# Gauss Labs

> Gauss Labs is a Palo Alto-based industrial AI company building software that reads the firehose of data coming off semiconductor fabs and predicts what's about to go wrong. Spun out with $55M in seed capital from SK hynix in 2020, its Panoptes Virtual Metrology and Image Metrology products are deployed inside SK hynix's high-volume memory fabs, where they have measured tens of millions of wafers and cut process variability by double digits.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founders:** Mike Young-Han Kim (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~75
- **Products:** Panoptes Virtual Metrology (VM), Panoptes Image Metrology (IM)
- **Notable:** Panoptes VM used to virtually measure 50+ million wafers in SK hynix mass production., Reduced process variability by 21.5%-29% in deployed SK hynix lines., Joint research published at SPIE Advanced Lithography 2024 and 2026.

## Products & services

- **Panoptes Virtual Metrology (VM)** — AI software that predicts process outcomes on every wafer using sensor and equipment data, replacing slow physical metrology with real-time prediction.
- **Panoptes Image Metrology (IM)** — Computer-vision system that extracts high-precision measurements and defect signals from metrology and inspection images.

## Achievements

- Panoptes VM used to virtually measure 50+ million wafers in SK hynix mass production.
- Reduced process variability by 21.5%-29% in deployed SK hynix lines.
- Joint research published at SPIE Advanced Lithography 2024 and 2026.
- Shipped Panoptes VM 2.0 with expanded fab coverage.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Joint SK hynix x Gauss Labs research presented at SPIE Advanced Lithography 2026.
- **2024-02** — Joint papers at SPIE Advanced Lithography 2024.
- **2023-01** — SK hynix discloses AI virtual metrology deployment in mass production.
- **2022-12** — Panoptes VM goes live in SK hynix fabs.

## Links

- Website: https://gausslabs.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gauss-labs-ai
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gausslabsinc.6908

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Last updated: 2026-05-19