Yes. Modbus TCP-based remote control API for MProbe systems. Allows external software and PLC integration for measurement control. The software supports remote control using optional TCP server (Modbus based). Also supports analog output of up to 4 thicknesses (4 layers) in analog form (typically 0-20mA but 0-5V is also possible) for PLC integration. Developer documentation is at www.semiconsoft.com/html/download/docs/ModbusClientAPI.pdf.
What industry is Semiconsoft in?
Semiconsoft's product category is Optical Thin-Film Measurement Systems. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGAFAE, Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity), with a secondary code of IMAGAFAB, Machine Vision & Optical Sensing (Cameras, 3D vision, LiDAR, illumination). Its NAICS code is 334519 and its SIC code is 3823.