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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS LTD
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="4"><B>FORM 6-K</B> </FONT> <BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="4"><U><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></U> </FONT> </P>


<P align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Washington, D.C. 20549
<BR>Report of Foreign Private Issuer
<BR>Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
<BR>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Date of Report: April
25 2006<BR>Commission File No.: 000-30688 </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="5"><U>NOVA MEASURING
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Building 22 Weitzmann
Science Park, Rehovoth </FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>P.O.B 266 </FONT></P>


<P align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
<BR>annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Form 20-F <FONT size="3" face="Wingdings">x
</font> Form 40-F <FONT size="3" face="Wingdings">o
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<P align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
<BR>in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to
<BR>12g3-2(b) under the <BR>Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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</font>No <FONT size="3" face="Wingdings">x</font> </FONT></P>


<P align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>If &#147;Yes&#148; is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in <BR>connection with 12g3-2(b): N/A.</FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference are Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, the Registrant&#146;s press release and a
summary of certain material terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement among the Registrant,
HyperNex, Inc. and its shareholders. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>This report on Form 6-K is hereby
incorporated by reference into the registration statements on Form S-8 filed by Nova
Measuring Instruments Ltd., filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
following dates: September 13, 2000 (File No. 333-12546); March 5, 2002 (File No.
333-83734); December 24, 2002 (File No. 333-102193); March 24, 2003 (File No. 333-103981);
May 17, 2004 (three files, File Nos. 333-115554, 333-115555, and 333-115556); March 7,
2005 (File No. 333-123158); and December 29, 2005 (File No. 333-130745). </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH="40%" VALIGN="Middle" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Date:  April 25, 2006</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.<BR>(the "Registrant")<BR>
<BR>BY: /S/ Dror David<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Dror David<BR>Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=42% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Investor relations Contacts:</B> </FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> &nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Dror David, Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Ehud Helft / Kenny Green</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>GK Investor Relations</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Tel: 972-8-938-7505</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Tel: +1-866-704-6710</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>E-mail: info@nova.co.il</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">E-mail: <U>Ehud@gkir.com</U> </FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>http://www.nova.co.il</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Kenny@gkir.com</U> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>NOVA MEASURING
INSTRUMENTS TO ACQUIRE HYPERNEX </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3"><B><I>Acquisition
Leverages Nova&#146;s Existing Channels to Expand into Rapidly <BR>Growing X-ray Diffraction
Metrology</I></B> </FONT> </P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Rehovoth, Israel &#150; April 25,
2006</B> &#150; Nova Measuring Instruments, Ltd. (Nasdaq: NVMI), the market leader in
integrated metrology and process control for the semiconductor industry, today announced
that it has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with privately-held HyperNex, Inc.
and its shareholders to acquire substantially all the assets of HyperNex for up to 1.8
million shares of Nova and the assumption of specified liabilities, including certain
liabilities accruing after the closing which relate to contracts assumed by Nova. Based on
the closing price of Nova&#146;s ordinary shares on April 21<SUP>st</SUP>, 2006 the
transaction is valued at approximately $4.5 million. The closing of the acquisition is
subject to customary closing conditions, including the completion of legal due diligence
and amending certain agreements with third parties. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of
ATMI, Inc., HyperNex has developed and manufactures a unique wide-angle X-Ray Diffraction
(&#147;XRD&#148;) stand-alone metrology system for advanced semiconductor fabs. Its XRD
tool has very high throughput compared to other tools presently in the market. It utilizes
patented technology and has been used in production since 2004. HyperNex is uniquely
positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for characterizing microstructures based on
multiple parameter capabilities, enabling control of the quality of thin metal layers such
as copper, tungsten, seed and barrier layers at the 65nm node, 45nm and below. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Assuming the transaction closes
during May as anticipated, HyperNex could account for about 10% of Nova&#146;s revenue in
2006, and the transaction is expected to be accretive to full-year earnings on a pro-forma
basis (excluding non-recurring acquisition-related charges). <BR><BR>Commenting on the
transaction, Dr. Giora Dishon, President and CEO, said &#147;HyperNex is an excellent fit
with Nova. It will strengthen our offering in the high-end stand-alone metrology market
and expands our array of process control solutions. HyperNex&#146;s X-Ray-based process
control capabilities complement our Spectrophotometry and Scatterometry based solutions,
which will enable us to provide complete metrology solutions for critical steps such as
gate structures and copper interconnect.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Dave Kurtz, CEO and Founder of
HyperNex, said &#147;We are proud of the progress we have made in developing the market
for XRD technology for use in high volume manufacturing of semiconductor devices. We
already have excellent relationships with leading IC manufacturers and we are enjoying a
high degree of interest from several more. Given Nova&#146;s strong position in the
market, we believe that together we will be able to leverage their infrastructure and
expertise to create an attractive growth engine and achieve a leading position in the
field of characterization of very thin conducting films.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&#147;HyperNex has an outstanding
team, an XRD technology that is field-proven in a high volume production environment and
is ready for a widespread deployment in the global semiconductor market,&#148; continued
Dr. Dishon. &#147;Our leading position in the integrated metrology market and
HyperNex&#146;s unique technology is a great combination. This acquisition will allow us
to utilize and leverage our global sales and marketing capabilities, channel relationships
and a strong worldwide support organization, as well as capitalize on our excellent
technological infrastructure in software and algorithms along with our manufacturing and
engineering expertise.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>HyperNex, Inc., headquartered in
State College, Pennsylvania, develops, manufactures and markets automated rapid wide angle
X-Ray Diffraction measurement systems for semiconductor process control.&nbsp; HyperNex is
a pioneer and worldwide leader in providing quantitative crystallographic information
critical to the optimization of yield and performance of polycrystalline materials in
semiconductor device manufacturing. The company&#146;s website is
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Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.
Develops, designs and produces integrated process control systems in the semiconductor
manufacturing industry. Nova provides a broad range of integrated process control
solutions that link between different semiconductor processes and process equipment. The
Company&#146;s website is <U>www.nova.co.il</U>.
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to future events or our future
performance, such as statements regarding expected revenue contributions of HyperNex and
the impact the transaction is expected to have on our product offerings. Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
our&nbsp;actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially
different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements
expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements.&nbsp; These risks&nbsp;and other
factors include but are not limited to:&nbsp; unforeseen conditions which could prevent us
or HyperNex from satisfying conditions to closing, our ability to successfully complete
our acquisition and integration of HyperNex, our ability to leverage our existing channels
to expand into the market for X-Ray diffraction metrology, changes in customer demands for
our products, new product offerings from our competitors, changes in or an inability to
execute our business strategy, unanticipated manufacturing or supply
problems,&nbsp;changes in tax requirements and changes in customer demand for our
products.&nbsp; We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and
uncertainties summarized under the heading &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in
Nova&#146;s&nbsp;Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31,
2004&nbsp;filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission&nbsp;on June 28,
2005.&nbsp;&nbsp;These factors are updated from time to time through the filing of reports
and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission.&nbsp; Nova
Measuring Instruments Ltd. does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking
information contained in this press release.</I> </FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Summary of Certain
Material Terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement<BR>Among Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.,
HyperNex, Inc. and its Shareholders </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>On April 24, 2006, Nova Measuring
Instruments, Ltd. (&#147;Nova&#148;) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with
HyperNex, Inc. (&#147;HyperNex&#148;) and its shareholders providing for Nova&#146;s
acquisition of substantially all the assets of HyperNex and Nova&#146;s assumption of
certain specified liabilities, including certain liabilities accruing after the closing
relating to contracts assumed by Nova. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Under the terms of the Asset Purchase
Agreement, Nova will issue up to 1.8 million ordinary shares as follows: at the closing of
the acquisition transaction, Nova will issue 883,350 ordinary shares to HyperNex and
286,650 ordinary shares to HyperNex employees; and 15 months after closing, subject to
certain contingencies, including potential indemnity claims that may be made by Nova, Nova
will issue up to an additional 475,650 ordinary shares to HyperNex and an additional
154,350 ordinary shares to the employees. The total number of shares issuable 15 months
after the closing is also subject to downward adjustment in the event that HyperNex&#146;s
net worth is less than the target net worth set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement. The
Asset Purchase Agreement also provides the recipients of Nova&#146;s ordinary shares with
certain limited piggy-back registration rights with respect to the Nova ordinary shares
they receive. These piggy-back registration rights are subject to certain customary
carve-outs and limitations as well as other limitations set forth in the Asset Purchase
Agreement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The Asset Purchase Agreement also
provides that in connection with the closing, each HyperNex employee receiving shares will
enter into a restricted stock agreement with respect to the Nova ordinary shares received
and to be received by the employee, an employment agreement and a non-compete agreement.
In addition, so long as either HyperNex or its shareholders own at least 8% of Nova&#146;s
outstanding capital stock, they will be entitled to appoint an observer to Nova&#146;s
Board of Directors. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The Asset Purchase Agreement contains
customary representations, warranties and covenants and generally provides that the
parties&#146; respective liabilities for breaches of the representations and warranties
will not exceed 35% of the stock issued under the Asset Purchase Agreement or its monetary
value at closing, or 100% of the stock or its monetary value at closing in the case of
breaches of certain representations and warranties and certain knowing breaches. Under
certain circumstances, a party&#146;s liability for a knowing breach of a representation
or a warranty may also be unlimited. The transaction is also subject to certain closing
conditions, including the completion of legal due diligence by Nova to its satisfaction
and the negotiation and execution of amendments to certain agreements with third parties.
Under certain specified circumstances, the Asset Purchase Agreement may be terminated by
Nova or HyperNex prior to the consummation of the transactions described in the agreement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The forgoing summary does not purport
to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Asset Purchase
Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an Exhibit to Nova&#146;s Annual Report of
Form 20-F for 2005. Except for its status as a contractual document between the parties
with respect to the transactions described therein, the Asset Purchase Agreement is not
intended to provide factual information about the parties. The representations and
warranties contained in the Asset Purchase Agreement were made only for the purposes of
the Asset Purchase Agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the
parties to the Asset Purchase Agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed to by
the parties, including being qualified by disclosures between the parties. These
representations and warranties may have been made for the purpose of allocating
contractual risk between the parties to the Asset Purchase Agreement instead of
establishing matters set forth in the representations and warranties as facts, and may be
subject to standards of materiality applicable to the parties that differ from those
applicable to investors. Accordingly, they should not be relied upon by investors or any
other person not a party to the Asset Purchase Agreement as statements of factual
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