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Bluehill Leads ₹10.2 Crore Seed Round in Makr Microsystems

Bluehill Leads ₹10.2 Crore Seed Round in Makr Microsystems
Bluehill leads ₹10.2 cr seed round in semicon metrology startup Makr Microsystems · thehindubusinessline.com

Makr Microsystems is building a tool for semiconductor manufacturers.

The tool helps them see and measure hidden parts inside computer chips.

These hidden parts are becoming more important as chips gain complex layered designs.

Makr’s technology uses sound together with atomic force microscopy.

It is designed to inspect chips without damaging them.

Bluehill VC led a ₹10.2 crore investment in the company.

Artha Venture Fund also joined the investment.

Makr will use the money to improve its technology and test it with customers.

The company hopes its tools will eventually be used commercially around the world.

Key facts

Funding amount
₹10.2 crore seed round
Lead investor
Bluehill VC
Participating investor
Artha Venture Fund
Company
Makr Microsystems
Core technology
Acoustic Atomic Force Microscopy (AAFM)
Initial applications
Advanced packaging, hybrid bonding, buried interfaces, chiplet interconnects and defect detection
Bluehill maiden fund
₹400 crore final close

Quotes

Ashwin Lal

Founder of Makr Microsystems

“Semiconductor manufacturing is creating structures that are increasingly difficult to see and measure. As architectures move into the third dimension, understanding what is happening beneath the surface becomes critical to improving yield. Our goal is to make the subsurface measurable, non-destructively and at the resolution the next generation of chipmaking demands.”
thehindubusinessline.com
“We are excited about companies that sit deeper in critical technology value chains. Makr is solving a difficult problem in semiconductor manufacturing at a time when the industry is moving toward increasingly complex architectures. We believe this is a global opportunity, and that world-class semiconductor equipment and technology can be built from India.”
thehindubusinessline.com

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