February
Rochester Institute of Technology & Photronics Image 45-nanometer Lines & Spaces Using Immersion Lithography Technology

March
Photronics Nominates Mitchell G. Tyson to Board of Directors

S.H. Jeong Named President of Asia

Dr. Christopher J. Progler Named as Chief Technology Officer

Photronics Korea Ltd. Receives Samsung Supplier Award

April
Analog Devices Presents Photronics with Supplier Excellence Award

June
Photronics Announces Plans to Install 65nm Manufacturing Capability at the Company's Austin Facility

July
Photronics Appoints Robert C. Wolcott as Vice President-Treasurer

September
Photronics and Sigma-C Announce Strategic Alliance to Bolster Lithography Plane Integration Intiative

Synopsys and Photronics Collaborate to Improve Quality and Delivery Time of Advanced Photomasks

October
Photronics Named One of Connecticut's Fastest Growing Technology Companies in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Program

November
Photronics Promotes Mark Morrow to Vice President, North America Operations and Julian Drakeford to Vice President, North America Sales.
Zafar Ahmad reassigned to the position of Vice President, European Operations.

January
Photronics Acquires Additional Share of PKL Ltd. in Korea.
As a result of this transaction, the Company now owns approximately 90% of PKL.

March
Photronics Expands Flat Panel Display Mask Fabrication and Service Infrastructure into Taiwan.

May
Photronics Expands Global Corporate R&D Emphasis into Asia. Corporate Research & Development Centers Accelerate Photronics? Ability to Provide Leading Edge Technology.

Photronics Appoints Michael Luttati CEO.

June
Photronics raises $163m in a successful equity offering

August
Photronics working with Freescale Semiconductor to explore ways to produce faster more powerful integrated circuits

September
Photronics increases ownership in PKL Korea to 96%

Photronics hosts Nano-Imprint Lithography Template Seminar at the International Conference on Nicro and Nano Engineering in Vienna, Austria