Inficon acquires Sigma Instruments

FORT COLLINS — Inficon, a Zurich, Switzerland-based manufacturer of instrumentation and process control software for the semiconductor and vacuum-coating industries, has acquired Sigma Instruments Inc. of Fort Collins. Sigma is a manufacturer of instrumentation for the measurement and control of thin-film processes.

“Sigma products complement our Inficon portfolio of instruments, providing a more complete product range, and help us address the growing demand in thin-film coating manufacturing for high-quality products such as mobile phones, computers, digital cameras and other consumer electronics,´ said Lukas Winkler, Inficon’s president and CEO. “This acquisition — the next step in a series of initiatives beginning with our 2006 acquisition of our raw quartz crystal supplier to provide an essential component in the manufacture of thin-film monitoring and control instruments — expands our position in the thin-film controller market. It also increases opportunities for Inficon in the emerging solar manufacturing arena.”

Founded in 1995, Sigma Instruments has 11 employees and a product line that includes quartz crystal microbalance monitors, controllers and accessories sold worldwide through a network of sales representatives to original equipment manufacturers and distributors with a strong private label business.

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Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.