Semimetrics Limited

What Semimetrics Limited does

Semimetrics Limited is a UK-based, privately held semiconductor metrology company founded in 1992 by Dr. Eric Don and headquartered in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire (registered office in Watford). The company specializes exclusively in the measurement of semiconductor properties, serving organizations that research, use, or manufacture advanced semiconductor materials for integrated circuits, optoelectronic devices, photovoltaic solar energy conversion, and thermoelectric materials. Its core offerings consist of two service lines: technical advisory services for organizations needing guidance on electrical property measurements, and the design and supply of custom-made measurement systems for clients with well-defined metrology requirements that cannot be met by off-the-shelf products.

The underlying technology portfolio covers a broad range of measurement methodologies — optical, electronic, magnetic, cryogenic, acoustic, electro-chemical, and vacuum-based — applied across four solution domains: majority carrier properties (resistivity, carrier concentration, mobility, effective mass), minority carrier properties (lifetime, diffusion length, trapping), thin film properties (refractive index, film thickness, band gap, surface roughness), and solar cell parameters (spectral response, I-V curves). The firm leverages its own portfolio of past project solutions and sources required components from a network of international partner companies in the USA, Germany, Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan. It maintains an R&D collaboration with the UK National Physical Laboratory (NPL) for advanced metrology methodology, software development, and IP licensing.

The business model is consultative and project-based. SemiMetrics operates a sales-led GTM motion where it engages directly with prospective clients to scope measurement needs before determining whether a solution can be offered. Custom system design and engineering is included in the purchase price of bespoke systems, though lead times are materially longer than for off-the-shelf alternatives. Revenue is generated through one-time custom system sales and professional services (technical advisory). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is founder-controlled with no disclosed external investment, subsidiaries, or public listing.

Name

Semimetrics Limited

Legal name

Semimetrics Ltd

Website

https://semimetrics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Semimetrics Limited is a UK-based, founder-controlled semiconductor metrology firm founded in 1992 that designs custom measurement systems and provides technical advisory services for clients in semiconductor research, manufacturing, photovoltaics, and thermoelectrics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor Metrology

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

Failure Analysis, Reliability & Qualification Services (HDAHADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Test, Probe & Burn-In Equipment (Wafer Sort/Final Test) (HDAHAEAJ)

Keywords

• Semiconductor metrology
• Thin film measurement
• Carrier property analysis
• Photovoltaic characterization
• Custom measurement systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Kings Langley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom System Supply: Supply of custom-made systems to measure semiconductor electrical properties for clients with well-defined metrology requirements who cannot find off-the-shelf solutions. Design and system engineering is typically included in the purchase price.
2. Technical Advisory Services: Technical advice for organizations needing to make electrical property measurements on semiconductors or associated materials as part of research or manufacturing process control.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Semimetrics designs, engineers and supplies custom-made systems for measuring semiconductor electrical properties when off-the-shelf solutions are unavailable, drawing on optical, electronic, magnetic, cryogenic, acoustic, electro-chemical and vacuum-based methods. The firm also provides technical advisory services for organisations that need to perform semiconductor electrical property measurements as part of research or manufacturing process control. Offerings cover majority carrier properties, minority carrier properties, thin film properties (semiconductor, dielectric, metal), and photovoltaic/solar cell parameter characterisation.

Product overview

SemiMetrics Ltd is a custom solutions provider specializing in semiconductor metrology, founded in 1992. The company offers two core offerings: Technical Advice Services for organizations needing guidance on semiconductor electrical property measurements, and Custom Made Semiconductor Measurement Systems designed and built to specification when standard solutions are unavailable. Their measurement solutions portfolio covers four main domains: Majority Carrier Properties (resistivity, carrier concentration, mobility, effective mass), Minority Carrier Properties (lifetime, diffusion length, trapping), Thin Film Properties (refractive index, film thickness, band gap), and Solar Cell Parameters (spectral response, I-V curves). The company leverages partnerships with suppliers worldwide to source components and methodology for their custom-engineered solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Made Semiconductor Measurement Systems Custom-engineered measurement systems designed and built to client specification for measuring semiconductor electrical properties (majority and minority carrier properties, thin film properties, and related parameters) when off-the-shelf solutions are unavailable. Design and system engineering is normally included in the purchase price but can be itemised or contracted separately. Targeted at organisations in semiconductor R&D and manufacturing with well-defined metrology requirements.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• National Physical Laboratory (NPL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPL is the UK national laboratory dedicated to physical metrology. It provides SemiMetrics Ltd with advanced metrology methodology training, software development, and licensing of in-house developed IP and know-how for semiconductor metrology development.
• Partner Companies (USA, Germany, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan)supportingTechnology or IntegrationPartner companies in USA, Germany, Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan support SemiMetrics solutions in those countries by supplying required parts to build custom measurement systems.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lake Shore Cryotronics: Provides materials characterization instruments for low-temperature, magnetic, and electrical measurements of semiconductors and other materials. Closely comparable niche specialist addressing similar carrier transport and material property measurement problems.
• Sinton Instruments: Specializes in minority carrier lifetime measurement tools for silicon wafer and solar cell characterization — directly overlapping with SemiMetrics' minority carrier lifetime, diffusion length, and PV parameter measurement offerings.
• Semilab: Global semiconductor metrology company where SemiMetrics' founder previously served as VP. Semilab offers electrical, optical, and physical characterization tools for semiconductor R&D and manufacturing — directly competing with SemiMetrics' core measurement portfolio.
• PV Measurements (now part of Ossila): Provides solar cell characterization instrumentation including QE/IPCE spectral response and I-V measurement systems — directly comparable to SemiMetrics' PV parameters product line.

Broad incumbents

• Keysight Technologies: Major electronic measurement and test equipment vendor offering semiconductor parametric test solutions, IV/CV analyzers, and probe stations used in characterization of semiconductor devices — overlapping with SemiMetrics' electrical measurement focus but at vastly larger scale.
• Oxford Instruments: UK-based supplier of analytical and semiconductor process tools, including materials characterization systems. Comparable customer base in academic and industrial semiconductor R&D with broader product breadth.
• Bruker: Global analytical instruments company serving semiconductor, materials, and life sciences markets. Competes with SemiMetrics in materials characterization, particularly for thin film and optoelectronic material properties.
• KLA Corporation: Largest process control and yield management supplier to the semiconductor industry. KLA's broad portfolio of inspection, metrology, and characterization tools addresses many of the same customer problems as SemiMetrics but at global scale and with much broader product breadth.
• Onto Innovation: Specializes in process control, metrology, and inspection for semiconductor and advanced packaging. Overlaps with SemiMetrics in thin film and electrical characterization, with much broader product coverage and a global sales footprint.

Emerging players

• SDI (Semiconductor Diagnostics, Inc.): Niche provider of minority carrier lifetime and photovoltaic characterization tools. Closely comparable in measurement physics and target customer base, though smaller in scale and geographic reach than SemiMetrics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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