SCHOTT AG

SCHOTT AG is a major in the Materials segment of the semiconductor & AI supply chain, headquartered in Mainz, DE.

German specialty glass maker owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation; supplies fused quartz for etch/epitaxy/diffusion equipment, photomask blank glass, and photostructurable FOTURAN glass wafers.

Headquarters
Mainz, DE
Founded
1884
Market position
major
Value-chain segment
Photomasks & Mask Blanks, Substrates
Key products
Fused quartz for plasma etch, epitaxy, and diffusion equipment, Photomask blank glass (B270, quartz), FOTURAN photostructurable glass wafers

About SCHOTT AG

SCHOTT AG, headquartered in Germany, operates in the Photomasks & Mask Blanks and Substrates segments of the semiconductor & AI supply chain and is positioned as a market major there. Its key products include Fused quartz for plasma etch, epitaxy, and diffusion equipment, Photomask blank glass (B270, quartz), FOTURAN photostructurable glass wafers.

Schott AG is a German multinational glass company specializing in the manufacture of glass and glass-ceramics. Headquartered in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, it is owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation. The company's founder and namesake, Otto Schott, is credited with the invention of borosilicate glass.

Role in the chain

SCHOTT AG is a market major in Materials (Photomasks & Mask Blanks), headquartered in Germany. German specialty glass maker owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation; supplies fused quartz for etch/epitaxy/diffusion equipment, photomask blank glass, and photostructurable FOTURAN glass wafers.

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  1. SCHOTT AG is headquartered in Germany. What jurisdiction, export-control or logistics risk sits at that HQ, versus at the fabs or plants the filings actually name?
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Key products

  • Fused quartz for plasma etch, epitaxy, and diffusion equipment
  • Photomask blank glass (B270, quartz)
  • FOTURAN photostructurable glass wafers

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Cite as: wafergraph, “SCHOTT AG — supply chain, financials & market position”, https://wafergraph.com/company/schott (data as of 2026-10-04).

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