Photronics Inc

Photronics, Inc
Type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: PLAB; S&P 600 component;
Industry	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Founded	1969
Headquarters	Brookfield, Connecticut
Key people	Constantine S. Macricostas (Chairman); Peter S. Kirlin (CEO)
Products	Semiconductor Photomasks and Reticles
Number of employees	1575 (October 31, 2018)
Website	www.photronics.com

Photronics, Inc is an American semiconductor photomask manufacturer. It was the third largest photomask supplier as of 2009.^[3]

History[]

Founded 1969 at Danbury, Connecticut as "Photronic Labs, Inc."^[4] It has manufacturing facilities at USA (3), Europe (2), Taiwan (2), and one in Korea.

Technology[]

Photronics' reticle and photomask products fall into three major categories; standard products, advanced products, and large area masks. Technologists choose from Photronics' reticles and photomasks for their micro-imaging platforms. The variety of technologies offered range from mature 1:1 and 5X technologies to advanced, demanding sub-wavelength and next generation lithographic applications.^[5]

Customers[]

20 largest customers:^[6]

Aptina Imaging Corporation, AU Optronics Corp. , Dongbu HiTek Co. Ltd., Freescale Semiconductor, Global Foundries, HannStar Display Corp., IM Flash Technologies, Inotera Memories, Jenoptik AG, LG Electronics, Magnachip Semiconductor, Micron Technology, Nanya Technology Corporation, National Semiconductor Corporation, Novatek Microelectronics Corp., ON Semiconductor Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., ST Microelectronics, Texas Instruments, United Microelectronics Corp.