Nearfield Instruments Secures $380 Million at a $1.6 Billion Valuation
Nearfield Instruments, a Rotterdam-based company specializing in atomic-scale chip inspection, has raised a substantial amount of funding, totaling $380 million, at a staggering valuation of $1.6 billion. This marks the largest deep-tech investment in Dutch history, drawing significant attention from sovereign funds.
While the AI chip industry is dominated by well-known players like Nvidia, which designs the chips, TSMC, the manufacturer, and ASML, the builder of advanced lithography systems, this particular story highlights a lesser-known yet impactful company.
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