Carl Zeiss SMT and Calit2@UCI Celebrate the Grand Opening of the 'Carl Zeiss Center of Excellence' with a Two Day Open House
Strategic alliance designed to provide a Southern California regional center of excellence for nanotechnology and biotechnology research. Advanced materials development and innovation was the focus of the two day event.
Irvine - April 28, 2006: Carl Zeiss SMT and the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) conducted a two day open house at the new Calit2 building on the University of California, Irvine campus on April 27 and 28, 2006. Attended by university staff, students and local industrial leaders, the open house featured the inauguration of the new "Carl Zeiss Center of Excellence" for applications development and demonstration in advanced nanoresearch, nanocharacterization and nanostructuring. The new center at Calit2 is fully equipped with leading-edge Carl Zeiss SMT electron microscopes and ion beam systems worth approximately $2.5 million. Three systems have been installed:
o ZEISS 1540 EsB CrossBeam® workstation, a combination of ZEISS' proprietary GEMINI® ultra-high resolution field emission electron beam and focused ion beam (FIB) technology
o ZEISS ULTRA 55 CDS ultra-high resolution field-emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) with in-column detector for back scattered electrons
o ZEISS EVO® multi-purpose scanning electron microscope with variable chamber pressure capability, offering the ability to image cells in a representative wet environment.
The open house reception attracted hundreds of guests for the unveiling of this new center of excellence. It will be of particular use to the aerospace, biomedical, semiconductor and energy systems industries located in the wider vicinity of the UCI campus. In conjunction with the open house, Carl Zeiss SMT sponsored a student micrograph contest. Dozens of eye-catching entries were submitted by students using the ZEISS equipment. Tom Pine was the winner for his image of annealed Yttrium-Doped Strontium Titanate (SYT) Ceramic Pellets. Tom Pine, received his Bachelor and Masters degrees from Ohio State University and is in the Ph.D. program at the UCI Mechanical Engineering Department in the National Fuel Cell Research Center.
Dr. Dirk Stenkamp, head of Carl Zeiss SMT´s Process Control Solutions Segment, said "Carl Zeiss SMT is proud to support the world leading research at the University of California in Irvine and to foster further innovation in nanotechnology research and industrial application. By formation of the alliance between Carl Zeiss SMT and Calit2, we will significantly contribute to the further development of advanced applications in nanocharacterization, nanostructuring and biotechnology research and thereby contribute to the fulfillment of our company vision Enabling the Nano-Age World® to the benefit of our valued customers."
Peter Clark, President and General Manager of Carl Zeiss SMT Inc., stated: "This alliance will allow two respective leaders in its area of expertise, one academic and one industrial, to strengthen their technological and research leadership positions. Combination of the complementary strengths will further push the limits of existing knowledge and technology and will open the door to new market applications for Carl Zeiss SMT."
Albert Yee, Calit2 Irvine division director said: "This microscopy center will undoubtedly be the catalyst for advanced research in nanomaterials and nanotechnology. Because the center will be available to local industry as well as our UCI faculty and affiliates, there will ultimately be opportunities for collaboration between the two communities."
Contact for the Press:
Carl Zeiss SMT Inc.
Beth Bressan, Director of Business Affairs and Marketing
Thornwood, NY 10594
Phone + 914-919-1010
E-Mail: bressan@smt.zeiss.com or info-usa@smt.zeiss.com
Carl Zeiss SMT AG
Markus Wiederspahn, Public Relations
73446 Oberkochen, Germany
Tel.: +49 7364 20-2194
E-Mail: wiederspahn@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 www.smt.zeiss.com for additional information.
About Calit2:
The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, a UCI-UC San Diego partnership, is a two-campus multidisciplinary research institute. Calit2 integrates academic research with industry experience to seek innovation IT approaches that will benefit society and ignite economic development. In its 120,000-sq. ft. tech-savvy facility, Calit2 at UCI conducts collaborative research in areas as diverse as the environment, transportation, emergency management, health care, global economics, education and entertainment, seeking innovative information technology approaches that will benefit society and ignite economic development.
Phone + 914-919-1010
Carl Zeiss SMT Inc.
Thornwood, NY 10594
USA.
