Not since the late 1970s has the potential existed for maskmakers to provide such significant value to the device manufacturer. This paper addresses this emerging opportunity and the challenges it represents. In addition to opportunities, we look at possible setbacks as the industry returns from what has been accurately described as the seven-year vacation.

Date Published: 7 December 1994
PDF: 5 pages
Proc. SPIE 2322, 14th Annual BACUS Symposium on Photomask Technology and Management, (7 December 1994); doi: 10.1117/12.195804

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2322:
14th Annual BACUS Symposium on Photomask Technology and Management
William L. Brodsky; Gilbert V. Shelden, Editor(s)