We manufacture photomasks for commerical, military and university applications.
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Yes, we have the capability to work with 200 millimeter wafers.
Yes. Our glass shaping team can core drill inner and outer diameters. We can also create inside cuts, angles and radiuses. For simple square or rectangle products we use our dicing saw technology.
Currently, we do not have the equipment and tooling to work with .1 millimeter glass.
A 4 to 6-inch chrome mask eta is 5-days after plots are approved and payment is received.
The factors that determine the “edge quality” or smoothness is the C.D. and tolerance and tool.
Shipping is an additional cost which is determined by the customer.
PCM means process control monitor. This is a test pattern that we place along the edge of every mask. It contains several designs that allow us to quickly verify that the equipment and process remains within the required parameters.
- Sodalime: Basically it’s window pane glass and cheap.
- Borosilicate: Optical Glass – This is a common type of material for optical components.
- Quartz: Generally used for UV photomask applications.
Klayout – klayout.de (It’s free) A good layout tool but not a great editor but lots of strong features under the hood.
On the higher end… DW2000 from Designworkshop (Canada).
It’s cheap and readily available and works great in the VIS range.
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