Nion Co

Kirkland, WA · Semiconductors · Still private

Advanced electron monochromator for electron microscopes enabling sub-meV energy resolution spectroscopy

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Semiconductors
Headquarters: Kirkland, WA
Total capital: $1.7M

Federal grants: $1.7M; 4 awards · 2021–2023; Rank in peer group#18 of 68
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Ultra-High Energy Resolution Electron Monochromator for Atomic Resolution Studies$1.1M
Feb 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Fast and precise electrostatic beam position control for an atomic-resolution STEM$200K
Feb 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Ultra-High Energy Resolution Electron Monochromator for Atomic Resolution Studies$200K
Feb 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Open source (S)TEM control using Nion Swift: powerful and user-friendly software for microscope control, data analysis and visualization$199K

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Standing among 68 peers

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Semiconductors · Device

Federal grants#18 · top 26%

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.