Bluehill leads ₹10.2 cr seed round in semicon metrology startup Makr Microsystems
The Fund is looking beyond the most visible parts of the semiconductor value chain to back frontier technologies that can become critical infrastructure for the industry
Bluehill VC led a ₹10.2 crore seed round in semiconductor metrology company Makr Microsystems, with participation from Artha Venture Fund. Makr's technology, Acoustic Atomic Force Microscopy (AAFM), enables chipmakers to measure structures beneath chip surfaces at the nanoscale. Manu Iyer, General Partner at Bluehill VC, believes this investment is crucial for the global semiconductor value chain.
Ashwin Lal, Founder of Makr Microsystems, explains their goal is to make the subsurface of semiconductor structures measurable, non-destructively, and at the resolution demanded by next-generation chip manufacturing. As semiconductor devices become smaller and more complex, more critical structures move below the surface, requiring advanced metrology tools.
Today's metrology tools have trade-offs in resolution, depth, speed, and sample preparation. Makr's AAFM technology addresses these challenges, offering a platform for high-resolution, non-destructive subsurface measurement. The applications include advanced packaging, hybrid bonding, buried interfaces, chiplet interconnects, and defect detection.
Makr's technology has global relevance as the demand for better ways to inspect and characterize complex semiconductor devices grows in leading semiconductor ecosystems worldwide.
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