Micro-optics and sensors for the semiconductor equipment industry

With the expansion of production and research and development capacities for innovative micro-optics, Jenoptik is supporting production technologies for high-performance chips, for example for applications in AI, with state-of-the-art and high-precision sensors.

"We are proud that we have realized this largest single investment in the company's recent history of almost 100 million euros 'on time'. In a challenging environment with constantly rising prices and scarce resources, this is an outstanding achievement," says Dr. Stefan Traeger, CEO of JENOPTIK AG. "We deliberately chose one of the most important locations for the semiconductor industry in Germany and Europe, where many global companies and research institutions in the industry are present."

Almost 100 employees now work in the new high-tech fab in an extremely demanding production environment. Production takes place exclusively in ISO 5 and ISO 3 cleanrooms, which meet the highest requirements for freedom from vibration and temperature stability. The sites previously spread across the city of Dresden are now united under one roof. The new site offers significantly expanded production capacities for technologically sophisticated micro-optics and micro-optical sensors. These are mainly used in systems for semiconductor lithography and inspection, but also in systems for laser material processing, for example.

Jenoptik invested almost 100 million euros in the new site with a total net floor space of 11,000^m2, including 2,000^m2 for clean room production. In addition, significant investments have been made in state-of-the-art production equipment, some of which has been relocated and some of which has been expanded.