Photronics, Inc.:Photomasks & Reticle Lithography Solutions

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Articles

December 2004

          Silicon Strategies

EV Group launches nano-imprint consortium

November 2004

          Solid State Technology

Mask magnification: 8x over 4x? Not yet.

October 2004

          Electronic News

DFM, DFY: What EDA needs is DFP(Design for Profit)

          Electronicstalk

Big guns unite in immersion lithography consortium

September 2004

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

          Electronic News

Synopsys, Photronics Partner on DFM
by Online Staff

          Electronicstalk

Programme aims for photomask improvements

          European Semiconductor

Sigma-C makes Photronics development deal

          Semiconductor Reporter

Photronics and Sigma-C form alliance in mask design software for 65-, 45-nm lithography

Synopsys, Photronics team up tighten links between design and manufacturing of advanced photomasks

          Solid State Technology

Synopsys, Photronics pursue DFM links for advanced masks

          Silicon Strategies

Synopsys, Photronics form DFM collaboration

          Test & Measurement World

Molecular Imprints Opens European Office

August 2004

Freescale Semiconductor Recognizes Top Suppliers for 2004

          Semiconductor Reporter

KLA-Tencor takes on extreme RETs with mask topography simulator

          Wafer News

Growth returns to photomasks, but slowly

July 2004

          Electronic Business

Aligning Up
by Jerry Mahoney

          Semiconductor International

Demystifying Design-for-Yield
by Laura Peters

June 2004

          Semiconductor International

Front-End Executive Outlook
by Semiconductor International Staff

          Semiconductor Reporter

Si2 launches group to take a harder look at design for manufacturability
by Semi Reporter Staff

Photronics to start installing Austin 65-nm mask line in early summer; second line will be in Korea
by Semi Reporter Staff

          Silicon Strategies

OpenAccess confirms mask group, names members
by Silicon Strategies Staff

May 2004

          EE Times

NIST grant to support imprint litho research
by David Lammers

          Electronic News

NIST Funds Imprint Litho JD Program
by Electronic News Online Staff

          Semiconductor International

Materials Suppliers Feel the Pinch
by Laura Peters

          Solid State Technology

Litho Project Gains $36M Funding

March 2004

Analog Devices Recognizes Strategic Suppliers For Overall Excellence

February 2004

          EE Times

Industry Looks to Integrate Litho Supply Chain
by Jeff Chappell

Oh, 157nm Tech, We Hardly Knew Ye!
by Jeff Chappell

          Semiconductor International

Tricks With Water and Light: 193 nm Extension
by Aaron Hand

          Silicon Strategies

Lithography plane integration marches on at Photronics
by Ron Wilson

          The Silicon Reporter

Photronics says phase-shift mask development was key to 45-nm immersion litho work at RIT

Photronics reports expected small decline in sales; still waiting for 130-nm tape-out growth

December 2003

EE Times

ASML, Photronics team to develop CPL masks
by David Lammers

ASML, Photronics ally on CPL masks
by David Lammers

Silicon Strategies/SBN

Photronics agrees to make masks for MaskTools' CPL
by Peter Clarke

Click here for PLAB/ASML MaskTools CPL Coverage Report

October 2003

Silicon Strategies

Photronics CEO tips roadmap to stay on 'treadmill'
by Mark LaPedus

FSA panel studies time-to-market issues
by Ron Wilson, EE Times