At a glance
| Booth | R7220 |
| Country | TW |
| Website | www.schott.com/en-tw |
Company profile
SCHOTT AG has pursued material technology since 1884 and operates as a global material-technology group with a foundation-company structure. The company is represented in more than 30 countries and serves high-tech industries including Healthcare, Home Appliances & Living, Consumer Electronics, Semiconductors, Optics, Astronomy, Energy and Aerospace. As a foundation company, SCHOTT states that responsibility for scientific research, society and the environment is embedded in its organization. SCHOTT describes more than 140 years of experience in specialty glass as the basis for a broader commitment to material innovation. Its material-development approach combines glass expertise with methods for designing new materials and evaluating adjacent materials and technologies that complement the existing portfolio. Customers can draw on SCHOTT's combined materials, processing and technology know-how when developing products and material solutions. One example of this development work is SCHOTT UTG, an ultra-thin cover glass for foldable electronic devices that grew from work on flexible glass thinner than a human hair. Another example is the company's glass and polymer vial solutions for mRNA applications, which are described for transportation and storage conditions down to -80°C. SCHOTT also supplies ZERODUR glass-ceramic for the segmented primary mirror of the European Southern Observatory's Extremely Large Telescope, whose primary mirror is 39 meters in diameter. The company emphasizes long-term partnerships and collaboration with customers from the beginning of development work, using multidisciplinary perspectives to develop solutions. Its current production-efficiency measures include optimizing energy consumption, sourcing electricity from renewable sources and advancing digitalization to reduce resource use where possible. SCHOTT's stated corporate values include acting responsibly, respecting others, creating value and driving innovation, with attention to employee health, the environment, diversity, quality and continuous process improvement. SCHOTT describes its material work as pushing the technological limits of glass and overcoming physical boundaries in cooperation with customers pursuing new product ideas. It also states that diverse and multidisciplinary teams can increase efficiency and creativity, and applies that principle to both internal teamwork and customer relationships.
Exhibits
SCHOTT AG offers services for product development and key decision-making, including scientific research resources and in-depth consultancy tailored to customer needs. Its consulting combines expertise in materials, products and processes and is offered across industries dealing with complex technical problems. SCHOTT Analytics provides chemical and physical analyses together with measurement-technology services. SCHOTT Pharma Services provides analytical laboratory services for pharmaceutical packaging. The company's consulting scope covers glass, glass-ceramic and polymer and can support work from the initial research phase through product launch. For semiconductor-related substrate and cover applications, SCHOTT AF 32 is an alkali-free glass produced with the company's down-draw process and designed with semiconductor-process compatibility. AF 32 combines a coefficient of thermal expansion similar to silicon with high thermal stability, optical quality, dielectric properties and very low surface roughness, making it suitable for wafer-level packaging. SCHOTT's down-draw technology produces AF 32 in thicknesses from 0.03 mm to 0.5 mm, including formats suitable for 12-inch wafers. The same thickness range is also stated as 30 µm to 0.5 mm, providing options from ultra-thin glass to thicker substrate formats. AF 32 provides high transmittance in the UV-A, visible and near-infrared ranges. Its low dielectric loss is intended for RF and HF applications, while its silicon-like CTE supports use as a cover or substrate for silicon chips in semiconductor and MEMS applications. AF 32 has stated temperature resistance up to 650 °C and is designed with high surface quality, flatness and low roughness so that further surface refinement is not required. The glass is alkali-free and manufactured without arsenic and antimony. SCHOTT states that AF 32 production is covered by ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications and complies with EU-RoHS and EU-REACH standards. Related glass products include MEMpax, an extremely thin and smooth borosilicate glass; BOROFLOAT, which combines transparency with thermal and chemical resistance; and AS 87 neo, an ultra-thin glass designed for chemical strengthening and applications such as foldable displays and smartphone protective glass. Together, these services and material products connect product-development research, analytical testing, consulting and specialty-glass supply with semiconductor, MEMS, RF, HF, pharmaceutical-packaging and other high-tech application requirements.
Capabilities and products
- chemical and physical analysis services
- analytical laboratory services for pharmaceutical packaging
- glass, glass-ceramic and polymer consulting
- glass for wafer-level packaging