Company
One team, from the mechanical design to the control software
ZILAB develops semiconductor metrology and inspection equipment. Mechanical design, motion control, measurement algorithms and operating software are not split across subcontractors — they are built inside one team. The people who understand the measurement principle write the control code, so nothing is lost in translation between the physical model and its implementation.
| Company | ZILAB Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| CEO | Jae Hyun Kim |
| Established | 4 March 2021 |
| Business | Semiconductor measurement and inspection equipment |
| Location | 9F 907-ho, 878 Dongtansunhwandaero, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea |
| Products | ZAFS 4000 · ZAFS 3000 · ZAFS 2000 |
| Website | www.zilab.co.kr |
History
Both 200 mm and 300 mm tools shipped within four years
Founded in 2021, ZAFS development began the following year. An 8-inch and then a 12-inch measurement tool followed, leading to the ZAFS 4000 with sorting added.
ZILAB Co., Ltd. founded
ZAFS series development begins
ZAFS 2000 (8″ wafer) shipped
wafer reclaim specialist · flatness measurementZAFS 3000 (12″ wafer) shipped
major Korean wafer manufacturer · flatness measurementZAFS 4000 unit #1 shipped
measurement + sorting · 300 mmZAFS 4000 unit #2 shipped
People
A small team with long careers
ZILAB is not a large company. Instead, each person covers a wide area and has a long history in it. Engineers with 15 to 25 years in equipment development, and doctorates in engineering, divide the mechanics, motion, measurement algorithms and software between them.
- Mechanical and tool design — 25+ years designing semiconductor equipment
- Measurement algorithms and physical modelling — PhD; robotics, vision, pattern recognition
- Control software — 15+ years in equipment control software
- Electrical and motion control — including PhD-level advisers
Founder
Jae Hyun Kim, CEO
PhD in Electronic Engineering, Hanyang University, 1998, specialising in robotics, vision and pattern recognition.
He began in industrial robot control at the robotics division of Hyundai Heavy Industries, then developed inspection and metrology equipment as head of R&D at display and semiconductor equipment companies. Since founding ZILAB he has led the development of the ZAFS 2000, 3000 and 4000, and works directly on the physical modelling of the measurement and on the simulator.
"Tool performance is not written on a component datasheet. Follow the reason two tools with the same sensor disagree all the way down, and there is always some unexplained physics waiting at the bottom."
Capacity
Production capacity
| Model | Scope | Monthly capacity |
|---|---|---|
| ZAFS 4000 | 300 mm · 200 mm · measurement + sorting | 5 units |
| ZAFS 3000 | 300 mm (12″) · measurement | 10 units |
| ZAFS 2000 | 200 mm (8″) · measurement | 10 units |
We will help you find why the numbers do not agree
Evaluation, specification discussions, or a data comparison against your existing tool — please get in touch.