X0202 3 2005-12-31 0 0001109345 NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS LTD NVMI 0001044321 MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600 NEW YORK NY 10022 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 2258590 I By Limited Partnerships This is a joint filing by Austin W. Marxe (Marxe) and David M. Greenhouse (Greenhouse). They share voting and investment control over all securities owned by Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P. (QP), Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. (Cayman), Special Situations Technology Fund, L.P. (Tech) and Special Situations Technology II, L.P. (Tech II), respectively. 1,246,312 shares of Common Stock are held by QP, 536,778 shares of Common Stock are held by Cayman, 77,631 shares of Common Stock are held by Tech and 397,869 shares of Common Stock are held by Tech II. The interest of Marxe and Greenhouse in the shares of Common Stock owned by QP, Cayman, Tech and Tech II is limited to the extent of his pecuniary interest. Austin W. Marxe 2006-01-10 David M. Greenhouse 2006-01-10