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Samsung Electronics and Zeiss Collaborate to Strengthen Focus on EUV Technology and Semiconductor Equipment

2024-04-30

Samsung Electronics is deepening its cooperation with Zeiss Group in next-generation EUV and chip technology. Zeiss Group is the only optical system supplier for ASML Holding NV, the world's only supplier of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) optical systems.

Jay Y. Lee, Executive Chairman of Samsung Electronics, recently met with Carl Lamprecht, President and CEO of Zeiss, and other company executives in Germany.

At the meeting, both sides agreed to expand cooperation in EUV technology and cutting-edge semiconductor equipment research and development, in order to enhance the business competitiveness of the two companies in wafer foundry and storage chip fields. Through this collaboration, Samsung hopes to enhance next-generation semiconductor technology, optimize chip manufacturing processes, and improve the production yield of advanced chips.

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Zeiss also plans to invest 48 billion Korean won by 2026 to build a research and development center in South Korea and strengthen strategic cooperation with Korean companies such as Samsung.

According to the data, Zeiss is a developer of optical and optoelectronic solutions and an exclusive supplier of ASML EUV lithography machines, a major lithography machine manufacturer. Each EUV lithography machine contains over 30000 components provided by Zeiss. Zeiss has over 2000 core patents in EUV technology, and its expertise can play an important role in the production of high-performance advanced chips.

Samsung Electronics hopes to achieve performance improvement, production process optimization, and yield enhancement in the next generation of semiconductors through technological cooperation with Zeiss, thereby enhancing its business competitiveness.

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