Nearfield Instruments raises $380M to accelerate AI chipmaking - SiliconANGLE

Nearfield Instruments raises $380M to accelerate AI chipmaking - SiliconANGLE

SAN FRANCISCO, June 22 : Nearfield Instruments, a Netherlands-based firm whose machines help measure the features on advanced semiconductors, said on Monday it raised $380 million…

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Nearfield Instruments said the funding round was the largest ever deepdech funding round in the Netherlands.

Rotterdam-based Nearfield Instruments has closed a $380 million Series D at a $1.6 billion valuation — the largest deeptech raise in Dutch history.

Nearfield Instruments has raised $380M at a $1.6bn valuation in the largest deep-tech round in Dutch history, as AI makes chip inspection critical.