- Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K)
September 29 2009 - 1:17PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
September 29, 2009
Commission File No.: 000-30688
NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
LTD.
(Translation
of registrants name into English)
Building 22 Weizmann Science Park, Rehovot
P.O.B 266
Israel
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form
20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
x
Form 40-F
o
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____
Indicate
by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant
is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
o
No
x
Attached
hereto and incorporated by way of reference herein is a press release issued by the
Registrant and entitled Leading Foundry Selects Nova as Provider of Optical CD for
22/32nm Technology Nodes.
This
report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into Nova Measuring Instruments
Ltd.s registration statements on Form S-8, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the following dates: September 13, 2000 (File No. 333-12546); March 5, 2002
(File No. 333-83734); December 24, 2002 (File No. 333-102193, as amended by Amendment No.
1, filed on January 5, 2006); March 24, 2003 (File No. 333-103981); May 17, 2004 (three
files, File Nos. 333-115554, 333-115555, and 333-115556, as amended by Amendment No. 1,
filed on January 5, 2006); March 7, 2005 (File No. 333-123158); December 29, 2005 (File
No. 333-130745); September 21, 2006 (File No. 333-137491); and November 5, 2007 (File No.
333-147140) and into Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.s registration statement on Form
F-3, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2007 (File No.
333-142834).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 29, 2009
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NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS LTD.
(Registrant)
By: /s/
Dror David
Dror David
Chief Financial Officer
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Company Contact:
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Investor Relations Contacts:
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Dror David, Chief Financial Officer
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Ehud Helft / Kenny Green
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Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.
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GK Investor Relations
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Tel: 972-8-938-7505
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Tel: +1-646-201-9246
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E-mail:
info@nova.co.il
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E-mail:
info@gkir.com
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http://www.nova.co.il
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Leading
Foundry Selects Nova as Provider of Optical CD for 22/32nm
Technology Nodes
Company expects to
receive several tool orders in coming quarters
REHOVOT, Israel, September 29, 2009
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Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ: NVMI) provider of leading edge
stand-alone metrology and the market leader of integrated metrology solutions to the
semiconductor process control market, today announced that its NovaT500 and
NovaMARS
®
have been selected as the metrology solution of record for both
the 22nm and 32nm technology nodes, at one of the worlds leading foundries. The
selection defines Nova as the sole provider of Stand Alone Optical CD metrology for both
back end and front end of line applications including Lithography, Etch, CMP and advanced
thin film applications. The Company expects to receive several stand alone tool orders in
the coming quarters.
The selection of Novas
metrology solution by one of the worlds technology leaders is clear recognition of
the technology leadership we have attained in the stand alone Optical CD market over the
past few years. Our solution was evaluated against competing technologies over the past 12
months in the most advanced and challenging development environments and was able to cope
with the most complicated next generation applications across several key areas of the
fab, commented Dr. Boaz Brill, VP Technology Development at Nova.
Winning the support of this
particular customer, who is known as a technology leader and an industry benchmark, is of
huge strategic value to the Company. With this third major foundry win we further expand
our reach into this growing segment, an area where most capital spending is expected to
continue in the coming years, commented Gabi Seligsohn, President & CEO at Nova.
The NovaT500 provides extremely high
throughput of 250 Wafers Per Hour (13 measurement sites). Based on Novas patented
Normal Incidence Spectral Reflectometry, the NovaT500 redesigned optics, improve metrology
precision by 30% over current generation NovaScan 3090Next. This flexible platform allows
up to three Measurement Units to be installed on the same tool, providing an easy and cost
effective path to upgrades as well as adding other metrology capabilities as they become
available. Combined with NovaMARS, advanced application development software, the NovaT500
has the ability to measure fine profile parameters on complex 3D test structures as well
as in the device.
About Nova
: Nova Measuring
Instruments Ltd. develops, produces and markets advanced integrated and stand alone
metrology solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Nova is traded on the
NASDAQ & TASE under the symbol NVMI. The Companys website is
www.nova.co.il
.
This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to future events or our future
performance, such as statements regarding trends, demand for our products, expected
deliveries, transactions, expected revenues, operating results, earnings and
profitability. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward looking statements.
These risks and other factors include but are not limited to: unanticipated consequences
of the global economic crisis, our dependency on a single integrated process control
product line; the highly cyclical nature of the markets we target; our inability to reduce
spending during a slowdown in the semiconductor industry; our ability to respond
effectively on a timely basis to rapid technological changes; risks associated with our
dependence on a single manufacturing facility; our ability to expand our manufacturing
capacity or marketing efforts to support our future growth; our dependency on a small
number of large customers and small number of suppliers; risks related to our intellectual
property; changes in customer demands for our products; new product offerings from our
competitors; changes in or an inability to execute our business strategy; unanticipated
manufacturing or supply problems; changes in tax requirements; changes in customer demand
for our products; risks related to currency fluctuations; and risks related to our
operations in Israel. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance
or achievements. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and
uncertainties summarized under the heading Risk Factors in Novas Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31,2008 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 30, 2009. These factors are updated from time to time through
the filing of reports and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. does not assume any obligation to update the
forward-looking information contained in this press release.
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