# Multibeam

> Multibeam builds multi-column electron-beam lithography systems for chipmakers and research fabs that need high-resolution patterns without waiting for a new optical mask. Its parallel miniature columns turn a famously precise but historically slow technique into a production-oriented tool for rapid prototyping, advanced packaging, photonics, quantum devices, secure chip IDs and specialized high-mix manufacturing.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** Sunnyvale, United States
- **Founders:** Dr. David K. Lam (Founder, Chairman and CEO), Ted Prescop (Co-founder and Vice President of Technology)
- **Products:** MB platform, MBX platform / MBX-300, Integrated data preparation, Application and process services
- **Notable:** Introduced the MB platform in June 2024 as a production-oriented multicolumn electron-beam lithography system., Shipped its first production system to SkyWater Technology in 2024., Built an intellectual-property portfolio described in 2024 as nearly 50 patents across hardware, software and process innovations.

## Products & services

- **MB platform** — The first-generation automated multicolumn electron-beam lithography platform, offered for 150 mm, 200 mm and 300 mm wafers and designed for prototyping through volume production.
- **MBX platform / MBX-300** — Second-generation multi-column direct-write platform for advanced integration, photonics, quantum devices, compound semiconductors and rapid process development across varied substrates.
- **Integrated data preparation** — A digital writing workflow using a custom-integrated version of Synopsys CATS to convert GDSII and OASIS designs into production write recipes.
- **Application and process services** — Customer work spanning adaptive patterning, advanced packaging interconnects, silicon photonics, MEMS and sensors, secure chip ID, compound semiconductors and high-mix manufacturing.

## Achievements

- Introduced the MB platform in June 2024 as a production-oriented multicolumn electron-beam lithography system.
- Shipped its first production system to SkyWater Technology in 2024.
- Built an intellectual-property portfolio described in 2024 as nearly 50 patents across hardware, software and process innovations.
- Integrated Synopsys CATS into the data-preparation workflow.
- Raised its Series B to $50 million and added $15 million in venture debt by August 2026.
- Won the first Taiwan order for the second-generation MBX platform from National Tsing Hua University in July 2026.
- Signed a letter of intent for up to $140 million in proposed U.S. Commerce Department funding for advanced-integration R&D.
- Expanded into a new Silicon Valley headquarters and manufacturing facility in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Appointed David J. Lam interim CFO and said its Series B had been upsized to $50 million alongside $15 million in venture debt.
- **2026-07** — Signed a letter of intent with the U.S. Department of Commerce for up to $140 million in proposed CHIPS R&D funding.
- **2026-07** — National Tsing Hua University ordered the second-generation MBX platform, with shipment planned for 2027.
- **2026-06** — Launched the MBX second-generation platform and expanded manufacturing and R&D capacity at a new Silicon Valley facility.
- **2025-10** — Named Marketech International as its Taiwan sales and installation partner.
- **2025-07** — Announced an initial $31 million Series B led by Onto Innovation and Lam Capital.

## Links

- Website: https://multibeamcorp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/multibeam-corporation

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Last updated: 2026-09-26