Japan's Horiba buys South Korean chip tools maker EtaMax

Japan's Horiba buys South Korean chip tools maker EtaMax

KYOTO, Japan -- Japanese measuring instruments maker Horiba said Monday that it has purchased all shares in EtaMax, a South Korean manufacturer of chi

Japan’s HORIBA acquires Korean chip equipment firm EtaMax

EtaMax CEO Chung Hyun-don, left, shakes hands with Dan Horiba, head of HORIBA’s Korean subsidiary, following the signing of the acquisition agreement on April 3. [Photo courtesy of HORIBA] Japanese precision instruments maker HORIBA has acquired EtaMax, a South Korean company specializing in semiconductor wafer inspection equipment, to beef up its presence in the advanced semiconductor testing market. According to local media on April 7, HORIBA’…