Unity-SC
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Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, to Acquire Unity-SC Strengthening its Offering for Artificial Intelligence Semiconductors
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, intends to acquire Unity-SC, a France-based provider of metrology and defect inspection equipment for the semiconductor industry for a payment of € 155 million plus further performance-based milestones. The combined technologies of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Unity-SC will create high value solutions for the manufacturing of semiconductor devices globally.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), High-Performance Computing (HPC), High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) and compound semiconductors require metrology and inspection solutions to improve reliability, quality and cost, and increase manufacturing yields. Metrology is the science of precise measurements needed to evaluate physical properties accurately. Metrology and inspection solutions are critical steps in semiconductor manufacturing and are particularly crucial for the manufacturing of heterogeneous 3D Advanced Packaging devices. Based in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin near Grenoble, France, Unity-SC comprises approximately 160 employees, thereof 70 working in research & development.