Merck Korea (Managing Director: Dr. Michael Grund) introduces high quality, high-purity specialty chemical materials for electronics market at SEMICON KOREA 2015. It will be held by Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International(SEMI) on February 4-6 at COEX in Seoul.
Dr. Michael Grund, Managing Director of Merck Korea, visited Merck booth with Rico Wiedenbruch, Head of Integrated Circuits of Performance Materials division, and see state-of-the-art technology trend of global semiconductor equipment materials industry. “After integration of AZ Electronic Materials, it is expected to stimulate further growth for AZ businesses by leveraging the current Performance Material division’s footprint in the Korean electronic industry.” Dr. Grund said.
After acquired AZ Electronic Materials in May 2014, Merck is a leading global producer of high quality, high-purity specialty chemical materials for the fast growing electronics market. Merck develops, manufactures, and markets a complete line of photoresist and insulation materials (193-nm, deep-UV, i-line, g-line, crossover, broadband, thick film) for semiconductor and flat-panel display applications. The company also offers top and bottom antireflective coatings, chemical shrink materials, anti-collapse special rinse solutions, strippers, developers, edge bead removers, and spin-on dielectric materials. Merck supports leading global electronics players to enhance existing processes and innovate new products.
Ralph R. Dammel, the Former CTO(Chief Technology Officer) of AZ, from Performance Materials division of Merck, had a speech about ‘Directed Self Assembly: Pathways to Production Implementation of First Generation and Development of Second Generation Materials’ at SEMI Technology Symposium held on February 4 at COEX Conference Room #307 under the topic of ‘Advanced Lithography’.
Merck’s booth is located on #5530 of Hall D, 3F, COEX.
By Kim Yu-na
