TOKYO, May 21 (Pulse News Wire) – LINTEC Corporation (7966.T) announced today that its board of directors has decided to establish the Lintec Tsukuba Innovative Creation Center within the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, scheduled to open on June 1, 2026. The center will house production facilities for EUV pellicles used in advanced semiconductor manufacturing, which require high thermal resistance, durability, and transparency.
With approximately 30 permanent staff members, the facility will advance research and development efforts towards full-scale production. The company plans to gradually introduce additional equipment such as inspection devices and auxiliary supply systems.
In collaboration with AIST's Frontier Semiconductor Research Center, LINTEC will continue comprehensive joint research on next-generation semiconductor device manufacturing processes. Additionally, the company will accelerate product development and mass production through customer evaluations of CNT-based pellicle samples.
Regarding the impact on future consolidated performance, LINTEC stated that further details will be disclosed once available.
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