What Innovative Micro Technology (IMT) does

Atomica Corp. (formerly Innovative Micro Technology, Inc.) is a US-based pure-play MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) microfabrication foundry headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, operating from a 130,000 ft² manufacturing campus that includes a 30,000 ft² Class 100 cleanroom, 8-inch (200mm) wafer capability, and ISO 9001 plus ITAR registrations. The company offers five primary application platforms — AI Infrastructure, Photonics, Sensors, Biotechnology, and MEMS — supported by in-house capabilities spanning photolithography, deposition (PVD/CVD/PECVD/LPCVD/HDPCVD/ALD/IBD/E-beam), dry and wet etching, wafer bonding (including a patented low-temperature metal alloy bond), plating, metrology, testing, dicing, and planarization, plus design, modeling, and simulation services. Atomica was founded in 2000, has completed more than 500 MEMS programs since inception, and serves dozens of billion-dollar customers including over a dozen S&P 500 companies across AI infrastructure, healthcare, aerospace and defense, industrial, automotive, and consumer end markets.

The company sells custom microfabrication services rather than off-the-shelf products, generating revenue through prototyping engagements and scalable production programs priced per wafer across three volume tiers (<100, 100-500, and >500 wafers/year) under multi-year contracts. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales led by Account Development Reps, followed by complimentary engineering consultation with the in-house technical team — Atomica positions itself as a development partner rather than a transactional vendor. The proprietary Low Temperature Metal Alloy Bond (bonds at ~200°C, withstands 500°C post-bond) is patented and unique to the company, and the company has integrated AI-enabled tools (FabOps) into wafer inspection, metrology, fab control, and manufacturing planning alongside physics-based FEA/CFD/multiphysics simulation for design de-risking.

Ownership and capital history reflect a 2018 management buyout led by Cerium Technology Ventures, a $50M equipment acquisition and rebrand to Atomica in 2021, and a $30M Series C in November 2022 co-led by Cerium, Novo Tellus Capital Partners, and St. Cloud Capital. The company is led by CEO Eldon Klaassen (Managing Director of Cerium), CTO Darwin Enicks (ex-Wolfspeed), SVP Operations Johan Denecke (ex-Illumina/Thermo Fisher), and SVP Sales Aymeric Gisselbrecht (ex-Renesas). Atomica reports it has more than doubled revenue over the trailing year as of July 2026, driven primarily by AI infrastructure and photonics demand following its 2026 launches of the AI Optical Connectivity Platform and AI Optical Source Platform.

Name

Innovative Micro Technology (IMT)

Legal name

Atomica Corp. (formerly Innovative Micro Technology, Inc.)

Website

https://imtmems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Atomica (formerly Innovative Micro Technology) is a US-based pure-play MEMS microfabrication foundry offering rapid prototyping and scalable production across AI infrastructure, photonics, sensors, biotech, and MEMS, operating from a 130,000 ft² Santa Barbara facility serving enterprise customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

MEMS Foundry Services / Semiconductor Microfabrication

NAICS

Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (33441), Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (3344)

SIC

Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674)

akta.pro primary industry

MEMS Actuators & Micro-Mechanisms (Micromirrors/Microfluidics) (HDAHALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Advanced Packaging (2.5D/3D-IC, Fan-Out WLP, Chiplets) (HDAHADAB), Package Substrates & Interposers (ABF/BT, Silicon/Glass) (HDAHADAE), Optoelectronics & Photonics (LED/Laser/Optical ICs) (HDAHAAAH), Sensors, MEMS & Imaging ICs (HDAHAAAG)

Keywords

• MEMS foundry services
• Wafer-level microfabrication
• Semiconductor prototyping
• Photonic device manufacturing
• MEMS sensor fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Barbara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. MEMS Foundry Services: Atomica operates as a pure-play MEMS foundry providing rapid prototyping and scalable production services for micro-electro-mechanical systems. Revenue is generated through fabrication services ranging from initial prototype development through volume production, with pricing based on wafer volume tiers (< 100, 100-500, > 500 wafers/year).
2. Technical Consultation Services: Complimentary technical consultation offered to qualified customers with Account Development Reps, followed by engineering team engagement for custom microfabrication solutions. Additional revenue generated through engineering collaboration and bespoke process development services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Atomica operates a U.S.-based MEMS microfabrication foundry that provides rapid prototyping and scalable production services for AI infrastructure, photonics, sensors, biotechnology, and custom MEMS devices. The company manufactures precision wafer-level structures using in-house photolithography, deposition, etching, bonding, plating, metrology, and backend processing capabilities, supported by physics-based modeling and simulation and AI-enabled fab execution. Customers engage via direct enterprise sales and complimentary engineering consultation to develop custom microfabricated devices from prototype through high-volume production.

Product overview

Atomica (formerly Innovative Micro Technology) is a U.S.-based microfabrication foundry offering multiple specialized platforms: AI Infrastructure (comprising AI Optical Connectivity Platform, AI Optical Source Platform, AI Photonic Integration Platform, AI Thermal Microstructures Platform, and Physical AI Sensors Platform), Photonics, Sensors, Biotechnology, and MEMS. The company provides comprehensive manufacturing services including Rapid Prototyping, Scalable Production, Design Services, Deposition, Wafer Bonding, Wafer Backend Processing, Wafer Testing, and Modeling & Simulation. The architecture is a platform-plus-services model where specialized microfabrication platforms address specific market segments (AI infrastructure, photonics, sensors, biotech, MEMS) while integrated service capabilities support development and production across all platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AI Optical Connectivity Platform Microfabrication platform for precision structures that move optical connectivity closer to compute, supporting optical I/O, fiber alignment, optical engines, and AI data-center interconnect. Targeted at AI infrastructure customers building next-generation AI hardware.
• AI Optical Source Platform Modular microfabrication platform for precision structures that move optical sources closer to compute, targeting compact laser sources, optical engines, fiber coupling, and thermally stable AI optical interconnect for AI infrastructure customers.
• Rapid Prototyping Services Foundry service that turns device ideas into working MEMS prototypes swiftly, leveraging Atomica's in-house process set to accelerate development and shorten time-to-prototype for customers across AI infrastructure, photonics, sensors, biotech, and MEMS applications.
• Scalable Production Services High-volume MEMS production service ensuring consistent, high-quality, and cost-effective wafer fabrication at every stage of scale for customers transitioning from prototype to volume manufacturing.
• Design Services Design and modeling services that complement Atomica's wafer foundry capabilities, supporting device optimization, design-for-manufacturing, and engineering collaboration across MEMS, photonics, sensors, and biotech programs.
• Wafer Testing Services In-process electrical, mechanical, and thermal testing enabling real-time verification of device functionality, including capacitance, resistance, inductance, and isolation measurements for MEMS, photonics, and sensor wafers.
• Deposition Services Comprehensive thin-film deposition services including PVD (sputtering, evaporation), CVD, PECVD, LPCVD, HDPCVD, ALD, ion beam deposition, E-beam evaporation, and thermal oxidation across a wide range of metals and dielectric materials.
• Wafer Bonding Services Hermetic and vacuum wafer-level packaging services across six primary bond types: proprietary low temperature metal alloy, silicon fusion, glass frit, anodic, Au-Au thermo-compression, and polymer bonds.
• Wafer Backend Services Backend wafer processing services including chemical mechanical planarization (CMP), wafer thinning, and dicing for 6-inch and 8-inch wafers, with Pad Reveal option for wafer-level testing.
• Modeling and Simulation Services Simulation-driven microfabrication services using FEA, CFD, and physics-based multiphysics simulation to evaluate MEMS, photonic, and sensor designs before fabrication, reducing iterations, lowering cost, and improving first-pass success.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than doubled revenue over the last year as of July 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• TSMC: TSMC is the world's largest semiconductor foundry with specialized MEMS process platforms and emerging photonics packaging capabilities. Indirectly comparable to Atomica as both serve MEMS customers, though TSMC operates at vastly different scale with leading-edge logic focus.
• GlobalFoundries: GlobalFoundries is a major semiconductor foundry with established MEMS, RF, and photonics process platforms. Comparable as a foundry serving MEMS customers, though at vastly larger scale and with broader process offerings than Atomica.
• STMicroelectronics: STMicroelectronics is one of the world's largest MEMS manufacturers with in-house MEMS foundry capabilities and broad sensor product portfolio. Comparable to Atomica in MEMS process expertise, though ST operates as an IDM producing its own MEMS products at massive scale.
• Tower Semiconductor: Tower Semiconductor (now part of Intel Foundry) is a specialty foundry offering RF, analog, MEMS, and power semiconductor manufacturing. Comparable to Atomica in serving MEMS and photonics customers with foundry services, though at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Bosch Sensortec: Bosch Sensortec is the world's largest MEMS sensor manufacturer with deep process expertise and in-house foundry capability. Indirectly comparable to Atomica as both compete in MEMS process innovation, though Bosch is an IDM at much larger scale than Atomica's foundry model.
• Teledyne Technologies (Teledyne MEMS): Teledyne operates MEMS and imaging sensor manufacturing capabilities through its subsidiaries. Comparable to Atomica in MEMS and photonics production expertise, though Teledyne is a much larger conglomerate with diversified technology exposure.

Others

• SPTS Technologies (KLA): SPTS Technologies (a KLA company) supplies plasma etch and DRIE equipment used by Atomica and other MEMS foundries. Included as an adjacent ecosystem participant whose technology capabilities directly enable Atomica's manufacturing, including the Omega Rapier plasma etch system already deployed at Atomica's fab.

Direct peers

• X-FAB Silicon Foundries: X-FAB is a specialty analog/mixed-signal foundry with significant MEMS foundry capability, serving automotive, industrial, and medical customers. Closely comparable to Atomica as a specialty foundry focused on MEMS and mixed-signal production rather than leading-edge logic.
• Rogue Valley Microdevices: Rogue Valley Microdevices is a US-based pure-play MEMS foundry offering prototyping and production services for MEMS, microfluidics, and biosensors. Direct competitor to Atomica in the North American MEMS foundry market, though smaller in scale.
• Silex Microsystems (Murata Integrated Manufacturing Solutions): Silex Microsystems, now part of Murata, is a pure-play MEMS foundry offering wafer-level packaging, bonding, and process integration services. Direct competitor to Atomica in custom MEMS fabrication for photonics, sensors, and biochip applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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