MicroSense Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1967

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 35

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 4

  • Investments
  • 1

MicroSense General Information

Description

Manufacturer of precision measurement equipment catering to semiconductor manufacturing, data storage, machine tool, solar, automotive and high brightness LED industries. The company offers wafer geometry metrology systems, precision capacitive sensors, vibrating sample magnetometers, captive sensors, solar wafer thickness measurement, vibrating sample manometer and magnetic metrology tools with capacitive sensing technology, thereby enabling industries with high resolution, stability and virtually unlimited service life tools.

Contact Information

Website
www.microsense.net
Formerly Known As
ADE Technologies, Ade Technologies, Inc
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 205 Industrial Avenue East
  • Lowell, MA 01852
  • United States
+1 (978)
Primary Industry
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Parent Company
KLA
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 205 Industrial Avenue East
  • Lowell, MA 01852
  • United States
+1 (978)

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MicroSense Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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MicroSense Comparisons

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Last
Financing
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Manufacturer of precision measurement equipment catering to semiconductor manufacturing, data storage, machine tool, sol
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Lowell, MA
35 As of 2023

Woodstock, IL

Conshohocken, PA
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MicroSense Competitors (4)

One of MicroSense’s 4 competitors is Migatron, a Corporation company based in Woodstock, IL.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Migatron Corporation Woodstock, IL
Strainsert Co. Corporation Conshohocken, PA
Metronor Corporation Nesbru, Norway
Lion Precision Formerly PE-Backed Minneapolis, MN
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MicroSense Patents

  • 19

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 6

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

MicroSense Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
EP-3543721-A1 Magnetic property measuring systems, methods for measuring magnetic properties, and methods for manufacturing magnetic memory devices using the same Inactive 23-Mar-2018
US-20190295616-A1 Magnetic property measuring systems, methods for measuring magnetic properties, and methods for manufacturing magnetic memory devices using the same Active 23-Mar-2018
US-11037611-B2 Magnetic property measuring systems, methods for measuring magnetic properties, and methods for manufacturing magnetic memory devices using the same Active 23-Mar-2018
US-7684145-B2 Method and system for perpendicular magnetic media metrology Inactive 11-May-2006
US-20100002326-A1 Method and system for perpendicular magnetic media metrology Inactive 11-May-2006 G01R33/12
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MicroSense Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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MicroSense Investments (1)

MicroSense’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with SigmaTech (AZ). The deal was made on 12-Jun-2012.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
SigmaTech (AZ) 12-Jun-2012 Buyout/LBO Machinery (B2B)
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MicroSense FAQs

  • When was MicroSense founded?

    MicroSense was founded in 1967.

  • Where is MicroSense headquartered?

    MicroSense is headquartered in Lowell, MA.

  • What is the size of MicroSense?

    MicroSense has 35 total employees.

  • What industry is MicroSense in?

    MicroSense’s primary industry is Electronic Equipment and Instruments.

  • Is MicroSense a private or public company?

    MicroSense is a Private company.

  • What is MicroSense’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for MicroSense is .

  • Who are MicroSense’s investors?

    KLA, Massachusetts Capital Resource, and Valero Capital Partners have invested in MicroSense.

  • Who are MicroSense’s competitors?

    Migatron, Strainsert Co., Metronor, and Lion Precision are competitors of MicroSense.

  • When was MicroSense acquired?

    MicroSense was acquired on 22-Feb-2019.

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