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Tokyo - March 16, 2006: Carl Zeiss Nano Technology
Systems (NTS), a division of Carl Zeiss SMT, and SII
NanoTechnology (SIINT), a subsidiary of Seiko Instruments
Inc., today jointly announced a global strategic alliance
in the electron and ion-beam systems, service and solutions
market. This is a further step to jointly becoming the
global leader for enabling nanotechnology solutions.
Already in January 2006, SIINT started to sell and service
Carl Zeiss NTS products in Japan.
Subject of the alliance is the joint development of
market leading systems and application solutions which
will allow for new and innovative applications in nanotechnology
and semiconductor process control solutions. Moreover,
the two companies will mutually combine their products
and solutions portfolio comprising Scanning and Transmission
Electron Microscopes (SEM / TEM), Focused Ion Beam (FIB)
systems and XRF (X-Ray Fluorescent) systems for nanoscopic
imaging, analysis and measurement. The global sales,
service and application support presence of the two
technology leaders will enable customers for one-stop
purchase of integrated nanotechnology solutions. Of
special value to customers will be the established and
long-term geographical focus and strength of Carl Zeiss
NTS and SII NanoTechnology in the western hemisphere
and Asia, respectively.
Dr. Dirk Stenkamp, head of Carl Zeiss SMTLs Process
Control Solutions Segment including NTS, states: gThis
global strategic alliance boosts us on our path to jointly
becoming the global number one in system solutions for
nanotechnology and is the bold implementation of our
company vision gEnabling the Nano-Age Worldh. The combination
of our high performing GEMINIR SEM technology with the
world leading FIB technology of SIINT creates significant
value for customers. Additionally, the reciprocal distribution
of new and existing products by each respective partner
offers a compelling and globally available product and
solution portfolio for cutting-edge research and automated
industrial nanotechnology applications.h
Dr. Hiroyuki Funamoto, President and CEO of SIINT,
adds:
gBoth partners combine unique strength in this cooperation
to achieve world leadership in technology and strong
offering of value to the customers. This alliance on
joint product development and global distribution is
a consequent advancement of the current distribution
partnership of our companies in Japan. Our own strength
and excellent customer intimacy in Asia and especially
Japan combined with the established and very strong
sales network of Carl Zeiss NTS in Europe and the Americas
will strongly support the aggressive growth strategy
of both partnersh.
Contacts for the press:
A) Carl Zeiss SMT AG
Public Relations
73446 Oberkochen, Germany
Phone +49-(0)7364-20-2194; Fax +49-(0)7364-20-4970
E-Mail: wiederspahn@smt.zeiss.com
B) SII NanoTechnology Inc.
Corporate Communications Group
RBM Tsukiji Building
Shintomi 2-15-5, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo 104-0041 Japan
Telephone: +81-(0)3-6280-0061 / Facsimile: +81-(0)3-6280-0073
Online Inquiry
C) US press contact:
Carl Zeiss SMT Inc.
Business Affairs and Marketing
Thornwood, NY 10594
Phone + 914-919-1010
E-Mail: bressan@smt.zeiss.com
or info-usa@smt.zeiss.com
About Carl Zeiss SMT AG:
With a wide-ranging product portfolio, Carl Zeiss SMT
meets the requirements of the key processes involved
in nanotechnology and microchip production, making it
one of the leading direct and indirect suppliers to
the semiconductor industry. As an innovation leader
in the field of Lithography Optics and optical and electron
beam-based inspection and measuring systems, Carl Zeiss
SMT generates important momentum for further development
in the chip industry and nanotechnology. Together with
its subsidiaries at locations in Germany, UK, USA and
France, the international group of companies employs
a total workforce of some 1,900 people. For the latest
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, the company recorded
Net Sales of EUR >660 Million. The stock corporation
is a 100% subsidiary of Carl Zeiss AG.
Visit http://www.smt.zeiss.com
for additional information.
About SIINT:
SII NanoTechnology Inc., a subsidiary of Seiko Instruments
Inc. (SII), is a leading company in the development
of advanced, leading edge measurement and analysis instruments.
Its head office is located in Tokyo, Japan. It was the
first Japanese company to produce SMP and Focused Ion
Beam (FIB) Systems.
The companyfs products line-up also includes XRF Analyzers,
XRF Coating Thickness Gauges, Thermal Analysis Systems,
ICP-OES, ICP-MS and Mask Repair Systems. Many of these
products are utilized to support leading edge research
and development. Additional information about the company
is available on the Internet at http://www.siint.com/en/.
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