Carl Zeiss SMT

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH comprises the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology business group of ZEISS and develops and produces equipment for the manufacture of microchips. The company is fully owned by Carl Zeiss AG.The headquarters of the group are located in Oberkochen, Germany, with additional sites in the German cities Jena, Wetzlar, Rossdorf and in Karmiel, Israel. As of September 2013, the total workforce in the five sites is approximately 2,900. About 30 percent of all employees work in the area of Research and Development.Product areas Semiconductor Manufacturing OpticsThe ZEISS business group develops and produces optics for semiconductor production. Its core business is lithography optics that form the centerpiece of a wafer scanner. The development and manufacture of projection optics and the development of illumination systems take place at the Oberkochen site, while the production of most types of illumination system is located in Wetzlar. In addition to lithography optics, the business group is specialized in numerous other optical products, including optical components for lasers that are used as light sources for lithographic systems.