ALIS Corporation

ALIS Corporation, founded in 2005 by Bill Ward and Nick Economou, developed next-generation, atomic-level helium ion microscopy, targeting at substantially improved resolution and faster image acquisition over existing electron microscopes.

In 2006, Carl Zeiss SMT acquired 100 percent of the shares of ALIS Corporation from a group of financial sponsors and strategic investors. CIBC World Markets acted as advisor to ALIS Corporation. ALIS will be closely integrated within the Nanotechnology Systems Division of Carl Zeiss SMT.

Carl Zeiss NTS managing director Dirk Stenkamp said of ALIS Corporation's technology:

The Helium ion microscopy technology developed by ALIS complements our market leading scanning electron microscopy (SEM) technology and will be a key element of our future technology roadmap