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Nova METRION® Use Cases

In our companion blog post covering METRION we explored the importance of SIMS technology for semiconductor process insight, reviewed the unique value of an automated inline tool such as METRION, and covered the unique value METRION offers for customers. Now let's review some widely applicable use cases.

Sarah Okada

30 November, 2022

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Nova METRION®: Analyzing Materials Composition of Complex Stacks

Nova METRION® directly measures the composition of wafer materials using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS). METRION performs SIMS measurements in-line on full 300mm product wafers with complex film stacks for both logic and memory devices.

Sarah Okada

23 November, 2022

Do What You Love and the Rest Will Follow: How Eli Meril’s Longtime Passion for Physics Led Him to Nova

Meet Eli Meril, a Theoretical Physicist and Algorithm Developer who is part of the CTO-R&D group at Nova. He’s sharing with us more about how Nova is the perfect environment for him to nurture his love for physics while laying the foundation for groundbreaking discoveries.

Nova Team

23 October, 2022

Sharing the Love: How Yael Kurzweil Segev Blends Work, Family, and Fun into a Fulfilling Career By Sharing Her Passions with Others

Meet Yael Kurzweil Segev, a physicist working with the New Technology group at Nova. Yael shares how her lifelong curiosity and passion for education eventually led her to Nova and how she fosters that same curious nature she’s had all her life in her own children.

Nova Team

06 October, 2022

Ayelet Sapirstein: The Art of a Growth Mindset

Ayelet Sapirstein, an algorithm developer at Nova, discovered just a few years ago how passionate she was about art. It was only natural for her as a mathematician that she created a series of paintings that I called: Portrait of a Mathematician.

Ayelet Sapirstein: The Art of a Growth Mindset

08 September, 2022

From Beach Sand to Semiconductors: How Computer Chips are Made

Today’s technology world, driven by digital innovation, depends critically on the manufacture of computer chips, a highly complicated multistep process that must operate at a mind-boggling submicroscopic scale.

Nova Team

25 August, 2022

Fresh Re-start in the Semiconductor Industry

Bill Fang, a chemical engineer, started his career in the semiconductor industry but then made a move to the textile industry. A few years later, he realized that he is much more interested to restart his career in the semi industry and chose to join Nova as an Application Specialist.

Nova Team

11 August, 2022

Behind Every Chip there is Algorithmic Brilliance

Advanced algorithmics, machine learning, and “crazy” ideas: Nova believes in the strategic importance of software

Nova Team

28 July, 2022

Kick Starting My Career at Nova- Fresh out of College

Right after graduating from her Master’s degree in Chemical engineering, Winnie Wang join Nova as an application specialist, not expecting that 2 weeks later, she would be traveling to Israel for a month-long training. Here is Winnie’s onboarding story.

Nova Team

14 July, 2022

From a Full-Time Student to a Full-Time Product Engineer

Alon Palmor initially joined Nova's ELIPSON team as a mechanical engineering student. To his surprise, not only did he manage his time better, studying and working in the same time, he also improved his academic achievements. Here is his story

Nova Team

22 June, 2022

14 Tips to Nail Your Interview at Nova Taiwan

Mandy Yong is Nova Taiwan’s Sr. HR generalist and Talent Acquisition Partner. Mandy has been with Nova Since 2017 and in this post, she generously shares 14 tips to help you nail your interview at Nova Taiwan.

Nova Team

12 May, 2022

How Nova Taiwan Made me Feel at Home in my Relocation Experience

Meet Hanan Dor, a Customer Support Manager who relocated to Taiwan three and a half years ago. He shared with us everything you need to know about relocation, the best tips on how to prepare- and how Nova Taiwan made him feel right at home.

Nova Team

12 April, 2022

A Mountain Climber, a Physics PHD, an Inspiration to Women- Julia Hoffman

Julia Hoffman, PhD, is an Algorithm Technologist in our material’s metrology division.
Julia loves writing algorithms, but she also loves the variety that her position enables.
In our conversation, Julia shares her superpower, what attracted her to Nova, and her best advice for young women who want to pursue science and a corporate career.

Nova Team

29 March, 2022

A Conversation with Olga Krasnykov- Proud of Software Modeling Evolution at Nova

Olga Krasnikov, Nova’s Modeling R&D Application Manager has been working for Nova for more than eleven years! We sat down with her to talk about Software modeling evolution in Nova and gained bonus insights about team leadership and motivation

Nova Team

06 March, 2022

Marla Fields Redefines Limits One Step Forward at a Time- and Inspires Young Girls to do the Same

A good advice from her high school teacher lead Marla Fields to make a life-changing choice about her academic path. Today, Marla, Sr. Project Manager at Nova's Material Metrology Division, passes this on, as she mentors' coaches and inspires young girls to fulfil their true potential

Nova Team

17 January, 2022

Nova Introduces Nova METRION®- our New in-line SIMS Product and Technology

Dr. Shay Wolfling, Nova's CTO is proud to introduce the Nova METRION®- our new in-line SIMS product and technology.

Dr. Shay Wolfling

08 December, 2021

Demonstrating a DNA of InNOVAtion

There are Infinite ways to innovate and Nova is known to cultivate an atmosphere of innovation, encouraging our teams to take their brain power to the next level.

Dr. Shay Wolfling

30 November, 2021

How Did the Name Kaufman Turn into a Synonym to InNOVAtion at Nova?

At Nova, 'Kaufman', became a synonym for innovation and groundbreaking ideas. So, you would hear people in conversation at Nova saying: "wow, that's a Kaufman!" Like saying: "great out-of-the-box thinking". When someone says: "This is a Kaufman Idea" they actually mean: "Great job!"

Igor Turovets

16 November, 2021

How Working At Nova Saved My Life

A routine health check upended the life of Carmela Diamant, Nova's Corporate Payroll & Public Funding Reporting Manager. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. This is Carmela’s story of discovery, recovery, and personal growth.

Nova Team

17 October, 2021

Twenty Two Years at Nova and Still Going Strong

Her mother was a pediatrician who chose to prioritize time with her children over her career. Tamar Kam decided to take a more balanced approach in her career, family, and life choices.

Nova Team

14 September, 2021

Industrial Research and the Science of Small Things

How does a young woman passionate about art from western India, become a nanoscale engineer in the Silicon Valley? Dr. Madhulika Korde’s story is one of self-motivation, a love of technology, and an inquisitive, innovative mind that sees the impossible as a starting point and thrives on challenge.

Nova Team

10 August, 2021

Dora Kholmiansy: How I Landed my Dream Job in My Second-Trimester

Dora Kholmiansy, an algorithm developer at Nova, took a deep breath before calling who she hoped would be her future manager, Kobi Barkan, Nova’s Algorithms Group Manager. She was already deep into the hiring process, which had taken place during the Covid-19 pandemic. All interviews had been done via Zoom, and nobody noticed she was pregnant.

Nova Team

27 July, 2021

Nova PRISM – a New Dimension in Optical CD

One of the biggest challenges for nanoscale fabrication is how to measure devices on such a minute scale. As the semiconductor industry demands ever smaller devices, the need for reliable, robust measurements for quality control and process optimization increases.

Nova Team

04 July, 2021

Happy and Proud Family by Surprise

At 31 years old, Leon Archimovich and his husband Assaf felt ready to become parents. They could not foresee that they would become parents to two children overnight: a two-week-old baby girl and her two-year-old brother.

Nova Team

17 June, 2021

And the World-Champion Title for Best Vision Goes To

Nova's newfound interest in the fascinating sea creature, Mantis Shrimps, stems from its incredible eyes and their ability to see better than any other living creature. Much like Nova's advanced metrology devices.

Eyal Cohen

08 June, 2021

How Showing Empathy at Work Improves Work Life Balance

Dov Jerichover is Nova's commercial lawyer. In his free time, he loves to take trips with his family. He is also well known for his cooking and baking talent. Here is his personal story of him showing empathy at work to make work from home experience much more effective.

Dov Jerichower

18 May, 2021

Dr. Daphna Peimer- Dancing with Particles of Success

Dr. Daphna Peimer is an algorithm developer at Nova since 2015. Had she not turned to engineering, she would probably have been a dancer. Still, she chose the academic route, leading to a Ph.D., based on extensive research of a new and long-lived elementary particle.

Nova Team

05 April, 2021

Raman Based Metrology for Leading-Edge Semiconductor Nodes

Over the recent years, a revolution is brewing in the semiconductor industry. The long-standing trend of transistor density increase and performance-per-watt improvements, described by Moore’s law and Dennard scaling, are now facing fundamental physical limits.

Nova Team

05 April, 2021

A Day in Daniel Fishman’s Life

“If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room." says Daniel Fishman product marketing manager at Nova, in charge of the Nova ELIPSON product line. Daniel Walks us through some of his professional and personal highlights.

Nova Team

05 April, 2021

How is Rapid Digitalization Taking the World by Storm

We were lucky to sit down with Dr. Shay Wolfling, CTO and Zohar Gil, Chief Marketing and Business Develop Officer at Nova, for a conversation about digitalization, how it’s taking the world by storm, and what that means for Nova and the semiconductor industry.

Nova Team

05 April, 2021

COVID 19, People at Nova and Everything in Between

We always hear how Nova is all about the people, and this is even more true since COVID entered our lives. So, we sat down with Sharon Dayan, Chief Human Resources Officer at Nova, for a conversation about COVID, people and everything in-between.

Nova Team

05 April, 2021

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Nova METRION®: Analyzing Materials Composition of Complex Stacks

Do What You Love and the Rest Will Follow: How Eli Meril’s Longtime Passion for Physics Led Him to Nova

Sharing the Love: How Yael Kurzweil Segev Blends Work, Family, and Fun into a Fulfilling Career By Sharing Her Passions with Others

Ayelet Sapirstein: The Art of a Growth Mindset

From Beach Sand to Semiconductors: How Computer Chips are Made

Fresh Re-start in the Semiconductor Industry

Behind Every Chip there is Algorithmic Brilliance

Kick Starting My Career at Nova- Fresh out of College

From a Full-Time Student to a Full-Time Product Engineer

14 Tips to Nail Your Interview at Nova Taiwan

How Nova Taiwan Made me Feel at Home in my Relocation Experience

A Mountain Climber, a Physics PHD, an Inspiration to Women- Julia Hoffman

A Conversation with Olga Krasnykov- Proud of Software Modeling Evolution at Nova

Marla Fields Redefines Limits One Step Forward at a Time- and Inspires Young Girls to do the Same

Nova Introduces Nova METRION®- our New in-line SIMS Product and Technology

Demonstrating a DNA of InNOVAtion

How Did the Name Kaufman Turn into a Synonym to InNOVAtion at Nova?

How Working At Nova Saved My Life

Twenty Two Years at Nova and Still Going Strong

Industrial Research and the Science of Small Things

Dora Kholmiansy: How I Landed my Dream Job in My Second-Trimester

Nova PRISM – a New Dimension in Optical CD

Happy and Proud Family by Surprise

And the World-Champion Title for Best Vision Goes To

How Showing Empathy at Work Improves Work Life Balance

Dr. Daphna Peimer- Dancing with Particles of Success

Raman Based Metrology for Leading-Edge Semiconductor Nodes

A Day in Daniel Fishman’s Life

How is Rapid Digitalization Taking the World by Storm

COVID 19, People at Nova and Everything in Between

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