MILPITAS, Calif., March 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq:NANO), a leading provider of advanced
process control solutions, today announced that industry veteran James L. Barnhart has joined Nanometrics as senior vice president
of operations. In this role, his leadership responsibilities will span the manufacturing, supply chain, service and
facilities organizations.
Mr. Barnhart joins Nanometrics from Cymer LLC, an ASML company, where he has served as senior vice president, global operations
since 2010. His substantial operations experience in the semiconductor manufacturing industry began nearly 30 years ago, when he
joined Applied Materials as a manufacturing manager in etch tool production. During his 17 years at Applied Materials, Mr. Barnhart
served in various operational leadership roles throughout the company, including as chief operating officer of the etch products
business group, managing director of corporate asset services, and strategic worldwide account operations general manager. Mr.
Barnhart left Applied Materials in 2006 to serve in senior operational roles at Johnson & Johnson and AREVA Solar before returning
to the semiconductor industry at Cymer in 2010. While at Cymer, Mr. Barnhart envisioned and built $1B-capable infrastructure and
achieved a near-doubling in revenues.
Prior to Applied Materials, Mr. Barnhart was an engineering division officer in the U.S. Navy, where he ensured operational
reactor regulatory compliance as a chemistry and radiological controls officer. He completed the U.S. Naval Nuclear Power
postgraduate school with honors, earned accelerated promotion, and was evaluated in the top 1% of all Navy peers. Mr. Barnhart
holds an MBA from the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley, and a B.S. in electrical
engineering from Washington State University’s College of Engineering in Pullman.
Commenting on Mr. Barnhart’s appointment, Dr. Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre, president and chief executive officer of Nanometrics
said, “With a wealth of operational leadership experience, Jim is a tremendously strong addition to the Nanometrics management
team. We are very pleased to welcome a senior operations executive of his caliber, as we improve our focus and execution driving
operational excellence throughout the company during this important revenue growth period for Nanometrics.”
About Nanometrics
Nanometrics is a leading provider of advanced, high-performance process control metrology and inspection systems used primarily
in the fabrication of semiconductors and other solid-state devices, including sensors, optoelectronic devices, high-brightness
LEDs, discretes and data storage components. Nanometrics' automated and integrated metrology systems measure critical dimensions,
device structures, topography and various thin film properties, including three-dimensional features and film thickness, as well as
optical, electrical and material properties. The company's process control solutions are deployed throughout the fabrication
process, from front-end-of-line substrate manufacturing, to high-volume production of semiconductors and other devices, to advanced
three-dimensional wafer-level packaging applications. Nanometrics' systems enable advanced process control for device
manufacturers, providing improved device yield at reduced manufacturing cycle time, supporting the accelerated product life cycles
in the semiconductor and other advanced device markets. The company maintains its headquarters in Milpitas, California, with sales
and service offices worldwide. Nanometrics is traded on Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol NANO. Nanometrics' website is
http://www.nanometrics.com.
Investor Relations Contact: Claire McAdams Headgate Partners LLC 530.265.9899 claire@headgatepartners.com Company Contact: Jonathan Chou Chief Financial Officer 408.545.6143 jchou@nanometrics.com
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