European Inventor Award 2018: Shaping the Future of Microchip Manufacturing: Erik Loopstra (ZEISS) and Vadim Banine (ASML) Receive European Inventor Award 2018 in Popular Prize Category

OBERKOCHEN/Germany, PARIS/France, 08.06.2018.

Yesterday in Paris, engineer Erik Loopstra (ZEISS) and physicist Vadim Banine (ASML) received the European Inventor Award 2018 in the Popular Prize category. The European Patent Office presents the prestigious award to those inventors selected by the public from among 15 finalists. Together with their engineering and research teams, Loopstra and Banine developed ground-breaking inventions for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography.

EUV lithography enables an unprecedented level of precision for creating geometric structures on wafers, which are the foundation for microchips.

EUV technology became market-ready in 2017. It is now possible to manufacture a new generation of chips more quickly and easily than with older production methods. The new technology not only saves chip fabs time and costs, but most importantly drives innovations in the areas of home electronics, healthcare, entertainment, self-driving cars, robotics and artificial intelligence.

First presented by the European Patent Office in 2006, the European Inventor Award is one of the most important innovation prizes in Europe. It honors individual inventors and teams of inventors whose innovations assist in the search for technical solutions to the greatest challenges of our time.

Erik Loopstra named new ZEISS Fellow

In honor of his groundbreaking achievements, Erik Loopstra was recently named a ZEISS Fellow, the highest rung on the ZEISS Expert Ladder. The Executive Board of the ZEISS Group congratulated him on his appointment and thanked him for his excellent work to date.

Dr. Karl Lamprecht, Member of the Executive Board at ZEISS responsible for the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology segment, drew particular attention to Loopstras personal qualities: "He not only leads teams as an expert in his field, but also guides them and fosters a team mindset. His opinion carries a lot of weight among developers and leading experts. Erik Loopstra winning this years European Inventor Award in the Popular Prize category demonstrates the importance of his expertise beyond the world of ZEISS and underscores his international reputation."

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Ilka Hauswald

Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Phone: +49 7364 20-9231

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ilka.hauswald@zeiss.com

About ZEISS:

ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the optics and optoelectronics industries. The ZEISS Group develops, produces and distributes measuring technology, microscopes, medical technology, eyeglass lenses, camera and cinema lenses, binoculars and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With its solutions, the company constantly advances the world of optics and helps shape technological progress. ZEISS is divided up into the four segments Research & Quality Technology, Medical Technology, Vision Care/Consumer Products and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology. The ZEISS Group is represented in more than 40 countries and has over 50 sales and service locations, more than 30 manufacturing sites and about 25 research and development centers around the globe. In fiscal year 2016/17 the company generated revenue approximating 5.3 billion with around 27,000 employees. Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. Carl Zeiss AG is the strategic management holding company that manages the ZEISS Group. The company is wholly owned by the Carl Zeiss Stiftung (Carl Zeiss Foundation).

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