Imec and ZEISS Add to Existing Partnership

LEUVEN, Belgium, March 24, 2025 — Imec and ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology are deepening their collaboration to advance the NanoIC pilot line at imec with state-of-the-art semiconductor technology and manufacturing expertise for sub-2nm R&D. The institute and company have agreed to extend the existing partnership, in place since 2019, until 2029. The pair have been collaborators on various projects since 1997.
A refreshed partnership between imec and ZEISS will see the parties collaborating to advance next generation semiconductor manufacturing technologies. Courtesy of imec.

A refreshed partnership between imec and ZEISS will see the parties collaborating to advance next generation semiconductor manufacturing technologies. Courtesy of imec.

An agreement formalizes the partnership between imec and ZEISS through 2029. The collaborators will advance next generation semiconductor manufacturing technologies, working via the NanoIC pilot line. Courtesy of imec.

The signed agreement reaffirms joint efforts to advance technologies such as high numerical aperture extreme UV lithography. In addition to supporting imec through participation in research projects to advance manufacturing, process, and measurement technologies for semiconductor manufacturing, ZEISS will provide lithography optics of various product generations for imec's pilot line.

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Published: March 2025

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lithography: Lithography is a key process used in microfabrication and semiconductor manufacturing to create intricate patterns on the surface of substrates, typically silicon wafers. It involves the transfer of a desired pattern onto a photosensitive material called a resist, which is coated onto the substrate. The resist is then selectively exposed to light or other radiation using a mask or reticle that contains the pattern of interest. The lithography process can be broadly categorized into several...
semiconductor: A semiconductor is a type of material that has electrical conductivity between that of a conductor and an insulator. In other words, semiconductors have properties that are intermediate between metals (good conductors of electricity) and insulators (poor conductors of electricity). The conductivity of a semiconductor can be controlled and modified by factors such as temperature, impurities, or an applied electric field. The most common semiconductors are crystalline solids, and they are...

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