- Leadi g U.S. adva ced ma ufactu i g compa y, backed by global i dust ial leade s a d the U.S. Depa tme t of E e gy, e te s public ma kets to accele ate domestic p oductio of AI-e a semico ducto tech ologies a d high-pe fo ma ce defe se batte ies.
DENVER, Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fo ge Na o, I c., a leadi g U.S.-based semico ducto equipme t a d adva ced mate ials compa y pio ee i g Atomic Laye Depositio (“ALD”) tech ology fo a tificial i tellige ce (“AI”)-e a chip ma ufactu i g a d defe se batte y applicatio s, a ou ced today that it has completed its p eviously a ou ced busi ess combi atio with A chimedes Tech SPAC Pa t e s II Co. (“A chimedes II”) (NASDAQ: ATII), a publicly t aded special pu pose acquisitio compa y.
The combi ed compa y will ope ate as Fo ge Na o Holdi gs, I c., a d its commo stock a d wa a ts have begu t adi g o NASDAQ u de the ticke symbols “NANO” a d “NANOW,” espectively.
Fo ge Na o e te s the public ma kets with mo e tha a decade of tech ology developme t a d comme cial expe ie ce, a diffe e tiated adva ced ma ufactu i g platfo m a d st ategic backi g f om global i dust ial leade s i cludi g Volkswage , Ai Liquide, Ha wha Ae ospace, GM Ve tu es, LG Tech ology Ve tu es a d Samsu g SDI. The compa y has also eceived a $100 millio U.S. Depa tme t of E e gy g a t suppo ti g domestic batte y ma ufactu i g capabilities.
At the ce te of Fo ge Na o’s platfo m is Atomic A mo ®, a p op ieta y a ocoati g tech ology desig ed to e gi ee mate ials at the atomic level, e abli g imp oved pe fo ma ce, du ability a d ma ufactu i g efficie cy ac oss multiple i dust ies. By combi i g its adva ced coati g tech ology with domestic equipme t ma ufactu i g a d batte y p oductio capabilities, Fo ge Na o is positio ed to add ess c itical challe ges ac oss semico ducto fab icatio , e e gy sto age a d defe se supply chai s.
“We built Fo ge Na o a ou d a fu dame tal belief: the ext ge e atio of tech ological b eakth oughs will be e abled by e gi ee i g mate ials at the atomic level,” said Paul Lichty, Co-Fou de a d Chief Executive Office of Fo ge Na o. “Ove the past decade, we’ve take that visio f om the labo ato y to comme cial ma ufactu i g, demo st ati g how Atomic A mo ca u lock pe fo ma ce imp oveme ts ac oss semico ducto s, batte ies a d othe c itical tech ologies. Ou NASDAQ listi g ma ks a impo ta t milesto e i Fo ge Na o’s evolutio a d p ovides a platfo m to scale ou tech ology, st e gthe Ame ica supply chai s, a d b i g atomic-level i ovatio to the i dust ies shapi g the futu e.”
To commemo ate its public listi g, Fo ge Na o expects to i g the NASDAQ ope i g bell o Wed esday, Octobe 28th.
Additio al i fo matio ega di g the listi g a d i vesto mate ials will be available at i .fo ge a o.com.
BTIG, LLC se ved as lead capital ma kets adviso a d PIPE placeme t age t to Fo ge Na o. Cohe & Compa y Capital Ma kets, a divisio of Cohe & Compa y Secu ities, LLC, se ved as fi a cial adviso , capital ma kets adviso , a d PIPE placeme t age t to Fo ge Na o. Paul, Weiss, Rifki d, Wha to & Ga iso LLP se ved as legal cou sel to Fo ge Na o. Loeb & Loeb LLP se ved as legal cou sel to A chimedes II. Allia ce Adviso s I vesto Relatio s se ved as i vesto elatio s adviso fo the T a sactio . Ki kla d & Ellis acted as legal cou sel to BTIG, LLC a d Cohe & Compa y Capital Ma kets, a divisio of Cohe & Compa y Secu ities, LLC, i co ectio with thei oles as co-placeme t age ts.
Fo ge Na o is a leadi g U.S. based semico ducto equipme t a d adva ced mate ials compa y pio ee i g Atomic Laye Depositio (“ALD”) tech ology fo AI-e a chip ma ufactu i g a d defe se batte y applicatio s via its platfo m tech ology, Atomic A mo ®. Atomic A mo ® is a scalable, adaptable a o-scale coati g system that st e gthe s Ame ica’s most c itical systems – at the atomic level. The supe io su face coati gs p oduced by Fo ge Na o’s Atomic A mo ® p ocess allow pa t e s to u lock peak pe fo ma ce. Lea mo e at https://www.fo ge a o.com.
This commu icatio i cludes fo wa d-looki g stateme ts withi the mea i g of U.S. fede al secu ities laws. All stateme ts, othe tha stateme ts of p ese t o histo ical fact, a e fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Whe used i this commu icatio , the wo ds “could,” “should,” “will,” “may,” “believe,” “a ticipate,” “i te d,” “estimate,” “expect,” “p oject,” the egative of such te ms a d othe simila exp essio s a e i te ded to ide tify fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, although ot all fo wa d-looki g stateme ts co tai such ide tifyi g wo ds. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e based o the cu e t expectatio s a d assumptio s of Fo ge Na o Holdi gs, I c. (“Pubco”) ma ageme t about futu e eve ts a d a e based o cu e tly available i fo matio as to the outcome a d timi g of futu e eve ts. Except as othe wise equi ed by applicable law, Pubco disclaims a y duty to update a y fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, all of which a e exp essly qualified by the stateme ts i this sectio , to eflect eve ts o ci cumsta ces afte the date of this commu icatio .
Pubco cautio s you that these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e subject to ume ous isks a d u ce tai ties, most of which a e difficult to p edict a d ma y of which a e beyo d the co t ol of Pubco. Risks a d u ce tai ties i clude, amo g othe thi gs: (i) isks elated to Pubco’s ability to ealize the a ticipated be efits of the busi ess combi atio , which may be affected by, amo g othe thi gs, competitio a d the ability of Pubco to g ow a d ma age g owth p ofitably followi g the busi ess combi atio ; (ii) isks elated to costs elated to the busi ess combi atio ; (iii) isks elated to cha ges i applicable laws o egulatio s; (iv) isks elated to Pubco’s ability to successfully develop a d deploy ew tech ologies to add ess the eeds of its custome s; (v) isks elated to the effects of competitio o Pubco’s busi ess, fi a cial co ditio a d esults of ope atio s; (vi) isks elated to the availability a d cost of the aw mate ials ecessa y fo the p oductio of Pubco’s p oducts; (vii) isks elated to Pubco’s ability to meet the specificatio s a d equi eme ts of its custome s o adequately p ovide them with effective suppo t a d se vices; (viii) isks elated to delays i the co st uctio a d ope atio of p oductio facilities; (ix) isks elated to i tellectual p ope ty i f i geme t, data p otectio , a d othe losses; (x) isks elated to Pubco’s ability to ope ate effectively as a public compa y, i cludi g its ability to impleme t co t ols a d p ocedu es equi ed fo public compa ies; (xi) isks elated to cha ges i domestic a d fo eig busi ess, ma ket, fi a cial, political a d legal co ditio s; (xii) isks elated to the possibility that Pubco may be adve sely affected by othe eco omic, busi ess, a d/o competitive facto s; a d (xiii) othe isks discussed i Pubco’s Regist atio Stateme t o Fo m S-4 elated to the busi ess combi atio , i cludi g the defi itive p oxy stateme t/p ospectus, dated Septembe 22, 2026, filed with the U.S. Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio o Septembe 24, 2026 (the “Regist atio Stateme t”). The e may be additio al isks Pubco p ese tly does ot k ow o that Pubco cu e tly believes a e immate ial that could also cause actual esults to diffe f om those co tai ed i the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Should o e o mo e of the isks o u ce tai ties desc ibed i this commu icatio mate ialize, o should u de lyi g assumptio s p ove i co ect, actual esults a d pla s could diffe mate ially f om those exp essed o implied i a y fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Additio al i fo matio co ce i g these a d othe facto s that may impact the ope atio s a d p ojectio s discussed he ei ca be fou d i the Regist atio Stateme t, which is available f ee of cha ge o the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
You should ca efully co side the fo egoi g facto s a d the othe isks a d u ce tai ties that affect the busi ess of Pubco a d Fo ge Na o desc ibed i the “Risk Facto s” a d “Fo wa d-Looki g Stateme ts” sectio s of the Regist atio Stateme t a d othe docume ts filed o to be filed by Pubco f om time to time with the SEC, all of which a e available at www.sec.gov. These fili gs ide tify a d add ess othe impo ta t isks a d u ce tai ties that could cause actual eve ts a d esults to diffe mate ially f om those co tai ed i the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts speak o ly as of the date they a e made. Reade s a e cautio ed ot to put u due elia ce o fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, a d Pubco assumes o obligatio to, a d does ot i te d to, update o evise these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, whethe as a esult of ew i fo matio , futu e eve ts, o othe wise, u less equi ed by law. Pubco does ot give a y assu a ce that it will achieve its expectatio s.
