Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 24, 2016, relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Nanometrics Incorporated’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 26, 2015.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, CA
August 24, 2016