Leading Commercial Photomask Manufacturers
The SPIE Annual Conference, Photomask Technology reports the SEMATECH Mask Industry Assessment which includes current industry analysis and the results of their annual photomask manufacturers survey. The following companies are listed in order of their global market share (2009 info):
- Infinite Graphics Incorporated
- Dai Nippon Printing
- Toppan Photomasks
- Photronics Inc
- Hoya Corporation
- Taiwan Mask Corporation
- Compugraphics Photomask Solutions
Major chipmakers such as Intel, Globalfoundries, IBM, NEC, TSMC, Samsung, and Micron Technology, have their own large maskmaking facilities or joint ventures with the abovementioned companies.
The cost to set up a modern 45 nm process mask shop is $200–500 million, a very high threshold for entering this market. The purchase price of a photomask can range from $1,000 to $100,000 for a single high-end phase-shift mask. As many as 30 masks (of varying price) may be required to form a complete mask set.
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